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(...) The word has been adopted by the AFOL community (or some of us anyway) and is used in a more general sense to refer to the actions of admins or other personnel of any website. It's a great word, useful and colorful, and more descriptive than (...) (19 years ago, 11-Apr-07, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) To Kelly's point, making the observation about the site *members* always will give you your exceptions. I'm not sure why Kelly chose to specifically mention Lugnet, but you could just as well have said BZPower, FBTB, JLUG, Classic-Castle, (...) (19 years ago, 11-Apr-07, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) Please provide links to my previous applicable comments so I know what you're referring to. Also, let's define "standard of maturity." I'd call it "Play Well," which is something anybody can do - if they so choose. Not everyone does so choose. (...) (19 years ago, 11-Apr-07, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) For clarity's sake - are you saying Kelly's post had a snide comment about other people's behavior? (19 years ago, 11-Apr-07, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) While I can appreciate you point here, Kelly, I have to say that, based on various comments you've made on lugnet in the past, I wouldn't like to frequent a site where your 'standard of maturity' are applied. This post is a pretty good example (...) (19 years ago, 11-Apr-07, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) It is has been my experience that maturity and age (being an adult) have nothing to do with each-other. Of course, what defines "maturity" is also widely varied, some taking it to be politeness even in the face of rudeness, and others take it (...) (19 years ago, 11-Apr-07, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) Actually, I've found the behavior of some people on "adult" LEGO sites (like Lugnet) to be less mature than the norm on kid-oriented LEGO sites (like BZPower). There have been incidents and member actions on Lugnet that I wouldn't tolerate on (...) (19 years ago, 11-Apr-07, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) I'm not sure that the sites that prompted your ponderings are really AFOL sites. Not a a critism of them, merely a thought that the standards of maturity might not be what you would like to get from an AFOL site Tim (19 years ago, 11-Apr-07, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) extremes start when limits are reached. but where (what) are the limits? Some limits are quite clear and well determined : - topic (that's why this thread on lugnet.off-topic part of the site), - TOS,TOU, - federal, national, international (...) (19 years ago, 11-Apr-07, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) Ah, but where do extremes start? Cheers Richie Dulin (19 years ago, 11-Apr-07, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) **sighs** I guess when one's hobby is a toy, there will be children involved! :) Personally, I think it's bad for the overall AFOL community. I'll grant you, (A) I'm still sort of new to the community (even with 37 years of LEGO under my (...) (19 years ago, 10-Apr-07, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) I was recently involved in something similar, when I took exception to the characterization of one site (Site A) by members of another, much larger site (Site B). Frankly, the postings struck me as petty and really kind of snide, and I posted (...) (19 years ago, 10-Apr-07, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) Well, here's an important distinction: who's doing the saying? And in what capacity? Let's say AFOLS.com is run by Mortimer. And a frequent visitor to the AFOLS.com is Jezebelle. And there's another site called LEGOGEEKS.com, which they hate. (...) (19 years ago, 10-Apr-07, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) I'm not sure right or wrong have much to do with it, given human nature. Right now, I could easily name three pairs of LEGO-related web sites where your example could apply, including one I run. So I don't think this is anything new. (...) (19 years ago, 10-Apr-07, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) I don't see what is wrong with it so long as it's not taken to extremes. Tim (19 years ago, 10-Apr-07, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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While not naming any specific sites, I would be interested in hearing the Community's thoughts on whether you think it right or wrong for one AFOL site to talk about another AFOL site. For purposes of this discussion, we will assume that by talk I (...) (19 years ago, 10-Apr-07, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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Test 3 Test 3 Test 3 Test 3 Test 3 Test 3 (19 years ago, 10-Apr-07, to lugnet.off-topic.test)
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I already have four of them in the livingroom and one in my PC room, so I can't possibly make room for yet another. But the price is so low, and this chance just won't come again. What am I to do? Ah, what the...! (URL) (19 years ago, 7-Apr-07, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) 6 of the new sets are out now. New style Symbiote, Spiderman, Sandman, Young Green Goblin, and Ravage are out. A number of the kits are what Mega calls super-tech Mecha. They combine super-tech elements (done in weird bionical style character (...) (19 years ago, 5-Apr-07, to lugnet.licensed.spiderman, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) and Rosses... ROSCO (19 years ago, 3-Apr-07, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, FTX)
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