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A Horse With No Name
post Wed 25th January 2012, 6:01pm
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Hey, whatever became of Lar, everyone's favorite Lego-maniac? Is anyone in touch with him?

I miss Lar. unhappy.gif
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post Wed 25th January 2012, 6:08pm
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Didn't he say that he was off to get a life, or that his wife was threatening to terminate him.
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post Wed 25th January 2012, 6:28pm
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Hey, whatever became of Lar, everyone's favorite Lego-maniac? Is anyone in touch with him?

I miss Lar. unhappy.gif

He's fine and he does not miss wikipedia.
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post Wed 25th January 2012, 6:44pm
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QUOTE(A Horse With No Name @ Wed 25th January 2012, 6:01pm) *

Hey, whatever became of Lar, everyone's favorite Lego-maniac? Is anyone in touch with him?

I miss Lar. unhappy.gif

He's fine and he does not miss wikipedia.


When we met for a beer and dinner at a pub, he clearly was on the "get away from the Wikimedia madness" trajectory. I think it's fantastic that he's mostly stayed away.
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post Wed 25th January 2012, 8:53pm
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I got a nice message from Lar...says that when he needs to share knowledge, he is on something called Quora.

Oh well, he was one of the good guys. Wikipedia's loss is Quora's gain.
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