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'''rec.toys.lego''' (often abbreviated '''RTL''')<ref>{{cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/outsideinnovatio0000seyb/page/392/mode/2up?view=theater |title=Outside Innovation: How Your Customers Will Co-Design Your Company's Future |first=Patricia B. |last=Seybold |year=2006 |publisher=[[Wikipedia:HarperCollins|HarperCollins]] |ISBN=0-06-113590-9 |p=392}}</ref> | '''rec.toys.lego''' (often abbreviated '''RTL''')<ref>{{cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/outsideinnovatio0000seyb/page/392/mode/2up?view=theater |title=Outside Innovation: How Your Customers Will Co-Design Your Company's Future |first=Patricia B. |last=Seybold |year=2006 |publisher=[[Wikipedia:HarperCollins|HarperCollins]] |ISBN=0-06-113590-9 |p=392}}</ref> is a [[Wikipedia:Usenet|Usenet]] [[Wikipedia:Usenet newsgroup|newsgroup]] dedicated to the discussion of [[LEGO]] products and LEGO-compatible toys.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/internetstarterk00engsrich/page/850/mode/2up?view=theater |title=Internet Starter Kit for Macintosh |edition=2nd |publisher=Hayden Books |year=1994 |first=Adam C. |last=Engst |ISBN=1-56830-111-1 |p=850}}</ref> It was one of the earliest online LEGO fan communities, starting in early 1993 as '''alt.toys.lego''' ('''ATL''')<ref name="Bender">{{cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/legolovestory0000bend/page/24/mode/2up?view=theater |title=LEGO: A Love Story |first=Jonathan |last=Bender |year=2010 |pages=24–25 |publisher=[[Wikipedia:John Wiley & Sons|John Wiley & Sons]] |ISBN=978-0-470-40702-8}}</ref> before moving to the rec.* [[Wikipedia:Usenet newsgroup#Hierarchies|hierarchy]] one year later. | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
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The alt.toys.lego newsgroup was created in January 1993.<ref name="AFOL20"/> (write more here) | |||
Later in 1993, users realised that the [[Wikipedia:alt.* hierarchy|''alt.*'' hierarchy]] was not well-propagated due to many [[Wikipedia:Dial-up Internet access|dial-up]] [[Wikipedia:Internet service provider|Internet service providers]] not offering it to subscribers. Suggestions were made in many ''alt.*'' groups to migrate to one of the [[Wikipedia:Big 8 (Usenet)|Big 7]] hierarchies.<ref name="AFOL20"/> A proposal for a new LEGO newsgroup under the ''rec.*'' (recreation) hierarchy was started in October 1993. Voting was concluded on 21 December and the results were announced on 3 January 1994. The new rec.toys.lego newsgroup was created on 10 January 1994.<ref name="AFOL TL">{{cite web |url=http://www.suave.net/~dave/afol_history.pl?timeline=1 |title=The AFOL History Project |first=David |last=Eaton |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210919201210/http://www.suave.net/~dave/afol_history.pl?timeline=1 |archive-date=2021-09-19 |url-status=dead}}</ref> | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
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<ref name="AFOL20">{{cite web |url=http://www.bricksetforum.com/discussion/11594/20th-anniversary-of-the-online-lego-community |title=20th Anniversary of the Online LEGO Community! |first=David |last=Eaton |date=July 25, 2013 |website=[[Brickset]] Forum |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150625050417/http://www.bricksetforum.com:80/discussion/11594/20th-anniversary-of-the-online-lego-community |archive-date=June 25, 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 23:24, 25 April 2024
rec.toys.lego (often abbreviated RTL)[1] is a Usenet newsgroup dedicated to the discussion of LEGO products and LEGO-compatible toys.[2] It was one of the earliest online LEGO fan communities, starting in early 1993 as alt.toys.lego (ATL)[3] before moving to the rec.* hierarchy one year later.
History
The alt.toys.lego newsgroup was created in January 1993.[4] (write more here)
Later in 1993, users realised that the alt.* hierarchy was not well-propagated due to many dial-up Internet service providers not offering it to subscribers. Suggestions were made in many alt.* groups to migrate to one of the Big 7 hierarchies.[4] A proposal for a new LEGO newsgroup under the rec.* (recreation) hierarchy was started in October 1993. Voting was concluded on 21 December and the results were announced on 3 January 1994. The new rec.toys.lego newsgroup was created on 10 January 1994.[5]
References
- ↑ Seybold, Patricia B. (2006). Outside Innovation: How Your Customers Will Co-Design Your Company's Future. HarperCollins. p. 392. ISBN 0-06-113590-9.
- ↑ Engst, Adam C. (1994). Internet Starter Kit for Macintosh (2nd ed.). Hayden Books. p. 850. ISBN 1-56830-111-1.
- ↑ Bender, Jonathan (2010). LEGO: A Love Story. John Wiley & Sons. pp. 24–25. ISBN 978-0-470-40702-8.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Eaton, David (July 25, 2013). "20th Anniversary of the Online LEGO Community!". Brickset Forum. Archived from the original on June 25, 2015.
- ↑ Eaton, David. "The AFOL History Project". Archived from the original on 2021-09-19.
