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| I had an idea which might work for some groups (perhaps not NELUG) which would allow a group to have an age limitation in the 18-21 range but still allow younger AFOLs to attend meetings. That is, to set the age limit for *membership*, but to allow (...) (26 years ago, 6-Jul-00, to lugnet.org)
| | | | | Re: Age limitations
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| (...) Which could be viewed as a weakness of the web interface - the generalized, higher-level groups get blasted with *all* the messages, not just the generalized, higher-level messages. Steve (26 years ago, 6-Jul-00, to lugnet.org)
| | | | | Re: Age limitations
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| (...) I perhaps should have gone into more depth on my thoughts. My thinking is that with trains as a catalyst for forming the group, the demographics may have been different. I can't enumerate the factors that lead me to this thought because it is (...) (26 years ago, 6-Jul-00, to lugnet.org)
| | | | | Re: Age limitations
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| FUT lugnet.org (...) Well I don't know about the other "True" LUGs but I don't think being a LUG as opposed to an LTC had anything to do with it. I think it mostly came down to the demographics of our group at the begining. Like Todd pointed out I (...) (26 years ago, 6-Jul-00, to lugnet.org.us, lugnet.org.us.nclug, lugnet.org)
| | | | | Re: Age limitations
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| (...) Thanks Bram, Obviously this should have read "I have heard some good arguments for changing the rule and some good arguments for NOT changing the rule". (...) Well no problem, I just wish the discussion had remained civil so my "Devil inside" (...) (26 years ago, 6-Jul-00, to lugnet.org, lugnet.org.us.nelug)
| | | | | Re: Age limitations
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| (...) ^^^^^^^^ (...) ^^^^^^^^ Well, that doesn't leave you much choice, does it? :) j/k Thanks for being civil, --Bram Bram Lambrecht.........Br...L@JUNO.com (URL) (26 years ago, 6-Jul-00, to lugnet.org, lugnet.org.us.nelug)
| | | | | Re: Age limitations
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| Now that I have had time to read and reread all of the posts in this thread and I have calmed to below boiling point I thought I would try and make a constructive post about some of my feelings about this issue. (Please note that I said "some of my (...) (26 years ago, 6-Jul-00, to lugnet.org, lugnet.org.us.nelug) !
| | | | | Re: Age limitations - my two cents
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| (...) take (...) the (...) case (...) groups (...) logical (...) Jumping in from outside again (please note - follow-ups to lugnet.org), please take the following as a suggestion (and other LUGs who are grappling with membership policies should also (...) (26 years ago, 6-Jul-00, to lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.org)
| | | | | Re: Age limitations
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| (...) I had been containing the discussion primarily to lugnet.org.us because it seemed like one of the major concerns was liability (and as a person involved in organizing a LUG, that is really my only concern), but I did entertain the thought that (...) (26 years ago, 5-Jul-00, to lugnet.org)
| | | | | Re: Age limitations
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| (...) You know what? You're right. I hate that! FUT lugnet.org, who so far have missed out on the blast. Take your general questions there. (or maybe to lugnet.loc.it, I hear they're itching for some long post chains so they can pass lugnet.loc.uk (...) (26 years ago, 5-Jul-00, to lugnet.org.us, lugnet.org)
| | | | | PNLTC invites participation in world record attempt
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| PNLTC officially invites clubs, and anyone else interested, to join our world record breaking attempt. Send us an "ambassador" box car, we will document it as a part of this historic event. In order to make this undertaking manageable we will use (...) (26 years ago, 28-Jun-00, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.events, lugnet.org)
| | | | | Re: Starting a LUG
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| (...) Well the first NELUG meeting was 5 people if I recall correctly and that was more than I was hoping for. I think if there is just 2 of you that want to get together and hopefully meet others I would get together and do something and then post (...) (26 years ago, 28-Jun-00, to lugnet.org)
| | | | | Re: Starting a LUG
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| (...) <snip> (...) Good point, I don't want people to feel excluded. (...) Somehow, I had a feeling you would answer this question. <grin> (...) Is 14 about the age you feel you were mature enough to handle being part of a LUG? (...) Just don't blow (...) (26 years ago, 27-Jun-00, to lugnet.org)
| | | | | Re: Starting a LUG
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| Hey Jude, (...) Probably as many as you can get. You can have a group with two people, if you want, or 100. As long as you're having fun. (...) From what I saw in most groups, if it's a small group then don't bother - just have everyone bring in (...) (26 years ago, 27-Jun-00, to lugnet.org)
| | | | | Starting a LUG
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| Hello everyone, I am looking to see if there is enough interest to get a LUG started here in Ottawa, Canada and I have several questions for the experienced LUG members. My first question is, how many people constitute a group? I know 1 is person, 2 (...) (26 years ago, 27-Jun-00, to lugnet.org)
| | | | | New newsgroup lugnet.events
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| A new newsgroup lugnet.events has just been created. CHARTER/PURPOSE ===...=== lugnet.events (group and hierarchy): Organized community events, festivals, competitions, tournaments, shows, etc.: announcements, ideas, collaboration, planning, (...) (26 years ago, 24-Jun-00, to lugnet.events, lugnet.org, lugnet.general, lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.announce)
| | | | | Re: webcam images
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| (...) Are these pictures going to stay there, or should I copy any off that I want to reference from my writeup of the pirate game? Is all the equipment yours (wondering how I should credit the pictures)? (26 years ago, 19-Jun-00, to lugnet.org, lugnet.org.us.wamalug)
| | | | | Re: Reasons for Keeping the VLC's location to Members only
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| (...) Hey Mark, shut up, will ya? You're really starting to annoy me, and I don't even live in Vancouver. You're treating a Lego club like there's some innate human right to be a member of it, and that everyone is invited by virtue of knowing of a (...) (26 years ago, 15-Jun-00, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc, lugnet.org)
| | | | | GFLUG and GFLTC Meeting
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| Florida LEGO Fans, The Greater Florida LEGO Train Club (GFLTC) and the new Greater Florida LEGO Users Group (GFLUG) will be having a meeting in the Tampa Bay Area. The meeting will be at Mark's house near the St. Petersburg/Clearwater Airport on (...) (26 years ago, 14-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.us.fl, lugnet.org, lugnet.trains.org)
| | | | | More Brickfest Pictures
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| Hi all, I just uploaded my pics form BrickFest. I was there Friday and Saturday. A lot of these are from the BrikWars game I was in. Anyway, here they are (I guess I will find out here if LUGNET supports html): <a href="(URL)Brickfest from my (...) (26 years ago, 14-Jun-00, to lugnet.org)
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