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Robin Werner wrote:
>
> In lugnet.loc.us, Frank Filz writes:
> > I'm curious. I was in Florida for 2.5 weeks and posted in
> > lugnet.loc.us.fl and got no response at all. I have seen very little
> > activity in the various lugnet.loc groups I follow. I sense that most
> > local even planning is now done on private LUG or LTC lists. This is
> > certainly good for most discussion, but I wonder if it cramps growth? I
> > know people do watch some of the local groups, but I wonder if more
> > activity in the local groups would foster more connections and growth?
>
> Sorry Frank, I didn't see that post! I have not looked though the local
> Florida post for weeks, just not anything to read and like you have
> discovered it seems no one is looking in. When I have posted in Florida all
> I hear is crickets, oh and JHK:) Next time add lugnet.org.us.gflug to your
> Florida posts.
One thing I decided to do is to subscribe to the local groups I'm most
interested in by e-mail. Then you don't have to remember to check them.
I guess I hadn't noticed the GFLUG group. I'll have to remember that
next time.
> >
> > I think some of the international groups have more activity.
> >
> > I'm also curious, how many new LUGs or LTCs formed in 2002? Are we
> > reaching saturation? I suspect so. I'm sure there are two or three times
> > as many AFOLs as we see on Lugnet (in the US, in Europe, there must be
> > many more, but then Germany has it's own forums in 1000steine). I don't
> > see anything likely to result in a dramatic increase in fans, though I
> > think the new focus on trains will result in some slow growth as parents
> > get into LEGO trains with their kids, and become AFOLs themselves (but I
> > don't expect this to cause near the influx as Mindstorms and Star Wars
> > each did). If TLC had acquired the LOTR license, there might have been
> > an influx there (but I don't think that would have as much an effect as
> > Star Wars did - remember many Star Wars AFOLs were kids when they saw
> > the first movie and probably tried building Star Wars models from their
> > LEGO bricks).
> >
> > The main growth area I see is in events, and even there, we may be close
> > to saturation.
>
> This would make a nice topic at BricksWest AFoL round table...
Definitely.
Frank
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