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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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(...) Why should they? They've had them for ages, you could have bought some months ago. Perhaps if they had run out in the first week or three after being put on offer there would be incentive to make more, but not at this point. BTW I strongly (...) (20 years ago, 19-Jan-05, to lugnet.color, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) By that rationale, wouldn't it make sense to bring back gray and brown? (...) Not sure how changing gray to blay is innovation. --Todd (20 years ago, 19-Jan-05, to lugnet.color, lugnet.dear-lego)
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Two words: Blay = Blyecch I'm sure that I'll eventually buy some of the 2004 sets -- just because I'm a die-hard Space and Star Wars collector -- but it'll be with a certain lack of enthusiasm, and I'll try to swap out as many of the blay parts as I (...) (20 years ago, 19-Jan-05, to lugnet.color, lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
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(...) Ken Nagel (20 years ago, 19-Jan-05, to lugnet.color, lugnet.dear-lego)
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I have to agree with the main reason why this letter was created. The old color of grey was a lot less painful on the eyes, it even blended in quite well with the new colors. It certainly is a lot more difficult to tell one brick apart from another. (...) (20 years ago, 19-Jan-05, to lugnet.color, lugnet.dear-lego)
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