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Oh brother. (yawn.) (...) (23 years ago, 7-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) How is this on topic for off-topic.debate? I gave you some pretty good advice on how to proceed (get a curator, by convincing someone to volunteer, or at least set up a links page yourself) as well as some constructive feedback, and your (...) (23 years ago, 7-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.admin.general)
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Dude, I have my reasons, the beauty in life is the duality that exists in all truths. Please understand that I asked with a PLEASE. If someone asks please, perhaps compassion could take it somewhere. If you sat with me, you would know me for who I (...) (23 years ago, 7-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) In the end, don't we all want to be happy? Can I *please* stomp on someone else's foot? That'll make me so happy! No? But I said please! There are soooo many newsgroups. If the admins were to take on the responsibility for maintaining links (...) (23 years ago, 7-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, David Koudys writes: <a bunch of good stuff... thanks. Great analogy to property tax by the way!> I just want to comment on this bit: (...) David: FTX is not that hard to learn to do the basics. It's way way was easier (...) (23 years ago, 7-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.admin.curators)
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Guys, were only talking about a Few People here. There are only a Dozen at best Mecha Builders who contribute to the .Mecha community who are unaccounted for. The links that are out of date have been out of date for a long time, and they were put (...) (23 years ago, 7-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Your love for The Brick--indisputable Your appreciation for all things LEGO--unquestionable Your want for things on LUGNET to improve--admirable I did a quick scan--there are 52 top level groups in LUGNET (taken from the first page of Newsgroup, (...) (23 years ago, 7-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Dude, your still giving reasons not to help us. I said there are only a few people about. No one wants to take the job. As an example my Friend Dave said he would like to he just can't promise to keep up with it. Evan though I gave him a hard time (...) (23 years ago, 7-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.admin.suggestions)
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This is the key point here - you should be asking the Mecha Guys to curate the Mecha group. Why is that so hard to understand? (...) -- | Tom Stangl, Sun ONE Internet Technical Support, Sun Microsystems | iPlanet Support - (URL) Please do not (...) (23 years ago, 7-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.admin.suggestions)
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(...) The average number of participants in .mecha have no relation to my not having time to make sure its links are up to date. (...) You can be sure it's nothing personal. I don't make any calls as to what 'deserves' to be added. (...) I probably (...) (23 years ago, 8-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.admin.curators)
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Hey Tom, we have already tried. Why can't you do some digging before you rush out and say that. The .mecha group is at an impass, that's why I'm asking for help. What's your deal. Legomaster (23 years ago, 8-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.admin.suggestions)
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My deal is that you are wasting everyone's time, asking for "outsiders" to take up the reins for "your" group, because "you" (meaning you and any .mecha regular) are too lazy to do so. Why the HECK should someone with absolutely no interest in mecha (...) (23 years ago, 8-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.admin.suggestions)
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Oh brother (Yawn) You waste your own time getting involved when I asked Lugnet leadership to help out. You took it upon yourself to say what you did. Sorry I was so nice to at Bricks West. Situation has been resolved. Your looking at all the (...) (23 years ago, 8-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Perhaps when Eric became a member up-to-date link pages were part of the "deal". Did the gov't cut your grass when you 1st bought your property/paid the tax? ;) Scott A (23 years ago, 8-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) It's not quite as simple as that. I expect a great deal of people are able to produce quite decent html pages without really looking at the html... by using editing packages like FrontPage. They are easy to use, and get it correct 95% of the (...) (23 years ago, 8-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Well, because it would be a very simple gateway to the kinds of skills that would make HTML pretty easy too. FTX is butt-simple. (...) I can only assume that anyone who allows the learning of FTX to get in their way of curatorship, simply (...) (23 years ago, 8-May-02, to lugnet.publish)
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(...) *Perhaps* FTX is part of the "hassle" - that is all I am saying. Scott A (...) (23 years ago, 8-May-02, to lugnet.publish)
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(...) Yet you did. You made a scene until Suz finally spent some time (on something she had NO expectations to do so by anyone, it seems, except you) to update your links. Yet again I state - you could have learned FTX by now and updated the links. (...) (23 years ago, 8-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Perhaps, but here is all of the FTX you need to know to create a page of links: <> That's it. To make a list of links you only need this: (URL) First Link Description> (URL) Second Link Description> (URL) Third Link Description> (URL) Fourth (...) (23 years ago, 8-May-02, to lugnet.publish)
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(...) Yeeesss, you seem to understand this... (...) Yeeesss, you seem to understand this... (...) Oh dang, you were doing so well there for a moment, but then you lost the logical conclusion... (...) The help is out there. It's called FTX docs and (...) (23 years ago, 8-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) links: (...) Hmm, interesting thought. In the web interface, "< set:6285 BSB>" (without the space between the "<" and "set" will show up as a link to (URL) with the label BSB (see <set:6285 BSB>). How about making the FTX syntaxed HTTP link (...) (23 years ago, 8-May-02, to lugnet.publish, lugnet.admin.suggestions)
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I believe FTX is an issue in some cases, yes. I'd just like to add a quick note here. Yesterday, as I began to mention here: (URL) I make a call for specific curators (in aprox 3 weeks), I plan to have some support docs available for the potentially (...) (23 years ago, 8-May-02, to lugnet.publish)
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Alright already, stop being so mean. (URL) (23 years ago, 8-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Goodbye. (23 years ago, 8-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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To Eric: The way you went about this whole issue was wrong. Your comments left a bad taste in my mouth. I, along with most others, respect Suz commitment to us but understand the she isn't Superman and can't do all. Trying to keep up my own pages (...) (23 years ago, 8-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) don't. Eric: Your use of creative energy has been all wrong. Basically, you whined to get your way. You spent a lot of time whining and rejecting the helpful advice of others who know whereof they speak. You say you don't have time to do a (...) (23 years ago, 8-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) This statement alone is more than enough to TICK ME OFF! There is no laziness involved at all. I have the FTX knowledge and gumption to get the job done. Funny thing about the .build.mecha page though...when I go to it, I see no discernable (...) (23 years ago, 9-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.admin.suggestions)
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(...) Really? When did this process start? Suz appoints the curators last time I checked, not the groups themselves. I've had quite a few people ask when I am going to update .org.us.lugola. I have to point out that I'm not the curator. (...) Some (...) (23 years ago, 9-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) No, Eric expected the curator of .build.mecha to update the links. That's a tough thing to request when no curator has been named. If the curator doesn't do the job then go to the next higher source. Locical? yep. (...) and again I point out (...) (23 years ago, 9-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Well now, THAT is a legitimate complaint. Then again, this is the first mention of that in .debate. I'm curious as to why Suz took the time to update the links, rather than just take the time to set you up as curator. Perhaps you need to ping (...) (23 years ago, 9-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.admin.suggestions)
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Dave, I got the point from Eric's posts in .debate. I can't help the fact that he NEVER mentioned that you (and others) were actively attempting to become curators. He simply stated noone would step up to a curator position. That's quite different (...) (23 years ago, 9-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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