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Re: Age limitations
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Tue, 4 Jul 2000 19:49:47 GMT
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mattdm@AVOIDSPAMmattdm.org
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Todd Lehman <lehman@javanet.com> wrote:
> I disagree with the first statement there -- I think everyone (myself
> included) is getting tripped up over the word "adult." Do you really mean
> to say that it is important to us (NELUG) to be a group of 18-and-older
> LEGO fans? I think what's important to us (NELUG) is to be a group of
> "adult-acting" LEGO fans.
That's definitely important. But it actually _is_ important to some members
(not unshakeably strongly for me, but maybe for some people, and I think
it's a completely valid viewpointpoint) that it be an _adult_ group. After
all, this is a hobby where in a certain sense (recent overtures from Lego
Direct not withstanding) adults are officially Not Allowed. It's satisfying
and refreshing -- even freeing -- to turn that around. That can be seen as
silly, but it's still real.
I think this explains a lot the general desire to have membership limited to
adults but to still have unofficial or even semi-official events at which
younger non-members are welcome.
I find the point that some 16 year olds may be closer to adult fans than to
children a good one -- after all, they're outside the range on the box as
well. But I also think I hold this viewpoint less strongly than some others.
(That's what discussion is for.)
--
Matthew Miller ---> mattdm@mattdm.org
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| Alright, I'm going to jump in here (I suppose it was inevitable) and say I'm agreeing with Todd-- (...) Well, I'll jump in here real quick with a minor point-- Lego's attitude has rarely (if ever, aside from the recent UCS sets and potentially LD) (...) (24 years ago, 6-Jul-00, to lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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| | Re: Age limitations
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| (...) I disagree with the first statement there -- I think everyone (myself included) is getting tripped up over the word "adult." Do you really mean to say that it is important to us (NELUG) to be a group of 18-and-older LEGO fans? I think what's (...) (24 years ago, 4-Jul-00, to lugnet.org.us, lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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