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(...) I'm not sure you should see a lack of information from TLG as confirmation of anything... I certainly wouldn't. Tim (17 years ago, 30-Jul-07, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
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(...) That seems a bit harsh. As a non-trainhead (organizing our clubs first train show for September) I thought 9V was SAVED. The save9vtrains website has not been updated in months the last time I looked. The Hobby Train (K10183) set came out and (...) (17 years ago, 30-Jul-07, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
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(...) What really apalls my wife who is a big-time Lego fan is the insulting way in which Lego sets are marketed to girls and women. Stroll through a well stocked Lego specialty store. If you are female, sets start out with Duplo Brick princesses. (...) (17 years ago, 30-Jul-07, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
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(...) I fail to see how the ambassador program increases such control at all. Every fan is still free to contact LEGO with their issues exactly as they did before, and leak^H^H^H^H post any information they find around the place. It appears to me (...) (17 years ago, 30-Jul-07, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
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Disclaimer: I'm not a train guy, not even close. And I agree that the 9V system is a fantastic system in and of itself, not to mention the amazing things train clubs do with it. Should it be on the "list"? I'd *absolutely* agree. And I really (...) (17 years ago, 29-Jul-07, to lugnet.ambassadors)
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(...) Can't say I've noticed any problems in any of my recent sets. It's a minor issue in my mind. (...) Why should I care if they don't want to sell certain products in certain countries? It's their loss. (...) It's unrealistic to expect a 100% (...) (17 years ago, 29-Jul-07, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
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(...) The death of 9V trains would be a thousand times more devastating to the single most visible contingent of LEGO fans than the grey color change. Train clubs are the real ambassadors of LEGO. Throughout the world at model railroad hobby shows, (...) (17 years ago, 29-Jul-07, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
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(...) Then it sounds to me like this is an area that Steve and the Ambassadors need to work on. If I were LEGO, what I would do is whenever information is being shared with the Ambassadors, I would include along with that information some indication (...) (17 years ago, 29-Jul-07, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
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Well it's time for my semi-annual rant on LEGO Windows... I do hope the LEGO Ambassadors Issues List contains the problem of there NOT being a LEGO window system since 1987 (when most of the 9 classic LEGO windows were retired). With the worst kept (...) (17 years ago, 29-Jul-07, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX) !
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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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