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Can we limit auction posting only to members of .org.au? Given that countries like New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Fiji etc, probably wont have their own organisations forming, we may have to admit them as members into .org.au. Or does this then (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: New 2000.2 catalogue - sexism rules OK?
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(...) My NLSO did get excited when I told her you mentioned skirmish though ! pete.w <aquanaut@optusnet.com.au> (25 years ago, 20-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Toyworld (...) stores In these times of economic rationalism, the stores probably just say to the reps, "we have allocated X metres of shelf space for Lego and we expect it to generate $Y per month profit; if not, we'll give you less space (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) I'm glad he's just sucking that pipe, rather than smoking it, hope that wasn't some early form of product placement by the tobacco industry. I like the prominent display of wedding rings too, imagine single adults contemplating the (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Ah, some things are learned only at Chem class. Like the art of sleeping-while- looking-awake. Believe me, I'm a master at this one (and I still got an A for the year! ;-). -Shiri (25 years ago, 20-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Maybe we should ask if they want to be included... Well guys? James (who notes that 'guys' is used in a non gender specific way) (25 years ago, 20-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.loc.nz)
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(...) I wouldn't say that's so much so. At least not with me. True, I don't like technic, but I AM fascinated with machinery and technology. Just not in the lego context. And maybe I am alone about this... but I don't think so. (...) <snip> Yeah. My (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) At the risk of sounding like another "me too" post... <general nodding and thumbs up> This will serve a pretty good purpose, not the least being to educate people like myself in the advantages and importance of the Lugnet Structure(TM). Whilst (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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Text from 2000.2 catalogue [as promised previously] Front cover :- none Inside :- The hidden island Johnny Thunder and his friends have found Dinosaurs on a hidden island. They are now trying to study them and protect them from greedy poachers who (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.general)
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(...) US). That is so bizarre, isn't it? It really makes me wonder if someone goofed at Lego Australia. Maybe they divided instead of multipled when converting to Aussie dollars? (25 years ago, 20-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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Of course, the catalogue is age-ist as well as sex-ist. When did you last see a middle-aged person depicted as playing with Lego in the catalogue (as opposed to being shown smiling approvingly in the background as a child plays with Lego)? Actually, (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Same here with the garbage Pete.... Kev... : ) (25 years ago, 20-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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I'd personally go with Aus/NZ, and not just Aus at the moment[1]. (It MUST exclude auctions open to bidders outside whatever area, otherwise we'll become like .market.) [1] [got to help out our 7'th state] <G,D&R> Benjamin Whytcross (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) say (...) only, (...) Absolutely ,though maybe our friends across the Tasman would like to be included since they are so close.(ie New Zealand) pete.w <aquanaut@optusnet.com.au> (25 years ago, 20-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) When I did 18 months of the Bachelor of Nursing course at UTS, people would always ask "why are you doing nursing" (not staff or students). My mother-in-law thinks it strange that I do all the cooking. We have bought my 2yo son a doll and his (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Prolly should also say in the charter that the auction traffic must be Oz-only, yes? :-) --Todd (25 years ago, 20-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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Sorry about my comments sounding slightly sexist, but I was also considering my sisters and brother. Whenever we had our lego out, it was always my brother and I who would build the vehicles [trucks, cars, whatever] while my sisters would prefer to (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Well I introduced my wife....who is 25....to the Bellvile Lego the other day in the shops, she hated it....in her words..."It's too girly".... she'd love this new stuff, and as for little kids copying their parents, when we eventually have (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | formation of .org.au (was Re: To Todd - Could we get .org.au up soon)
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In lugnet.loc.au, Santosh Bhat and Todd Lehman write worthy stuff on the formation of .org.au Sounds cool to me, and I think it encapsulates what was discussed at the last Studs get together, as well as meeting the needs discussed here in .loc.au (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Thanks Todd, this sounds like the go. So I'll just nod in agreement and let the others add comments etc, once their noses are off their respective grindstones, it's the middle of the working day here (for some), so these comments will be (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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Todd, Indeed I did mean org.au my bad. And the rest sounds fine. Regarding auctions, I believe that we do want to be able to post auction announcemnet/updates, but i'd expect that it won't end up being just a marketplace as the auction postings here (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) own (...) So says a man :-) Unless you are on the receiving end of sexism, you probably don't notice it as much. I'm on the receiving end a lot, and so I am somewhat hyper-sensitive. For example, mail and e-mail sent to me by strangers is (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Will trade wordsmith position for Sleep
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Hey all, remind me to get sleep before I write the letter to LA. I hope that Todd (and everyone else) understands that I was requesting for the org.au with all the other Org groups (that is..lugnet.org.au). I didn't want us to be the break-away (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) I assume you mean .org.au ? (...) OK, got it. (I assume you mean .org.au, though.) (...) Based on previous discussions, is it correct to assume that this explicitly includes auctions? (...) OK, that's fine. The .loc.us group is similar in that (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: To Todd - Could we get .org.au up soon
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Oh dear, I've made a balls-up of this totally. (...) Yep bingo thats it! Lugnet.org.au One more time for the sleepyheads (me) lugnet.org.au (...) I can't, my boss sits in the glass walled office behind me, and it's not even lunch time yet. Still (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) <grin> For starters, no reason to feel like a goose. And secondly - that would be lugnet.org.au - no ".loc" present whatsoever. That's how the US and Canadian org groups work (lugnet.org.us, lugnet.org.ca). And finally, go to sleep! :-) -Shiri (25 years ago, 20-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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In lugnet.loc.au, Santosh Bhat writes(badly): (...) No, actually we request a loc.org.au (misteak #1) (...) No,loc.org.au will be used for discussion (misteak #2) (...) Again, the group will remain as loc.org.au (misteak #3) (...) Ditto, (misteak (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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Shiri, Thanks for pointing this out, Now I feel like a real goose. Apologies I'm on about three hours sleep here. I did intend to mean a loc.org.au and NOT loc.au.org I think I'll e-mail Todd seperately on this one. (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) LOL! I'd say you're lucky in relation to one, and unlucky in the other. (Guess which is which) -Shiri (25 years ago, 20-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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I think I'll butt in just right now. In lugnet.loc.au, Santosh Bhat writes a good explanation for creating an NG for Oz orgs. (...) Hmm. There was an issue that came up in the "market splitting" dicussion, and I think it is applicable here. If at (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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Todd, Consider this to be as official or unofficial as you like, as chances are I'll just cut'n'paste an email to you from this if thats whats required. Recently the traffic on Lugnet under the loc.au groups have indicated that there's a significant (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | RE: New 2000.2 catalogue - sexism rules OK?
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Well, that answers one question...whether the text was readable. As to the 'sexist' text....I'm not sure if this is correct, but from my own observation, boys seem to have a fascination for mechanical devices [including vehicles] and like to use (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: Aus 2000.2 catalogue scans
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In lugnet.loc.au, Rachel Kingston writes: ...snippage... (...) yep...a huge gripe about this myself. I have taken these off my son, so that he gets to use them when he knows how to use them. I let him play with the insectoid battery powered (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.general)
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Thanks Ben for scanning in the new catalogue. But are you sure it's not a 1950s catalogue? All this stuff about "boys" and "your son" makes it look like an archaeological find! :-( Think of all the 1950s feminists sitting round looking at this (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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Thanks Benjamin :-) Yes, the action wheelers are Toolo, which I have to tell you my son will be mad about. He loves his Toolo, and these sets are pretty high tech looking compared to the old stuff. The new mean faces on the figs will really appeal. (...) (25 years ago, 19-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.general)
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(...) Well....They probably were telling you the truth...I know that the Toyworld in Craigieburn has stock 'ordered' by the lego rep, as do ALL Target stores [and others probably...But I only know these 2 for certain], so it wouldn't surprise me if (...) (25 years ago, 19-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | RE: Aus 2000.2 catalogue scans
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(...) new (...) The action wheelers appear to be a re-issue of toolo, but with light and sound as well [and a more stremlined design] It also looks as though the 'mybot' is an addition to this theme too, and not a seperate line. [I'll try and get (...) (25 years ago, 19-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.general)
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(...) Two teams as per the catalogue. Green jerseys with two white stripes, white legs. White jerseys with vertical red,blue stripes, red arms, blue legs. Expansion set comes with two extra players of each. All the above players are pre-numbered. (...) (25 years ago, 19-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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