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Re: Lavender Brick Society
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Thu, 16 Sep 2004 02:20:36 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, David Gregory wrote:
> I agree with you Allister. If there was a gay newsgroup on LUGNET, and someone
> posted sexual material (of whatever preference), then that would be in violation
> of the TOS.
That was never really a concern to me. Nothing in the original post stated that
as an intention, nor did I assume it would be.
> But if people posting to a gay LUGNET newsgroup never mentioned
> anything sexual at all, then there wouldn't really be any point to having a
> seperate newsgroup for gay people. There's never been a subgroup for
> heterosexuals, and I've gotten along just fine.
Indeed. I never really thought of it as something relevant to the art of
building with Lego. True it may influence what one may build, but no more so
than any other personality trait, and such creations would surely fit into any
of the existing groups.
I thought the point of accepting 'alternative lifestyles' was that they are
treated no different than anyone else. It's not easy though if they must draw
attention to how 'different' they are and request things like their own
newsgroup.
> If LUGNET decides to make a subgroup for gay members, then others will start
> asking for more subgroups for every single type of person who's out there
> (Catholics, midgets, retired people, Mexicans, blondes, etc, etc, etc...). None
> of those things have anything to do with LEGO, so there wouldn't really be any
> point in new subgroups.
It does seem to go against the way it's set up here. Groups are divided by
building style/theme, not by the style of the people building. I can't really
see much reason to change that.
However, if Teddy wishes to create his own website as a home for gay Lego
builders, I say more power to him. But since Teddy has retreated to his closet
and chosen not to further contribute to this thread, I can only assume his
original post was a troll, and a fairly successful one at that.
Cheers,
Allister
I'm dextrosexual - where's MY newsgroup.
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| (...) I agree with you Allister. If there was a gay newsgroup on LUGNET, and someone posted sexual material (of whatever preference), then that would be in violation of the TOS. But if people posting to a gay LUGNET newsgroup never mentioned (...) (20 years ago, 16-Sep-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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