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Re: Kicking the Brick with: Paul Hartzog
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lugnet.space
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Thu, 18 Sep 2003 06:31:25 GMT
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In lugnet.space, James Trobaugh wrote:
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In lugnet.space, Tim Courtney wrote:
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To Paul and to anyone interested in answering:
What would be your approach for putting into action a plan to see better
sharing of information and resources amongst fan sites?
This kind of thing is beyond the scope of my knowledge and experience to
implement. But, as someone who cares about the future of the LEGO community,
I’d like to see this come to pass. I’d love to hear others ideas on this
subject as well :-)
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Tim,
Can you give an example of the type of information and resouces you’re
talking about? I’m a bit confused on what issues between sites and groups
you’re refering to.
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Hi James -
Many of the issues you ask about run beneath the surface. For a couple reasons,
I’m not going to cite specific examples of them. I doubt my knowledge is
entirely objective. Also, I’d *much* rather focus on the positive and where we
can go than point fingers.
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I’ve actually seen a great deal of sharing between the major reference sites
here, for example LUGNET, Peeron and say Bricklink all link together
amazingly well.
So I guess I’m missing where the problem is occurring, maybe I’m just not
tuned into it.
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You need to shift your frame of mind to really see what I’m talking about. It
should be approached from the perspective of a newbie. Sure, *we* all know what
resources are where, and we can even follow links between the sites. But,
someone new to the hobby comes on the scene and all they will see is a bunch of
sites that partially overlap each other in data they offer, and no clear
singular starting point.
I hear it often from the ‘outside’ when people learn about our community.
They’re confused about what’s where, who does what, and why its not more
integrated. They’re confused about posting to LUGNET - does it cost money? (one
example among many) Nothing’s been done to address that confusion.
Where does a newbie go to get an orientation on the LEGO community as a whole?
Also, where does a seasoned veteran go for a one-stop LEGO experience, with
direct access to information they need everywhere? I know this isn’t trivial
stuff, but I think its a goal that can and should be worked towards.
Hope this clears things up, and also hope it raises more questions :-)
-Tim
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| (...) Well my thinking from my experience is that the time spent muddling around finding stuff is actually part of the fun - "it's not the destination that's important, it's the journey". While I think things *could* be more integrated, I don't (...) (21 years ago, 19-Sep-03, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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| (...) Tim, Can you give an example of the type of information and resouces you're talking about? I'm a bit confused on what issues between sites and groups you're refering to. I've actually seen a great deal of sharing between the major reference (...) (21 years ago, 17-Sep-03, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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