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(...) bad, (...) [...] Very nice analogy. This is how restaurants, neighborhoods, dance/night clubs et. al. of all kinds start losing patronage and favor. It all starts with "I'll do what I want in here", which BTW can include the attitude of the (...) (25 years ago, 13-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Re: Has anybody noticed... (Space themes)
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(...) Because it's easier to market and inspire buyer excitement for entire new lines than for updates to existing lines. Compare these come-on lines: "Wow! This year, we're going to new places with theme XYZ!" and "Hey! You loved last year's stuff (...) (25 years ago, 13-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Parts packs being discontinued? My rep says "no"
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(...) I saw it mentioned either here or on RTL (more likely here); I called either S@H or (more likely) CA. The rep I talked to immediately said that it was apparently being planned - he went to find out more and came back saying that it has been (...) (25 years ago, 13-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I don't think Mark was implying that going public would improve customer service. He was just saying it would be the natural end-product of TLG's short-sightedness and indifference to high quality standards. Steve (25 years ago, 13-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Must be one heck of a system, to compile that slowly. (...) Yes and no. I'm trying not to reiterate too much here. On other lugnet ng's, I'd be willing to say that jw is just annoying. But under lugnet.cad, he occasionally reaches the level of (...) (25 years ago, 13-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Re: Which set is the infamous Forest Wench in?
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(...) Actually all I was trying to do was make sure the correct ladder was being talked about. :-) Larry had mentioned Pirate sets possibly so I looked quickly those up on Fibblesnork at work and didn't see that ladder, forgot to look at the Castle (...) (25 years ago, 13-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: The Ruthlessness of Lego was (Re: Spare Parts Service - How it works)
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(...) , Legocide! :-( ' Mark, I know exactly how you must feel. Ruthlessness doesn't even begin to capture the levels of corporate mental retardation required to carry out an action so abominable. However, for what it's worth, I can assure people (...) (25 years ago, 13-Aug-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Parts packs being discontinued? My rep says "no"
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So I've come across rumors of Lego cancelling their line of parts packs. Very disturbing, especially since they've been getting slightly better (green bricks, black roof pieces, etc). I called today and ordered a half-dozen packs, and asked the rep (...) (25 years ago, 13-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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here's the latest entry in the camelot alliance: (URL) it'll be awhile until i get the chance to make an actual page for him. (wings can also be locked in "closed" position.) ..joseph g ---...--- 0 Lancelot - 1787/1789/1793 combo Alternate 0 Name: (...) (25 years ago, 13-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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| | to: Jacob on the subject of sensors
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Hi. I do not have a web site yet. I will be creating one in the near future as soon as I have final working versions and pictures. For sensors in general: The main detail is staying 100% light sensor compatible (as far as power supply/sensing (...) (25 years ago, 13-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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Todd Lehman <lehman@javanet.com> wrote in message news:37b46f3c.152373...net.com... (...) Any part author can tell you the reason for this. Part authoring is such a slow and sometimes painful process that the thought of excluding someone who is (...) (25 years ago, 13-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.admin.general)
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Aaaaaaah. Now I stop scrolling back and forth. I was starting to get a bit seasick. ;) for everyone. Steve (...) (25 years ago, 13-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Ditto to that! Plus, I'm really loving that shunting locomotor: (URL) don't know what the real thing looks like, but that is certainly a unique looking unit. Very tasty! --Todd (25 years ago, 13-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed.[Star Wars Question]
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Lucas's group had final creative authority on the Star Wars sets. (A former model builder friend of mine I still talk to was on the design team.) With any luck, even TLG will see the viablity of high quality sets again. -john (...) (25 years ago, 13-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Linux and RCX
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(...) And so is LegOS! I would say that if you ar into hobby program development, Linux is the best platform! (LOTS of free stuff, and lots of people to discuss programming with). Jacob -- Did you check the web site first?: (URL) (25 years ago, 12-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Convention Coverage (was GMLTC at the NMRA National Convention)
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So has anyone heard of any magazine coverage of the NMRA convention. What monthly issue of Model Railroader usually covers the convention? Any other mags to check? (25 years ago, 13-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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At John's rate of web progress, we will never see any pictures of his stuff. John, you take some pictures and send them to me, I'll post them for you. Got your slides developed yet? Paul (...) (25 years ago, 13-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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I just figured it was the group.. you guys are more used to having to adjust your line lengths in order to post .dats.. so I kind of excused that :) there's a good reason.. and one I won't b*tch about :) Keep those .dats a flowing!!! Tamy (...) (25 years ago, 13-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) You seem to suppose that everyone who's willing to learn some craft is worth taking the time to teach that craft. Whatever happened to independent learning? --Todd (25 years ago, 13-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) I thought parts were created by people. If you vote against a person, you effectively vote against a whole collection of parts all at once, which seems to me a much more efficient way to filter out rubbish. But I should stop questioning the (...) (25 years ago, 13-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.admin.general)
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