Re: How would we (the rest of us) communicate ideas to the MDP?

In lugnet.robotics, Steve Hassenplug wrote:
> In lugnet.robotics, Mike Walters wrote:
>> But, that doesn't mean that I wouldn't like to at least share my ideas.  I
>> imagine that everybody who is on the MDP will have plenty of their own ideas,
>> but if we (the rest of us) had a place to just post suggestions and ideas, isn't
>> it possible that it could lead to something good?
>>
>> I wonder if anybody knows.  Do you think we'll just do it through lugnet or
>> through a blog somehow?
>
>
> Mike,
>
> You must already know over the last year, all of us have brought ideas from
> LUGNET, and other sources into our MUP discussions.
>
> LEGO is smart enough to know they don't have all the answers, so they invited us
> inside.  We (MUPs) are smart enough to know we can't speak for everyone, so we
> look at places where people are talking.
>
> I suspect there's a good chance you can post your ideas almost anywhere, and
> someone will see them.  I prefer LUGNET.

Cool.

> So, what sort of ideas are you talking about?  Something you want to build?
> Something to write?  A contest?  Personally, I'd love to hear about them all.

I really wanted to just beta test and write stuff up to be honest.  I thought I
was a good candidate since I'm a complete newbee (on the LEGO side not the
systems software side).  I'm sure so do many!

> Just to give you a glimmer of hope, I believe the first people invited to
> participate need to respond by today or tomorrow.  You have to think at least
> one of the 100 are on vacation, and your name is 101 on the list...

Ahh bummer, so all of them went out already.  Ah well.  

[crosses fingers that a couple of the 100 folks are either on vacation or really
don't want to join]

Where do we sign up for the standby list?  :-)!

-aps