The LEGO Maniac's Web Ring--Coming Soon!
Tim Courtney
It's about time the LEGO Maniacs had a web ring. That is why I am founding
it. Coming soon at the Zacktron Alliance WWW Site, will be the LEGO Maniac's
web ring, for all maniacs with web pages to join. The homepage for the ring
will be at;
http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Heights/3782/ring.html
hopefully in the near future. To join, you *must* e-mail me, because I want to be able to control the ring's site content. You may not use profanity in your ring site, nor promote adult images or content. Also, (and obviously) your site must have LEGOs as the main subject, and the more pictures, the better. I will review sites to be added, and add them if they meet the criteria.
Keep Building!!
-Tim
Leonard Kleinow
But how can you win the War of The 15-Year-Olds' Journals against Dan P. if
you divide your time with this new undertaking???
Tony Kilaras
leh...@visi.com (Todd Lehman) wrote:
>>> You may not use profanity in
>>> your ring site, nor promote adult images or content.
>>
>> Yes, that's been such a problem in the past. I mean, it's
>> practically every day I go cruising for LEGO web sites and
>> find them riddled with bad words and sexual images.
>> [...]
>
>Sexually explicit LEGO web pages are rare, but they do exist.
Really? Cool! Send me the addresses.
Todd Lehman
Nephilim <je...@teubner.com> writes:
> zack...@nospam.juno.com (Tim Courtney) writes:
>> To join, you *must* e-mail me, because I want to be able to
>
> Sieg Heil!
Hey, cut Tim a little slack. He's spearheading a new web resource. Since
it's his idea -- his undertaking -- he can enact any rule he pleases. He
doesn't need your sarcasm, especially in the formative days of his project.
>> You may not use profanity in
>> your ring site, nor promote adult images or content.
>
> Yes, that's been such a problem in the past. I mean, it's
> practically every day I go cruising for LEGO web sites and
> find them riddled with bad words and sexual images.
> [...]
Sexually explicit LEGO web pages are rare, but they do exist.
>> I will review sites to be added, and add them if they
>> meet the criteria.
>
> I for one am extremely thankful to have you fighting against
> the forces of evil LEGO smut, since LEGO sites with profanity
> and adult images have been such a big problem in the past.
Jeezus, Jeff...underwear too tight today? If he wants to start a web
ring, leave him alone and let him start a web ring. This newsgroup is
about promoting ideas and the proliferation of LEGO, not about flaming
ideas and people's personal projects.
--Todd
Dan Piergallini
> But how can you win the War of The 15-Year-Olds' Journals against Dan P. if
> you divide your time with this new undertaking???
is making a web-ring, I'm making my page. RTL'er Mag has 50+
subscribers and is growing.
-Dan Piergallini
bac...@mindspring.com
Editor of RTL'er Magazine
Creative Ideas Inc.
Visit the RTL'er Magazine page at:
http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Alley/5959/rtlpage.html
Todd Lehman
Tony Kilaras <kil...@worldnet.att.net> writes:
>> Sexually explicit LEGO web pages are rare, but they do exist.
The one I knew of has moved and left no forwarding address. You might
be able to find it with a search engine, however. Here's the shred of
data I have that remains in my bookmark file:
Name: F*ckin' Lego People.....
URL: http://www.vdgi.com/lego.htm
Note that this page featured the old 70's style "maxifigs" rather than
minifigs. There were 3 or 4 pictures, one involving a chainsaw and the
rest involving XXX acts. That's about all I can remember...haven't been
to the site in about a year and a half.
--Todd
Todd Lehman
Jeff Thompson <je...@teubner.com> writes:
> [...] There may be more, but that's the one I recall. And, if I am correct
> and you can't link from the LEGO page to the adult stuff, it would be mean-
> spirited of Tim to censor her by forbidding her page to be in the ring if
> she [Minx] wanted it to be.
You should leave it up to Minx to decide whether Tim is being mean-spirited
if he exercises censorship against her site.
Besides, if Tim's rules turn out to be too restrictive, other LEGO web rings
will pop up to fill in the holes.
> Why not try to drum up enthusiasm, explain what is cool and why
> people want to be involved, and then have the 'eligability' clauses
> tucked away on his homepage?
Indeed, that probably would have been a more effective approach.
But it's no excuse for ridiculing his efforts.
Since you already agreed with Tim in principle that a web ring was a cool
idea, why didn't you contact Tim privately and suggest the more effective
approach you now note? (That's sort of a rhetorical question.)
> [...] For the most part it looked like yet another instance of Tim
> Telling People What To Post (on their web page this time, rather than
> on Usenet or on LEGO mailing lists), since the focus was on the negative
> and not the positive.
Aw, come on. I seriously doubt that Tim's intentions are for people to
adjust their content so that they can appear in his ring, or that he expects
100% of all LEGO-related web sites to apply.
> I admit my message was sharp. I was trying to be funny but came
> off about as funny as a sledgehammer. I thought the Fibblesnork
> reference was good, and the Ice Planet Babe reference tepidly
> amusing, but the rest was rather lame.
I have to admit I did laugh out loud when I read your post.
> But, for what it's worth, I'Il note that I had just re-read
> Tim's scornful "You idiot" reply when someone asked what a
> Belville figure was, and that spiked my anger. When I next saw
> this post I overreacted.
Yes, that does complicate matters. :-)
Just pointing out that you let the tone of your message undermine your
true motivations. I've done it before too, so I don't want to sound
like a saint.
--Todd
Patrick Delahanty
Nephilim wrote:
>
> > You may not use profanity in
> > your ring site, nor promote adult images or content.
>
> Yes, that's been such a problem in the past. I mean, it's
> practically every day I go cruising for LEGO web sites and
> find them riddled with bad words and sexual images.
I know you're kidding, but you wouldn't believe the number of people
that go to my Lego Maniac's Search Engine and search for...well...stuff
they probably won't find.
Adrian Piergallini
> Just pointing out that you let the tone of your message undermine your
> true motivations. I've done it before too, so I don't want to sound
> like a saint.
Yeah, whatever Saint Todd(just like jolly ole nick, but legos instead of
gifts)
Anyway, I e-mailed Tim and asked to be put on. He gave me some stuff
about pictures(not enough, or something like that)
TIM>So you're saying that you are going to join the ring? If you are,
TIM>don't
TIM>use the form on the ring homepage yet, there are still some changes
TIM>to be
TIM>made. Thanks for your interest!!
So, he wants me to change my page for him. Sounds hard-headed to me.
NObody needs the ring, and other lesss censorong type people with free
time could do it. Such as house-husband or house-wife that enjoys
legos.
-Dan Piergallini
bac...@mindspring.com
Editor of RTL'er Magazine
Creative Ideas Inc.
Visit the RTL'er Magazine Homepage at:
http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Alley/5959/rtlpage.html
c...@portal.ca
Hi,
My name is Laura! I am doing so research about Toy Market. Could be so
kind and answer a few questions for me. It would be greatly
appreciated!! :)
1) how do toy markers, apply concepts from consumer behaviour in the
marketing of toys?
2) what variables might be used to segment the toy market?
3) what are your thoughts on the subject of marketing Lazer Tag, ethnic
dolls and action figures, and dolls of disabled children? WHY?
Please give your opinions on these questions.
Thanks
Laura
Patrick Delahanty
Nephilim wrote:
> All Tim said was to not to go use the form on HIS OWN web-page
> to register for his wing, 'cause it wasn't done yet.
It's done now. I used it a couple days ago and it worked.