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Re: To Todd - Could we get .org.au up soon
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Tue, 20 Jun 2000 04:43:24 GMT
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In lugnet.loc.au, Shiri Dori writes:
> In lugnet.loc.au, Santosh Bhat writes:
> > In lugnet.loc.au, Benjamin Whytcross writes:
> > > In which case, maybe .org.ANZA [Australia and New-Zealand Area] or similar?
> 
> How'bout .org.oceania?

Oceania, that's it !!! (that's our world cup soccer group too!)

> > > > Either way, what i see as happening is, that the organisation
> > > > will have a list
> > > > of members, only those members can post to .org.* and it will
> > > > be upto the
> > > > organisations to maintain that list.
> > > 
> > > Agreed
> 
> Hmm. No one else can even post at all, not even *comment* on what's going on
> in your group? Maybe it's just me, but I like to read and comment about what
> other groups are doing... Think about the BrickFest for example, many people
> that weren't there and aren't in WAMALUG posted in .org.us.wamalug, because
> there were lots of things to share... it seems a bit too much to completely
> dis-allow other people posting, IMHO.

I'm with Shiri on this, let whoever respond, if people break the rules, they
get ignored or Todded.

> > > > the logic i'm  using is as follows
> > > > 
> > > > *In org.au only members can post auction stuff
> > > 
> > > Agreed
> 
> This I see, definitely.
> 
> > > > *Members of org.au have to be from Australia
> > > 
> > > Maybe Australian region [or by request of a certain number of members [say
> > > 5] so we can also have 'honory Australians' - eg those who are wiling to
> > > purchase items in the US/Europe and ship to us]
> > 
> > This idea i like. Perhaps its something we can adopt for entry of all members
> > in the future. Though then we're heading down that path of are Lego groups • for
> > everyone or for a select few. In which case I'd say : to be a member you'd
> > need to meet certain number of guidelines unless that condition is veto-ed by
> > a certain number of other members.
> 
> This sounds good to me. I'd love to be an honorary member (or some-such).
> Currently I'm "only" factoring for one person in Oz (Pete White) and I've also
> traded with Mark H. I'd be glad to factor for other people, although not quite
> as large scale as I've been factoring for Pete (his stuff is currently taking
> up a large portion of my room!).

Hmmm, better fix that up shortly ;^)

> My 2 cents, you can consider them as a donation to the new org!

Is that 2c US or AUD or NZ
pete.w <aquanaut@optusnet.com.au>



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(...) That's what the whole area's called, no? (...) Todded... yeah, that's it. ;-) (...) Yep, it's about time they get over to ya! (those pitchforks were sure a nice commission) (...) Whichever's the most. ;-) -Shiri (26 years ago, 20-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au)

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(...) How'bout .org.oceania? (...) Hmm. No one else can even post at all, not even *comment* on what's going on in your group? Maybe it's just me, but I like to read and comment about what other groups are doing... Think about the BrickFest for (...) (26 years ago, 20-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au)

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