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(...) i agree. as i mentioned in an earlyer post the only thing i would add is the traffic link: (URL) i literaly use that link every time i veiw lugnet and i hate hunting for it. please put the "traffic" button back on the homepage. ondrew (18 years ago, 1-Feb-07, to lugnet.admin.suggestions, lugnet.general)
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(...) Hi, Rene-- My site is also back up--many thanks for the quick fix! I also like the new homepage-- Matthew (URL) (18 years ago, 31-Jan-07, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Hello René, my personal side is now fine again. Thanks for the fast fix! BTW, nice new main page... Cheers (URL) Marco> (18 years ago, 31-Jan-07, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Hi Matthew, it should work now. I will be attentive the next days, if you (or somebody else) find any misbehaviour of LUGNET, please post to lugnet.admin or write me an email. Thanks! Rene (18 years ago, 31-Jan-07, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Yes, it seems all the personal pages are broken, luckily the pages under newsgroups seem to be ok. FUT: .admin.general ROSCO (18 years ago, 31-Jan-07, to lugnet.general, lugnet.admin.general, FTX)
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Hi-- Okay, now I feel silly. My LUGnet webpage has...vanished. I can't get to where it was; there's a whole bunch of neat, nifty stuff residing there. I like it--but I am now curious as to where my page went. I like the new layout, though. If I have (...) (18 years ago, 31-Jan-07, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Ben-- First off, I’m new here. So if I repeat anything from elsewhere, I’ll just apologize now and be done with it, okay? As an AFOL (and long time LEGO fan!) I suspect the answer has something to do with the public perception of LEGO. Unlike (...) (18 years ago, 29-Jan-07, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) I second that. I'd love to see a sequel to the book, although I'm not sure of the market for it. Comments, Allan? - Kelly I really think as BrickJournal evolves over the next few years, much of that will be done. For example the profiles of (...) (18 years ago, 28-Jan-07, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I second that. I'd love to see a sequel to the book, although I'm not sure of the market for it. Comments, Allan? - Kelly (18 years ago, 28-Jan-07, to lugnet.general)
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(...) well i think the obvious answer is yes. lego unlike comic books, make you think. anyone who is talented as a lego builder has the ablity to think 3 dimentionaly and has a fairly strong grasp of mathmatical principles. (...) you have to think, (...) (18 years ago, 28-Jan-07, to lugnet.general)
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In lugnet.general, Tommy Armstrong wrote: <snip> (...) That makes sense (re: what Steve and Tommy are saying). AFOLs are more like comic publishers, not comic readers. So thank you for that insight, I hadn't thought of it that way. <snip> (...) (...) (18 years ago, 28-Jan-07, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I think Steve has put his put his finger on the answer to the question. The hobby of LEGO, if you want to call it that is participant hobby--one which necessitates a great deal of creativity and energy, while watching NFL football is a (...) (18 years ago, 28-Jan-07, to lugnet.general)
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(...) It seems to me that our community is more like comic book or sci-fi fanzine _publishers_ than readers. We actively create something, which requires a lot more effort than consuming the creative work of others. Your distinction about the bulk (...) (18 years ago, 28-Jan-07, to lugnet.general)
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(...) What a dope I am for doubting-- AFOLs RULE! :-) JOHN (18 years ago, 27-Jan-07, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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When I think of the state of Lego AFOLdom, I realize there are more of us than there were science fiction fans in 1939. Having sat at those guys' knees and listened to their stories and realizing how small their network was, I couldn't help compare (...) (18 years ago, 27-Jan-07, to lugnet.general)
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The other day I found myself pondering a few things: How big is the AFOL community? And perhaps more interestingly, why is it the size that it is? I started thinking about this with all the discussion about LEGO conferences and shows being put on. (...) (18 years ago, 27-Jan-07, to lugnet.general)
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I just noticed (URL) this>. I really appreciate services like Peeron and all of the hard work contributed by people like Dan and Jennifer to the AFOL community so I am posting this in .general so everyone will notice it and click (URL) here> to make (...) (18 years ago, 27-Jan-07, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) I cannot date these catalogues: (URL) it says: Concessionaria per l'Italia: (Concessionaire for Italy) D.I.G.A. Milano, Via P.F. Mola 19, tel. 396 - 368 D.I.G.A. Milano, Viale Certosa, 125, 364 - 040 bye, w. (18 years ago, 26-Jan-07, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Kelly, Thanks for the update. I have been checking a couple of times each week to see if it was back up and running. Thanks for the redirect too. I wasn't certain where to place it, but knew the Ambassadors where frequent posters. Todd (18 years ago, 25-Jan-07, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Hi Todd, LEGOFan is currently offline due to a disk drive problem which took down the RAID array. We've been working with Eric at Northstar Computers to get it fixed, but it looks like the drive(s) are hosed at a low level, and require a clean (...) (18 years ago, 24-Jan-07, to lugnet.ambassadors, lugnet.general, FTX)
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