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(...) The most appropriate place for this question is lugnet.admin.general, to which I've set followups, but to answer your quesiton: Appropriate posts to lugnet.general are posts for which there is no more logical group that applies. In rare cases, (...) (20 years ago, 15-Jul-04, to lugnet.color, lugnet.admin.general)
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Thanks for being a voice of reason in all this ranting, Frank. I'm not exactly sure why people are spot-lighting the rants in this thread, but I'd like to encourage the more level-headed to spot-light your message. Yes, I'm tired of the rants - (...) (20 years ago, 15-Jul-04, to lugnet.color, FTX)
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Alfred, you have hit the nail on the head. I feel the same way and I'm glad to know at least somebody else out there isn't going to blindly follow (and you'd have to be for this particular issue!) where the Lego company goes. To confine the color (...) (20 years ago, 15-Jul-04, to lugnet.color)
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Thank you, Marc! You said it much better (and much calmer) than me. Perhaps that's why certain individuals didn't like my posts. Perhaps there was too much feeling in them. I can't help it. I've loved this hobby more than any other since I first (...) (20 years ago, 15-Jul-04, to lugnet.color)
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(...) Thanks. (...) Not the first 150 times it isn't. It does tire one though, by the time you get to the 151'ist. (...) Given that neither of those outcomes are even slightly possible, then we cannot have concensus. What I've done in my personal (...) (20 years ago, 15-Jul-04, to lugnet.color, FTX)
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(...) You really need to blame the other side for this one. This thread was started in .general by someone complaining about the color protests. Funny, but it seems most of the color protesters have been the ones FUTing to .color, where the post (...) (20 years ago, 15-Jul-04, to lugnet.color, FTX)
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(...) You know what I am fed up with? I am fed up with a zillion posts saying stop crying you babies. You people who are opposed to the voicing of dissent are the ones causing most of the "stirring of the pot" right now, as far as I can see. What is (...) (20 years ago, 15-Jul-04, to lugnet.color) !!
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In lugnet.general, Marc Nelson, Jr. wrote: Thanks for setting followups appropriately. (...) No, if posted in appropriate groups, and if they are constructive opinions, some people are just rattling of the same line again and again. To those, we (...) (20 years ago, 15-Jul-04, to lugnet.color, FTX) !
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(...) Mostly, I've just seen requests to use the appropriate venues (e.g. lugnet.color, where this post will go). (...) Not for me. But having it take over unrelated sections of LUGNET is irritating. (...) Sure, you can continue to express your (...) (20 years ago, 15-Jul-04, to lugnet.color, FTX)
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(...) I'm not even going to address the color issue, as I have made my opinion known on LUGNET, and I'm making my opinion known to TLC by voting with my dollars. What's bothering me are the repeated demands for silence from those who disagree and (...) (20 years ago, 15-Jul-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.color, FTX) !!
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(...) Interesting that this has already been addressed, quite nicely and to my satisfaction, in this part of the thread here-- (URL) read on! Dave K -who has, occasionally, not read entire threads and posted redundant points already made elsewhere (20 years ago, 15-Jul-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.color)
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(...) Surprise, surprise! The three strips referring to the gray color change are all missing. Who would have guessed these would not make the final cut? It's interesting, since the gray color-change debacle seemed to play a large part in the (...) (20 years ago, 13-Jul-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.color, FTX)
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(...) And I think that letting a company know that you're displeased is a good thing, but once that displeasure is known to the company, then it's time to go on. TLC knows about the colour issue. They know about the displeasure of many AFOL's, and (...) (20 years ago, 15-Jul-04, to lugnet.color)
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(...) Before the color change issue popped up, the 'A' in AFOL used to stand for 'Adult'. Not so anymore. 'Antagonistic' is the nicest word I can think of to describe the complainers these days. Build well... (20 years ago, 15-Jul-04, to lugnet.color, lugnet.general)
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(...) The answer is kinda obvious. We changed, but we changed because we want better MOCs, better parts, better color schemes. I am still very angry at LEGO for the color change, but I still enjoy my parts. I think it's best to fight tan shut up and (...) (20 years ago, 15-Jul-04, to lugnet.color)
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(...) Certainly. It's very important in the auto industry. Color trends are typically futured out 4-5 years. My understanding is that yellow is the only basic color that periodically falls out of style for automobile exteriors. Spencer (20 years ago, 15-Jul-04, to lugnet.color)
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(...) Amen to that. I was/am one of many who was very upset by the color change. And I swore I'd never buy any new sets. Well, I have'nt yet, but in time and with clearance sales, I'm sure I will begin to build a collection of the new blays. Never (...) (20 years ago, 14-Jul-04, to lugnet.color)
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This is a friendly reminder that the newsgroup lugnet.color exists for discussions about LEGO color issues... (URL) for rants and complaints about color issues. lugnet.general isn't the right place. Please do your best -not- to start or participate (...) (20 years ago, 14-Jul-04, to lugnet.admin.nntp, lugnet.general, lugnet.color, lugnet.announce) !!
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(...) Reminder... (not picking on you in particular, Daniel) There is a group lugnet.color for discussions about color issues. (URL) please take color discussions there, because the color-related traffic here in lugnet.general is getting out of (...) (20 years ago, 14-Jul-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.color)
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(...) Sorry, the above should have read "I honestley hate the new color scheme for castle"... I'm still undecided about the color changes... I need to get enough of the new colors & build a few things with both colors to see if (a) I like it or not; (...) (20 years ago, 14-Jul-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.color, FTX)
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