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(...) Ben, Dunno if anyone in the mammoth thread suggested this, but you could always use the web interface at work. I'm forced to use this at a couple of sites, cos they block NNTP, and it's really not that bad. If you set up your posting settings, (...) (24 years ago, 18-Oct-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au)
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(...) my (...) while (...) Unfortunately, such people are unlikely to take any notice of such conditions. And any legal action against them is probably doomed to failure, and will certainly be expensive. The best two solutions are probably: 1. Never (...) (24 years ago, 18-Oct-00, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au, lugnet.admin.terms)
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I have been reading many messages lately about email address being pulled out of newsgroups. I have to kick in my two cents here, because this is driving me nuts. Newsgroup email harvesting has been happening since the creation of newsgroups. You (...) (24 years ago, 18-Oct-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au)
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(...) That's pretty sick. Is there any way Todd could add a terms of use for the LUGNET website for everyone -- members, non-members who post, and people who neither post nor are members?? That way he could legally forbid email address harvesting (...) (24 years ago, 18-Oct-00, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au, lugnet.admin.terms)
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There's been another case of harvesting... I got an email at work today about an egg farm for sale in Qld region. The seller actually stated where he got my details: lugnet.loc.au.qld.mac [I think that's right.] He said he got it while looking for (...) (24 years ago, 18-Oct-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au)
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| | Re: World club "gift" missing?
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(...) Okay, replying to myself... The lady I spoke to on the phone said she'd look into it, as she's only new there. She said she ddidn't think there were any Darth Maul keyrings left, but she'd see what was available [maybe others :) ]. She also (...) (24 years ago, 18-Oct-00, to lugnet.org.au)
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Name: Jonathan Wilson Gender: Male Year of Birth: 1981 Mental Age/Status of Inner Child: Location: Perth E-mail Address: jonwil@tpgi.com.au LEGO/home page URL(s): coming soon Marital Status: N/A Children: N/A Occupation: Uni student On Lugnet Since: (...) (24 years ago, 18-Oct-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au)
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| | Unable to attend :(
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Studer'ers, Unfortunately I am unable to attend the Meet this Sunday. I have to work with other "group" (if they were a group, they'd have pulled their weight by now) members to complete an assignment that is due on Tuesday and this will take up (...) (24 years ago, 18-Oct-00, to lugnet.org.au)
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Name: Tim Gould Gender: Male Year of Birth: 1977 Mental Age/Status of Inner Child: 16 Location: Brisbane E-mail Address: T.Gould@mailbox.gu.edu.au LEGO/home page URL(s): Some pics at (URL) Status: Nil Children: none Occupation: Student of the want (...) (24 years ago, 18-Oct-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au)
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And give the spammers a single point of call 8?( But seriously, you can get my current info at (URL) Whytcross <b_whytcross@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:G2KKzz.3v9@lugnet.com... (...) about (...) (24 years ago, 17-Oct-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au)
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Hello, my name is Richard, and I'm a legoholic. <<pause for monotone replies of 'Hello Richard' to quiet down>> You can find out about me at (URL) (previous roll call) (URL) (NSW fest centre site) (URL) (historical pirates site) (URL) (set mod site) (...) (24 years ago, 17-Oct-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au)
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(...) about (...) How about we list these on some page, sorted by state, so we know who's who and where. :) Name: David Drew Gender: Male Year of Birth: 1974 Mental Age/Status of Inner Child: Currently dead (Must.... work.... on.... thesis! (...) (24 years ago, 17-Oct-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au)
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As no-one else has mentioned this [I saw them first early last week] I thought I'd bring it to everyone's attention... Target have a "value pack" containing the small Town Jr lifeguard car and the 6474 digger for $19.95. These sets are (...) (24 years ago, 17-Oct-00, to lugnet.org.au)
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(...) also (...) it (...) I think I might just do that tomorrow...Along with enquiring about several other items of intrest. Pity I can't post my findings from work :( Benjamin Whytcross bwhytcro@pacificaccess.com.au (24 years ago, 17-Oct-00, to lugnet.org.au)
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Ben... maybe you were sent the wrong version of the magazine? I would call them up and ask them, maybe there have been more people out there who have also complained and maybe they can do something about it or arrange to send you one??? I'd give it (...) (24 years ago, 17-Oct-00, to lugnet.org.au)
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With all the new members coming out of the woodwork recently, I thought we should all do a roll-call to let all the new members know more about the people behind the names they see here, and to let us know a little more about their collecting (...) (24 years ago, 17-Oct-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au)
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(...) Well, my brother renewed...no keyring. I had a 2 year membership...nothing. You'd think there'd be some benefit to joining for 2 years [like the gift that you'd get if you re-signed] as TLG already have payment and know you're interested. I (...) (24 years ago, 17-Oct-00, to lugnet.org.au)
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I've been spam, spam, spam sausages and spam sandwiched by it too. But I've never given my details to brickbay yet. So obviously this characters got contacts from elsewhere. I'm guessing they've used the membership list? on lugnet to pull out Aus (...) (24 years ago, 16-Oct-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au)
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I got my keyring Ben - maybe it has something to do with you not "renewing" as you had a 2 year membership. But then doesn't your brother only have a one year membership. I wonder what will happen next year with mine? cheers sue ann (24 years ago, 16-Oct-00, to lugnet.org.au)
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(...) I don't know what *you're* going to do with it, but if *I* were there, *I* would be eyeing off that large grey baseplate standing idle in the corner so bad he'd be shifting uncomfortably from stud to stud. Who wants great big hull plates for (...) (24 years ago, 16-Oct-00, to lugnet.org.au, lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) I sent him (guessing it's a guy) a "please don't spam me" email: in his apologetic reply he said that he has addresses from lugnet, ebay and brickbay. He claimed that he was sent an extra Tour de France set from Europe and is trying to pass it (...) (24 years ago, 16-Oct-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au)
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I'd like one -- maybe we could organise a Studs bulk purchase this Sunday? --DaveL (...) (24 years ago, 16-Oct-00, to lugnet.org.au)
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| | Re: Group Minifig Photot at Studfest (was Re: LegO'Z 2000.QLD.01)
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(...) ALRIGHT! I admit it <sob> I did it <sob> I took a knift to a lego piece <sob> It was only paint and if got lots of quigons but it's still blasphemy. <sob> and he really did need a shave.<sob> So now I have a lego me that exists in real life (...) (24 years ago, 16-Oct-00, to lugnet.org.au, lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) No, this is how it went, the Key chain was for renewals so if you were getting your magazine sub renewed then you got a keyring, but if you just signed up then you get a different set of stickers and a eraser! I received one of each, as I (...) (24 years ago, 15-Oct-00, to lugnet.org.au)
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Hi Ben, Yes, I got mine. Mark H. (...) (24 years ago, 15-Oct-00, to lugnet.org.au)
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G'day, Just curious...did anyone get the keychain that was supposed to be included with this edition of the magazine. Neither my brother or I did, and I was wondering if this was an oversight, or false advertising on LA's behalf? Also, looks like (...) (24 years ago, 15-Oct-00, to lugnet.org.au)
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G'day, The same thing happened to me, although I believe that the addresses were harvested from brickbay [the "seller" had just signed up there on the 12th] as one email address it was sent to [I got it at 2 email addresses] isn't used in relation (...) (24 years ago, 15-Oct-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au)
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| | Group Minifig Photot at Studfest (was Re: LegO'Z 2000.QLD.01)
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(...) Congrats guys. (...) A group minifig photo - this sounds like a cool idea. Lord knows most of the unstudly Studs don't consider ourselves at all photogenic, but a group minifig photo might be tenable. Since the next Studfest is next Sunday, (...) (24 years ago, 15-Oct-00, to lugnet.org.au, lugnet.loc.au)
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Yesterday the gang from SEQ had there first meeting, and I think we all agreed it was a success. Attendees included myself, Mark Harrison (our wonderful host), Timothy Gould, Kerry Raymond, Melody Brown, and Peter Parsons. Bringing along our faves, (...) (24 years ago, 15-Oct-00, to lugnet.org.au, lugnet.loc.au)
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Is that set #6493? Looks like they must have had some old stock they had a hard time getting rid of ... Anyone want to help me pick a few of them up? I have some money spare in the next couple of weeks, email if interested in helping me out. Cheers (...) (24 years ago, 15-Oct-00, to lugnet.org.au)
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Hi all, no ones mentioned it yet so -- The current special offer from World Club is the Time Cruisers Flybo for $29.95 cheers sue ann (24 years ago, 14-Oct-00, to lugnet.org.au)
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Hi all, Just a note on some spam I was hit with today from Wee Lean in Malaysia, who is trying to sell Tour de France promo sets (1196-9). I don't trade Lego outside Australia, and I can only imagine that my email address was extracted from Lugnet. (...) (24 years ago, 14-Oct-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au)
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(...) Grabbed me a 8462 from Chatswood TRU today -- they've still got a few 8448s, and about fifteen 8462s. There are also a few 7171 Podraces for $99 -- best price seen outside of Kmart. happy shopping, DaveL (24 years ago, 14-Oct-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au)
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| | Re: LegOz 2001.1 :)
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(...) I would add LegOz to the start, so that they relate to each other. LegOz2001.VIC.1 or LegOz.2001.NSW.1 Let's keep the state abbreviations, because that's what these groupings are. -pw (24 years ago, 12-Oct-00, to lugnet.org.au, lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: LegOz 2000.7 wrap up. - WARNING
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(...) Good call. There's a Technic Battle Droid that stands on the low partition that separates my station from the next. He's quite a popular fellow :-) Richard Still baldly going... (24 years ago, 12-Oct-00, to lugnet.org.au, lugnet.loc.au)
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I already got the Tow truck with the Super car last week. I picked up an 8266 competition set, a bit weird, but it has a motor, battery box and lots of other bits for the price of the motor kit ($75). I also got a Rock Raiders Granite Grinder (4940) (...) (24 years ago, 12-Oct-00, to lugnet.org.au, lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) I've put up a page with descriptions against the pictures 8?) Its on my LugNet site, (URL) (24 years ago, 12-Oct-00, to lugnet.org.au, lugnet.loc.au)
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| | OT: Viva Bris Vegas
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Off Topic (...) I'm not sure where Bris-Vegas originally came from BUT it started appearing in the Brisbane street press around 1992. I think it originally had something to do with the absolute lack of anything on in Brisbane most of the time and (...) (24 years ago, 12-Oct-00, to lugnet.org.au, lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) 8?) I assume you've got a nice, new tow-truck in there somewhere...I just took delivery of a new car last night, one of Pauls 8865s. Already dismantled half the stuff I had at 2000.7 (not the helicopter yet, though). Also finally decided to (...) (24 years ago, 11-Oct-00, to lugnet.org.au, lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Does anyone know how other groups (internationally) organise their numbering? I'm all for individuality, but learning from other peoples mistakes is cool, too... ROSCO (24 years ago, 11-Oct-00, to lugnet.org.au, lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.loc.au.vic.mel)
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