How many AFOLS?

wlister · Post by **wlister** » Mon Sep 13, 2004 2:38 pm

Yes, having guys from my Lug over to see my collection gave me the impression that at some point even an AFOL can consider some collections to be a bit of madness. My stereo box full of figs really amazes people, but I also get that "you're a bit of a nutter" look from people. Including AFOLs.

Will

erikut · Post by **erikut** » Mon Sep 13, 2004 6:03 pm

ive ben wondering for a vile how old do you have to be to be an afol

Post by **Bruce N H** » Mon Sep 13, 2004 8:09 pm

When I saw the subject I thought this was going to be "How many AFOLs does it take to change a lightbulb?"

No idea. I'd say that Bricklink is a better guide than Lugnet, as Lugnet is more US-centric. This still doesn't account for "sleepers", as Jake calls them, though.

Bruce

Sir Vincent · Post by **Sir Vincent** » Mon Sep 13, 2004 8:13 pm

erikut wrote:ive ben wondering for a vile how old do you have to be to be an afol

You have to be 18...that's when you become an adult...

LEGOFREAK · Post by **LEGOFREAK** » Mon Sep 13, 2004 8:17 pm

wlister wrote: ...but I also get that "you're a bit of a nutter" look from people. Including AFOLs.

Will

well - if the shoe fits....

I think we are all "a bit of a nutter", or is that "a pat of butter"?

something anyway - and on topic: I am willing to bet theres at least a million AFOLS out there!

jon_p · Post by **jon_p** » Mon Sep 13, 2004 8:18 pm

I doubt we will ever get an estimate number, not even a rough estimate as there are so many groups of AFOL out there.
I mean, we got Bricklink, Lugnet, CC, FBTB, BZ power, lots of Japanese and Asian based groups, non-English speaking groups (mostly parts of Europe). Even if we tallied all the members from these sites we would still have only about half the actual amount.
So I guess the answer to the question "How many AFOL?" the answer is, who knows for sure? Its anyones guess.

Jon.

JPinoy · Post by **JPinoy** » Mon Sep 13, 2004 10:02 pm

You really can't tally the totals from each of those sites as some people like myself is a member of several of the Lego sites you mentioned.

Im a member of:
BrickLink
Classic-Castle (duh!)
FBTB
LUGnet

And Im sure there are plenty more people out there who are members of several Lego sites.

The Tennis Ball Kid · Mon Sep 13, 2004 10:23 pm

Bruce N.H. wrote:

when I saw the subject I thought this was going to be "How many AFOLs does it take to change a lightbulb?" Smile

AFOLs don't change lightbulbs anymore; if it's dark they can remain in denial about the color change.

Sir Vincent wrote:

You have to be 18...that's when you become an adult...

Legally perhaps, but looking around here, Adult Fan Of Lego might be a bit of a stretch.

jon_p · Post by **jon_p** » Tue Sep 14, 2004 8:10 pm

And Im sure there are plenty more people out there who are members of several Lego sites.

Yes, I am a member at both FBTB and Bricklink (also Brickshelf if we count that too) but my point was that even if we took rough totals from all these sites we still wouldn't be near to the actual number.

Jon.

The Blue Knight · Post by **The Blue Knight** » Wed Sep 15, 2004 5:02 am

Legally perhaps, but looking around here, Adult Fan Of Lego might be a bit of a stretch.

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