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Re: The Relationship - LEGO and its Fans (was: Re: Official vs. unofficial LEGO postings)
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lugnet.admin.nntp
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Fri, 16 Mar 2001 15:07:01 GMT
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In lugnet.admin.nntp, John Hansen writes:
> In lugnet.admin.nntp, Todd Lehman writes:
> > Money. They're a business. Don't ever forget it.
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> Todd, you make it sound as if you think that is evil. "Never forget they're
> after your money." You are after our money too. You aren't evil. Maybe
> they want us to play with and enjoy owning Lego bricks. Would you prefer
> they were a non-profit organization? The curator of a Lego Museum with free
> entry for all?
John, I never implied or insinuated that it was evil or that there was
anything wrong with it. It's simply a fact that's worth being aware of.
Ah, for the good old days online back in 1994 when life as a fan was so
simple, and the community didn't think of LEGO as a company but instead as
products coming down from heaven or like gifts from Santa that came once a
year. :-)
> Posts from Lego employees about Bionicle masks in the bionicle newsgroup
> harm no one and help many.
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> Posts from Lego employees about a Lego-sponsored Train design contest in the
> .train group harm no one and help many.
Posts like that in theme discussion groups may not harm any one person, but
they take away part of the soul of what the community is.
Don't make a big deal out of this; the information will still find you.
You'll just hear about it from your peers instead of from LEGO...or, if you
read the .lego.* groups, you can hear about it directly from LEGO. Simple.
--Todd
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