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Re: 9v Update (ILTCO's involvment)
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Wed, 5 Apr 2006 23:28:51 GMT
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* “Could you please explain why ILTCO is the normal channel for such issues?“ -
Didier Enjary
ILTCO is operated under a democratic process. All 33 member clubs are equally
represented and receive communications at the exactly the same time thru the
mail lists. One of the six ILTCO goals was to provide LEGO a single point of
contact so that LEGO can make announcements, sneak peek pictures, etc. and it
would reach all the clubs and in most cases the general public at the same time.
This is what I mean by "normal channel"
It has been for the last 3 years that the train topic information flowed thru
ILTCO out to the community. I don't see us as being a bottle neck but rather a
conduit, which I hope you all agree with. When Jake left LEGO he seems to have
neglected to reassign his personal contacts in the community (beyond the
Ambassador program) to Jan and Steve. So as a result this information came thru
the Ambassadors.
* "Do you think Eric has overstepped his bounds by launching the save.9vtrains
website?" - Didier Enjary
There are no "bounds" or jurisdiction as far as ILTCO is concerned. ILTCO is
made up of a collection of clubs (Eric's included), so that we can have a
central repository for train related materials (www.ILTCO.org) and a way to
easily communicate with each other (in the form of the Assembly mail list).
Do we need another train web site and discussion form when there is Lugnet and
www.ILTCO.org? I tend to think that fragmenting sub-topics dilutes the message
and lessens the appearance of solidarity of the train AFOLs.
* “Showing support for other forums will go a long way to prove that ILTCO is
not trying to rule the world of LEGO Trains (an image that I know you are trying
to avoid).” - Jude Beaudin
ILTCO has 33 member clubs world wide (330 individual members), all have voting
rights and equal access to posting messages, news items and articles on the web
site. ILTCO is not trying to rule the world but rather be the democratic hot
spot in the center of the train AFOL universe... THIS IS AN IMAGE WE ARE TRYING
TO MAINTAIN!
Hope this helps.
SteveB
ILTCO Goals
The purposes of this Organization shall be:
1. the promotion of good fellowship and communication among LEGO model
railroading enthusiasts; and
2. the promotion and dissemination of knowledge about LEGO model railroading,
through online resources, meetings, publications, and libraries; and
3. the supporting of the formation and growth of LEGO Train Clubs; and
4. the cultivation of L-Gauge as a recognized model railroading hobby standard;
and
5. the establishment of comprehensive communications with The LEGO® Group /
LEGO® Direct, NMRA, hobby publishers, train show organizers, and the like; and
6. the representation of the interests and concerns of the LEGO Train community.
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| (...) Not that I feel like I have to justify my actions but this single issue is so big that I thought it needed its own forum for organizing and making our case. The site has little to do with LUGNET, we arn't going to post MOC's. We are trying to (...) (18 years ago, 6-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains)
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| I think this is a great thing that Eric has taken on. Someone needs to get the ball rolling, and he appears to be doing just that. As far as ILTCO goes, what exactly is the status of things there? There doesn't ever really seem to be anything going (...) (18 years ago, 6-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) But this is ILTCO's biggest problem. It's only got one mailing list and it's full of chatter; either trivial analysis or a few club members discussing something and broadcasting it to all members. That's why most people turn the mailing off, (...) (18 years ago, 6-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) "normal" ? Could you please explain why ILTCO is the normal channel for such issues ? (...) and it's nice to see you back. Welcome back Steve. (...) There is a misunderstanding and I think you can easily clarify this. Do you think Eric has (...) (18 years ago, 5-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains)
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