A thought for discussion...

[Ron Carter]

I think this might have been discussed off and on, but...

I wanted some feedback from people on the idea of either:

- expand alt.toys.lego to include the other construction type toys eg
Erector sets, K'NEX (a new? product, for which I will post a copy of
a brochure, once I get it) Flexiblocks, etc. ie making it something
like alt.toys.construction(?)...

- go for a "real" hierarchy eg rec.toys.construction(?) which would inc.
the above... (there isn't even a rec.toys hierarchy yet; about time!)

I am posting this here, as this would (obviously?) impact alt.toys.lego
more than anything... Any interest in even (re)discussing this?

LEGOly yours,
--
Ron Carter \ Director \ Center for the Study of Creative Intelligence
CSCI \ Denver, CO USA \
rca...@nyx.cs.du.edu \ Are you sure -you- would pass a Turing test?

[mc...@news.delphi.com]

I think this area should be kept as a Lego-and-compatable-block only area.

[Ivan Van Laningham]

i agree; other alt.toys.* groups ok, but alt.toys.lego should be
ONLY lego and compatible blocks! (and things of obvious interest,
like lego phones & containers in which to store lego & the zen
of lego-ing ;-) )

ivan

[Guy Robinson, ESDC]

Well I think Lego fills a particular socio-economic niche. There is an
associated culture and plenty of associated technical information that
can be shared and has been shared.

I am concerned about these discussions and flows of information being
diluted. Hell, it's tough enough keeping up with people's information
about Technic Lego, let alone numerous other construction types.

Further more if someone comes to group and talks Lego someone here will
be interested far more often than not. If someone talk a differing
brand of contruction media there could be an embarrashing silence.

Beside who wants possibly inevitable Lego vs. another brand arguments
to break out. If they are persued with half the vigour of emacs vs.
vi arguments we will be in big trouble.

Prehaps alt.toy.construction(.misc?) ought to be created.

Any way I'm planning to buy 8022 myself. Shame I probably will not
be able to find a sale. Cheapest I can find so far is 8 quid.

Yours constructively,

Guy Robinson

[Ron Carter]

Email bounced, so...

>robi...@rx.xerox.com (Guy Robinson) writes:

>>rca...@nyx.cs.du.edu (Ron Carter) writes:

>>I wanted some feedback from people on the idea of either:
>>
>>- expand alt.toys.lego to include the other construction type toys

(Severely edited... rc)

>Well I think Lego fills a particular socio-economic niche.

>I am concerned ... discussions and flows of information being diluted.

>Beside who wants possibly inevitable Lego vs. another brand arguments

Real good points, and taken to the heart... :-) See other public
article from me about alternative proposal...

>Any way I'm planning to buy 8022 myself. Shame I probably will not
>be able to find a sale. Cheapest I can find so far is 8 quid.

BTW, with the exchange rate at .65223, your $UK8 price on the 8022
makes it a better price there at retail than here at retail ($UK9
or so). A question for you... Do they ever put the LEGO stuff on
sale there in the UK?

There -is- one problem with the 8022; it sells one on the TECHNIC
series -real- quick; just large enough "taste" of the potential of
the series to really get you going on thinking "now, if I had this
extra gear set, and a few more TECHNIC style bricks..." thoughts.

I am already thinking of picking up a second one before the sale ends
tomorrow on Saturday 18 SEP 93... *sigh* :-)

LEGOly,

--
Ron Carter \ Director \ Center for the Study of Creative Intelligence

CSCI \ Denver, CO USA \ "The greatest pleasure in life is doing what
rca...@nyx.cs.du.edu \ people say you cannot do." - Walter Bagehot

[Lawrence Muir III]

I have been reading this group since it first come out and I have been
reading it basically because I love to build lego. This group should remain as
it is and maybe the idea of another group called rec.toy.construction.misc would
be in order as I ONLY like to hear ppls ideas in builing LEGO not other stuff.
I actully dont own any other construction type of toys (save my StarWars
models), so any other sort of other construction stuff would be totally
uninteresting to those like myself who only read this group for lego.
I only build setting for a game I made up using space lego, but like
most ppl I have a miss-mass of all types of lego and like too use my technic
stuff to make the settings more life like (if you can have that??). So I like
to hear ppls ideas.

So I hope I have made a point by clearing up other ppls thoughts if not
I sorry.

c...@deakin.edu.au (AUSTRALIA)