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<ref name="alt.newgroup listing">{{cite newsgroup |url=https://groups.google.com/g/alt.newgroup/c/Vo_Jd10lNto/m/uWKSud65ffIJ |title=Another listing of newsgroups in the "alt" Usenet hierarchy |author=The Society for Reviling ATnT |date=February 5, 1993 |newsgroup=alt.newgroup |[email protected] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240428061839/https://groups.google.com/g/alt.newgroup/c/Vo_Jd10lNto/m/uWKSud65ffIJ |archive-date=28 April 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref>
<ref name="alt.newgroup listing">{{cite newsgroup |url=https://groups.google.com/g/alt.newgroup/c/Vo_Jd10lNto/m/uWKSud65ffIJ |title=Another listing of newsgroups in the "alt" Usenet hierarchy |author=The Society for Reviling ATnT |date=February 5, 1993 |newsgroup=alt.newgroup |[email protected] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240428061839/https://groups.google.com/g/alt.newgroup/c/Vo_Jd10lNto/m/uWKSud65ffIJ |archive-date=28 April 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref>


<ref name="alt.toys.hi-tech created">{{cite newsgroup |url=https://groups.google.com/g/alt.toys.hi-tech/c/sBl0SQFCYCA/m/I5gp9BxM-8oJ |title=Create newsgroup alt.toys.hi-tech |author=USENET news |date=20 May 1993 |newsgroup=alt.toys.hi-tech |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240425123724/https://groups.google.com/g/alt.toys.hi-tech/c/sBl0SQFCYCA/m/I5gp9BxM-8oJ |archive-date=25 April 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref>
<ref name="alt.toys.hi-tech created">{{cite newsgroup |url=https://groups.google.com/g/alt.toys.hi-tech/c/sBl0SQFCYCA/m/I5gp9BxM-8oJ |title=Create newsgroup alt.toys.hi-tech |author=USENET news |date=20 May 1993 |newsgroup=alt.toys.hi-tech |[email protected] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240425123724/https://groups.google.com/g/alt.toys.hi-tech/c/sBl0SQFCYCA/m/I5gp9BxM-8oJ |archive-date=25 April 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref>


<ref name="alt.toys.lego Carter 1993-09-16">{{cite newsgroup |url=https://groups.google.com/g/alt.toys.lego/c/1PI-5-HDGSk/m/wl6CqpCDCIYJ |title=A thought for discussion... |first=Ron |last=Carter |date=16 September 1993 |newsgroup=alt.toys.lego |[email protected] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240427091754/https://groups.google.com/g/alt.toys.lego/c/1PI-5-HDGSk/m/wl6CqpCDCIYJ |archive-date=27 April 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref>
<ref name="alt.toys.lego Carter 1993-09-16">{{cite newsgroup |url=https://groups.google.com/g/alt.toys.lego/c/1PI-5-HDGSk/m/wl6CqpCDCIYJ |title=A thought for discussion... |first=Ron |last=Carter |date=16 September 1993 |newsgroup=alt.toys.lego |[email protected] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240427091754/https://groups.google.com/g/alt.toys.lego/c/1PI-5-HDGSk/m/wl6CqpCDCIYJ |archive-date=27 April 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref>
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<ref name="news.admin.policy Erik">{{cite newsgroup |url=https://groups.google.com/g/news.admin.policy/c/oHfoOarG6Zw/m/0CpWejiaiKMJ |title=Re: Anonymous postings to non-personals newsgroups |first=Erik |last=Olivers |date=8 February 1993 |newsgroup=news.admin.policy |[email protected] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240428041815/https://groups.google.com/g/news.admin.policy/c/oHfoOarG6Zw/m/0CpWejiaiKMJ |archive-date=28 April 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref>
<ref name="news.admin.policy Erik">{{cite newsgroup |url=https://groups.google.com/g/news.admin.policy/c/oHfoOarG6Zw/m/0CpWejiaiKMJ |title=Re: Anonymous postings to non-personals newsgroups |first=Erik |last=Olivers |date=8 February 1993 |newsgroup=news.admin.policy |[email protected] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240428041815/https://groups.google.com/g/news.admin.policy/c/oHfoOarG6Zw/m/0CpWejiaiKMJ |archive-date=28 April 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref>


<ref name="news.groups Kontei">{{cite newsgroup |url=https://groups.google.com/g/news.groups/c/MRfAKwDRGtg/m/pUHEuJIF3hIJ |title=Test Baloon: rec.toys |author=E. Kontei |date=23 April 1993 | newsgroup=news.groups |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240427091052/https://groups.google.com/g/news.groups/c/MRfAKwDRGtg/m/pUHEuJIF3hIJ |archive-date=27 April 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref>
<ref name="news.groups Kontei">{{cite newsgroup |url=https://groups.google.com/g/news.groups/c/MRfAKwDRGtg/m/pUHEuJIF3hIJ |title=Test Baloon: rec.toys |last=Conty |first=Enrique "E. Kontei" |date=23 April 1993 | newsgroup=news.groups |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240427091052/https://groups.google.com/g/news.groups/c/MRfAKwDRGtg/m/pUHEuJIF3hIJ |archive-date=27 April 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref>


<ref name="rec.toys.lego FAQ 1994-01-11">{{cite newsgroup |url=https://groups.google.com/g/rec.toys.lego/c/sIKvFzRKiz8/m/6FEfB-3QP-EJ |title=LEGO frequently asked questions |first=Tom |last=Pfeifer |date=12 December 1994 |newsgroup=rec.toys.lego | [email protected] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241110104728/https://groups.google.com/g/rec.toys.lego/c/sIKvFzRKiz8/m/6FEfB-3QP-EJ |archive-date=10 November 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref>
<ref name="rec.toys.lego FAQ 1994-01-11">{{cite newsgroup |url=https://groups.google.com/g/rec.toys.lego/c/sIKvFzRKiz8/m/6FEfB-3QP-EJ |title=LEGO frequently asked questions |first=Tom |last=Pfeifer |date=12 December 1994 |newsgroup=rec.toys.lego | [email protected] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241110104728/https://groups.google.com/g/rec.toys.lego/c/sIKvFzRKiz8/m/6FEfB-3QP-EJ |archive-date=10 November 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref>

Revision as of 04:38, 14 August 2025

rec.toys.lego
A rec.toys.lego message from September 1994 viewed in a Windows 3.1 newsreader
Type of site
Usenet newsgroup
Available inEnglish
Created byDavid Koblas
URLrec.toys.lego
Launched
  • January 1993 (ATL)
  • 10 January 1994; 31 years ago (1994-01-10) (RTL)

rec.toys.lego is a Usenet newsgroup.

History

The alt.toys.lego newsgroup was created by David Koblas[U 1] in January 1993.[1][note 1] It was the first of a number of toy-related newsgroups in the alt.* hierarchy;[3] others created later in 1993 included alt.toys.hi-tech in May and alt.toys.transformers in September.[U 8][U 9] Although alt.toys.lego received continuous activity after its creation,[3] 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 as a result.[1] A new LEGO newsgroup under the rec.* (recreation) hierarchy was suggested in September 1993,[note 2] with the goal of making the community more accessible.[U 11][U 12]

Notes

  1. ↑ The exact date of its creation is unknown. The earliest alt.toys.lego post archived on Google Groups is from 18 February 1993.[U 2] A list of alt.* newsgroups from 5 February 1993 does not include alt.toys.lego;[U 3] however, an archived message in alt.fan.warlord (a newsgroup dedicated to mocking bizarre signatures)[2] quotes an alt.toys.lego message dated 5 February 1993,[U 4] and alt.toys.lego is mentioned in a news.admin.policy message from 8 February 1993.[U 5] Koblas's rec.toys.lego proposal from 14 October 1993 refers to alt.toys.lego as having been active for nine months,[U 6] and the FAQ post from 11 January 1994 claims alt.toys.lego had existed for "almost one year".[U 7]
  2. ↑ A rec.toys newsgroup had previously been suggested in news.groups in April 1993, though it had not been created.[U 10]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Eaton, David (July 25, 2013). "20th Anniversary of the Online LEGO Community!". Brickset Forum. Archived from the original on June 25, 2015.
  2. ↑ Kehoe, Brendan P. (1994). Zen and the Art of the Internet (3rd ed.). Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: PTR Prentice Hall. p. 47. ISBN 0-13-121492-6. The newsgroup alt.fan.warlord is a dumping ground for the most heinous of signature violations. In the course of reading news, people occasionally do follow-ups into alt.fan.warlord to show off their latest discoveries — talking whales, ten-line-high cacti, and a variety of other ASCII miracles.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Myers, Eric G. (September 17, 1996). "A Brief History of Toy-Related Usenet Newsgroups". Raving Toy Maniac. Archived from the original on 25 April 2024.

Usenet messages

  1. ↑ Pfeifer, Tom (12 December 1994). "Re: rec.toys.lego vs alt.toy.lego Question". Newsgroup: rec.toys.lego. Usenet: [email protected]. Archived from the original on 10 November 2024. Quoting post by David Koblas (December 1994). "Re: rec.toys.lego vs alt.toy.lego Question". Newsgroup: alt.toys.lego. Usenet: [email protected]. 1 year and 11 months ago I created alt.toys.lego, since I didn't think that rec.toys.lego would pass a vote without some precidence... 11 months ago, I caused the creation of rec.toys.lego and rec.toys.misc based on the success of alt.toys.lego.
  2. ↑ LaLiberte, Daniel (18 February 1993). "Lego strategy game". Newsgroup: alt.toys.lego. Archived from the original on 23 April 2024.
  3. ↑ The Society for Reviling ATnT (February 5, 1993). "Another listing of newsgroups in the "alt" Usenet hierarchy". Newsgroup: alt.newgroup. Usenet: [email protected]. Archived from the original on 28 April 2024.
  4. ↑ Leverton, Nick (11 February 1993). "Re: LegoLand in England??". Newsgroup: alt.fan.warlord. Usenet: [email protected]. Archived from the original on 28 April 2024. In alt.toys.lego, article <[email protected]> [email protected] (Nick Pettefar) writes...
  5. ↑ Olivers, Erik (8 February 1993). "Re: Anonymous postings to non-personals newsgroups". Newsgroup: news.admin.policy. Usenet: [email protected]. Archived from the original on 28 April 2024.
  6. ↑ Koblas, David (14 October 1993). "RFD: rec.toys.lego and rec.toys.misc". Newsgroup: alt.toys.lego. Usenet: [email protected]. Archived from the original on 27 April 2024.
  7. ↑ Pfeifer, Tom (12 December 1994). "LEGO frequently asked questions". Newsgroup: rec.toys.lego. Usenet: [email protected]. Archived from the original on 10 November 2024.
  8. ↑ USENET news (20 May 1993). "Create newsgroup alt.toys.hi-tech". Newsgroup: alt.toys.hi-tech. Usenet: [email protected]. Archived from the original on 25 April 2024.
  9. ↑ Mar, Steven (12 September 1993). "Transformers E-Mailing List". Newsgroup: alt.toys.transformers. Archived from the original on 25 April 2024.
  10. ↑ Conty, Enrique "E. Kontei" (23 April 1993). "Test Baloon: rec.toys". Newsgroup: news.groups. Archived from the original on 27 April 2024.
  11. ↑ Carter, Ron (16 September 1993). "A thought for discussion..." Newsgroup: alt.toys.lego. Usenet: [email protected]. Archived from the original on 27 April 2024.
  12. ↑ Carter, Ron (18 September 1993). "OK, how about a modified suggestion (trying to please all :-)". Newsgroup: alt.toys.lego. Usenet: [email protected]. Archived from the original on 27 April 2024.
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