Category: About

Be Respectful

• Everyone is welcome and deserves respect.
• Treat everyone with kindness.
• There is no right or wrong way to enjoy LEGO as a hobby.
• Encourage others, give advice, however keep unsolicited criticism to yourself.
• LEGO bricks are an art medium. Let others be their own artist.

IT’s ABOUT THE BRICKS

We all have many different talents – this group however is to share our LOVE of LEGO – keep it to that.

As a general rule, builds should be made with genuine LEGO parts, not 3rd party or alternate bricks¹.

This isn’t the place to debate politics or religion. Promotion, solicitation, fund-raising, etc. at ULUG meetings, events, or in ULUG communication channels are not allowed.

Keep Content Appropriate

While primarily an adult-focused club, ULUG recognizes that LEGO is often a hobby members shared with children and families. In addition, our events and meetings are attended by the public. Builds, communications, and conduct should not include²:

• Swearing or foul language.
• Sexually explicit content.
• Excessive violence.
• Promotion of illegal activities.
• Threats.

Play Well

The word LEGO famously comes from the Danish words leg and godt , meaning “play well.” ULUG is committed to this as our guiding mantra. All of us found our way here because we have a love for LEGO, let’s encourage each other to be the best builders we can be.

1. The general exception to this rule is that substitutions are allowed if LEGO does not manufacture the part directly. This is most common with the train tracks, lights, and motors. For example, the standard club train corners use 3rd party parts to accommodate such a wide turning radius – which is not something that LEGO has produced directly. ↩︎
2. LEGO sets have long embraced a child-friendly approach to violence and illegal activities. For example, police sets frequently feature bank robbers with guns and explosives. This level of violence or illegality is generally acceptable – think something that would garner a PG-13 rating. Whether content or behavior is determined to be “explicit”, “excessive”, or “promoting” inappropriate content is at the discretion of ULUG officers. ↩︎