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I agree to petition the LEGO Company to bring back Classic Grey, Classic Brown, and Classic Dark Grey. I also agree with the request to purge "New" Grey (aka "Bley"), with Classic Grey being returned to the fold as the "main" shade of grey used in (...) (20 years ago, 19-Jan-05, to lugnet.color, lugnet.dear-lego)
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I agree with the letter and sign it. Terry Prosper Montreal, Quebec (20 years ago, 19-Jan-05, to lugnet.color, lugnet.dear-lego)
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This letter is offensive in that it attempts to usurp the label AFOL and turn it into a special interest group with a particular agenda. Not all AFOL's agree with the postitions taken and by implying they do this letter is deceitful. If I wrote a (...) (20 years ago, 19-Jan-05, to lugnet.color, lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
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(...) So, out of curiosity: 1) Knowing just what you know, would you have made the color change? 2) Would you change the colors back? Personally: 1) No. I wouldn't have. There would have to be some pretty big undisclosed reasons for me to vote yes. (...) (20 years ago, 19-Jan-05, to lugnet.color, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Probably for the same reasons they aren't still producing the old colors alongside the new. Just because Jake managed to get a small batch through the system doesn't mean the same button can be pushed again and again at the same costs. Since (...) (20 years ago, 19-Jan-05, to lugnet.color, lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
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I will NOT sign that letter. Feel free to send along the following though; Dear Lego company, I too am an AFOL, and the above letter may let you believe that ALL AFOLs' feel this way. This is not so. I for one do agree with the statement that many (...) (20 years ago, 19-Jan-05, to lugnet.color, lugnet.dear-lego)
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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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(...) Bingo! Thanks Steve. (20 years ago, 19-Jan-05, to lugnet.color, lugnet.dear-lego)
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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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(...) 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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