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| (...) As a NELUG member, I'd love to hear stories/experiences specificially from 16-17 year olds (or 18-year-olds if you were once 16-17 as part of a LUG) who are members of other LUGs in the U.S....this might help me form a more solid opinion if (...) (24 years ago, 4-Jul-00, to lugnet.org.us, lugnet.org.us.baylug, lugnet.org.us.dixielug, lugnet.org.us.gmlug, lugnet.org.us.lugola, lugnet.org.us.nclug, lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.org.us.wafol, lugnet.org.us.wamalug) !
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| (...) Ok Todd, I'll give you my story. My son, who is 14, is a full member of the club (WAMALUG). I don't babysit him and neither do any of the other members of club. He is as concientious as a 14 year old can be. How does he enrich WAMALUG? He runs (...) (24 years ago, 4-Jul-00, to lugnet.org.us)
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| (...) Ok Todd, I'll give you my story. My son, who is 14, is a full member of the club (WAMALUG). I don't babysit him and neither do any of the other members of club. He is as concientious as a 14 year old can be. How does he enrich WAMALUG? He runs (...) (24 years ago, 4-Jul-00, to lugnet.org.us)
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| (...) This is an errant post. I wish I could have cancelled it before it went out. (stupid me and E.I. interface.... ) Rich -- Have Fun! C-Ya! Legoman34 ***** Legoman34 (Richard W. Schamus)... (No, I don't work for TLC, but I want to...) BRICKFEST (...) (24 years ago, 4-Jul-00, to lugnet.org.us)
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| In lugnet.org.us, Todd Lehman writes: Well, I'm not 16 or 17 (I'm 15), but I don't think anyone would mind if I replied to this anyway. Though I'm not in a local LUG yet, I am very seriously considering GMLUG or I may even go out on a limb soon and (...) (24 years ago, 4-Jul-00, to lugnet.org.us)
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| (...) Well Greg, you've got nothing to worry about. I joined GMLUG when I was 17; they have no age restriction. Hope to have you as part of the bunch! -Chris (24 years ago, 4-Jul-00, to lugnet.org.us)
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| (...) todd ~ although i don't fall into the age category for these questions, i would like to share some relevant experienciences. first off, this timely post from steve jackson: (URL) ~ just in case you missed it. now, i've had my say in this (...) (24 years ago, 5-Jul-00, to lugnet.org.us)
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| I'd like to add to Craig's thoughts with my own experiences. I was deep in my dark ages at age 16, but I became involved with the MIT gaming club at that point in my life. My introduction to the club was attending one of their game cons. I had been (...) (24 years ago, 5-Jul-00, to lugnet.org.us)
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| (...) Joining GMLUG at 17, I had yet to learn of age limits in NELUG, so I wasn't suprised to be accepted. Grateful yes, I was glad to be part of something. (...) GMLUG does very little, at least since I've been there, but if I was told I couldn't (...) (24 years ago, 5-Jul-00, to lugnet.org.us)
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| Todd, If I may be so bold, I would like to recommend an additional question that may be relevant to your poll. * If you are an adult and you belong to a club/group with younger ( e.g. 16-17 ) members, do you feel that their presence in the (...) (24 years ago, 5-Jul-00, to lugnet.org.us, lugnet.org.us.baylug, lugnet.org.us.dixielug, lugnet.org.us.gmlug, lugnet.org.us.lugola, lugnet.org.us.nclug, lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.org.us.wafol, lugnet.org.us.wamalug)
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| (...) Excellent point, Andy ... I had been a fan of Bram Lembrecht's work for a long time prior to MIT Mindfest '99, and I always thought he was in his thirties. Imagine my shock when I met him, and learned he was on track to graduate high school (...) (24 years ago, 5-Jul-00, to lugnet.org.us, lugnet.org.us.baylug, lugnet.org.us.dixielug, lugnet.org.us.gmlug, lugnet.org.us.lugola, lugnet.org.us.nclug, lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.org.us.wafol, lugnet.org.us.wamalug)
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| (...) This thread's probably gone cold and stale by now, but for what it's worth.... I've been a closeted lurker on Lugnet for some months now; but as this issue is close to my heart, I had to brave the posting interface. And a reply to Todd's (...) (24 years ago, 6-Jul-00, to lugnet.org.us)
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| (...) What does one get by being a full member of PNLTC? (24 years ago, 6-Jul-00, to lugnet.org.us)
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| (...) restriction (...) Frank, for Ian (my 15 yr old son), I think it's pretty much of sense of "belonging" rather than feeling like a "second-class citizen" (whatever that tired cliche means). Other than that - maybe your name, info, links on their (...) (24 years ago, 6-Jul-00, to lugnet.org.us)
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| (...) Don't feel totally left out... they discriminate against out of area members too. :-) I've tried to become a member for years but there's this "you have to live in the pacific northwest" secret clause. ++Lar (24 years ago, 7-Jul-00, to lugnet.org.us)
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