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(...) Yah Yah picky picky :-). Not the worlds greatest speller by any means. (...) That's it. There are actually pointers to it on the LUGNET home page and most of the lugnet.org.* pages as well as some of the lugnet.loc.* pages. Anyway this will (...) (26 years ago, 16-May-00, to lugnet.org)
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(...) Oh, and I think you may want to increase the scale a bit when you drill in, the NA map for example has group names so small you can't read them. Either that or put the group names in a "key" with color boxes below ++Lar (26 years ago, 16-May-00, to lugnet.org)
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(...) I think that's great news indeed, but I think you meant graciously. :-) Do you know where on LUGNET they are? I didn't spot a pointer to them in your post. I got snoopy and i think it's here: (URL) but I am not sure if this is it or not. ++Lar (26 years ago, 16-May-00, to lugnet.org)
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FUT lugnet.org For those of you that don't know I have been working on the LUG Map that Todd and Suz have greatiously decided to host here on LUGNET. For the most part we have worked out the issues with keeping the map updated. About the only thing (...) (26 years ago, 16-May-00, to lugnet.org, lugnet.announce, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.loc.it, lugnet.org.ca, lugnet.org.nl, lugnet.org.us)
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(...) Census block? Do you work for them? I do. I do know that those maps are confidential (and AFAIK only come in large rolls and in address registers for the different AA's) I also know that the way they give you the questionnaires in the books, (...) (26 years ago, 10-May-00, to lugnet.org)
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(...) (URL) (26 years ago, 10-May-00, to lugnet.org)
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(...) Also just added light-integration cross-ref links from the following website areas... (URL) --> /map/ (URL) --> /map/na/usa/ (URL) --> /map/na/ (URL) --> /map/ (URL) --> /map/na/ (URL) --> /map/na/usa/ (URL) --> /map/na/usa/lug/ (URL) --> (...) (26 years ago, 9-May-00, to lugnet.org)
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(...) FYI - Todd checked and LUGWorld is already taken. So the best thing to do would probably be to remove the term LUGWorld all together and just make it a generic Map directory. (...) I agree with Suz totally on this one. Actually she and Todd (...) (26 years ago, 9-May-00, to lugnet.org)
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(...) Well, that's all true. I suppose I tend to have too rosy a view of how such a relationship would develop, with TLG actively soliciting and updating information for their fans to be able to find these organisations without actually *imposing* (...) (26 years ago, 9-May-00, to lugnet.org)
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(...) I think a 2-D map of LUG communities belongs with the fans who are actively involved. Here it has the benefit of such things as automatic updating and multi-user administration. Here clubs can act with a tremendous amount of freedom. And more (...) (26 years ago, 9-May-00, to lugnet.org)
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Eric, Ok, i have the canadian data on my computer right now. I'll send it to you this evening. The data is in the public domain and no citation is neccessary. I will have the European data shortly. Austrailia/etc will take a bit longer but I should (...) (26 years ago, 9-May-00, to lugnet.org)
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Eric, The new site looks great, I think the world view really adds a lot to the map. The only thing I was thinking of was maybe adding names to the states, not really for the benefit of those in the US, but for others out side of the states. I know (...) (26 years ago, 9-May-00, to lugnet.org)
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(...) Chris, This would be great as long as you are sure there are no copyright issues involved in publishing the maps you have. At the moment I just want to get things down to a state/province level for the larger contries (US, Canada, Australia (...) (26 years ago, 9-May-00, to lugnet.org)
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Eric, I can get high detail maps(country --> state/province/etc --> county --> census block). Tell me which ones and what graphic format you need and I will get them to you. I can also plot cities on the map. -chris (26 years ago, 9-May-00, to lugnet.org)
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(...) I certainly didn't meant to suggest that you should. I mean, individuals registering names for clubs is one thing... I wouldn't say that Lego should fund those. But a site that directs people to local clubs... that seems to me to be something (...) (26 years ago, 9-May-00, to lugnet.org)
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(...) Yup there in the pipeline so to speek along with the Canadian clubs and the US LTCs. (...) Seeing the fiasco of www.legodirect.com I wouldn't expect them to jump right on that. It might be a good idea to register it although I don't know if it (...) (26 years ago, 9-May-00, to lugnet.org)
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(...) Wow, Eric, this is really nice! Since you expanded it to include the world, though, don't forget ITLUG (Italy) and De Bouwesteen (errr... Netherlands? Denmark?). Maybe someone should register LUGWorld. And by someone I mean Lego. eric (26 years ago, 9-May-00, to lugnet.org)
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Ah.. you'll forgive me for going off-topic right off the bat... the LUGWORLD is a great idea, but... (...) Do you the gender yet? (Or do you prefer to be surprised?) Best of luck! And don't forget, I'm free for baby-sitting jobs! ;-) -Shiri xfut (...) (26 years ago, 9-May-00, to lugnet.org, lugnet.people)
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Hi Guys, The pics of the latest meeting of De Bouwsteen (The Buildingbrick) in Horst (Netherlands) are on line at our home site, Url as below. The pics can be found under the words FOTOs. (URL) or if it doesnt work at www.debouwsteen.in.nl. but (...) (26 years ago, 11-Apr-00, to lugnet.org)
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Hi Guys, I found an friendly and wellknown sponsor whos willingly to talk about our European LEGO fest. Some good news after all the sadness that is written on these platforms over our main object and obsession. Greetings and keep up the good work. (...) (26 years ago, 2-Apr-00, to lugnet.org)
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