#Community Involvement

[0m3g4skanohiforge]

Sometimes I wonder.

My goal is to eventually match every one of Lego's colours (and fill in some notable gaps myself if they don't in that time.) Since that's the intent, would it make more sense for me to label my colours more like (or matching) Lego's colour names over the Bricklink ones? Bricklink colours can be quite inaccurate - do look into the distinction between Silver, Cool Silver, and Silver Metallic in Lego vs Pearl Light Gray and Flat Silver in Bricklink if you're interested. So many BL colours are based on guesses and interpretation rather than official data.

(made up names would be, for example, Mata Red and Metru Red instead of Red and Dark Red, Teal instead of Dark Turquoise/Bright Bluish Green)

[victusinveritas]

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[unsolicitedadvicecatlady]

"secret" society

Thinking about starting a secret society that is actually not a secret at all and is open to everyone, but we call it a secret society and have a cool clubhouse and secret handshakes and gestures for when we're in public and speak in code that's just silly nonsense.

It would be a community clothes closet, fridge and pantry, we'd have block parties where the only way you can gain admittance is to agree that this is totally a secret society and promise to tell at least one person that it's a secret society and tell them all about what we do and invite them to join.

We'd put ads out inviting people to come to our parties and join our secret society where it's just potlucks and trading or giving away things that members want to donate like clothes, books, furniture, baby items, old tools, extra tiles and lumber from that reno you overestimated materials for, etc.

There would be no leaders, just people who are good at organizing who want to help, and we would rotate and take shifts so nobody would be doing the same thing month to month.

There would be no dues or fees or treasury, just bring food and items to donate, and volunteer for setting up and cleaning up when you can. We'd have a community garden that was managed by volunteer members.

We'd have a time dedicated at each "meeting" (party) to discuss individual's needs like so-and-so needs help with a plumbing problem at their house, or so-and-so is offering free labor on car repairs, or this family in the community is looking for a pediatrician, or this elderly member needs help with yard work.

There would be no religious, political, or ideological prerequisites, just a community of people being kind to people.

If there were troublemakers, malcontents, or disrespectful people we would empathetically try to understand what their needs are that aren't being met and try to meet those needs, show them that there is a better way of resolving conflicts, and keep being kind, honest and respectful to them as an example of what community can be. We wouldn't just kick them out because we're stronger unified.

I don't believe this is an impossible idealistic fantasy. I've seen groups like this, I've been part of groups akin to this, and I've heard good accounts of communities getting through very difficult times by doing something similar.

The guiding principles would be: 1. Treat everyone the way you want to be treated. 2. Do what you can for our environment. 3. 1 & 2 are good enough.

Now we just need a cool name.

[writing-with-olive]

curious about what the distribution looks like

[delicatelysublimeforester]

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[lookasmallbean]

Hello everyone! I have been posting doodles here and there but definitely want to do something more. So why not pit all of my interests that my followers and I have. What could go wrong?? /joking

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[0m3g4skanohiforge]

Time for another community poll! This time being a bit more transparent with the fact that it's gonna determine what I work on next lmao

I wanna branch out into other parts, and Armour would pair nicely with Kanohi without having to worry about ball joints/sockets/big complex shapes. So!

I am currently limiting this to parts that would work with two part molds. Therefore Inika shoulders and the like are out of the question until I've got a good system for making stuff like that, which I'm gonna practice with something smaller

Personally speaking, Metru makes the most sense to me as every armour part is quite simple there (and I just love the Metru build), but once I thought of CCBS I can't deny the ease mixed with potential is calling to me. But! I wanna know what people want most!

[firstoccupier]

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[delicatelysublimeforester]

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[andrewjbernhard]

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[tartrazeen]

I have begun the process of campaigning for light shields in our block of townhouses.

I really wish I'd thought of saying something sooner, since they just installed a bunch of light fixtures that all have equally terrible light pollution (basically just exposed lightbulbs with nothing directing the light *down*), but one lamppost at a time.

"The best time to ask for a light shield is before they install new shitty, light polluting fixtures onto 100 front doors. The second best time is now."

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At least I'm bringing it up in relation to a lamppost that's got actually something wrong with it. Piggybacking onto that is an easier way to start the conversation, 'cause it's like, "So long as you're fixing this 'legitimate' issue, fix this other one too." I'm not just coming across like I'm making up a problem.

Besides, I'd be gutted if they replaced all these shitty lampposts and I never once brought up having shields for them, and the new ones were even worse light polluters. These lampposts have had a couple of problems with them, so I'm expecting them to be replaced eventually. This really is my chance to influence the future purchase!