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Re: Is this group in the right place?
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Tue, 28 Nov 2006 00:54:23 GMT
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In lugnet.admin.general, Kelly McKiernan wrote:
   In lugnet.admin.general, Benjamin Ellermann wrote:

   Ben, About about your last sentence... one of the things the first two or three cycles of Ambassadors discussed was how to be a two-way conduit between TLG and the community, but it sounds like that’s changed to be more one way: info goes into the Ambassadors from the community, and comes out of LEGO from Steve/Jan. Is that an accurate assessment?

Kelly

It seems to me it’s always been a one way street. OK, there’s been a couple of ‘exclusive’ announcements, about 12 hours before the official announcement. Not exactly exclusive. As far as I can see, nothing’s changed since this post. All we’ve heard from the ambassadors since then has been more polling. Any further assurances that the ambassador program is anything but a marketing exercise will be met with howls of derisive laughter.


Allister



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  Re: Is this group in the right place?
 
(...) Laugh yourself into apoplexy. Even though I'm no longer an Ambassador, I'm pleased with having been part of the program. I feel that my participation, however small, helped in some way to improve TLG's response to AFOL concerns. And I hope to (...) (18 years ago, 28-Nov-06, to lugnet.admin.general, FTX)
  Re: Is this group in the right place?
 
(...) "Secretive Customer Representative" seems more appropriate. Personally, I had hoped that they were diplomats to the Lego community. I hoped that we could count on them. They could give guidance with setting up public events. They could attend (...) (18 years ago, 30-Nov-06, to lugnet.admin.general, FTX)
  Re: Is this group in the right place?
 
(...) Well I don't entirely agree with that Allister. Through a LEGO Ambassador, TLC were able to provide me with information that they were unable or unwilling to provide any other way. I won't comment on the usefulness of the information, but at (...) (18 years ago, 1-Dec-06, to lugnet.admin.general, FTX)
  Re: Is this group in the right place?
 
(...) In my own specific case, there is not even a street to mention, one way or another. Appearantly I'm not from somewhere that spans the globe..:-) Selçuk (18 years ago, 1-Dec-06, to lugnet.admin.general, FTX)

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  Re: Is this group in the right place?
 
(...) Ben, About about your last sentence... one of the things the first two or three cycles of Ambassadors discussed was how to be a two-way conduit between TLG and the community, but it sounds like that's changed to be more one way: info goes into (...) (18 years ago, 27-Nov-06, to lugnet.admin.general, FTX)

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