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| | | Very cool. I'm looking forward to subscribing. A few questions: 1. What will be the attitude of the magazine towards clone brands--completely ignore them? mention them only disparagingly? equally review other brand sets? 2. How will you be finding (...) (21 years ago, 4-Jan-03, to lugnet.publish)
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| | | | | Re: [PRESS RELEASE] INTRODUCING BRICKS™ MAGAZINE - THE LEGO® FAN MAGAZINE. —Matthew Gerber
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| | | | (...) What? You don't want to know my shoe size and mother's maiden name too? Seriously, you're asking questions I can't answer right now. Let me respond like this: As a company and a publication, we are not affiliated with the LEGO Group of (...) (21 years ago, 4-Jan-03, to lugnet.publish)
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| | | | | | Re: [PRESS RELEASE] INTRODUCING BRICKS™ MAGAZINE - THE LEGO® FAN MAGAZINE. —John P. Henderson
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| | | | (...) Matt, just a suggestion, but perhaps you might consider including clone brands a little more. Maybe something like a "Clone Corner", a one page column in every issue on clone brand issues. Personally, I have never bought any clone brands, nor (...) (21 years ago, 9-Jan-03, to lugnet.publish)
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| | | | | | Re: [PRESS RELEASE] INTRODUCING BRICKS? MAGAZINE - THE LEGO® FAN MAGAZINE. —John Neal
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| | | | (...) I'm curious-- how would the inclusion of non-LEGO items help round off a *LEGO* fan magazine? (...) I think we would have to agree that our situation is rather unique-- why try and force it into something it is not? (...) Personally, I would (...) (21 years ago, 9-Jan-03, to lugnet.publish)
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| | | | | | Re: [PRESS RELEASE] INTRODUCING BRICKS? MAGAZINE - THE LEGO® FAN MAGAZINE. —John P. Henderson
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| | | | (...) Well, it was just a thought. I guess the question is how wide a circulation the mag is aiming for. Is it exclusively for AFOLs or is it a more general brick-toy-hobbyist material? In the case of the former, which is fine, I guess you have a (...) (21 years ago, 9-Jan-03, to lugnet.publish)
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| | | | | | Re: [PRESS RELEASE] INTRODUCING BRICKS? MAGAZINE - THE LEGO® FAN MAGAZINE. —Matthew Gerber
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| | | | (...) Hey now...both opinions are valid, so no need for either side to feel put off. As I've already stated, don't count clones out. We are independent of the LEGO Company for a reason. However, this magazine caters to the LEGO fan...as we know, (...) (21 years ago, 9-Jan-03, to lugnet.publish)
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| | | | | | Re: [PRESS RELEASE] INTRODUCING BRICKS? MAGAZINE - THE LEGO® FAN MAGAZINE. —Dave Schuler
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| | | | (...) As one of the leading pro-clone loudmouths around here, I feel smugly qualified to comment directly on this issue. As far as I'm concerned, I absolutely don't think there's any reason to include clone brand info in an "official" (which is not (...) (21 years ago, 9-Jan-03, to lugnet.publish)
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| | | | | | Re: [PRESS RELEASE] INTRODUCING BRICKS? MAGAZINE - THE LEGO® FAN MAGAZINE. —Matthew Gerber
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| | | | (...) But, conversely, would the occasional mention of something un-LEGO cause you to not subscribe? Would the entire publication be ruined for you...soiled as it were? That was my point... (...) Hmmm, there's an idea...Alan Greenspan's (...) (21 years ago, 9-Jan-03, to lugnet.publish)
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| | | | | | Re: [PRESS RELEASE] INTRODUCING BRICKS? MAGAZINE - THE LEGO® FAN MAGAZINE. —John Neal
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| | | | (...) Only if they were mentioned in disparaging terms;-) All seriousness aside, of course I wouldn't care if clones were mentioned *in passing*. What I wouldn't want to see is a catering to clones-- set reviews, etc. Being an AFOL is a very unique (...) (21 years ago, 9-Jan-03, to lugnet.publish)
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| | | | | | Re: [PRESS RELEASE] INTRODUCING BRICKS? MAGAZINE - THE LEGO® FAN MAGAZINE. —Matthew Gerber
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| | | | (...) And that's definitely NOT in the concept. (...) That's what I was saying. (...) OUCH...doesn't that hurt? (...) Would you play with Mega Bloks for a flying bicycle? 8?D Matt (21 years ago, 9-Jan-03, to lugnet.publish)
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| | | | | | Re: [PRESS RELEASE] INTRODUCING BRICKS? MAGAZINE - THE LEGO® FAN MAGAZINE. —John Neal
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| | | | (...) Good:-) (...) Good. (...) Hurts so good;-) (...) <snip> (...) Maybe for a Segway... JOHN (21 years ago, 10-Jan-03, to lugnet.publish)
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