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| hi y'all ~ i've seen the other regional user groups posting on lugnet, and wondered why there's not one for georgia, or at least the south-east.(SELUG?) what is involved in starting a regional user group, or organizing a fest (fest-ive get (...) (25 years ago, 16-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ga)
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| Hi Craig, I might even drive up for a GA meeting, seeing as how I *seem* to be the only AFOL in this part of (north) Florida. Macon would be nice, but I suppose all the GA AFOLs are arounf Atlanta. Ray (...) (25 years ago, 16-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ga)
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| (...) hey, ray ~ which is why i think SELUG (south eastern lego user group) would be a better idea. it could unite handfulls of folks from atlanta, florida, alabama, and tennesee into quite a nice-sized group. please let me hear from y'all. macon (...) (25 years ago, 17-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ga)
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| (...) I'm game. I am not sure what is involved, since I haven't followed the other regional groups closely, but it sounds like a great idea. Craig (yes, a different one...would be silly to reply to my own post :) PS - I am a grad student from GA (...) (25 years ago, 17-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ga)
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| (...) very good, then! south carolina is certainly part of the south-east. there are a few of us sprinkled throughout the state of georgia, but there are a lot of legophiles clustered in and around atlanta from the looks of things. i've been reading (...) (25 years ago, 17-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ga)
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| (...) well, craig, does getting together with a bunch of other lego-maniacs and talking lego, looking at each other's models, eating, drinking, and talking lego some more appeal to you? well of course it does! you're on lugnet,right? well what's (...) (25 years ago, 17-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ga)
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| (...) since when was atlanta a state? hehe, and how about those of us in south carolina? atlanta is only two hours from us, for a big event we could consider macon... (...) (25 years ago, 17-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ga)
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| Heck I'm game, some one put it together and I'll show up. I'll even help get things going, just let me know what needs to be done. Seems like after the fall the Atlanta train shows die down, so sign me up I need something to keep my LEGO building (...) (25 years ago, 18-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ga)
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| (...) better (...) I think it's a wunnerful idea. I seem to be alone in Nashville (at least according to loc.us.tn.nas), although I could roadtrip over to Knoxville (time, time, time. <sigh>) to meet with some fellow AFOL's. And I'm considering a (...) (25 years ago, 18-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ga)
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| so, should we begin throwing dates about... or should we wait until the holiday festivities are concluded, those being: thanksgiving, post-thanksgiving sales, pre-christmas sales, christmas, post-christmas sales & post new-years sales. Ray (...) (25 years ago, 19-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ga)
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| (...) Folks, I could be game also, as I seem to be the only AFOL in Alabama (I live in Auburn, just a hop and skip from the GA border). A SELUG could be a good thing, I suppose. eric ---...--- Eric Harshbarger / eric@ericharshbarger.org / (...) (25 years ago, 20-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ga)
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| What a great idea! I've been hoping someone would bring this up. Let's get serious: A weekend is probably the best time for most, perhaps a Saturday... The holidays are always difficult for most, with family, crowds, etc... So... Suggested first (...) (25 years ago, 21-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ga)
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| (...) wow! seven responses in just four days! we are well on our way, folks! a south eastern group looks good, so deciding on our identity comes first. SELUG has been thrown out, but SELUG.org has been taken. although, ~.com and ~.net are still (...) (25 years ago, 21-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ga)
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| (...) Yes craig, but dslug.org (Deep South ?!?) is available. If we ever tick somebody off, we could always point to our domain name. Ray <grin, duck & run> (25 years ago, 21-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ga)
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| (...) would (...) If no one else really wants the job, I have the knowledge and freetime necessary to create an official webpage. Let me know if that is ok and I will try to get the ball rolling. Craig Livingston PS - Also, a first of the year party (...) (25 years ago, 21-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ga)
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| I'm interested as well. I live in Atlanta but I would be unlikely to meet in Macon, however. Any meetings in Atlanta are much more likely. ----- Original Message ----- From: Craig Livingston <clivin007@aol.com> To: <lugnet.loc.us.ga@lugnet.com> (...) (25 years ago, 21-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ga)
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| <Blatant Plug> BellSouth Buzz, BellSouth's web portal, offers free web sites to "community" organizations. It's pretty easy to set up, and I think it comes with a discussion group. We could try this as our web page. I would be happy to set it up. Is (...) (25 years ago, 23-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ga)
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