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(...) Something equivalent to so-called killfiles popular in NNTP newsreaders? No, the web interface to the newsgroups doesn't support that fine-grained of filtering. --Todd (25 years ago, 28-Mar-00, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.admin.general)
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Actually, I have a question for Todd. Is it possible to have the same cookie on my machine that lets me see or not see certain groups in the main page also let me not see any of Richard Marchetti's posts? I am half-kidding, but half not. (...) (25 years ago, 28-Mar-00, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.admin.general) !
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(...) Hey, your mileage may vary. (...) [Mommy, Mommy -- Richard won't play fair! Make him stop, Mommy!] ass (às) noun plural asses (às´îz) 1. Any of several hoofed mammals of the genus Equus, resembling and closely related to the horses but having (...) (25 years ago, 28-Mar-00, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) I never called anyone elitist (I checked to be sure). And very early on I excluded you from my comments. Take offense if you will, but I selected you out of the comments I made directly and indirectly about others. Not you, Frank. Not you at (...) (25 years ago, 28-Mar-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Ya, it's an educated guess...or if you're skeptical, just a wild guess. (...) I would support Larry's proposal in December that his company help TLC with their ERP, so that the outlet store might no longer be necessary. Personally, I love the (...) (25 years ago, 28-Mar-00, to lugnet.dear-lego) !
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(...) A bunch of asses? How much more of this sort of beligerent junk are you going to spew? And Todd, how much more are you going to put up with? (25 years ago, 28-Mar-00, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Not at all if its true. This is merely an assertion on your part. TLC has stated nothing here to that effect. But if you think its wonderful, why do you resist the idea? No ifs, ands, or buts -- just get behind the ideas you support. Choose. (...) (25 years ago, 28-Mar-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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Dear Lego: Pick your future business partners VERY carefully. Some who may appear to be favored by AFOL are, in fact, disparaged in private communications. AFOL will resist doing business with these people unless they are left without an (...) (25 years ago, 28-Mar-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) What?! Troy is a good guy because he buys up LEGO sets from the stores and re- sells them, but Larry is a bad guy because he has a project which requires many corridor sections, so he buys a bunch of Nebula Outposts for his own use? Or I'm a (...) (25 years ago, 28-Mar-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) I don't think it's a ridiculous thing to ask at all. It's only unreasonable, that's all. Not that it wouldn't be wonderful -- it's just not going to happen if the reason for TLC's having set up the outlet stores is to minimize hemorrhaging due (...) (25 years ago, 28-Mar-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Given a bunch of asses and this nice fellow, why not pick him? At least its exclusively what he does. Its not about buying the sets for resell for me. Its about TLC giving everyone an even chance, that's all. Why is that so ridiculous a thing (...) (25 years ago, 28-Mar-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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Paul Sinasohn wrote in message ... (...) through (...) It may have died because they decided they wanted to work it through Lego Direct. Or, alternatively, it may have been a significant factor in shaping Lego Direct. In any case, I think Brad is (...) (25 years ago, 28-Mar-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) keeping it (...) price, (...) make (...) with a (...) You can always sell it yourself at a loss. Although this is not a very practical business model there's no escaping the fact that some products are dogs and you'd do well to get something (...) (25 years ago, 28-Mar-00, to lugnet.dear-lego) !
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(...) Of course, we thought we had a shot at this consortium thing last year through Denmark, but nothing ever came of it. And someone mentioned the Constitution set in this thread - were there really Constitution sets available??? I would like to (...) (25 years ago, 28-Mar-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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I've got a few thoughts here (like I haven't already): The fact that the outlet will not ship to nearby customers sucks. There is no good reason to limit where they ship. If that is a policy of TLC, hopefully they will can that policy as a result of (...) (25 years ago, 28-Mar-00, to lugnet.dear-lego) !
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(...) At this point I have to concur with Todd. Let's look at this way. In an article just published with Tom Stangle as the focal, (or was it mindstorms... anyway,) Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen, TLC Pres, remarks that this year has pulled them out of hot (...) (25 years ago, 28-Mar-00, to lugnet.dear-lego) !
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(...) Where does this "elitism" come from? You sound like you're mad that you're not getting picked to play football or that you're mad the popular girl won out over the nice girl for prom queen. It's the market. It's reality. All this whining is (...) (25 years ago, 28-Mar-00, to lugnet.dear-lego) !
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(...) Although the "elite have's" are more than likely the ones, even among AFOLs, who will be their best customers. I don't know what Lego Direct will end up being, if anything at all. I'm _personally_ offended at the nonchalant way ol Brad jumps (...) (25 years ago, 28-Mar-00, to lugnet.dear-lego) !
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(...) Going with what actually happened, what would you propose the manager have done that would qualify, in your book, as NOT underhanded or wrong? Post some silly "I'll have some stuff on sale tomorrow - call in and find out what it is" message (...) (25 years ago, 28-Mar-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) I'm in. But I guess we might as well for Lego Direct to happen / not happen and see what they can come up with. I just hope they aren't listening to or dealing exclusively with the "have's" in this thread -- they are probably the wrong fellows (...) (25 years ago, 28-Mar-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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