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Subject: 
New vs. Old
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lugnet.space
Date: 
Wed, 11 Jun 2003 23:42:50 GMT
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In lugnet.space, Mark Sandlin wrote:
   In lugnet.space, John Henry Kruer wrote:
  
Jeez, I never claimed the title. I was just trying to make a small joke. I’m gonna retire from .space... everybody’s getting nasty here. I’ll just hang around in .Castle.

Wah.

It’s hardly gotten nasty in here. There has been a bit of stern language with some of the relative newbies, that’s all.

I get the impression you ‘old-timers’ (the first 500 or so people to join LUGNET) don’t like us ‘young whippersnappers’ invading .space.

Just my two cents,





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  Re: New vs. Old
 
(...) It's not like that at all. I assure you, most of us don't even realize the ages of the people we talk to in this group. Half of us are under the age of 18 probably. We really don't care about ages here. Or titles for that matter. Like others (...) (21 years ago, 11-Jun-03, to lugnet.space, FTX)
  Re: New vs. Old
 
(...) I certainly hope that is not the case. I have been a reader/poster since the decline of readership from the older newsgroup RTL. I don't know if that classifies me as an 'old-timer' or not compared to some others. Anyway, I don't have a (...) (21 years ago, 11-Jun-03, to lugnet.space, FTX)
  Re: New vs. Old
 
(...) I think it's not so much a matter of old-timers vs. newbies as it is a matter of signal to noise ratio. Signal quality MOC posts and constructive replies intelligent discussion of concepts, inspiration, and ideas new building techniques, etc. (...) (21 years ago, 12-Jun-03, to lugnet.space, FTX)  
  Re: New vs. Old
 
Just so you know, I'm a young whippersnapper, and none of the old timers seem to have a problem with me :) I'll be making my first moonbase module soon! :) .space rules! :) -Anne (...) -- Conformity: Proudly (\`--/') _ _______ .-r-. serving (...) (21 years ago, 12-Jun-03, to lugnet.space)
  Re: New vs. Old
 
In lugnet.space, Nathan Wells wrote: snipped (...) Yikes - I guess this means I'm officially an old-timer (Lugnet Member 404)?!?!? But I still feel young.... Bob (21 years ago, 12-Jun-03, to lugnet.space, FTX)
  Re: New vs. Old
 
(...) Well, you are entitled to your opinion. I don't think being a LUGNET© member has anything to do with being an "old timer". There are people who participated way before becoming a member and thus have a higher number. There were those who got (...) (21 years ago, 12-Jun-03, to lugnet.space, FTX)

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  Re: There can be only one
 
(...) Wah. It's hardly gotten nasty in here. There has been a bit of stern language with some of the relative newbies, that's all. -Grand Admiral and Keeper of Fleebnorks (URL) (21 years ago, 11-Jun-03, to lugnet.space, FTX)

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