rec.toys.lego
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.
