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In lugnet.loc.au, Richard Marchetti writes:
> In lugnet.loc.au, Todd Lehman writes:
> > LUGNET is based on LEGO(R) products and will not have MEGA BLOKS in its
> > database.
>
> This seems like an unnecessarily severe attitude to take.
It costs money to run a server. You wanna throw your own money at hosting
content related to imitation brands, go right ahead. There are plenty of
hosting services.
> I say we should
> have both a Tyco and a Mega Bloks clones database link from at least the
> off- topic clone-brands section of Lugnet. If one is interested one can
> find it; if one is not interested, one never has to see it!
I agree.
> I realize that Lugnet is owned by two persons, and is not a democracy -- but
> I think that there are many Lugnet users that would be grateful to have
> access to clone information when they need it.
I'm not against helping people find information about imitation brands. I'm
against hosting that information directly (say, in a database or catalogue).
> I can contribute a handful of scanned instructions myself...
>
> Does a consensus of Lugnet users in favor of creating such a clone database
> matter at all in this decision, Todd?
Do whatever you want off-site. Send me a URL and I'll put a link to it from
the lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands entrypage.
--Todd
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| (...) Even inasmuch as I'm a huge fan of clone brands, I have to agree that LUGNET is a resource primarily for LEGO users. The space provided in off-topic.clone-brands is sufficient for the few fringe discussions that pop up. (...) Whatever else you (...) (26 years ago, 7-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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