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Subject:	Re: Who Lied? (was: Halving the colours in the palette - Lego Life Sept 2004)
Newsgroups:	lugnet.color
Date:	Fri, 10 Dec 2004 03:03:17 GMT
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In lugnet.color, Marc Nelson, Jr. wrote:

So my question is: who lied to whom and why?

Did Jake cover up the real reason for the color change and give AFOLs a tale that focused on TLC’s desire for the best product rather than its need to cut costs? Or did Jake’s bosses decide it was a good idea to give their spokesman a bogus explanation instead of the real one?

(Hefts large clue-stick)

The colour change was initiated in 2000 by the Design Group - as an exercise in improving how the colours play together.

The palette reduction seems to have been initiated in 2004 by the “Sourcing for the Future” group - as an exercise in saving costs.

That’s 3 to 4 years’ difference. Different group of people. Different motive.

Now please stop accusing people of lying.

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		Re: Who Lied? (was: Halving the colours in the palette - Lego Life Sept 2004)
(...) To add a little clarity to what you said above (should be 'Design Lab' rather than 'Design Group') it would be good to review what Jake wrote back in May of 2004. (URL) It starts around the 3rd para>. My read is that it may have been an (...) (20 years ago, 10-Dec-04, to lugnet.color, FTX)

		Re: Who Lied? (was: Halving the colours in the palette - Lego Life Sept 2004)
(...) I don't have any insider information about TLC (perhaps you do?), so I can't say with any certainty whether these groups are composed of different people or not. But both projects (assuming they are seperate projects) are doing the same thing: (...) (20 years ago, 10-Dec-04, to lugnet.color, FTX)

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		Who Lied? (was: Halving the colours in the palette - Lego Life Sept 2004)
(...) Reading the LEGO Life article, I thought back to Jake McKee's (URL) original explanation> for the color change back in May. I noticed some discrepancies. Contrast this passage from the (URL): Reducing the number of used colours is part of the (...) (20 years ago, 9-Dec-04, to lugnet.color, FTX)

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