rec.toys.lego

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A rec.toys.lego reply message from late 1994 viewed in a newsreader

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

rec.toys.lego seen in a list of newsgroups

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

  1. Seybold, Patricia B. (2006). Outside Innovation: How Your Customers Will Co-Design Your Company's Future. HarperCollins. p. 392. ISBN 0-06-113590-9.
  2. Engst, Adam C. (1994). Internet Starter Kit for Macintosh (2nd ed.). Hayden Books. p. 850. ISBN 1-56830-111-1.
  3. Bender, Jonathan (2010). LEGO: A Love Story. John Wiley & Sons. pp. 24–25. ISBN 978-0-470-40702-8.
  4. 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.
  5. Eaton, David. "The AFOL History Project". Archived from the original on 2021-09-19.