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(...) I'm going to comment here, since those who disagree with the letter have already ignored the request to discuss its content in another thread. I can't believe you are seriously asking why TLC should make more of the old-color bulk packs, when (...) (20 years ago, 19-Jan-05, to lugnet.color, lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
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(...) I DISAGREE with the contents of this letter. I do not support sending such a letter to the LEGO company. John Guerquin (30), Toronto, Canada, $1k per year in 2003, $2k in 2004. LEGO fan for 27 years, who will continue purchasing LEGO products. (20 years ago, 19-Jan-05, to lugnet.color, lugnet.dear-lego)
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Hello! Since most of you ignored the simple request not to discuss in THIS thread but in this: (URL) anyway, it doesn't matter anymore if I chime in here. (...) So hopefully the new CEO is older than the LEGO Company so he is able to know how to run (...) (20 years ago, 19-Jan-05, to lugnet.color, lugnet.dear-lego)
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In lugnet.general, Reinhard "Ben" Beneke wrote: -snip- Disagree, and offer a more simple letter instead: "Dear LEGO: Changing basic colors that have been around for many years was a very foolish thing to do. Please, PLEASE don't do anything that (...) (20 years ago, 19-Jan-05, to lugnet.color, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Maybe the cross-posting was an (unsuccessful) attempt to get around the new (URL) Spotlight settings> that discriminate against posts in .color. The (URL) petition post> has 8 spotlights, but does not show up in the Spotlight sidebar. Perhaps (...) (20 years ago, 19-Jan-05, to lugnet.color, FTX)
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(...) Bingo! Thanks Steve. (20 years ago, 19-Jan-05, to lugnet.color, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Whereas I agree everyone should have the right to express thier opinion--that said, the 'spamming' of every major NG at LUGNET was, in my humble opinion, taking that 'chip on the shoulder' just a tad too far. Post colour issues in colour, and (...) (20 years ago, 19-Jan-05, to lugnet.color)
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(...) SNIPPY of list Hello Steve (And others), Thanks a lot! I really appreciate this. I guess I should have mentioned that I was looking for regular parts (like 1 x x etc) too. But this was still a great help. Legoswami Samarth (20 years ago, 19-Jan-05, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.color, FTX)
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(...) The whole reason Todd set up a Color newsgroup was so there would be a place for people to discuss the Color issue ad nauseam. (...) Come on, man. You've met me. I'm not a hostile person. The whole "Boo hoo, I'm not going to read Lugnet (...) (20 years ago, 19-Jan-05, to lugnet.color, FTX)
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(...) Disagree - because I can NOT pretend to know how to run a multi-billion(?) dollar company that has existed longer than I have. Steve Hassenplug (20 years ago, 19-Jan-05, to lugnet.color, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) I completely agree with Jennifer's statement, we like the colours when it suits us, but not when it doesn't. Unlike bley, I think this is a problem that only creeps slowly into the minds of technic builders as we can slowly deplete our stocks (...) (20 years ago, 19-Jan-05, to lugnet.color, lugnet.parts, lugnet.technic, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Just two points: a) The issue seems to be important enought to pop up again, and again, and again. If the topic was unimportant, it would have died by now. b) if you avoid LUGNET, how did you manage to answer anyway? Disagreeing with other (...) (20 years ago, 19-Jan-05, to lugnet.color)
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"Steve Dunn" <s%te#ven.j&.du?nn*@...tr$a.c?om> wrote in message news:IAJKnu.oHo@lugnet.com... (...) I have some of these in white... very handy too. (...) peices (...) obvious. Agreed, I like the variety of colour that this has introduced, but do (...) (20 years ago, 19-Jan-05, to lugnet.color, lugnet.parts, lugnet.technic)
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(...) The end of this para should read: "That's because LUGNET doesn't censor." (hit send too early, sorry!) (20 years ago, 19-Jan-05, to lugnet.color, lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
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(...) Hi David, the CEO will of course get the original German letter, which - by the way - got signed by far more often than this one here. That one is written in our mother tongue and therefor superior in language. Since we would give Lugnetters (...) (20 years ago, 19-Jan-05, to lugnet.color, lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
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(...) Hm. I would agree to this letter if it were of a largely different tone. Lots of stuff I disagree with or would drastically change in wording: (...) If you're looking for more support, I'd suggest re-wording the letter much less harshly. (...) (20 years ago, 19-Jan-05, to lugnet.color, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Every post has to be requested to be cancelled individually, by the person who posted it. We don't cancel entire threads. Even if the thread originator wants it that way! That's becauase LUGNET I'll certainly be glad to cancel any post I (...) (20 years ago, 19-Jan-05, to lugnet.color, lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
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(...) I appreciate your addressing this, Ben. Having read earlier drafts, I didn't think the intent was to represent all AFOLs, and wanted to make sure it was addressed. For the record, I personally do not agree with the direction of the letter, but (...) (20 years ago, 19-Jan-05, to lugnet.color, lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
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I wholeheartedly agree with the letter. David "Fuzzy" Gregory, 27, Lafayette Indiana. (20 years ago, 19-Jan-05, to lugnet.color, lugnet.dear-lego)
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A lot of people would like to say things about grey-->bley change that would be unprintable in a public forum like lugnet. I'm just glad that most of them have kept a civil attitude so far, and I, for one, appreciate their restraint. As far as (...) (20 years ago, 19-Jan-05, to lugnet.color, lugnet.dear-lego)
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