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Subject:	Re: What makes a cool kid cool? (was: Re: A new area of LEGO.com: the Build section)
Newsgroups:	lugnet.off-topic.debate
Date:	Fri, 11 May 2001 02:20:29 GMT
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In lugnet.lego.direct, Tim Courtney writes: > [...] Don't you think that those owners suffer poor self esteem > because they never get nominated CLSOTW? I think it must happen some, yes, and that's a probably a downside. CLSotW isn't specifically marketed at masses of kids, though, so I'm not too worried. > [...] > I see a surprising similarity between this article - in which I wholeheartedly > agree with the author - and the ideas presented here about the negative impact a > section 'Cool Kids' will have on every kid not mentioned's self esteem. The competitive nature of the area is there regardless of the name. I don't have any problem with that. I'm just saying I think the _name_ is poorly chosen...and I don't think LEGO consulted with child psychologists before picking the name. That upsets me more than I'd like to admit it does. --Todd

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		Re: What makes a cool kid cool? (was: Re: A new area of LEGO.com: the Build section)
"Todd Lehman" <lehman@javanet.com> wrote in message news:3afb4206.117264...net.com... (...) Ok, I think I get it now. I don't have as big of a problem with the name as you do, but I see your point. -Tim (23 years ago, 11-May-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

		Re: What makes a cool kid cool? (can this get any more blue-sky and ridiculous?)
(...) Oh? And who recovers from bad feelings faster, adults or children? If you think adults, you need to rethink it. The older a person gets, the easier it seems to be to retain and intensify bad (or good, luckily) emotions. i.e., Lugnet can (...) (23 years ago, 12-May-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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		Re: What makes a cool kid cool? (was: Re: A new area of LEGO.com: the Build section)
"Todd Lehman" <lehman@javanet.com> wrote in message news:3af8669a.240866...net.com... (...) Someone else brought this up before (I forget who), but I don't think the site is saying 'these are the only cool kids,' or 'if you're not up here, you're (...) (23 years ago, 10-May-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)

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