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In lugnet.general, C. L. GunningCook wrote: As a follow up... First of all I would like to thank everyone that took time to respond to my questions, it helped bring a new understanding and brought up some points I hadn't considered. I do want to (...) (18 years ago, 15-Apr-06, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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In lugnet.general, C. L. GunningCook wrote: <snip> (...) Well my motivation was that I am under NDA and thought that perspective needed to be heard (even if my NDA prevents me from saying very much specific). (...) Ultimately the price will be (...) (18 years ago, 15-Apr-06, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) I don't think we can say that improved relations *is* the price we pay for the NDA and the Ambassador programs. I think it's more accurate to say that it's the *hope* and *desire* of most people, from AFOL's to the people at TLC, that the (...) (18 years ago, 15-Apr-06, to lugnet.general)
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In lugnet.general, C. L. GunningCook wrote: <snip> (...) I took your motivation as asking legitimate questions regarding a legitimate issue. (...) <snip (...) Is it me or are many people 'going underground' where discussions on LUGNET are concerned? (...) (18 years ago, 15-Apr-06, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Could be in some cases, because they are having trouble posting to LUGNET. Email posting confirmations are broken and have been for some time, but the problem is not known to everyone, and nor is the solution (use the web link in the email to (...) (18 years ago, 15-Apr-06, to lugnet.general)
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(...) until Clark Stephens recommended to me that route. There needs to be a major announcement on this problem. I wonder how many others have this same problem. Maybe Lugnet isn't dying off.... just a lot of folks can no longer post, and haven't (...) (18 years ago, 15-Apr-06, to lugnet.general)
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Dave, Great post! There are possibilities for Ambassador "insider trading" in Lego, that is true. But with the huge volume of parts that are generated by TLG, I don't have much worry about someone hoarding all the parts. Even with all hoopla about (...) (18 years ago, 15-Apr-06, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Oops Eric, I guess sometimes I am not as clear as I should be... I meant, that people asked me those questions after my first post in this thread, and I just wanted to respond publicly, I certainly wasnt questioning the motives of any other (...) (18 years ago, 15-Apr-06, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) snipped (...) YES, yes they are! Which is how all of this sort of got started. (...) In the past I was only getting intermittent feedback on MOCs I have posted, by ppl that stated they were lurkers. But now... Like you, I am also getting more (...) (18 years ago, 15-Apr-06, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I, for one, would welcome Lego re-releasing the Yellow Castle... I'd like to have a whole classic knight army, with flip-up visors. :) And I would also welcome Lego to re-release classic sets in classic colors if possible... I'm still not (...) (18 years ago, 15-Apr-06, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Today an opened 6067 complete with box, insert, and instructions sold for $124 on eBay. Guarded Inn's have not regained their previous value completely but "collector quality" mib and misb versions are still worth a lot. Many people may not be (...) (18 years ago, 15-Apr-06, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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[so this is now a discussion about discussions on LUGNET, right? Talk about your meta-discussions... <grin>] (...) Agreed. (...) To be honest, I was completely caught off-guard by this thread. I had *not* heard this (although to be fair most of my (...) (18 years ago, 15-Apr-06, to lugnet.general)
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Hi Ben, I believe the original germ of the idea of ~abuse~ was just a HYPOTHETICAL example. NO ONE has claimed that abuse has happened. In lugnet.general, Benjamin Ellermann wrote: snip (...) :) <--- notice this (cough) (cough) Swamberg(1) (cough) (...) (18 years ago, 16-Apr-06, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) I never criticized your post--I think your question is a good one to be asked. That said, what I did question was: (...) As for b) I don't think anything's really lost. It's not like we're preventing the next Nobel prize winning thesis on (...) (18 years ago, 16-Apr-06, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Chris is right, this is a hypothetical dicussion... but I not naive enough to believe that every Lego ambassador's motive is purely altruistic in nature... Probably a more realistic example is, if the LAs knew that next year, Lego will release (...) (18 years ago, 16-Apr-06, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(sniff) YEARS!!!! I was around from the "old days" (wipes single tear from eye) (1) I have enudured lots, the growing pains, the mocking, the "others."(2) The rise and fall and rise again of nations and empires. After a while, you just give up. You (...) (18 years ago, 16-Apr-06, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Snipped most of Chris' melodrama (...) Rolls eyes Yeah, right, whatever! TO LUGNET MEMBERS~ Please refrain from ever saying Chris is "right". His ego alone is hard to take, with "proof" like this, he will never let us forget. He truly is darn (...) (18 years ago, 16-Apr-06, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Yes, my original post brought up a hypothetical example with the 9 volt discussion--the potential of NDA/Ambassador abuse in a situation. And subsequent posts from others outlining how differnet types of abuse may occur shows that people have (...) (18 years ago, 18-Apr-06, to lugnet.general)
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