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(...) Late reply but I had a little whip round on EB first... I'd be grateful if you could at least mention these lads before the next cycle as nice patches for an uncovered section of the community, they definitely represent a different group of (...) (17 years ago, 29-Jul-07, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
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(...) Well, I certainly believe I am both! (A friend of Allister, and active in my fora). I keep a (URL) LEGOMatrix> of my involvment in the various fora, for those who are interested. Cheers Richie Dulin LEGO Ambassador (17 years ago, 28-Jul-07, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
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(...) snip (...) I for one like the non-system items. I love my egg cups and egg timer, my salt and pepper shakers. And my new classy bag with zippered studs. And my LEGO duffel bag. All are high quality as you would expect from LEGO. If I had a (...) (17 years ago, 28-Jul-07, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
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(...) Well, I agree with the first sentence, but not necessarily with your definition in the second. I'm pretty visible in my local community, and everyone has my email (which is pretty well known everywhere) and quite a few have my phone number and (...) (17 years ago, 28-Jul-07, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
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(...) They may be very active 'in their communities' posting regularly to one forum isn't exactly fitting your definition of 'wide' access. (...) I did mention one notable exception, did I not? (...) Not everyone can make it to Brickfest. Maybe the (...) (17 years ago, 27-Jul-07, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
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(...) Then LEGO needs to take a number and get in line behind the large software companies, motion picture associations, and recording industry associations of the world. Many Asian countries are notorious for rampant piracy because it's not (...) (17 years ago, 27-Jul-07, to lugnet.ambassadors)
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(...) Unclear instructions and box art certainly are an issue. I haven't bought any of this year's Exo-Force sets because I can't tell what color the pieces will be based on the box art.* In recent years, I have often confused black and dark grey (...) (17 years ago, 27-Jul-07, to lugnet.ambassadors)
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(...) Aside from the generally settled but still (to some) controversial matter of alleged patent/trademark violation, there are no cases of Mega Brands Inc. stealing ideas from TLG (or vice versa). You are correct that this fear is a bogeyman (...) (17 years ago, 27-Jul-07, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
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(...) Ben, That's all I really need to hear. Thanks for the update. By the way, any work you all have been doing has been great. Recently released sets have been proof of that. -Elroy (17 years ago, 27-Jul-07, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
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(...) Elroy, I agree that Train fans currently are not as well represented as they should be. I would encourage leaders in the Train community to apply for the next cycle of LEGO Ambassadors. It is quite possible that few train builders applied last (...) (17 years ago, 27-Jul-07, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
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(...) I can't speak to what appears to you - but Mark Sandlin, Chris Giddens, Dan Rubin, Adrian Drake, Felix Greco, Peter Reid, and Nelson Yrizarry have all been active and accessible. Partly, I know how difficult it is to give out lots of info on a (...) (17 years ago, 27-Jul-07, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
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(...) Allister, I have not widely publicized the fan team's involvement with Castle 2007 on Classic-Castle or any other site. Since we are under a separate NDA for Castle, I had to wait for permission on what I could and could not share. This was (...) (17 years ago, 27-Jul-07, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
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(...) Got a link to that? I don't read classic castle, but I am interested in hearing about the achievements of our ambassadors, and again, this must've been one I missed. (...) I look forward to it. (17 years ago, 27-Jul-07, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
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(...) They all seem pretty quiet to me, with perhaps one exception. (...) I agree. Sometimes, sacrifices have to be made. (...) I must've missed that announcement first time around. It strikes me that this is exactly the sort of thing the community (...) (17 years ago, 27-Jul-07, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
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(...) Based on (URL) this brief discussion>, I don't get a warm fuzzy feeling that 9v train fans are being represented. While it is mentioned that the Save 9v Trains campaign has been around for awhile, Nelson's reaction seemed (to me) to be more of (...) (17 years ago, 27-Jul-07, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
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(...) Retroactively, please :-). (...) Now *there's* a custom minifig I've not seen as yet. (17 years ago, 27-Jul-07, to lugnet.ambassadors)
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(...) No offense taken. Because I know some of the European LAs post over at Eurobricks, I assumed that was the representation for that body. They may feel they offer fair representation-- I guess I'm out of my element on this one. Still, I know the (...) (17 years ago, 27-Jul-07, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
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(...) The release dates on LEGO sets are not strict dates like they are with DVD releases. They're more like guidelines. Make sure your production runs coincide with whichever sets are due up next, so you can release them more or less in order. And (...) (17 years ago, 27-Jul-07, to lugnet.ambassadors)
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(...) I don't know if this is related to the types of leaks you're talking about, but a little bird told me that there were some very unhappy ambassadors when news and pictures of the "Dwarfs mining" set were published on the internet recently. The (...) (17 years ago, 27-Jul-07, to lugnet.ambassadors)
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(...) I like seeing sets early, it helps me plan my spending and often gets me more excited than a stroll in the now deserted lego isle (which is a classic example of where lego and fan desires actually coincide, getting shelf space up would be (...) (17 years ago, 27-Jul-07, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
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