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Re: www.lugnet.com
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lugnet.general
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Sat, 3 Oct 1998 01:46:19 GMT
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Todd Lehman wrote:
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> Kevin Loch <kloch@NOSPMkl.net> writes:
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> > Todd Lehman wrote:
> > > cjc@newsguy.com (Mike Stanley) writes:
> > > > > When is this site going to point to something besides the plan?
> > > > More importantly, when are some of the coolest features gonna go live?
> > > > :)
> > > We just don't know yet...there is still so much to do/plan/write.
> > > --Todd
> > Who get's to be the first house?
> > KL
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> Well, that will depend mostly on snail mail (of all things :-)
>
> The houses -- and all things that interact with the website where it
> automagically knows who you are via stored identity -- for advanced
> interactive/configurable stuff -- are member services, as opposed to user
> services (such as these newsgroups and all static reference pages on the
> website).
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> The way becoming a member will work is that you fill out a form online to
> set up a member account, and then you send a sheet of paper with some
> writing on it and a one-time (lifetime) membership application fee via snail
> mail.
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> When we receive your snail mail, we'll enter your temporary ID, and the
> system will convert this to a permanent ID. Then we'll print this permanent
> ID and a password on a sheet of paper and mail that back to you.
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> The sheet you mail to us is a signed statement from you saying that you have
> read and understand and agree to the terms of use for the site (basically
> that you agree not to abuse the system or cause ruckus), and the information
> on sheet we mail back to you is what you'll use to activate your Sign me up!
KL
membership.
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> Snail mail is used for legal and security reasons, as well as to discourage
> drive-by signups that are so common with other online services.
>
> As mentioned in the Plan document, <http://www.lugnet.com/plan/>, all
> general-purpose information such as reference materials and things like that
> will always be freely available to anyone on the net (unless they abuse the
> system and we have to lock them out for some reason). The purpose of
> memberships is to provide advanced services such as huge automated auctions
> which are tied into the core databases, smart web pages which remember what
> sets you're looking for and instantly help you find other members who have
> them for sale (or vice-versa), and all sorts of commerce, database, and
> customization applications where authentication and rigorous ID tracking is
> required.
>
> The first member service will be a simple "me" page with about 20 pieces of
> information, followed next by the houses and probably after that a
> customizable dynamic front page.
>
> --Todd
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