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Hi Mike - Great comments! (...) Yep. I think it's not too cool when people are afraid to post constructive criticism. I think though, people only get upset at posters when they say something blatantly negative about a model - which discourages (...) (22 years ago, 18-Apr-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people, lugnet.fun.community)
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(...) My personal feeling is that there are some unwritten rules that strongly *discourage* talking about a LEGO model that someone posts. I certainly have the impression that no matter how well-intentioned, if there is a single sentence in a (...) (22 years ago, 18-Apr-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people, lugnet.fun.community)
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(...) I definitely concur on that point. (...) On many points, I hear ya there. I'm trying to bring discussions about the community out in the open, since my efforts behind the scenes and in personal projects have not been successful - partially due (...) (22 years ago, 18-Apr-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people, lugnet.fun.community)
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(...) From someone whose interest has waned... Lugnet and the clubs that have formed through meeting here have a collective personality, for better or worse. I find this community to be competitive, opinionated and territorial. That's okay. I can be (...) (22 years ago, 17-Apr-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people, lugnet.fun.community)
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| | Re: Absolutely Nothing! :) (Was: Re: What's so Adult about it Anyway ?)
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(...) Hi David! Although I am no longer among the faithful, I must agree with the sentiment that there is value in keeping young at heart! Religious or not, I love your explanation of how you have come to appreciate the importance of being a child. (...) (22 years ago, 17-Apr-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people, lugnet.fun.community)
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| | For some Lego is a religous experience. (Was: Re: Quantifying and Classifying the LEGO Community)
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A better question would be, why do people come (...) got (...) Well, I discuss religion with respect to Legos because my spiritual relationship to Christ is the focus of my life and EVERYTHING else is secondary. If it were possible I wouldnt take a (...) (22 years ago, 17-Apr-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people, lugnet.fun.community)
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| | Absolutely Nothing! :) (Was: Re: What's so Adult about it Anyway ?)
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I have one particular spin on lego building/playing/sculpting that strikes me quite personally. I had it in my splash page for a while at my bricklink store but Ill give you the edited down version here: (Be forwarned, its based upon my experience (...) (22 years ago, 17-Apr-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people, lugnet.fun.community)
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| | Blast from the past! (was: Re: Is there any interest in a tiny scout-like brick?)
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In lugnet.robotics, Ben Jackson writes: [snip all] Hey Ben - Seen your name floating around lately, and when I saw this post decided to check out your site. I remmeber you were like the second LEGO site I ran into online, right after Paul Gyugyi's, (...) (22 years ago, 17-Apr-03, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.people)
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| | Re: What's so Adult about it Anyway ? (was: Quantifying and Classifying the LEGO Community
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Hey Frank - Wish I could devote time to replying to this inline -- but gotta get moving on other stuff tonight. I totally understand the concerns with this. I'm not sure our club's approach to handling this, save the parents' involvement with the (...) (22 years ago, 17-Apr-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people, lugnet.fun.community)
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(...) Don't be afraid to advocate techniques over others, but explain why one is 'better.' I don't think anyone will argue with you that interlocking bricks is better than stacking one on top of each other when building a wall :-) (...) You can show (...) (22 years ago, 17-Apr-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people, lugnet.fun.community)
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(...) Many thanks Tim, your reply is really encouraging. I currently try to figure out the best way to write a building tutorial. The three major difficulties are: 1. It is REALLY intimidating to write the first tutorial ever. I don't want to be (...) (22 years ago, 16-Apr-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people, lugnet.fun.community)
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I've been getting a few questions about hotels near the event location. For those of you that will be attending BrickFest for the first time, the BrickFest event is held at the George Mason University - Arlington Campus. The closest hotels to GMU (...) (22 years ago, 16-Apr-03, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.people)
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| | Re: What's so Adult about it Anyway ?
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In lugnet.general, Tim Courtney writes: <snip> (...) Yeah, I've always been a big fan of the concept. Granted, I don't build with it, but I think it is a brillant way to get gets building and learning about basic mechanics. The audience for these (...) (22 years ago, 16-Apr-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people, lugnet.fun.community)
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| | Re: What's so Adult about it Anyway ? (was: Quantifying and Classifying the LEGO Community
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(...) I used to be on the side of encouraging clubs to not have age requirements, however, under more consideration, I'm more open to the idea. In my opinion, the biggest reason is the way our country handles child abuse allegations. Because of the (...) (22 years ago, 16-Apr-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people, lugnet.fun.community)
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(...) I definitely have caught on to the idea that LEGO fans aren't one community, but several communities. We use the term "the LEGO community" to signify people who are seriously interested in LEGO and LEGO-related topics, and who build (...) (22 years ago, 16-Apr-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people, lugnet.fun.community)
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(...) Yep. (...) True. I think it's great to encourage those kids who don't build LEGO on this level to explore it. I have gained a new appreciation for Bionicle recently, at BricksWest and at a friend's house a couple weeks ago. His kids have a lot (...) (22 years ago, 16-Apr-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people, lugnet.fun.community)
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| | Re: What's so Adult about it Anyway ? (was: Quantifying and Classifying the LEGO Community
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(...) IMHO, the AFOL term was used just to give this group a sense of identity. Sure, any old kid can say he plays with Lego, but all he might do is just buy sets and make them, or just collect Bionicle figures. We actually take Lego to the next (...) (22 years ago, 16-Apr-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people, lugnet.fun.community)
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| | Re: What's so Adult about it Anyway ? (was: Quantifying and Classifying the LEGO Community
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(...) Looking back in the thread, I think I was the one who began talking about "adult" here, although the phrase "Adult Fan of LEGO" (AFOL) seems to have been created quite a while ago. I find that I mention adult LEGO fans almost in self defense. (...) (22 years ago, 16-Apr-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people, lugnet.fun.community)
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Hi Damien - (...) I'm sorry to hear that. Most of the people I build with have more LEGO than I do. I have quite a bit, perhaps just under 100,000 pieces. But, I still don't have the parts to construct what I really want to, which is part of the (...) (22 years ago, 16-Apr-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people, lugnet.fun.community)
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(...) Yes, that's sharing building experience and you are lucky. My only sharing experience ended with "i don't need you, i have more lego than you anyway". Ok you share building experience. I mean you don't share building skills. You construct your (...) (22 years ago, 16-Apr-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people, lugnet.fun.community)
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