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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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| | | | | Re: The Official "Issues List" —Anthony Sava
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| | | | | (...) I have noticed, in the last six months or so, that retailers like TRU that used to carry things on their website like train motors and track, are no longer carrying train motors and track. First the items were marked 'sold out' or 'not (...) (17 years ago, 30-Jul-07, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
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| | | | | | | Re: The Official "Issues List" —Jordan Bradford
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| | | | | | (...) Stores used to carry LEGO train sets on shelves, too. However, I don't know if they were big sellers -- I got a 4561 Railway Express at Target for 50% off. TRU always has a good LEGO selection, but I haven't even seen any of the RC train sets (...) (17 years ago, 30-Jul-07, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
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| | | | | Re: The Official "Issues List" —Ted Godwin
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| | | | (...) Sorry, I have no idea what you are saying here. I said nothing about a lack of information from TLG. I just find it over the top for someone to get so upset about something that does not appear to be a big concern for the community. If 9V was (...) (17 years ago, 30-Jul-07, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
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| | | | | | Re: The Official "Issues List" —Timothy Gould
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| | | | (...) Your original post seemed to imply to me that you a) considered 9V trains to be saved and b) did this because you had seen no further information on the issue (which I perhaps mistakenly thought meant from TLG as opposed to from secondary (...) (17 years ago, 30-Jul-07, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
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| | | | | | Re: The Official "Issues List" —Richie Dulin
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| | | | | (...) Well, saving 9V trains does seem to be the purpose of the site, so short of a "Mission Accomplished" posted prominently on the site, I think it's reasonable to assume that the saving of 9V trains remains a concern of the site and its (...) (17 years ago, 30-Jul-07, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
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| | | | | | Re: The Official "Issues List" —Ted Godwin
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| | | | (...) Actually while I would not support "needlessly complaining" if it is still an issue, and Save9VTrains is the HQ of the effort to actually do something about it, then yes they should have some sort of updates on a regular basis. For instance (...) (17 years ago, 30-Jul-07, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
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| | | | | | Re: The Official "Issues List" —William R. Ward
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| | | | | (...) I concur. But the lack of such updates should not be interpreted as victory. Just not enough work done on publicity. (17 years ago, 30-Jul-07, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
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| | | | | | | Re: The Official "Issues List" —Ted Godwin
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| | | | | | (...) Sure, but what I have been trying to say, apparently totally unsuccessfully, is that you cannot start attacking the ambassadors because they did not make it a current issue if the publicity work is so bad that someone like me (reasonably (...) (17 years ago, 30-Jul-07, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
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| | | | | | | | Re: The Official "Issues List" —William R. Ward
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| | | | | | (...) I guess I just expected that the ambassadors would make it their job to know what the top issues are for the LEGO community without us having to nag them. (17 years ago, 31-Jul-07, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
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| | | | | | | | Re: The Official "Issues List" —Richie Dulin
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| | | | | | (...) Well, community members have been repeatedly raising all the other issues on the list... So, should we ignore them and put saving 9V trains to number 1 regardless of what community members are actually bringing to our attention and asking us (...) (17 years ago, 31-Jul-07, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
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| | | | | | | | Re: The Official "Issues List" —William R. Ward
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| | | | | | (...) I just took a look at the current list (from (URL) right?) and I think there is a good reason to place 9V ahead of all of those issues: If none of those issues are addressed by LEGO, there is no change. If the 9V trains issue is not addressed, (...) (17 years ago, 31-Jul-07, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
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| | | | | | | | Re: The Official "Issues List" —Richie Dulin
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| | | | | | | (...) Well, the end of 9V trains would mean no change to my involvement in the hobby: no change to my purchasing patterns, no change to the amount of stuff I build, and so on. By contrast, for example, if a portion of the product range is not (...) (17 years ago, 31-Jul-07, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX) !
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| | | | | | | | | Re: The Official "Issues List" —Scott Wardlaw
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| | | | | | | | | Nelson / Richie, Thanks again for posting this list, and for your diligent work as LEGO Ambassadors. (I hope that you get paid for it) I think I also need to say that I am appalled by 9V Trains not being on the original list. Are you guys (...) (17 years ago, 31-Jul-07, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
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| | | | | | | | | | | Re: The Official "Issues List" —Richie Dulin
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| | | | | | | | | | (...) I think I am missing something here... this "becoming known as the largest mistake TLG has made"? I think you mean not saving 9V trains - but it isn't actually made yet. And people would argue that the colour change was, or the introduction of (...) (17 years ago, 31-Jul-07, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: The Official "Issues List" —Scott Lyttle
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| | | | | | | | (...) Richie, I don't like to attack people, but I find your view of the 9V train issue not very becoming of a LEGO Ambassador. Because you do not purchase 9V trains does not mean that everyone else does not purchase 9V trains. I'm sure there are (...) (17 years ago, 2-Aug-07, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: The Official "Issues List" —Richie Dulin
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| | | | | | | | (...) What is it about my view that you don't find very becoming? What is it that you think my view of 9V trains is? (...) Exactly!!! That's why I said "But that’s just me as an individual. I can look at the bigger picture, and appreciate that the (...) (17 years ago, 2-Aug-07, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
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| | | | | | | | Re: The Official "Issues List" —Richie Dulin
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| | | | | | (...) Well, the end of 9V trains would mean no change to my involvement in the hobby: no change to my purchasing patterns, no change to the amount of stuff I build, and so on. By contrast, for example, if a portion of the product range is not (...) (17 years ago, 31-Jul-07, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX) !!
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| | | | | | Re: The Official "Issues List" —Larry Marak
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| | | | (...) I can't cite numbers, but I know that my wife became an AFOL after being inspired by a SCLTC demonstration. She had always been a model railroad fan, never ran one, but seeing the integration of training, set building, and technic trestle (...) (17 years ago, 30-Jul-07, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
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| | | | | | Re: The Official "Issues List" —Anthony Sava
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| | | | (...) I find a modicum of comfort in knowing that even LEGO acknowledges that the RC trains have load problems: (URL) that they recommend the RC trains only run the number of wagons the sets come with (2 on the passenger, 4 on the cargo train). That (...) (17 years ago, 30-Jul-07, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
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