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(...) The only message Ben is sending is that he is a WHINER. LEGO knows that AFOL's are not its main customers, and whatever changes they make or don't make have nothing to do with what AFOL's want. Messages like this just make AFOL's look like (...) (20 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.color, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Amen, my brother. Amen. - /-ndrew <>< (20 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.color, FTX)
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(...) Dear Orion, I am very sorry about this, but we had not the intention to speak for all AFOLS. How could anybody do so? This was just a single mistranslation and it slipped through the many times the letter got proofread (in fact we worked very (...) (20 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.color, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) I've got lots of suggestions for how you worded the letter, but my biggest one--if the letter doesn't fit on one page, revise until it is one page. Try to keep your passion for the color change out of the discussion--because it only makes one (...) (20 years ago, 19-Jan-05, to lugnet.color, lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
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(...) First, if the packs sold out in days or weeks, not months--perhaps *someone* would notice. If it took 8 months to sell 10,000 packs...that's and average of 42 packs a day. That's not a very rapid fill rate, nor is it something for a (...) (20 years ago, 19-Jan-05, to lugnet.color, lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
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Grey, bley, stone, md stone, maersk grey, whatever. But these flesh tone figs make me throw up in my mouth. -nk (20 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.color)
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(...) That word is slang and has several meanings. to m******ate. -- an act or instance of m******ation. something which belies self-indulgent or egotistical behaviour a person exhibiting self-indulgent behaviour; a wanker. wank off, (used (...) (20 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.color, lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
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Some snippage. (...) I agree with Peter, I think excessive crossposting is something to be avoided. And I'm not the only person that feels that way. I'd also remind those thinking of crossposting excessively (for shock, for humor, to make a point, (...) (20 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.color, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) I wonder if we should all put away our toys (or dump them off at the local children's hospital, donate to the tsunami children) and go outside for a bicycle ride, or grab a book or something. -Patrick (20 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.color, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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I agree with the above letter. Partick S. O'Donnell (39) Lancaster County, PA, USA Loosing much interest in purchasing LEGO as a direct result of this color change issue. Purchases off by 80% in 2004 as compared with the average of the past 12 (...) (20 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.color, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Lets be nice here! - big wank, "eh" would have been kind Canadian thing to write as it would leave it up for debate or disagreement. I see no "facts" to support Ben being a "wank". -Patrick (20 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.color, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) All right, Brickwars it is! We can have a massive battle at Brickfest, the color-fast against the color-less. um, are there any bley minifigs out yet? (20 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.color, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Andrzej M. Szlaga (25), Warsaw (Poland), approx. 1500 PLN before 2004, I haven't purchased any sets containing new colours (and I'm not going to). (20 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.color, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) I read that paragraph slightly different to you. Its hard to explain, so here's an illustration of how I read it: General: Tomorrow at 0600 we storm Omaha Beach. Private: I trust that you and the rest of the general staff you have arranged air (...) (20 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.color, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) I think the main reason the dissenters spoke up is that on first glace (and the CEO of LEGO will probably only skim it if the letter even gets to him) this letter purpost to represent the entire AFOL community. The opposition want to make it (...) (20 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.color, lugnet.dear-lego)
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In lugnet.general, Reinhard "Ben" Beneke wrote: -snip- The post was incorrectly crossposted. Okay, it's an issue of great concern. You claimed to speak for all AFOLs. Okay, it's an error in translation. You called for "no discussion" in a group (...) (20 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.color, FTX)
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Let's do this! I'm tired of this debate. I'm sick of the contention between individuals. Enough!!! Let's just 'throw down' and go to war. Let's just put the civility aside and flame the hell outta each other. C'mon, bring it... I like the old grey, (...) (20 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.color, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.announce)
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(...) Y'know, what you wrote was o.k. Iain, an' actually kinda funny. But in general, it seems like rtlToronto is against any attempt to resolve the color issue that is paramount to some people. I really, really, honestly do hope that one day TLG (...) (20 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.color, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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I agree with this letter. The new greys will NOT change my buying behaviour (up to US$3000 a year - for me, my child and our friends' children). What does affect my buying behaviour is the quality of the great new Designer sets (me) and the good (...) (20 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.color, lugnet.dear-lego)
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I agree and sign. Mike McKee. Chesapeake, VA, USA. 2003 LEGO expenditures $500+ usd. 2004 expenditures approximately $150 usd (due in part to color issue). (20 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.color, lugnet.dear-lego)
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