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Re: Final draft of the letter?
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Tue, 30 Nov 2004 19:07:52 GMT
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In lugnet.color, David Simmons wrote:
> Dear Lego Company,
I'm not terribly fond of the "Dear Lego Company" bit-- perhaps if it were
addressed to Jorgen Vig personally. But if it's addressing the company as a
whole, I'm not sure it even needs the "Dear company" bit.
> As an Adult Fan Of Lego (or AFOL), one of the qualities of your product
> which I've always admired most is the principle of backwards compatibility.
Maybe it's just me, but I also don't really like the bit about it being written
in the first person. It's saying "I don't like" instead of saying "AFOLs don't
like" or "many AFOLs don't like". For whatever reason, I find it much more
powerful to say "this decision was disappointing" instead of "I was disappointed
by this decision", etc.
> Ever since the introduction of the Lego System of Play, you have strived to
Again, I think I'd go with "The Lego Company" or "Lego" or "TLC". Saying "you"
seems... I dunno. Maybe it's the fact that it almost sounds like it's
associating a particular person (the addressee) with the action, which isn't
really true; it's the company. I dunno.
> make sure that every Lego brick matches every other Lego brick, both in fit
> and color (with slight variances that are acceptable due to your very high
> standard of production quality).
The parenthesis bit really isn't necessary. If it were to someone who wasn't
informed, they might be interested to know that, but otherwise, it's kind of
detracting from the point.
> However, the recent color change has
> undermined this principle. My involvement in the AFOL community has brought
> to my attention the fact that many other AFOL's also share my disappointment
> with this change. As a long-standing Lego collector and builder, it is
> difficult to accept that some of the colors I've been collecting for years
> will no longer be available. It is also difficult to accept that the new
> colors do not match the old ones.
>
> I am writing you this letter to communicate my strong concerns on this issue
> and to give you a heartfelt plea to please consider the impact of changes
> like this on the AFOL community.
I'm not terribly sure I like this bit. The AFOL community is small potatoes. I
would focus on why the AFOL's don't like it and present those reasons as valid.
Saying it this way kinda sounds like "please do things for us" rather than
"please do things for the good of the Lego system".
> We are here for the long term. I plan to
> have this hobby for the rest of my life and to enjoy it as much as possible.
> Having consistent colors and principles for manufacturing them would add
> greatly to my enjoyment of the Lego product in the decades to come. If it is
> within the realm of human possibility, please change them back!
All in all (although as I said in the initial thread I'm not sure I would want
to sign my name to the letter anyway) I'm not sure I'd want to sign this
letter-- it's written more as an individual request rather than a community
plea. For a personal letter (IE from one person), I think it's fine, but it just
seems ... I dunno, less communal somehow.
By comparison, check out Mark Chan's draft:
http://news.lugnet.com/color/?n=677
Although there are particulars I'd change about his version as well (I agree
with a couple of the comments he's received), the overall presentation of his
version is more what I'd expect to sign (if I were wanting to sign at all, that
is).
DaveE
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| "David Eaton" <deaton@intdata.com> wrote in message news:I80AH4.1088@lugnet.com... (...) a (...) compatibility. (...) written (...) don't (...) disappointed (...) I understand. I composed this letter with the idea that it wouldn't be a letter from (...) (20 years ago, 1-Dec-04, to lugnet.color)
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| Hey all, So I posted a second draft but got no responses, so I'm assuming that everyone (or the few people who read it) agree with and approve the text. I'll present it again below. I would like to print a copy, sign it and mail it this week, but (...) (20 years ago, 30-Nov-04, to lugnet.color)
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