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Subject: 
Sticking it to Todd (was Re: Clones Database)
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lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, lugnet.db.scans
Date: 
Mon, 6 Nov 2000 22:32:48 GMT
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In lugnet.loc.au, Todd Lehman writes:
In lugnet.loc.au, Richard Marchetti writes:
In lugnet.loc.au, Todd Lehman writes:
LUGNET is based on LEGO(R) products and will not have MEGA BLOKS in its
database.

This seems like an unnecessarily severe attitude to take.

It costs money to run a server.  You wanna throw your own money at hosting
content related to imitation brands, go right ahead.  There are plenty of
hosting services.

I say we should
have both a Tyco and a Mega Bloks clones database link from at least the
off- topic clone-brands section of Lugnet.  If one is interested one can
find it; if one is not interested, one never has to see it!

I agree.

I realize that Lugnet is owned by two persons, and is not a democracy -- but
I think that there are many Lugnet users that would be grateful to have
access to clone information when they need it.

I'm not against helping people find information about imitation brands.  I'm
against hosting that information directly (say, in a database or catalogue).

I can contribute a handful of scanned instructions myself...

Does a consensus of Lugnet users in favor of creating such a clone database
matter at all in this decision, Todd?

Do whatever you want off-site.  Send me a URL and I'll put a link to it from
the lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands entrypage.

Before Todd wears yet another hammering, a quick note in support, feel free
to hunt me instead.

Contrary to the culture of entitlement popular in the US (you know, I'm owed
stuff just 'cause I'm here, ne'er-do-wells protesting 'I have rights' etc) I
don't think people have rights or even enforceable interests in the content
on Lugnet.  It's Todd's (and Suzanne's I guess, haven't quite wrapped my
head around all that).  He can pretty much do whatever he wants, and that's
entirely cool.  We either find it interesting and log on, or not and sod off.

A consensus on Lugnet might be interesting to Todd, but what he wants to do
with his site is way more important.

I wouldn't mind an MB database etc etc etc, but I have no problem with Todd
deciding what he wants to do and what he doesn't.  I can't be bothered to do
it myself, and can hardly complain because someone else is not of a mood to
do so.

Try telling me I'm unnecessarily severe in some of my calls on what I do
with my site, and see how that changes my plan ;-)

Even if Todd was being unreasonable (which he's not), that's fine, its his site!

Richard
Still baldly going...



Message has 3 Replies:
  Re: Sticking it to Todd (was Re: Clones Database)
 
Hey, I think Todd was being overly polite there (see: Are we being to nice?). What he <b>could</b> have said is: "**** off, this is LUGNET. This is our site. We will host what we want to host. You want register MegaBlocksUG or TycoUG .com? Go ahead, (...) (24 years ago, 6-Nov-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, lugnet.db.scans)
  Re: Sticking it to Todd (was Re: Clones Database)
 
(...) I have a real problem with Lugnet being considered Todd and Suzanne's exclusive sandbox -- in reality, it is and it isn't depending on what part we are examining. People contribute time, money, content, scans, etc. It strikes me as a community (...) (24 years ago, 6-Nov-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, lugnet.db.scans)
  Re: Sticking it to Todd (was Re: Clones Database)
 
(...) Hear Hear. Very well put, Richard. I would hasten to add that the contribution of time, money, scans, information, etc. to Lugnet is subject to the Terms and Conditions, just like participation here. Merely contributing something doesn't give (...) (24 years ago, 7-Nov-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, lugnet.db.scans)

Message is in Reply To:
  Re: Clones Database (was Re: MB sightings)
 
(...) It costs money to run a server. You wanna throw your own money at hosting content related to imitation brands, go right ahead. There are plenty of hosting services. (...) I agree. (...) I'm not against helping people find information about (...) (24 years ago, 6-Nov-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, lugnet.db.scans)

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