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Re: what is ALE? (was Re: Brickshelf going away???)
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Thu, 2 Jun 2005 20:07:02 GMT
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In lugnet.general, John Neal wrote:
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In lugnet.general, Rob Hendrix wrote:
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ALE is Adult Lego Enthusiast, a newer (and preferred by at least some) term
over
AFOL.
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Renaming be damned! I like old-school, old-time.
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To purists, I barely qualify as an “AFOL,” but even I agree that that term
is preferable to “ALE.” AFOL has history behind it, and its creation was
organic, rather than deliberate, and it therefore has greater aesthetic appeal
to me on those grounds alone.
I don’t care if either is “easier” to pronounce--no one I know “pronounces”
ETA, RSVP, or USA. “AFOL” is an abbreviation, not an acronym.
IMO (also an abbreviation rather than an acronym!), to call oneself an
“enthusiast” is to make oneself sound hopelessly effete and snobbish. Heck, if
we really want to sound self-important, why don’t we just call ourselves
“Brights?”
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An AFOL who builds MOCs who also may be a Curmudgeon,
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That’s “An AFOLWBMWAMBAC,” to you.
Dave!
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Message has 4 Replies:
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| (...) So, you like it better because there was little thought behind it? Next you'll be saying you voted for Bush. :) (...) Some people spell it out, but even that isn't very euphonic -- unlike the other initialisms you mention, AFOL when spelled (...) (19 years ago, 2-Jun-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| (...) I've often had to descibe myself and what I do in my class to school administrators, and I always use "Adult LEGO Fan", which I suppose would be ALF but I know you guys don't wanna be ALFs! Usually when I describe the community (especially the (...) (19 years ago, 2-Jun-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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