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(...) [Warning! Long message!] G'day Tim and other folks, I stumbled upon your post because it appeared on the new-style LUGNET homepage. After reading it, I did a scan of recent postings to this group, and dug up those made by Brad Justus of TLC. I (...) (24 years ago, 20-Aug-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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"Kyle D. Jackson" <flightdeck@sympatic...mblock.ca> wrote in message news:FzKGvp.5qA@lugnet.com... (...) That's *not* what is happening right now, and its *not* just gripes on our part about how their company is run. Brad Justus came to us last (...) (24 years ago, 20-Aug-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) G'day Tim, First of all, thanks for your reply. As I imagine you're aware, I wasn't trying to start up any arguments, but was just trying to put another perspective on things, from someone who is both a LEGO hobbyist and a member of LUGNET, (...) (24 years ago, 21-Aug-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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"Kyle D. Jackson" <flightdeck@sympatic...mblock.ca> wrote in message news:FzMAw4.L22@lugnet.com... (...) member (...) I would counter you and say that since you have been removed as you admit, you shouldn't be coming in and arguing to the contrary. (...) (24 years ago, 21-Aug-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) c /Todd/Todd and Suzanne/ --Todd (24 years ago, 21-Aug-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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"Todd Lehman" <lehman@javanet.com> wrote in message news:FzMtqp.7Ax@lugnet.com... (...) Whoops...sorry Suz! :) -- Tim Courtney - tim@zacktron.com (URL) - Centralized LDraw Resources (URL) - Zacktron Alliance ICQ: 23951114 AIM: TimCourtne (24 years ago, 21-Aug-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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In lugnet.dear-lego, Tim Courtney writes: <snip> Whew. Go have fun with Lego for a weekend and you can miss a lot around here. I won't take any position on whether a letter is a good idea or not because I haven't thought about it enough. However I (...) (24 years ago, 21-Aug-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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"Larry Pieniazek" <lpieniazek@mercator.com> wrote in message news:FznE60.Kxy@lugnet.com... (...) here. (...) because I (...) doubt (...) Alrighty, I think that's how it should be anyways. Thanks. -- Tim Courtney - tim@zacktron.com (URL) - (...) (24 years ago, 21-Aug-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) I hope I don't need to say "me too" on that. :) --Todd (24 years ago, 21-Aug-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) That is... No problems if it mentions LUGNET as meeting place, etc. but have no desire for it to be labeled as "from LUGNET" or from the user community of LUGNET. Specific list of names volunteered sounds great to me. --Todd (24 years ago, 21-Aug-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Right. That's exactly what I'm saying. I may very well want to sign it, I dunno. Have to think about it. And if I do, I will be happy to give my full name, my email address, even my estimated collection size and spend amount so far this year, (...) (24 years ago, 21-Aug-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) <Whew!> That was huge. Okay, I'll be brief(er) this time..., just don't take it for terseness :] (After typing the post..., okay it I lied, it wasn't brief!) (...) [snip] (...) I take issue somewhat with the fact that you think I have not (...) (24 years ago, 22-Aug-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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"Kyle D. Jackson" <flightdeck@sympatic...mblock.ca> wrote in message news:Fzo378.B5@lugnet.com... (...) Ok, I apologize that I did claim that, it didn't appear to me that you were seeing the entire thing, and I made a misjudgment. (...) has (...) (...) (24 years ago, 22-Aug-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) I have to agree with Kyle on this one, Tim. And I think my sample set of [Fortune 1000 sized company VP's and above] that I've personally had to deal with is a bit larger than yours, Tim. Going up without involving the person you're going up (...) (24 years ago, 22-Aug-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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"Larry Pieniazek" <lpieniazek@mercator.com> wrote in message news:Fzp04z.I2I@lugnet.com... (...) don't (...) them". (...) And (...) Yep! I've already written Brad an email about this. I was told he's in Europe right now, so a reply might be delayed. (...) (24 years ago, 22-Aug-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Ditto to that! A brilliant and unconventional philosophy sure to make friends rather than enemies. And in the case of the Theme Gallery, where Brad has said that LEGO is indeed aware of it, I'll bet he could use some moral support from the (...) (24 years ago, 22-Aug-00, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general)
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(...) Hey, don't worry about it Tim. I can certainly understand where you're coming from. Besides, I probably shouldn't have just jumped in of the blue into a hot topic in a new group that suddenly. I've been in enough forums to know that well (...) (24 years ago, 24-Aug-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Well, here's semi-news which I wasn't too public about beforehand. Yesterday I got a tour of TLC's Special Events Dept. (aka the Model Shop) in Enfield. Robin Smith from their legal dept. met me there, and we discussed many things about TLC (...) (24 years ago, 25-Aug-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) They are seriously misinformed if they believe that. Everything I've heard, from parents, kids, numerous toy store employees at various stores have said that parents and kids unanimously *hate* juniorized sets. Sure they buy them anyway (...) (24 years ago, 25-Aug-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Yep, that's what I've heard too. The only way to really make much of a difference would be to get contact information for designers in Denmark and talk to them. I can try to do that, but no guarantees. It seems that when dealing with TLC, (...) (24 years ago, 25-Aug-00, to lugnet.general)
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Kevin Loch <kloch@opnsys.com> wrote in message news:FzurCn.D5J@lugnet.com... (...) Really, (...) and it (...) heard, (...) said (...) them (...) no (...) believe (...) values as (...) more (...) windows, (...) old. If market research shows Lego (...) (24 years ago, 25-Aug-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) large (...) I thought of another good use for them although I haven't implemented it. You could use them as flippers for a giant fish-shaped submarine. Aquanauts II anyone? (...) A (...) great. (...) have no (...) in (...) I liked the color (...) (24 years ago, 25-Aug-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) as (...) The juniorization is a horrible thing. It takes away building experience from kids. Although these sets may be easier to build and may take away frustration, this gets rid of building experience that makes kids (and adults) good (...) (24 years ago, 25-Aug-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I couldn't resist a "me-too" here. If I had a single brick for every Insectisoid & UFO set, as well as every sorry town-junior fire station that I've seen on clearance...I would...er...have a lot more Lego than I do now! p.s., A month or so (...) (24 years ago, 25-Aug-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Sooner or later, most sets go on clearance. Why is no one complaining about Adventurers, which are just as Juniorized as Insectoids? The Egyptian sets had pretty cool designs, but the Amazon sets were fairly lame, and most of the Dinosaur sets (...) (24 years ago, 28-Aug-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Well, I like several of the Amazon and Dino sets. 5976 is quite nice, I'll be using that temple in my Pirate Games, and of course the boat pieces are nice for making pirate ships (and that ship doesn't look that bad, though it could use a (...) (24 years ago, 28-Aug-00, to lugnet.general)
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A couple more thoughts and points: - For those BURP haters, the Aventurers sets actually use very few BURPS (5988 has 4, 5987 has 1) - Ok, so you get a million of those car bodies. I think we would be more accepting of that part if we didn't get so (...) (24 years ago, 28-Aug-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Wow, the above was written last August. The more things change, the more they stay the same...? (I wonder if Brad still works at LEGO???) --Todd (24 years ago, 2-Feb-01, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.lego.direct)
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