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RE: Where did you lot spring from?
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lugnet.loc.au
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Tue, 2 May 2000 22:56:55 GMT
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I wasn't nessesarily referring to lugnet on this, just making a general
statement about the way things seem to be [unfortunately].
1 thing that springs to mind though, is the number of posts regarding things
like WalMart, and other sales. These messages, which are only of intrest to
the US always get posted in .general. Unfortunately, nothing gets done about
having these either posted in .loc.us, or.market.shopping/wherever. This
makes it hard to sift through .general looking for anything. [Admittedly, I
can't recall what is allowed to be posted in .general regarding sales, but I
feel that this sort of posting would be better in .loc.us, and .market, not
.general, and I try to keep news of Aus sales in .loc.au, so as not to cause
offense to people who would have no intrest in this.]
Also, due to there being more americans on lugnet, everything seems aimed at
making their life easier. For someone from Australia who is new to lugnet,
but has been collecting lego for some years, a set name like crocodile
engine would mean nothing, as the set was called 'FEDERAL RAILWAY ENGINE'
when it was released here in 1991. However, on Lugnet and pause (and most
other pages), all reference to sets is given in a way that makes it easy for
US-ers to use, but at the expense of the rest of the world. [Even a link on
the set info page on pause, with a list of official names the set has had in
different countries would be a nice gesture to the rest of the world, and
help prove that the lugnet/pause site isn't only about US info.]
Benjamin Whytcross
BWhytcro@PacificAccess.com.au
Ph: (03) 9856 5282
Directory Technology Pty Ltd
1/436 Elgar Road,
Box Hill, 3128
Growing older is compulsary..Growing up isn't :-)
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Todd Lehman [mailto:lehman@javanet.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2000 8:36 AM
> To: lugnet.loc.au@lugnet.com
> Subject: Re: Where did you lot spring from?
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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
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> > 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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| (...) OK, good point. Thanks. Hadn't noticed that, and wouldn't've seen any problem if Aus sales had been posted in .general either. But now that you mention it, announcements of sales and such ARE rather off-topic to .general. (...) OK, gotcha. (...) (25 years ago, 2-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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