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In lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, James Brown wrote:
> In lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, Richard Marchetti wrote:
> > What I find interesting about that old thread is the importance of basic
> > brick compatibility to most of the users. Given that criteria, why is there
> > a newsgroup for Clickits -- I mean, except for the fact that TLC
> > manufactures it?
> >
> > Maybe the subject of interest here is not as tightly focused as some may
> > have wanted despite efforts to control it?
> >
> > Bottom line: there's no real sense to any of this unless TLC holds the
> > purse-strings and all of Lugnet is no more than thinly veiled advertising
> > for TLC. I can see where TLC would automatically get a lot of user
> > attention, but why does it automatically get a pass for a generally
> > non-compatible product line? The now defunct Znap line also comes to mind.
> > TLC's own penchant to break from 100% brick compatible products makes a
> > clone discussion "prohibition" untenable in my view.
> >
> > How about when Bram L. made those steel bricks available? No one balked.
> > People post custom items FOR SALE in the main newsgroups and no one has said
> > a thing except for perhaps myself -- because I'd like to see some semblance
> > of equal treatment.
> >
> > I see favoritism here. That's not right.
> >
> > However much the powers that be may want to control the topics of discussion
> > in these forums, clones are very much on topic and not off-topic. 100%
> > compatible clones are certainly more on topic than Znap or Clickits.
>
> Rabble-rouser. :) I don't necessarily disagree, but I think that if you're
> going to re-open that can of worms, it's probably best to try and engage the
> admins about it, or more of the community at large. Hence the cross-post.
>
> James
I agree with James here.
Richard,
I don't read posts in the Clickits or Znap forums. Nor do I read the ones in
off-topic.clone. That's why I think this website ought to be about LEGO. If it
was about building bricks, I'd have to scan through the messages to see which
are 100% LEGO and which are not. As i previously said, I don't like clone
parts. When I look at a MOC, it's out of interest for the MOC itself, but also,
it gives me inspiration for my own MOC. If a MOC was made with parts LEGO
doesn't manufacture, I couldn't get inspired to use that part since i will never
own it.
Don't mind your comments about my stupid alegence to LEGO. I don't care about
your opinion, but I think that many would feel the same way I do. That's why I
feel that a off-topic.clone forum is right for this. It's away from the main
interest of this website, which is LEGO.
As Todd said, maybe there are other website to discuss clone parts? See, here
on Lugnet, it's about LEGO. Todd said so himself. If Todd wants to change his
mind, then he will tell us. But as far as we know, it's still about LEGO and
NOT about clone brands.
Terry
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