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Hey, How about NOLTC??? (URL) the five member strong GFLUG (Greater Florida LEGO Users Group) No web site for GFLUG yet, but we are working on it... Robin W. GFLUG (...) if (...) currently (...) details. (...) (26 years ago, 20-Jul-00, to lugnet.org, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.general)
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Hey folks, There have been a few changes since I last updated the Maps. (URL) of the changes I know about are in the US and a couple in Australia but if I am missing something please let me know. Here are the changes I am currently aware need to be (...) (26 years ago, 19-Jul-00, to lugnet.org, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.general)
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Hey folks. Things have been going well collecting things for Suzanne's gift. Because of the LUGNET downtime and because several people were afraid they missed the deadline and would like to send me a check which will take a couple days anyway I am (...) (26 years ago, 19-Jul-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.org, lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.people)
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(...) We should get the last word from Mr. Kingsley who has been so generous as to handle this matter on behalf of lugnuts far and wide -- but it is my understanding that he will accept money through today, Monday, and post totals tomorrow. He has (...) (26 years ago, 17-Jul-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build, lugnet.fun, lugnet.people, lugnet.org)
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| | REMINDER: Flowers for Suzanne
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Hey Y'all: Don't forget to send even a weeny little old $1 USD to Eric Kingsley for Suzanne's flowers and gift. Check out all the important details here: (URL) is tomorrow. C'mon, you know you want to... ...And the more the merrier!. It's not about (...) (26 years ago, 16-Jul-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build, lugnet.fun, lugnet.people, lugnet.org)
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With all the Brisbanites/Bundaburgers posting, maybe you should think about holding a LegOz ? Someone should take the initiative. If you build it...they will come. pete.w <aquanaut@optusnet.com.au> (26 years ago, 10-Jul-00, to lugnet.org)
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| | Re: Age limitations
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(...) I knew that link was around somewhere, but had lost site -- errr, sight -- of it. Steve (26 years ago, 7-Jul-00, to lugnet.org)
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(...) The /news/traffic/ page will also send you that way yonder. --Todd (26 years ago, 7-Jul-00, to lugnet.org)
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(...) Aha!! I often saw some groups in "plain" view but never realized what instigated that... thanks! -Shiri (26 years ago, 7-Jul-00, to lugnet.org)
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(...) Frank, Steve: Have you tried the link in the yellow box that says View plain (without subgroups) ? --Todd (26 years ago, 7-Jul-00, to lugnet.org)
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| | Re: Age limitations - re liability
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(...) They're a big organization with offices, membership dues, a board of directors, etc -- and as you say, they carry insurance. There's no comparision. (26 years ago, 6-Jul-00, to lugnet.org)
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(...) Some thoughts... At least in the US, waivers actually are worth very little. Probably the only place they really do any good is permission slips for public school activities. Of course here, the government is already relatively immune to (...) (26 years ago, 6-Jul-00, to lugnet.org)
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| | Re: Age limitations - meetings in bars
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I guess this is somewhat at a tangent from teh rest of the thread, but I am very glad personally that the VLC doesn't meet in a bar, or even adjourn to a bar after meetings. As a non-drinker and non-smoker, I hate having to be in bars. Besides, the (...) (26 years ago, 6-Jul-00, to lugnet.org)
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I am puzzled by the liability problems referenced in this thread. Someone mentioned, as a comparison, the SCA (Society for Creative Anachronism), and I'd just like to draw that parallel in a little more detail: The SCA holds large events for in (...) (26 years ago, 6-Jul-00, to lugnet.org)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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