Jim

Yup, it's sad. We have a dedicated topic on the matter btw.

We know the details....unfortunately. I have to remove my own tag as well. Edit: I have removed you from the group.....and removed my tag. He probably knows

Over 180000 registered accounts is indeed what we have in the database lol, But those are spam accounts, banned accounts and inactive accounts. The number of active users is way lower obviously. Somewhere between 5000 and 10000. We don't have all the demographic information

Thanks. Yeah, that's the most logical conclusion.

Like most people do lol. The frontpage can be worth your while to check out every now and then To be compatible. That's not illegal or lazy. That's smart. Why would you create a proprietary brick format if you can connect with other brands.

Exactly.

I am not trying to pursuade anyone I agree. The discussion has derailed imho

I think we always allowed links to other sources, but I am not even sure. It's been a while apparently. Embedding them is a different subject. The main issue what that on numerous occassions the leak originated at Eurobricks. At least, that is what TLG was claiming. Obviously, it never started here, but always on Reddit or Facebook etc.

Nice to see you also building a CaDa set. I still have the grey Merc sealed in box. I might give that one a go once we start the new forum. And I am actually thinking about making an exception for CaDa and creating a separate forum for it.

This thought crossed my mind as well, since CaDa has had a fairly big presence in Technic for a while now.

This probably won't be an issue. I know in Technic this is already happening for years, to some extent. Not sure about other forums of course.

For me the poll is a clear indication that the majority somehow thinks that allowing other brands on this forum is acceptable. Even people who voted for 1 state that they can live with option 2. Therefor, I think simply starting with option 2 and see what happens is the most logical course of action.

Exactly

To be honest; I am leaning more towards allowing it too. But we will discuss this with all staff members before we take a stance.

The thing is....it's #1 vs #2, #3 and #4 combined. So #1 never had the lead.

Could not agree more

Exactly this I am not sure such a forum exists (besides Reddit)

We do keep the LEGO forum about LEGO. We also keep Star Wars about Star Wars. And SciFi about SciFi. We will simply add another forum to discuss other brands. Basically we already have such a forum. It's called "Community". This is where we look the other way. I have never heard someone about that forum. So in my opinion, having an extra dedicated Other Brands forum doesn't really change that much.

We have those numbers. Obviously not as much as the early days, but we still have like 5000+ "active" members.

You probably mean OCD lol Yup, fair point. We haven't thought about this yet.

Okay clear! In Technic we kinda allow these kinda things. When it's like 99% LEGO.

And by permitted you mean...? Permitted to use in your trains? Permitted by whom? Not sure how the Train forum works lol