| | Re: Eduardo is out of line (was: Re: The Lego Group will attempt to stop some "brickfilms")
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(...) While the trend in campus speech codes is disturbing, I don't think universities need to allow complete free speech. Universities need to provide an environment for education. If a person (or group of people) is being abused by the speech of (...) (23 years ago, 3-Jan-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Good by Santa... Hello PC
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(...) While I agree with certain anti-PC sentiments, I can not totally agree with the concept. Things I think are reasonable to take "PC" type attitudes about: - call people what they what to be called (for example, are you willing to let people (...) (23 years ago, 3-Jan-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Bulk Lego Auctions
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"Allan Bedford" <apotomeREMOVE-THIS@...vista.net> wrote in message news:GpCC0F.EHF@lugnet.com... (...) sincerely (...) way (...) by (...) spark (...) I'll throw in my $0.02 worth on this topic because I agree with Larry (I think I do anyway). I (...) (23 years ago, 3-Jan-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Bulk Lego Auctions
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(...) Here's the charter of .announce lugnet.announce General-interest announcements to the community (breaking news about products, releases, contests, events, and sites, etc.); also, important LUGNET information (new features, services, scheduled (...) (23 years ago, 3-Jan-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.admin.general)
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| | EURO (at last!)
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Hi there! So it is finally among us... Will it make LEGO purchases and trades (and others, too!), done internationally, any easier? Let's hope so! All the best for 2002! :-D (BTW, I love the banknotes and coins, but I think they are a tad small... (...) (23 years ago, 1-Jan-02, to lugnet.loc.eu, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: The Lego Group will attempt to stop some "brickfilms"
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(...) True. But, so? Instances of significant artistic achievement have also often been branded as pornographic for a time. That seems more apropos to the discussion. You wrote "Avant garde. Ptooey." in an earlier note, but what about the avant (...) (23 years ago, 31-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: The Lego Group will attempt to stop some "brickfilms"
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(...) Okay, I am not sure who the anarchist is, but you seem to have a strange view concerning the defense of freedom of speech and expression. Defending freedom of speech generally means defending the right of anyone to express whatever (...) (23 years ago, 31-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: The Lego Group will attempt to stop some "brickfilms"
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(...) is (...) No. If he wants support from LEGO, then probably, he will have to be more selective (editorial/censorshipish, however you want to define it). However, if Jason is willing to forgo the actual financial support of LEGO, then he should (...) (23 years ago, 31-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: The Lego Group will attempt to stop some "brickfilms"
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(...) Well, true significance of a work of art is often only realized until after an artist's death. My point is that if Jason is linking to *all* submissions to his site; it won't take long for some idiot to submit something that even Jason will (...) (23 years ago, 31-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: The Lego Group will attempt to stop some "brickfilms"
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Forgive me for jumping in late here, but I haven't been hanging around .debate much the past few days... (...) And at some point it *could* be the finest piece of art ever crafted by humankind; *that* is the point at which we should decide. To (...) (23 years ago, 28-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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