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Finally some wisdom and common sense reigns in.
Back to writing bad teenage angst poetry methinks.
Santosh
(who saw a bumper sticker: "Hire a Teenager, they know everything")
In lugnet.trains.org, Tim Courtney writes:
> In lugnet.trains.org, Kai Brodersen writes:
> > If we are to do this i would like to have a "Teen-Brick-Fest"? I think
> > there aren't very many teens and there would only be two or three teens per
> > LTC (my opinion).
>
> Well, since I've been brought up in this, I'm gonna take the liberty to give
> a few opinions. ;)
>
> First off, I understand you all are enthusiastic about this, and I don't
> want to rain on your parade, but consider the practicalities of your ideas.
> How practical would a Teen Brickfest be? First, there wouldn't be very many
> attending (less than the last year's regular Brickfest - which teens
> attended - for sure) and parents would have to travel too, adding cost and
> making it more prohibitive. I just don't see something like that as
> practically happening. If you have a club in your area without an age
> restriction, just join it and try to get other teens to join, and hang out
> there.
>
> > and Mentors meaning bosses because thats the exact opposite of what we are
> > trying to accomplish. Mentors as in- Show Setup (i.e. getting the GATS and
> > what have ya to et us display) and help up with construction of moduoles
> > and so on is what would be good. I think the person "Tim" I have been
> > hearing so much about would like to help us??!?
>
> I doubt you'll get a GATS show for a TeenLTC, because really, there'll be
> fewer per geographical area and you will have significantly less budget than
> a club of AFOLs. Again, I really feel bad raining on your parade, but I
> don't want to see you get your hopes way up by having these ideas build and
> build (no pun intended) and having to be let down.
>
> And, I can't really help out, because I'm really busy with school and other
> LEGO things. Sorry.
>
> > Young kids... If they can really be helpful and can attend meetings would be
> > good BUT teen is really 12/13 to 18 years of age.
>
> Meetings? Unless you are making this a Michigan thing, its really not
> local, so its very hard to have something like this happen. Alex Kaiser
> tried a KidLUG a while back, and from waht I recall it never really went
> anywhere because of the spread out geographical area. I suggest focusing on
> local LEGO clubs, getting the kids to go online and perhaps get LUGNET
> groups for them. Maybe if you wanna get a few local LEGO clubs of kids
> together for a special regional event, do that. But anything on a larger
> scale just seems too impractical to me.
>
> My two studs...
>
> -Tim
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