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Re: GMLTC
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Sun, 25 Feb 2001 00:13:14 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Kai Brodersen writes:
> A year ago I asked the Greater Midwest Lego Train Club if I could become a
> member. Their response was "We are a highly localized group in The Twin
> Cities/Minnesota area." I dont know if that was the response any other of
> you guys, but I live in Michigan IN THE MIDWEST! Surely a man from Michigan
> can join a GREATER Midwest lego Train Club?!?!?!?!? This brings me to my
> point. Why is GMLTC named Greater MIDWEST Lego Train Club???? Shouldnt it
> be Greater Minneapolis/St. Paul Lego Train Club??? What if MICHLTC were to
> expand and have members from Indiana Illinios Ohio and so forth, Would we
> call it the IN-IL-OH-MICH-LTC or the I-I-L-O-M-LTC? It seems fair that if
> GMLTC is going to be Localized in Minnesota it should be the MLTC or
> something of that matter.
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> Confused
> Kai
Blame me if you like, I was there (on a long term project in MSP) at the
time that the club was deciding on a name. J2 had suggested GMLTC, standing
for Greater Minnesota LTC. I lobbied hard for changing Minnesota to Midwest
to be more inclusive, since the club exhibited in Wisconsin as well as in
MN. I also didn't expect the blossoming of clubs that we have now.
I suspect the policy on membership requires that you are actually able to
attend meetings, which are held in Conan's basement. If you happen to be in
MSP, I am sure you'd be welcome to go to meetings... I was. Assuming you can
tone down your shouting, that is. But if they could put up with me and J2,
they can put up with you.
At this point changing the name would not be practical, there is a lot of
clothing and logos and websites and stuff created, and besides, as Eric
said, GMLTC has "first mover" and was exhibiting before anyone else was.
Before you were even born, actually, if you wanted to get specific.
++Lar
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| (...) Correction: I was looking to form a club entitled the "Upper Midwest LEGO Train Club" (see early threads in .trains.org). *J-1* and the others were thinking about "Greater Minnesota", and had already secured gmltc.org for that name. After a (...) (24 years ago, 26-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| A year ago I asked the Greater Midwest Lego Train Club if I could become a member. Their response was "We are a highly localized group in The Twin Cities/Minnesota area." I dont know if that was the response any other of you guys, but I live in (...) (24 years ago, 24-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains)
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