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Re: Why sets receive a ZERO?
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Date: 
Sun, 17 Nov 2002 21:37:19 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Dave Johann writes:

This brings up a whole new issue: what criteria is used in rating a set?
Personally, I wouldn't think of rating a set I don't own/haven't previously
owned simply because I don't know how much fun that set was to build, what
parts are in that set, overall play value, etc. This is what I thought the
ratings system was for rather than the 'trash the new sets because they
don't live up to the older standards' which seems to be what the ratings
system has devolved into.

Quite honestly, I find the comments (People who wrote notes about this set)
much more informative than the overall ratings. Helpful hints, hidden parts,
clearance prices and such can be found in this area.

-Dave

My most important criterion is how much I love the set.  One of my favorite
sets, 4161, the girls' pink oval suitcase, is an example.  I love it because
it's a girl set and it has colors I love, and it has pink lampposts.  And it
has sentimental value because it was one of the first sets I bought and
allowed myself to keep instead of giving it to a nephew because I was
embarrassed to be playing with LEGO.  In the notes I write about the
lampposts, but I also mention the yellow corner slopes for the benefit of
others who may be interested.  Still, I only rated it a 90 because I believe
that somewhere out there the Ultimate LEGO Set exists (and I don't mean set
#3800!).

Maggie C.



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(...) Personally, I wouldn't think of rating a set I don't own/haven't previously owned simply because I don't know how much fun that set was to build, what parts are in that set, overall play value, etc. This is what I thought the ratings system (...) (22 years ago, 17-Nov-02, to lugnet.general)

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