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Subject:	Re: Introducing LEGO Direct
Newsgroups:	lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.admin.general
Date:	Fri, 10 Dec 1999 14:29:03 GMT
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Lorbaat wrote: > In lugnet.general, Todd Lehman writes: > > > Reformatting lugnet.dear-lego (by retroactively altering its charter) sounds > > like a great idea to me (and to Suzanne). Anyone have any objections to > > that? > > Not an objection, just a suggestion... > > Until now, lugnet.dear-lego has been used as (to quote someone else) > essentially a "Dear Santa" group. No doubt there will still be times that > somone wants to say (scream, whine, throw) something at TLC without really > expecting a response, or feeling that it really needs the attention of someone > at Lego Direct. If the charter of lugnet.dear-lego changes to being the > channel in which people are trying to communicate directly with Lego, then > they're deprived of a place to do it (which is not, of course, to say that Brad > et al. won't *read* lugnet.dear-lego, just that people posting there aren't > *necessarily* expecting a response or to be taken 100% seriously). I agree totally :) > > > If a new hierarchy is created, however, it leaves us with lugnet.dear-lego for > the purposes of railing away at the heavens or babbling about things we don't > expect to really see ("...but a James Bond theme would be so cool!") without > having to burden the good folks at Lego Direct with it. And on top of that, it > gives a fresh start to a new group where (semi-)serious communication with Lego > can begin. I think a new group is certainly warranted for this occasion. It would indeed allow a "fresh start" and open a serious channel of communication. I would sugegst a brand-new group too. > > > > Like I said, not an objection, just some points for consideration. > > eric -- Thomas Main main@appstate.edu http://members.xoom.com/brickenplate/index.html

Message has 2 Replies:

		Re: Introducing LEGO Direct
(...) Like for kvetching or a whinging/whining? :-) (...) Hmm, sticky point. (...) If Brad has no objections and could suggest a couple (or more, if he wants) sub-group topic areas that he and/or his colleagues would find most helpful, I'm all for (...) (25 years ago, 10-Dec-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.admin.general)

		Re: Introducing LEGO Direct
(...) Yeah, I'm usually not a big fan of "me too" posts, but this is gonna be one, because I'm too tired for anything else. So: Yeah, me too. (25 years ago, 12-Dec-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.admin.general)

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		Re: Introducing LEGO Direct
(...) Not an objection, just a suggestion... Until now, lugnet.dear-lego has been used as (to quote someone else) essentially a "Dear Santa" group. No doubt there will still be times that somone wants to say (scream, whine, throw) something at TLC (...) (25 years ago, 10-Dec-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.admin.general)

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