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Shiri,
First let me say welcome to the Boston area.
In lugnet.loc.us.me, Shiri Dori writes:
> Dear NELUGers,
> I've been reading this thread, and I would like to know this:
> Like Ryan, I'm 2 and a half years below the 18 line. I've had a short dark
> age, but luckily came to my senses quickly. I must comment that in Israel,
> where I used to live, many of my friends had seen my interest in Lego
> as "child's play" and as a result I minimized talking about and displaying my
> LEGO.
This is just the type of thing I hope we can help you avoid. Now while it is
true most/many teenagers eventually lose their interest in LEGO and as a result
people like you and Ryan are pressured into think LEGO is only for kids.
Peer pressure can be a very difficult thing to deal with and believe me we have
all experianced it. It is just an unfortunate fact of life and we can either
bow to the pressure or work around it. I unfortunately bowed to the pressure
when it came to LEGO. I applaud those like you and Ryan that don't bow to the
pressure.
> I've just moved to Newton, and my list of friends is pretty empty right
> now. Attending to NELUG meetings or something of the sort would definetly
> raise my lego motivation (although it is raising as it is). I, for one,
> wouldn't be bored talking about lego, seeing displays or anything of the sort.
> Concerning liability, I'm allergic to grapes - so don't worry about drinking -
> and my dad releases you from liability of any kind (You can talk to him if you
> want). I'd love to come to any meetings in the Boston area, if you would • agree.
> I understand you're worried about legal stuff, but I think we can easily
> work this out.
> Please let me know if you agree/disagree/aren't sure/want to try this/don't
> want to try this.
Like some of us has said before unfortunately I think we have to take either an
all or none stance as far as the meetings go.
I just want to reiterate some things.
1. NELUG was formed with the prime purpose of getting AFOLs together.
Now while I am sure that many of the older teenagers would be mature enough to
participate in these meetings I think that the presance of younger fans may
turn away some AFOLs. I know that is not a nice thing to say but it is an
unfortunate reality.
I do want to do something to help you out but if we become all inclusive as far
as minors go then we are going against the initial charter for the group and
that would upset alot of the current members.
2. I am not here to alienate anyone.
Please do not take any of this personally. I love hearing what you have to say
and discussing LEGO with you on LUGNET and seeing your models when you post
them. Its just that NELUG was formed with an inital purpose. That does not
mean we can't grow or change it just means we can't turn things upside down all
of a sudden. Remember we are only 4 months old and while we have enjoyed a lot
of initial success I don't think we want to rush into changing our charter
after only 4 months.
3. I want to include you in some way.
Whether that is at some sort of annual event, at public events like Mindfest,
or helping you start your own group for folks <18 or all of the above I don't
know.
If you have interest in getting your own under 18 group started I can probably
help you. I can look into setting up a mailing list. Other than that you have
the perfect tool for doing this right here. I would suggest using LUGNET for
all its worth. Get a discussion going to see how many people you can get
interested in such a group. You can use LUGNET for setting up meeting and
forming the group. The mailing list would just serve the same purpose as the
NELUG mailing list for exchanging Directions, addresses, phone #'s etc.
I would also be happy to monitor this mailing list to make sure that it is used
properly. If you would like to be included on the NELUG web site we would have
to discuss it. Otherwise there are plenty of free resources for hosting web
pages if you want to run your own site. We could then have occasional joint
events where we all get together.
All this being said I really am starting to feel like the big mean AFOL here.
I would really appretiate people letting me know whether I am being
unreasonable or if I am handling this well or not. I really am not a mean
person believe me. Lets continue this conversation but why don't we develop an
understanding that general NELUG meetings are for AFOLs and other events are up
for discussion. This is not to be mean this is just so that NELUG can stay
true to its charter.
For more information on NELUG's origional charter please refer to the FAQ page
on our web page.
http://www.nelug.org/FAQ/
Eric Kingsley
The New England LEGO Users Group
http://www.nelug.org/
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> TIA, Shiri
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