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Re: Heres a debate question for ya...
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Tue, 22 Apr 2003 19:42:03 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> Review some past posts about the efficacy and need for an outlet, without
> this safety valve, it's argued that the rest of LUGNET would see unpleasant
> debates break out.
How is this a safety valve may i ask?
> I can't speak for others but I daresay I enjoy debating among friends whom I
> share another common interest much more than I would enjoy debating
> somewhere else.
True, but wouldn't debating thru emails work better?
> I've seen constructions and creations from everyone here that I recognise,
> except one solitary person. And that person says they're a collector and
> reseller, which is a perfectly legitimate way to enjoy the hobby, in my
> view. Not everyone has to build.
True, but it be good to see something lego wise from them.
> So challenging people on whether they are builders or not seems not quite
> "big tent" enough. You don't have to be a builder to enjoy LEGO.
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> But I suspect your larger question is "are you debaters all LEGO hobbyists,
> or are there people here who just debate and do nothing else?".
Yep, dats basically it.
> I would answer that we're almost all here primarily because of the brick,
> with a few exceptions. And those exceptions are the sorts of people I tend
> to ignore.
Cool.
> Here's the main point though:
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> no one is forcing you to read this group, and as long as debate remains
> confined here, no one is forcing you to read debate topics elsewhere either.
> So why do you care?
I care....because i care.
Seriously, I care because I dont like the fact that people argue so much over
little things. Maybe it has to do with my age, so maybe Ill start sport
debates or something...
Hasta la Vista, Sean
P.S About 2 seconds after making this i realized im defeating my own idea,
so from now on, email it is!
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| (...) The reason (if I understand correctly) for having the entire "off-topic" group was for 'safety valve' issues. Otherwise, debates like this that *naturally* creep up inside of on-topic posts would have nowhere to go. You might argue that they (...) (21 years ago, 24-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) Review some past posts about the efficacy and need for an outlet, without this safety valve, it's argued that the rest of LUGNET would see unpleasant debates break out. I can't speak for others but I daresay I enjoy debating among friends whom (...) (21 years ago, 22-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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