Redisplay Messages: Compact | Brief | All | Full Show Messages: All | Without Replies| Author: | wildchicken13  | | Posted: | Jun 26, 2022 23:59 | | Subject: | Re: Goodbye Bricklink Forum. | | Viewed: | 68 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
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| In Off Topic, BricksOfFaith writes:
| | That is a good point. See, i’m used to living in the US where we have (partial)
freedom of speech. I shouldn’t have assumed. I also did not know where the terns
were before, And I honestly did look for it to read through before I posted such
a thread. After I while I just stopped looking. Wish that was bigger. Thanks
man!
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It's not so much a matter of freedom of speech as it is cultural expectations.
In the U.S., people talk about religion freely. In Western Europe, religion is
considered more of a private matter, not fit for an internet discussion forum.
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| Author: | TheCuteGiraffe | | Posted: | Jun 26, 2022 23:54 | | Subject: | Re: Which brick are you? | | Viewed: | 40 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
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| Lego Tahu's Mask.
I have no idea how!
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| Author: | TheCuteGiraffe | | Posted: | Jun 26, 2022 23:38 | | Subject: | Re: Goodbye Bricklink Forum. | | Viewed: | 65 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
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| Thanks Bricks Of Faith.
It will be sad to see you go as I have enjoyed seeing you post funny things and
insights on lego.
You will be missed,
The Cute Giraffe
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| Author: | BricksOfFaith | | Posted: | Jun 26, 2022 23:28 | | Subject: | Re: Goodbye Bricklink Forum. | | Viewed: | 80 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
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| In Off Topic, BricksOfFaith writes:
| | In Off Topic, calebfishn writes:
| | In Off Topic, BricksOfFaith writes:
| | Well, I have hit strike 3! I’m sorry to everyone who encouraged me to stay. Long
story short, I tried to “stomp on eggshells” like seller popsicle said, and I
may have gone too far. Instead of staying where I was at with the way I talked,
I went all in and tried to post a long post about Christianity. I could not find
the terms of service, so I didn’t know it was against the rules.
The thing that is honestly making me leave is not because of all of the many
people who added me to their stop lists and least favorite store lists, but because
I am now receiving threatening private emails. I’d report the emails and user,
but as I am sure the mods are upset with me as it is, nothing will be done. Simply
because of my stance on religion, I am being very degraded. Which is expected
because in Christianity we are told to expect hate. I tried.
Sorry mods for this long post. I’m sure your gonna delete it anyway.
Thank you all in the forum who has treated me so kindly throughout the past few
months!
-Bricks of Faith
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I hope you will take this advice, in the Spirit in which it is offered. The forum
rules restrict certain highly controversial topics in order to keep everyone
friendly, and focused on the main purpose of this site, which is after all, something
as "worldly" as selling plastic toys.
However, you might well consider that one's faithful witness needs to exist
in a much broader world than a mere lego forum, or the statements you can make
here. It is really about living and growing every day, and in every area of life,
so as to demonstrate outwardly the reality of what you believe. A wise man once
said, "The Word is not bound". The rules exist, but are only restrictive within
a very small forum. In the big scheme of things, nothing can really hold you
back from doing what you feel is right.
I hope you stick around.
is right.cannot really hold you back.
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You are correct! I feel, however, that If I’m not allowed to voice my opinion
on something as little as my faith, then there shouldn’t be any reason to stick
around on this forum.
I’ve gone back and read many threads including one about removing guns from culture.
There are also members who are specifically devoted to spreading topics like
pride month on their store (and sometimes on the forum), a very serious topic
that can create some very heated debates. this shows me that stuff like that
can stay on,
While mine can’t. this all shows to me that they simply
pick and choose what to delete and what not to (I’m sorry moderator dude. You
seem great. Don’t take offense to what I say.) I will definitely continue selling
on here, but my forum activity will drop a lot. A lot of you guys have been very
good to me! Especially @popsicle! thank you all for everything! I will show up
randomly, so be prepared! Just not so often. Ciao!
-Bricks of Faith
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(There! I fixed it 😂)
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| Author: | BricksOfFaith | | Posted: | Jun 26, 2022 23:28 | | Subject: | Re: Goodbye Bricklink Forum. | | Viewed: | 81 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
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| In Off Topic, calebfishn writes:
| | In Off Topic, BricksOfFaith writes:
| | Well, I have hit strike 3! I’m sorry to everyone who encouraged me to stay. Long
story short, I tried to “stomp on eggshells” like seller popsicle said, and I
may have gone too far. Instead of staying where I was at with the way I talked,
I went all in and tried to post a long post about Christianity. I could not find
the terms of service, so I didn’t know it was against the rules.
The thing that is honestly making me leave is not because of all of the many
people who added me to their stop lists and least favorite store lists, but because
I am now receiving threatening private emails. I’d report the emails and user,
but as I am sure the mods are upset with me as it is, nothing will be done. Simply
because of my stance on religion, I am being very degraded. Which is expected
because in Christianity we are told to expect hate. I tried.
Sorry mods for this long post. I’m sure your gonna delete it anyway.
Thank you all in the forum who has treated me so kindly throughout the past few
months!
-Bricks of Faith
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I hope you will take this advice, in the Spirit in which it is offered. The forum
rules restrict certain highly controversial topics in order to keep everyone
friendly, and focused on the main purpose of this site, which is after all, something
as "worldly" as selling plastic toys.
However, you might well consider that one's faithful witness needs to exist
in a much broader world than a mere lego forum, or the statements you can make
here. It is really about living and growing every day, and in every area of life,
so as to demonstrate outwardly the reality of what you believe. A wise man once
said, "The Word is not bound". The rules exist, but are only restrictive within
a very small forum. In the big scheme of things, nothing can really hold you
back from doing what you feel is right.
I hope you stick around.
is right.cannot really hold you back.
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You are correct! I feel, however, that If I’m not allowed to voice my opinion
on something as little as my faith, then there shouldn’t be any reason to stick
around on this forum.
I’ve gone back and read many threads including one about removing guns from culture.
There are also members who are specifically devoted to spreading topics like
pride month on their store (and sometimes on the forum), a very serious topic
that can create some very heated debates. this shows me that stuff like that
can stay on,
While mine can’t. this all shows to me that they simply
pick and choose what to delete and what not to (I’m sorry moderator dude. You
seem great. Don’t take offense to what I say.) I will definitely continue selling
on here, but my forum activity will drop a lot. A lot of you guys have been very
good to me! Especially @popsicle! thank you all for everything! I will show up
randomly, so be prepared! Just not so often. Ciao!
-Bricks of Faith
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| Author: | here4bricks614 | | Posted: | Jun 26, 2022 23:13 | | Subject: | Re: Goodbye Bricklink Forum. | | Viewed: | 58 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
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| In Off Topic, BricksOfFaith writes:
| | In Off Topic, calebfishn writes:
| | In Off Topic, BricksOfFaith writes:
| | Well, I have hit strike 3! I’m sorry to everyone who encouraged me to stay. Long
story short, I tried to “stomp on eggshells” like seller popsicle said, and I
may have gone too far. Instead of staying where I was at with the way I talked,
I went all in and tried to post a long post about Christianity. I could not find
the terms of service, so I didn’t know it was against the rules.
The thing that is honestly making me leave is not because of all of the many
people who added me to their stop lists and least favorite store lists, but because
I am now receiving threatening private emails. I’d report the emails and user,
but as I am sure the mods are upset with me as it is, nothing will be done. Simply
because of my stance on religion, I am being very degraded. Which is expected
because in Christianity we are told to expect hate. I tried.
Sorry mods for this long post. I’m sure your gonna delete it anyway.
Thank you all in the forum who has treated me so kindly throughout the past few
months!
-Bricks of Faith
|
I hope you will take this advice, in the Spirit in which it is offered. The forum
rules restrict certain highly controversial topics in order to keep everyone
friendly, and focused on the main purpose of this site, which is after all, something
as "worldly" as selling plastic toys.
However, you might well consider that one's faithful witness needs to exist
in a much broader world than a mere lego forum, or the statements you can make
here. It is really about living and growing every day, and in every area of life,
so as to demonstrate outwardly the reality of what you believe. A wise man once
said, "The Word is not bound". The rules exist, but are only restrictive within
a very small forum. In the big scheme of things, nothing can really hold you
back from doing what you feel is right.
I hope you stick around.
is right.cannot really hold you back.
|
You are correct! I feel, however, that If I’m not allowed to voice my opinion
on something, then there shouldn’t be any reason to stick around on this forum.
I’ve gone back and read many threads including one about removing guys from culture
and a member who sells on here a lot who is named “dragqueenbricks”. Nothing
against this person, but that just shows me that stuff like that can stay on,
and that can be a serious argument starter! this all shows to me that they simply
pick and choose what to delete and what not to (I’m sorry moderator dude. You
seem great. Don’t take offense to what I say.) I will definitely continue selling
on here, but my forum activity will drop a lot. A lot of you guys have been very
good to me! Especially @popsicle! thank you all for everything! I will show up
randomly, so be prepared! Just not so often. Ciao!
-Bricks of Faith
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This reply seems as if it's trying to make a bold statement of some sort.
Anything can result in an argument depending on the environment within which
it occurs. You reference a user with a specific username as a possible source
of an argument, but that user has only made one forum post about store sales
with a reference to the current month. Rule enforcement is actually pretty consistent
here.
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| Author: | BricksOfFaith | | Posted: | Jun 26, 2022 23:02 | | Subject: | Re: Goodbye Bricklink Forum. | | Viewed: | 58 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
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| In Off Topic, popsicle writes:
| | In Off Topic, BricksOfFaith writes:
| | Well, I have hit strike 3! I’m sorry to everyone who encouraged me to stay. Long
story short, I tried to “stomp on eggshells” like seller popsicle said, and I
may have gone too far. Instead of staying where I was at with the way I talked,
I went all in and tried to post a long post about Christianity. I could not find
the terms of service, so I didn’t know it was against the rules.
The thing that is honestly making me leave is not because of all of the many
people who added me to their stop lists and least favorite store lists, but because
I am now receiving threatening private emails. I’d report the emails and user,
but as I am sure the mods are upset with me as it is, nothing will be done. Simply
because of my stance on religion, I am being very degraded. Which is expected
because in Christianity we are told to expect hate. I tried.
Sorry mods for this long post. I’m sure your gonna delete it anyway.
Thank you all in the forum who has treated me so kindly throughout the past few
months!
-Bricks of Faith
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I know from where you’re coming from, I understand. That said, let’s consider
what’s unfolded since you’ve jumped into the forum with both feet: All the fellow
BL members that you’ve gotten to know better? How about your Father’s Day, was
it made more? https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1346099 Or the
many others that chimed-in to lend support?
It’s about connecting with each other, real connections.
That said, the TOS are for all of us including those that run the site. They
are guardrails on the highway we have chosen to travel together upon. The Discussion
Mods in doing their job, are by design the immutability hard material of those
guardrails.
The way I see it, you're well within in the net plus column here in the forum.
But going forward please feel free to contact me, or any of the others that have
publicly shown willingness to help; we'll guide you with things such as TOS,
etc.
Personally, I view strongly held spiritual beliefs, as beautiful and delicate
flowers not to be picked or ripped from it's natural state within the mind,
but something to admired without disruption.
-Cory
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Unfortunately, as I mentioned before, I couldn’t even find the TOS until the
Moderator guided me to them. That was embarrassing 😂
I honestly did try to find them before posting such a thread. If I had known
it was a written in stone rule, I would have gone towards that post very very
differently.
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| Author: | BricksOfFaith | | Posted: | Jun 26, 2022 22:48 | | Subject: | Re: Goodbye Bricklink Forum. | | Viewed: | 73 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
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| In Off Topic, wildchicken13 writes:
| | FYI At the bottom of every page there is a link to the terms of service (see
image below). Section 16 governs the discussion forum; more specifically, section
16.8 prohibits religious and/or political discussion.
As long as you still have forum privileges, you are welcome to continue participating
in the discussion forum. Having a message cancelled by the forum moderators does
not imply that you are banned.
As a side note, attitudes towards religion are different in different parts of
the world. What might be considered okay in Tennessee might not be considered
okay in France and vice versa.
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That is a good point. See, i’m used to living in the US where we have (partial)
freedom of speech. I shouldn’t have assumed. I also did not know where the terns
were before, And I honestly did look for it to read through before I posted such
a thread. After I while I just stopped looking. Wish that was bigger. Thanks
man!
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| Author: | calebfishn | | Posted: | Jun 26, 2022 22:32 | | Subject: | Re: Which brick are you? | | Viewed: | 31 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
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| In Off Topic, macebobo writes:
This was fun. Even though I don't know how to post the picture here.
I got "1x1 brick with two knobs. You're a free agent. No one knows what scheme
you might be hatching, but they know it will be good."
Wow! That is even more accurate than the fortune cookie I cracked open last night!
I feel like I should start wearing dark glasses and a black beret.
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| Author: | calebfishn | | Posted: | Jun 26, 2022 22:23 | | Subject: | Re: Goodbye Bricklink Forum. | | Viewed: | 85 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
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| In Off Topic, BricksOfFaith writes:
| | Well, I have hit strike 3! I’m sorry to everyone who encouraged me to stay. Long
story short, I tried to “stomp on eggshells” like seller popsicle said, and I
may have gone too far. Instead of staying where I was at with the way I talked,
I went all in and tried to post a long post about Christianity. I could not find
the terms of service, so I didn’t know it was against the rules.
The thing that is honestly making me leave is not because of all of the many
people who added me to their stop lists and least favorite store lists, but because
I am now receiving threatening private emails. I’d report the emails and user,
but as I am sure the mods are upset with me as it is, nothing will be done. Simply
because of my stance on religion, I am being very degraded. Which is expected
because in Christianity we are told to expect hate. I tried.
Sorry mods for this long post. I’m sure your gonna delete it anyway.
Thank you all in the forum who has treated me so kindly throughout the past few
months!
-Bricks of Faith
|
I hope you will take this advice, in the Spirit in which it is offered. The forum
rules restrict certain highly controversial topics in order to keep everyone
friendly, and focused on the main purpose of this site, which is after all, something
as "worldly" as selling plastic toys.
However, you might well consider that one's faithful witness needs to exist
in a much broader world than a mere lego forum, or the statements you can make
here. It is really about living and growing every day, and in every area of life,
so as to demonstrate outwardly the reality of what you believe. A wise man once
said, "The Word is not bound". The rules exist, but are only restrictive within
a very small forum. In the big scheme of things, nothing can really hold you
back from doing what you feel is right.
I hope you stick around.
is right.cannot really hold you back.
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| Author: | cycbuild | | Posted: | Jun 26, 2022 22:12 | | Subject: | Re: Goodbye Bricklink Forum. | | Viewed: | 46 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
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| Haven't seen any arguments for the absence of the belief, thems' hard
to detect anyway, but we are pretty agnostic regarding flat silver and other
metallic colors.
Joking aside, from the looks of it, the moderators have not banned you from the
forum or asked you to change your name/picture. No one is asking you to reconsider
your faith, it's just not tos.
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| Author: | wildchicken13 | | Posted: | Jun 26, 2022 21:49 | | Subject: | Re: Goodbye Bricklink Forum. | | Viewed: | 64 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
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| In Off Topic, V_JAMS writes:
| | Are we not in a month where sexuality and religion is being rubbed into peoples
faces everywhere you go regardless if you want it or not?
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Yes, but BrickLink is supposed to be a "safe space" where people can come together
to talk about LEGO bricks without being confronted about religion and/or sexuality.
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| Author: | cycbuild | | Posted: | Jun 26, 2022 21:17 | | Subject: | Re: Which brick are you? | | Viewed: | 27 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
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| In Off Topic, macebobo writes:
"What type of duvet cover are you. Pancakes or waffles?" Good question.
Also, oh no. How did they know?
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| Author: | V_JAMS | | Posted: | Jun 26, 2022 20:47 | | Subject: | Re: Goodbye Bricklink Forum. | | Viewed: | 79 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
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| Are we not in a month where sexuality and religion is being rubbed into peoples
faces everywhere you go regardless if you want it or not?
In Off Topic, Erkiles writes:
| | a good rule of thumb regarding religion in general is to treat it as your private
parts: don't show it in public unless you're in the correct forum, don't
impose it on others and stop thinking the world is being run by it 
Erikk
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| Author: | wildchicken13 | | Posted: | Jun 26, 2022 20:37 | | Subject: | Re: Which brick are you? | | Viewed: | 36 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
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| In Off Topic, CCBricks writes:
Knowing how to follow instructions is a good trait of any LEGO enthusiast.
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| Author: | wildchicken13 | | Posted: | Jun 26, 2022 20:35 | | Subject: | Re: Goodbye Bricklink Forum. | | Viewed: | 113 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
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| FYI At the bottom of every page there is a link to the terms of service (see
image below). Section 16 governs the discussion forum; more specifically, section
16.8 prohibits religious and/or political discussion.
As long as you still have forum privileges, you are welcome to continue participating
in the discussion forum. Having a message cancelled by the forum moderators does
not imply that you are banned.
As a side note, attitudes towards religion are different in different parts of
the world. What might be considered okay in Tennessee might not be considered
okay in France and vice versa.
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| Author: | CCBricks | | Posted: | Jun 26, 2022 20:25 | | Subject: | Re: Which brick are you? | | Viewed: | 31 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
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| | I guess... |
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| Author: | wildchicken13 | | Posted: | Jun 26, 2022 20:21 | | Subject: | Re: Which brick are you? | | Viewed: | 41 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
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| In Off Topic, macebobo writes:
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| Author: | 1001bricks | | Posted: | Jun 26, 2022 19:46 | | Subject: | Re: Which brick are you? | | Viewed: | 35 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
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| See? You"re surfing on the wave. Open your view of the world. Welcome!
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| Author: | 1001bricks | | Posted: | Jun 26, 2022 19:44 | | Subject: | Re: Which brick are you? | | Viewed: | 33 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
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| In Off Topic, here4bricks614 writes:
| | In Off Topic, 1001bricks writes:
| | In Off Topic, macebobo writes:
What a stupid game, totally wrong!!!
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I also got the same result. Quite surprising. DUPLO?
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https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1344258
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| Author: | ImperialFleet | | Posted: | Jun 26, 2022 19:44 | | Subject: | Re: Which brick are you? | | Viewed: | 37 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
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| | lol |
| Author: | here4bricks614 | | Posted: | Jun 26, 2022 19:43 | | Subject: | Re: Which brick are you? | | Viewed: | 30 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
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| In Off Topic, 1001bricks writes:
| | In Off Topic, macebobo writes:
What a stupid game, totally wrong!!!
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I also got the same result. Quite surprising. DUPLO?
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| Author: | 1001bricks | | Posted: | Jun 26, 2022 19:43 | | Subject: | Re: Which brick are you? | | Viewed: | 39 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
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| In Off Topic, macebobo writes:
What a stupid game, totally wrong!!!
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| Author: | BricksOfFaith | | Posted: | Jun 26, 2022 19:42 | | Subject: | Re: Which brick are you? | | Viewed: | 43 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
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| In Off Topic, macebobo writes:
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| Author: | tEoS | | Posted: | Jun 26, 2022 19:29 | | Subject: | Re: Which brick are you? | | Viewed: | 46 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
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| | I'm a gear: |
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