BrickUniverse Raleigh 2016 LEGO Online Community Panel

Name of Video: BrickUniverse Raleigh 2016 LEGO Online Community Panel

Created by: BZPower

Found at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvvzdklRu_4

Details: Our friends at BZPower recently posted video of the BrickUniverse Raleigh 2016 LEGO Online Community Panel. LMOTD contributors Dan and Matthew were both on the panel - myself (Dan) representing this blog and Matthew representing Beyond the Brick. Also featured on the panel were Scott Barnick (contributor at New Elementary), Andrew Bulthaupt (admin at BZPower), George Barnick of Brickipedia, and Stephen Forthofer from The Brick Show. We discussed a number of aspects of the online LEGO fan community, focusing on how each of our outlets within the community uses various sites and platforms that are a part of our ever-growing community. You may find interesting the parts where the history and future direction of this blog are covered, but much of the conversation was about the sheer size of the fan community today - which is more interesting for those of us who are willing to jump on panels but are shy about the whole self-promotion thing. We will (eventually) be covering BrickUniverse Raleigh 2016 in more detail.

This Article is One Worth Reading

If you're like me, you like LEGO. And if you really are like me, you also like to read British magazines and newspapers more than or as much as their American counterparts. A recent article I found on the "TimesOnline" by one Damian Whitworth may be one of the best written articles about LEGO in general that I've ever read. This guy is not a LEGO novice. I didn't read "Legos" once. That alone makes this article a slice above the rest. Overall, his commentaries on the product and the brand are wonderful. I'm not so sure about his idea to build welfare housing with "mega sized waterproof Lego bricks" but hey, to each his own. I'd also like to add that I completely agree with his statement about LEGOLAND(s) at the end. So, check out the article for yourself and see what you think.