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Re: some "mild" discrepancies in roll call....
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Wed, 11 Jul 2001 04:13:50 GMT
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Calum Tsang writes:
> In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Benjamin Medinets writes:
> > I noticed a few (Calum and Jeff) have put down that they put down their
> > regular attendace in Toronto events in the Legofests....
> > I don't think the broader toronto community is aware of "Legofest"
> > It is a once a year lego extravaganza (this year it it in Washington DC)
> > that a lot of people go to...there is a whole bunch of things happening...
> > like a historical set display, a mass train display, pirate gaming room,
> > and a Castleworld display / event....
> > just clarifying "Legofest Field"
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> Actually you're incorrect. LegoFests were events just like rtlToronto
> events originally initiated in Southern California back on rec.toys.lego
> around 1995-1996. Most consider them to be any LUG activity.
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> I remember reading about them back in 95 and going, we need something like
> that in Toronto! There's this weird pyro guy with a truck who might be cool
> to run things with... :)
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> What you refer to is BrickFest--a large scale event drawing many people
> across the country. Brickfest does not have some form of monopoly over
> large national Lego events-ie, it's not the the OfficialCon 2001 or anything
> like that. In fact, Richard was first probably to propose a Canada wide
> type event with the other LUGs up here-that would be on the same footing as
> Brickfest. The only problem is the Brickfest folks have done a splendid job
> of organizing such a popular event, and we're apathetic beyond what we've
> committed to in rtlToronto program (Technic Trains, dinner)... :)
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> > However, what we should have put was our regular and continued attendance in
> > the local Toronto Lego events....for those who never missed a show....Calum,
> > Chris, etc....they should put down....attended all rtlToronto events...
> > something like that....
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> The form used by Richard is derived from Zachary Tseng's RTL Roll Call
> form-and the LEGOfest field IIRC was derived from the above mentioned
> California events. This was far before LUGs or Brickfest or anything else
> remotely national like Lugnet was created.
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> Calum
Ok...OK....so I was slightly misinformed and slightly confused...sorry for
the post....
and thank you for clairifying things for me....you and Lar++
I guess if I stopped to read FAQ on some of the things I might not be too
hasty with my postings...oh well....bad habits are hard to break :)
Anyways...so that means according to Lar's version, I've been to at least
3 "Legofests" and officially 2 of them (Train1, and RTL (robotics 7 - even
though I brought no robots to compete with).
So that is something I can legitimately add (without causing any further
incorrect data) to my "personal data"
again thanks for clarifying things (I should have known better....almost
10 years in REC.Toys.Lego <in Calum's case>)
Benjamin Medinets
PS....hey Calum, If Chris ever charged a royalty for the "pyro guy" concept....
I think he'd be very rich, and you'd be quite poor :)
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| (...) I think less. I can't remember the first time I posted on rtl, but it was like 94 or 95, because it was before first year of university. I was definetly reading alt.toys.lego on r-node.hub.org (which became IO.org, Toronto/Canada's first ISP) (...) (23 years ago, 11-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| (...) Actually you're incorrect. LegoFests were events just like rtlToronto events originally initiated in Southern California back on rec.toys.lego around 1995-1996. Most consider them to be any LUG activity. I remember reading about them back in (...) (23 years ago, 11-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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