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Re: Why is .rtltoronto the friendliest place on Lugnet?
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lugnet.people
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Tue, 25 Jan 2005 22:50:36 GMT
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In lugnet.people, Thomas Main wrote:
> In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Tim David wrote:
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> > I've no doubt it is (1), even if to an outsider understanding most of the jokes
> > is a bit of problem (2). But why?
> > My theory is that it is because it is the only geographical area group that has
> > continued to use Lugnet for its forum. With the net allowing people to find that
> > thay are not the only AFOL in the world the AFOL society has moved from a global
> > one to more localised.
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> It's an interesting theory, but I would have to say that can't be the main
> reason. For one, even though U.S. LUGNET posters may be spread out
> geographically, we do have common gathering points like Brickfest. The very
> real possibility of meeting and talking to people in real life has to have some
> effect on whether or not you take a more civil tome with them online. I would
> think that it would create a positive effect and a greater willingness to be
> friendly - but I could be wrong.
Sorry, I think you've misunderstood what I meant, I basically meant what you
just wrote! Once the AFOL community had grown big enough that there were AFOLs
near enough you to meet people did meet more in real life (and were/are more
civil) BUT this has lead to a more fractured community, instead of everyone
being a worldwide group of online friends, there are now smaller groups of real
life friends and the ability to relate to the wider community seems to have been
lost a bit.
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> Another factor may just be size -- I was reading 1000steine daily a couple of
> years ago and it seemed a much friendlier place than LUGNET at the time (may
> still be - I just don't go there that often anymore), but it was a much smaller
> group of people.
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> Another extremely friendly (and imho much more mature, polite, and agreeable)
> group of toy fans can be found on playmoboard (1), which is, coincidentally,
> having a discussion comparing Lego and Playmobil currently(2). It reminds me a
> lot of rtl and LUGNET in the early days, when Lego boards really could make
> claim to the title of "friendliest place on the internet." Sadly, those days
> are gone.
I frequent the Playmoboard occasional and would have to agree with you.
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> (1)(http://www.playmoboard.com/vbulletin/index.php?s=)
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> (2)
> http://www.playmoboard.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?s=4bbb29e8d0534bed98230e9eccd6b732&threadid=10441
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> --
> Thomas Main
> thomasmain@myrealbox.com
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