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Re: Pics from ToyFair 2005
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lugnet.color
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Tue, 22 Feb 2005 12:01:27 GMT
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In lugnet.color, Steve Demlow wrote:
> In lugnet.color, Larry Pieniazek wrote:
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> > The designer (Jorgen?) commented on that very fact. He's not happy about the
> > fact that at this point, no matter what the company does, some segment of the
> > fan base is going to not like it, and be set off by it, and he finds that very
> > frustrating.
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> I am certainly overanalyzing this paraphrase of what was most likely an offhand
> remark, but I find this remark puzzling. What part of the fan base would be set
> off by returning to the old colors? I do recall seeing a small handful of posts
> of people who like the new colors better, but I can't imagine that they are a
> significant number even within the microcosm of AFOLs who actually voice (or
> would voice) their opinions on such things. My (unscientific of course) reading
> of AFOLs is that most are not thrilled about the color change, aren't going to
> make a big fuss about it, but wouldn't mind a bit if it switched back. Then
> there are obviously those who are more upset and have changed their buying
> patterns, etc. But I just don't see any mass of AFOLs who would be upset if the
> colors changed back, or especially if the old colors were reintroduced without
> removing the new versions from the line.
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> Steve
I think you are misreading. My impression (from what I read) was that Jorgen
found it dispiriting that however good a model he designed, there would be
people that didn't like it simply because it was bley. Not, as you seem to have
read it, that Jorgen was unhappy that there would upset people whether Lego kept
bley or returned to the original colours.
tim
PS, thats just my impression of your impression of Lar's impression of Jurgen's
words!
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| (...) I'm going to make some big fat frothing assumptions here and try to "explain" Jorgen's comment - at least from my position in the company. This is meant as nothing more than a helpful hint as to this particular situation (and a bit of "Jake's (...) (20 years ago, 22-Feb-05, to lugnet.color, FTX) !
| | | Re: Pics from ToyFair 2005
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| (...) Entirely possible, although the context of the rest of Larry's message is about Jorgen being put off by the Lugnet color discussion. As far as I recall that discussion has been entirely about the colors themselves, not the designs of the sets (...) (20 years ago, 23-Feb-05, to lugnet.color)
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| (...) I am certainly overanalyzing this paraphrase of what was most likely an offhand remark, but I find this remark puzzling. What part of the fan base would be set off by returning to the old colors? I do recall seeing a small handful of posts of (...) (20 years ago, 22-Feb-05, to lugnet.color)
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