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Re: Jake did good Thanks!!
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Mon, 10 May 2004 04:41:33 GMT
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In lugnet.color, Terry Prosper wrote:
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As much as I’d like to agree, I guess that if Jake likes the new color and
the new Minifig flesh heads, then he should have asked for someone else to do
the job, since he can’t defend an opinion he doesn’t share as well as his own
position.
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OK...Terry, I don’t know if I’ve ever met you at a Fest, or talked to you
anywhere or anything, but I’m going to say something here that if you have met
me, you’ll know that I mean this with the utmost respect:
You’re either more emotional about this issue than Goldman’s mom was after I
dumped her...or you’re an idiot. And I’m leaning towards the latter, but maybe
you just really, really, really like tilting at windmills.
There is no reason that Jake can’t take feedback from the community and pass
it on to his higher-ups even if he doesn’t share the same opinion. It’s called
integrity. Now, maybe you think Jake lacks integrity. If so, well, that’s
your opinion, so I can’t argue. But my opinion, which is based on all of the
information I have about him--from talking to him in person, to reading his
posts, to conducting pillow-talk with his mom--leads me to believe that he can
represent our interests even if he doesn’t agree with them.
I’m just going to give you one example of what I’m talking about. Let’s say
that Jake wanted the next Legend to be a train set--say, the Crocodile Engine
(4551). But the majority of fans want something else. Do you think Jake would
abuse his position to get 4551 made? Or would he pass along the actual desires
of his constituency? (And yes, that’s a hypothetical situation. But I think it
gets the point across.)
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I’m not saying he should have resigned, but maybe he failed to make TLG truly
understand just how terrible this decision was? Well, I think he failed to
do it, since they didn’t take the time to listen to us properly. My point
here is not about blaming Jake, but I do not necessarily think he did good.
He did ok to make the decision stick and people here tame their opinion.
that wasn’t my expectations.
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Even mentioning the idea of him resigning in this situation is laughable. And
trust me, I’m sure Jake did just fine in making TLG understand how terrible
you think this decision was.
I don’t like the new greys or minifig colors either, but you’ve voiced your
concerns to Jake more than enough, just vote with your wallet (or purse) like
the rest of us. (And yes, I’ve bought one 2004 set, but I had to have a Greedo.
I’m sorry. I haven’t caved on anything else yet.)
Look, I know this is the harshest post I’ve ever written--and you should have
read the first draft; I’ve gone back and deleted some of the things I had in
here--and I know I come across as an arrogant a-hole, but seriously dude, you
need to think about what you know about Jake and his motivations.
Derek
P.S.--I haven’t been this hot since...well...you all know the rest.
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| (...) As much as I'd like to agree, I guess that if Jake likes the new color and the new Minifig flesh heads, then he should have asked for someone else to do the job, since he can't defend an opinion he doesn't share as well as his own position. (...) (20 years ago, 9-May-04, to lugnet.color, FTX)
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