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| | | Hi all, GREAT NEWS! I have formed UKLTC, which, as you may have guessed, is the United Kingdom Lego Train Club. Sorry to Harvey Henkleman, who originally gave me the idea, but I have wanted to do this for ages, and you reminded me. Thanks! Anyway, (...) (23 years ago, 11-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | | | | Re: UKLTC has arrived - READ THIS AS WELL!!! —Sam Hastings
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| | | | | REALLY sorry, but I have got the address wrong down below - . instead of /! So, the actual URL is (URL) Hastings (...) (23 years ago, 11-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | | | | Re: UKLTC has arrived —Huw Millington
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| | | | | "Sam Hastings" <samjh@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:GEs6zt.A1x@lugnet.com... (...) Personally I fail to see the benefit of these 'breakaway' Yahoo discussion groups. I am perfectly happy talking with US Lugnetter's about all aspects of LEGO (...) (23 years ago, 11-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.admin.general)
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| | | | | | | Re: UKLTC has arrived —John Neal
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| | | | | | | I'm glad you mentioned that, Huw, because I was thinking the same thing. I also was wondering about utilizing such a wide-scoping name-- Sam, have you discussed this with anyone, or is this some sort of unilateral move? Personally, I feel that if (...) (23 years ago, 11-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.admin.general)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: UKLTC has arrived —Kyle D. Jackson
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| | | | | | | | | (...) Speaking purely as a noser spectator here ;] I don't see the problem in somebody "unilaterally" forming a group. Sitting around and waiting for a group of people to build consensus on how to form a group is like, well, sitting around and (...) (23 years ago, 12-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.admin.general)
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| | | | | | | | | | | Re: UKLTC has arrived —Harvey Henkelman
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| | | | | | | | | | | (...) Kyle, you hit the nail right on the head. When I conceived of the ELTC, I invited people to join knowing that membership is their choice. I intended ELTC to supplement LUGNET, not replace it in any way (God knows my website-making skills are (...) (23 years ago, 12-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.admin.general)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: UKLTC has arrived —Katie Dokken
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| | | | | | | | | | | | (...) Harvey, I don't see a problem with ELTC! In fact I already joined. What's wrong with having multiple groups on different things? I belong to so many different groups. Some are list serves, some are Yahoo groups, some are Smart groups. And no (...) (23 years ago, 12-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.admin.general)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: UKLTC has arrived —Harvey Henkelman
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | (...) Katie, I love your style! It's good to know that someone supports my effort, and yes, tere is no such thing as too many places to talk about our beloved LEGO®. Harvey Henkelman-Certified Ferroequinologist LUGNET member #400 Founder, ELTC (URL) (23 years ago, 12-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.admin.general)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: UKLTC has arrived —John Neal
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| | | | | | | | | | | | (...) I guess I'm not really looking for an argument here, but just to point out that we *already* have "multiple groups on different things" right here on LUGNet-- that's kinda the whole point of the LUGNet NGs, isn't it (as opposed to 1 noisy (...) (23 years ago, 12-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.admin.general)
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| | | | | | | | | | | Re: UKLTC has arrived —John Neal
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| | | | | | | | | | (...) Maybe that's what I'm getting at-- exactly *what* is he forming, and *why*? To me, LTCs are not virtual; in fact, they are quite the opposite. Instead of LTDs hanging out together online, it is LTDs hanging out together *in public*, sharing (...) (23 years ago, 12-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.admin.general)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | Re: UKLTC has arrived —Kyle D. Jackson
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| | | | | | | | | | (...) Maybe I misunderstood his intentions, but I gathered that his intention was to form a physical club in the corporeal <sp?> world. But to get there he is finding people by using Yahoo. KDJ ___...___ LUGNETer #203, Windsor, Ontario, Canada (23 years ago, 15-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.admin.general)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | Re: UKLTC has arrived —John Neal
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| | | | | | | | | | (...) lol You mean he is using *LUGNet* to use Yahoo to find people;-) Maybe you're right; wasn't my impression, though. -John (...) (23 years ago, 15-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.admin.general)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | Re: UKLTC has arrived —Josh Baakko
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| | | | | | | | | | | (...) lol, go John... Josh (...) (23 years ago, 15-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.admin.general)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | Re: UKLTC has arrived —Kyle D. Jackson
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| | | | | | | | | | (...) Hehe, now that you mention it, that is kinda funny. And then Yahoo is used to schedule IRC meetngs... ;] KDJ ___...___ LUGNETer #203, Windsor, Ontario, Canada (23 years ago, 15-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.admin.general)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: UKLTC has arrived —Harvey Henkelman
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| | | | | | | | (...) I know that this reply is late in coming, but had I asked this community if there was a 'need' for a ELTC, I would've received a response identical to my first announcement of ELTC. It took Sam's UKLTC to bring about a measure of response. We (...) (23 years ago, 20-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.admin.general)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: UKLTC has arrived —John Neal
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| | | | | | | | (...) Yeah, and it seems to me that the response was: if you are going to start such groups, do them on LUGNet and don't use pretentious, all-encompassing names without first discussing it with those whom you presume to represent. (...) And how (...) (23 years ago, 20-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains.org)
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| | | | | | | Re: UKLTC has arrived —Scott Arthur
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| | | | | | (...) I agree. I like the idea of a United Kingdom Lego Train Club - but not one on Yahoo or the like. Scott A (...) (23 years ago, 12-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.admin.general)
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| | | | | Re: UKLTC has arrived —Scott Arthur
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| | | | (...) So we have to live in the UK and be British. Should we bring our passports? :-) Scott A (...) (23 years ago, 12-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | | | | | Re: UKLTC has arrived —Huw Millington
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| | | | "Scott A" <eh105jb@mx1.pair.com> wrote in message news:GEt69x.o3@lugnet.com... (...) passports? :-) At least he included Scotland, for a change :-) Lindsay Braun (are you still 'here'?) and Pete Callaway will presumably be unwelcome... Huw (23 years ago, 12-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.uk)
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