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| | | These are just a few thoughts that I have had: You can easily divide LEGO fans into groups. first of all, the little kids from about 0-9 that just play with LEGO. this group is becoming the only group LEGO (r) cares about, if you look at the impact (...) (20 years ago, 4-Jan-05, to lugnet.people.teens)
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| | | | | Re: teen FOLs: do we actually exist? —Ted Michon
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| | | | | Thomas- As a member of SCLTC, I can tell you there are plenty of teenage Serious LEGO Builders out there (forgive me, I dislike the term AFOL). I meet a lot of visitors at our LTC shows who are teenagers and/or in college. The teenage issues are (...) (20 years ago, 4-Jan-05, to lugnet.people.teens, FTX)
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| | | | | | | Re: teen FOLs: do we actually exist? —Samarth Moray
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| | | | | | (...) Hi everyone, I couldn't agree with this more. Probably the only reason this happens is because the mind of a 6th grader if far more sensitive to peer pressure and teasing in general than a teen. Getting older as a person, a teen becomes more (...) (20 years ago, 7-Jan-05, to lugnet.people.teens, FTX)
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| | | | | Re: teen FOLs: do we actually exist? —Stefan Garcia
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| | | | | (...) Ever heard of Ross Neil? :^p Even besides him, many of us TFOLs, I should daresay, are as good as the adult builders in some cases. And for me at least, I make no qualms (or however you say it) about being a Lego fan. Not that anyone ever (...) (20 years ago, 13-Jan-05, to lugnet.people.teens)
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| | | | | | | Re: teen FOLs: do we actually exist? —Samarth Moray
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| | | | | | | SNIPPY (...) SNIPPY WAIT! Your'e a teen??? and here I thought you were older :-) (...) Yes, but it seems like there isn't much to say; I come here everyday, but hardly ever post. (...) I agree. Maybe some sort of a contest? which is open only to (...) (20 years ago, 16-Jan-05, to lugnet.people.teens)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: teen FOLs: do we actually exist? —Kevin Blocksidge
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| | | | | | | | (...) Spaceships. ~Kevoh (20 years ago, 16-Jan-05, to lugnet.people.teens)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: teen FOLs: do we actually exist? —Samarth Moray
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| | | | | | | | | (...) Yeah right. Easy for you to say. We need something which will encompass ALL themes. Teen builders lurking in all themes need to be woken. Else, I could just as well say TRAINS! and someone else would say CASTLE and we'd all be in a fine mess. (...) (20 years ago, 16-Jan-05, to lugnet.people.teens, FTX)
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| | | | | | | | | | | Re: teen FOLs: do we actually exist? —Kevin Blocksidge
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| | | | | | | | | | (...) Vignettes should be good. They cover all themes, and the small size allows people of any collection size to participate. ~Kevoh (20 years ago, 16-Jan-05, to lugnet.people.teens, FTX)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | Re: teen FOLs: do we actually exist? —Samarth Moray
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| | | | | | | | | | (...) Wonderful Idea Kevoh!!! A small addition to that: We should also allow dioramas too, and put a size limit on them so that teens with insane piece counts can't rule the roost. The reason I say this I so that anyone wanting to be more ambitious (...) (20 years ago, 16-Jan-05, to lugnet.people.teens, FTX)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | Re: teen FOLs: do we actually exist? —Leonard Hoffman
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| | | | | | | | | | would you be interested in working offline with me on a (...) Are you talking about holding a teen only contest? I'm not sure if this is such a good idea. Most contests are held around a theme and reward building ability alone - including age as a (...) (20 years ago, 16-Jan-05, to lugnet.people.teens, FTX)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | Re: teen FOLs: do we actually exist? —Samarth Moray
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| | | | | | | | | | (...) Oh no no! course not! what I was talking about is merely a contest that would allow teens to feel comfortable in displaying their MOCs, and not necessarily exclude others in the process. I only don't want the builders with higher skill levels (...) (20 years ago, 17-Jan-05, to lugnet.people.teens, FTX)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | Re: teen FOLs: do we actually exist? —Stefan Garcia
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| | | | | | | | | | (...) We want to dispel that notion that age and skill and parts are interrelated. I'd say it's more the ability of the person and their character. I'm only 17, but I've got more bricks than some of the adults I know (85k to their 60k). He's a (...) (20 years ago, 19-Jan-05, to lugnet.people.teens, FTX)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | Re: teen FOLs: do we actually exist? —Samarth Moray
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| | | | | | | | | | SNIPPY (sorry bout the late reply, I missed this post when the uncivil war started, and then my net connection got lost, too) (...) Well, IMHO, whether we like it or not, thats the way it is. My logic is that a builder who's been around on planet (...) (20 years ago, 23-Jan-05, to lugnet.people.teens, FTX)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | Re: teen FOLs: do we actually exist? —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | | | | | | | | | (...) I'll say! You should do that one, it would be TRES funny. (or maybe the scene from the end of "A Fish Called Wanda" where Kevin Spacey gets rollered into the cement?) (20 years ago, 23-Jan-05, to lugnet.people.teens, FTX)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: teen FOLs: do we actually exist? —Pete White
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | (...) You will find that was the decline of Kevin Kline (until then he was fine). (20 years ago, 23-Jan-05, to lugnet.people.teens, FTX)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: teen FOLs: do we actually exist? —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | (...) Spacey, Bacon, Kline, I can't keep them all straight. (20 years ago, 23-Jan-05, to lugnet.people.teens, lugnet.off-topic.fun, FTX)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: teen FOLs: do we actually exist? —Samarth Moray
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| | | | | | | | | | | | (...) After reading your post at 12 am today I started laughing like a madhouse patient. It was the middle of the night for gods sake. Anyways. I wish I had that brick to do the vignette (believe it or not, I bought my first SW set only a few months (...) (20 years ago, 24-Jan-05, to lugnet.people.teens, FTX)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | Re: teen FOLs: do we actually exist? —Samarth Moray
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| | | | | | | | | | (...) I've had my think, and only one part keeps coming back to me (drumroll please) 1 x 1 Lever! I think its perfect, mostly everyone has at least ONE, if not hundreds. And its not as bad as the 2 x 4 (or the like), either. But if anyone else has (...) (20 years ago, 31-Jan-05, to lugnet.people.teens, FTX)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | Re: teen FOLs: do we actually exist? —Stefan Garcia
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| | | | | | | | | | 1x1 Lever...Sounds Good! So, 1x1 Lever, used in a vignette style scene? Or just 1x1 lever? -Stefan- (20 years ago, 31-Jan-05, to lugnet.people.teens, FTX)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | Re: teen FOLs: do we actually exist? —Samarth Moray
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| | | | | | | | | | (...) We could have a 1 x 1 lever contest with Vignettes as a subcategory. That way, no one is specifically limited, but at the same time, the Vignette category prevents anyone with a small collection from getting pwnzr'd or whatever by the (...) (20 years ago, 31-Jan-05, to lugnet.people.teens, FTX)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: teen FOLs: do we actually exist? —Samarth Moray
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| | | | | | | | In lugnet.people.teens, Kevin Blocksidge wrote: Something about spaceships Small addition: If you want to see budding TFOL's, mocpages.com is THE place to be, IMO. Now I don't have facts to prove it, but I do know that a large chunk of builders (...) (20 years ago, 16-Jan-05, to lugnet.people.teens, FTX)
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| | | | | | | Re: teen FOLs: do we actually exist? —John Neal
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| | | | | | (...) "Neal":-) Ross, I daresay, is quite a good builder, but he has never had the interest to read LUGNET or even browsing Brickshelf for that matter. JOHN (20 years ago, 19-Jan-05, to lugnet.people.teens, FTX)
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| | | | | Re: teen FOLs: do we actually exist? —C. L. GunningCook
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| | | | In lugnet.people.teens, Thomas Jollans wrote: snip (...) snip (...) Hello Thomas, I read this thread and thought about my own son, pushing 15 and his friends. Of course, just being his "Mom", I have no clue what they say at school (and truly, I'm (...) (20 years ago, 17-Jan-05, to lugnet.people.teens)
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| | | | | | Re: teen FOLs: do we actually exist? —Stefan Garcia
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| | | | | (...) He most certainly does, that Lamborghini is pretty nifty! (...) "Why is your room always messy!?!?" "I'm building." "*sigh*" It's always neat to have a parent sit down and try to build with their kid. My rather meandering and random 2 studs, (...) (20 years ago, 19-Jan-05, to lugnet.people.teens)
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| | | | | | | Re: teen FOLs: do we actually exist? —Thomas Jollans
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| | | | | | (...) for me it's more like: "so, WHEN will you clear up your room??" "I did so just this morning." "No you did not, I can see that without even entering your room!" "Well, I just started to build this cool car..." (...) considering that I have (...) (20 years ago, 27-Jan-05, to lugnet.people.teens)
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| | | | | | Re: teen FOLs: do we actually exist? —Steve Bliss
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| | | | (...) No, that's the our NLSO's job. Steve (20 years ago, 19-Jan-05, to lugnet.people.teens)
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