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Re: Where did you lot spring from?
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Tue, 2 May 2000 22:35:33 GMT
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In lugnet.loc.au, Benjamin Whytcross writes:
> > In lugnet.loc.au, Mark Harrison writes:
> > > [...] The whole concept of Lugnet is very US centric. [...]
> > 
> > Eh?  What gives you the impression that the concept is U.S.-centric?
> > The truth is, the whole concept of LUGNET is to be international and
> > worldwide.
> 
> Which, generally means that whatever US-ers say is what the rest of the
> world has to settle for. Unfortunately, most things from the US that are
> supposed to be 'international and world-wide' tend to be based on what would
> best suit the US.

Hmm, I don't quite grok what you mean.  Ben, could you give an example or two
of the phenomena you've observed, vis-a-vis LUGNET?

--Todd


> Maybe this is because of the size of the population there,
> or due to the way US-ers are generally more out-spoken than people from
> other countries, but it all seems to end up favoring the US, whether through
> concious or unconcious decisions. Unfortunately, even having the council
> wouldn't have altered this, as unless there are at least an equal number of
> US, and non US members [preferably equal numbers of members from each
> country] then it will turn even more US-ish :(



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  RE: Where did you lot spring from?
 
(...) Which, generally means that whatever US-ers say is what the rest of the world has to settle for. Unfortunately, most things from the US that are supposed to be 'international and world-wide' tend to be based on what would best suit the US. (...) (26 years ago, 2-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)

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