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Re: GMLTC
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Mon, 26 Feb 2001 07:37:11 GMT
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Larry Pieniazek wrote:
> 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.
> >
> > Confused
> > Kai
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> 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
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 short impasse, it was J-3 who suggested "Greater Midwest LEGO Train
Club" (requiring no change in domain name), and it stuck.
> , 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.
I'm not so sure. Being a member of the GMLTC is not an entitlement. And here
is something else to be confused about, Kai. We could change our name to the
KLTC (Kai's LEGO Train Club) and *still* not invite you. Go figure that.
John
> 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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| In lugnet.trains, John Neal writes: <snipped my distortion of history that John quoted> (...) Correction accepted. I was willing to take the fall for this since Kai has already stated he considers me a meanie, or words to that effect... (...) Good (...) (24 years ago, 26-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org)
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| (...) 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 (...) (24 years ago, 25-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains)
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