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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Larry Pieniazek writes:>>Hey, that's a good
idea- if you pay to become a Lugnet member, you're allowed
> > to voice your opinions.
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> > Sorry, Larry, I can't agree with that.
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> Why not? Think of it as a bonus of membership (ya, that's right, getting
> yourself dragged through the muck of .debate is a bonus, where do I sign?) :-)
I'm not yet a member (mainly because most of my posting has been to OT
rather than LEGO-specific contributions), so perhaps I'll count as a hostile
witness when I suggest that your idea has great merit. Many sites offer
provisional or limited access for non-members, only granting full privelege
to those who subscribe. Why should that not be in place here? If the
purpose of LUGNET is to allow like-minded LEGO users to share opinions, then
I can see allowing unrestricted postingaccess to LEGO-specific groups. But
why should a non-member get any say in admin? One might argue that
.marketplace should be restricted, since the poster is essentially getting
free advertising. Members directly contribute to LUGNET, and as such
there's no reason why they shouldn't reap greater benefit than non-members.
As for OT, there are innumerable newsgroups for every brand of discussion
for those who want to participate--why should LUGNET have to provide the
free fix for debate junkies? Granted, many forums (fora?) degenerate into
profanity and trolling inside of a few posts, but too bad. If you want a
civil arena for discourse, you can reasonably be expected to pay for the luxury.
Just a few thoughts,
Dave!
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| (...) Actually, those two are great ideas, IMHO. I wonder how many people that aren't members post updates about their LEGO eBay auctions on Lugnet, and never give back to the upkeep of Lugnet... I hadn't ever thought of that before. And the admin (...) (24 years ago, 18-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.admin.general)
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| I *said* they had flaws and were thought starters... so you'll see a smiley behind every one of my responses, I'm trying to be funny in them. I suggest you post some ideas of your own, I'm trying to get some brainstorming going... (...) Why not? (...) (24 years ago, 18-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.admin.general)
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