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(...) Oh, Hi David. After reading the follow-ups on this thread, I realized you were that seller I greeted with a request to keep religion out of BrickLink a few months ago. Matt has used this incident as a way of "prooving" that I don't respect (...) (22 years ago, 21-Apr-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people, lugnet.fun.community)
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(...) Any idea which hotel is which? (if you We're coming up Thursday but not staying at the Hilton due to the higher rate there Thursday night. Chris <>< (22 years ago, 21-Apr-03, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.people)
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Hi David - (...) Snipped a good illustration :-) (...) I think it would be appropriate with followups set to lugnet.people (which I've done to this message). It would also be appropriate in lugnet.off-topic.debate, though from experience I seriously (...) (22 years ago, 20-Apr-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people, lugnet.fun.community)
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(...) Ive only been here a few weeks but I already see this atleast software wise. I'm a distributed systems solutions junkie of the old kind and to see: pov, mlcad, ldraw, l3p, l3pao, bricktrack, bricklink, brickset, peeron and who knows what else (...) (22 years ago, 20-Apr-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people, lugnet.fun.community)
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"Tim Courtney" <tim@zacktron.com> wrote in message news:HDJoDL.156p@lugnet.com... (...) documentation (...) joining (...) I wasnt sure where to put this but since it came up here I thought this might work. I am an NNTP posting fan so when I found (...) (22 years ago, 20-Apr-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people, lugnet.fun.community)
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No he was basically showing dont judge a book by its spiritual cover. Its a sad an unfortunate thing that todays churches are regularly filled with people who look and act and seem like the nicest people around but in fact are anything but saved. (...) (22 years ago, 20-Apr-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people, lugnet.fun.community)
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(...) Let me understand you teaching... You mean that you were convincing children that they belonged in church? (22 years ago, 19-Apr-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people, lugnet.fun.community)
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I went the other way once in a Sunday morning service some time ago. I made a parable using an ordinary LEGO brick, a LEGO minifig gun, and a 100% compatible 2x4 clone brick. I asked some children to point out which one was not a Lego part, and of (...) (22 years ago, 19-Apr-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people, lugnet.fun.community)
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(...) [...] (...) Cool. (...) A good goal for LUGNET to have. What I'm trying to get to is this; I believe, based on what I've heard coming out of discussions with many different types of LEGO fans, there are (sometimes quite valid) perceptions (...) (22 years ago, 19-Apr-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people, lugnet.fun.community)
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(...) I agree. Let's all keep this in mind over the next few weeks as the setup/sign-up stuff on LUGNET is overhauled and keep our collective eyes out for points of confusion. (...) I'm not sure what you're trying to say. The core purpose of LUGNET (...) (22 years ago, 19-Apr-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people, lugnet.fun.community)
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howD all, as a professional online community manager and developer, i also agree that the lego community needs to "get w/ the program" as it were. online communities are held together by sharing standards among multiple kinds of websites re: their (...) (22 years ago, 18-Apr-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people, lugnet.fun.community)
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(...) I don't give people the full art-school style firm, no-nonsense critique - which I'm perfectly capable of doing, having come up through the Long Beach State illustration program and have had as many as 10 artists working for me on software (...) (22 years ago, 18-Apr-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people, lugnet.fun.community)
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(...) Hi Michael - (...) Not at all! In fact, I think as this thread continues, we're getting better and better responses, getting down to the meat of things. (...) There are many LEGO fans which fit that description. More than half of my train club (...) (22 years ago, 18-Apr-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people, lugnet.fun.community)
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(...) Ummm...no, that would be me. (22 years ago, 18-Apr-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people, lugnet.fun.community)
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(...) Hi Tim, I've been reading this post with fascination and hope I'm not replying too late. First, thanks for bringing up such an interesting topic! For me, LUGNET is a great way to catch up on Lego-related news, and I consider myself a member of (...) (22 years ago, 18-Apr-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people, lugnet.fun.community)
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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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