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(...) Let's make a lugnet.rant group, then, for people who feel like ranting at nobody in particular. I think lugnet.dear-lego is just too perfect to pass up as a channel to LEGO direct. -Laura's 2 cents (25 years ago, 10-Dec-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Agreed. And as for LUGNET representing only the USA, I should say not! Although I would argue that LUGNET mainly represents English-speaking countries (but there has been a growing activity in Italy and Denmark... and maybe some others that I (...) (25 years ago, 10-Dec-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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In lugnet.dear-lego, Brad Justus wrote: [snipped Brad's message] Hi, Brad! Welcome to LUGNet! As an AFOL and father of two KABOBs (and uncle to two former KABOBs, and two more future KABOBs), I'm very excited about the possibilities for LEGO Direct. (...) (25 years ago, 10-Dec-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) I don't know where you get that...(?) He said "global" and "worldwide" in key places. (...) By someone legally empowered to use someone of power's legal signature, or by a real officiant? (...) Ha. (...) Well, one outta three ain't bad. --Todd (25 years ago, 10-Dec-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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Indeed. --Tobias (...) tell (...) (25 years ago, 10-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) I don't see how you get that out of Brad's message. Specifically, he said: (...) Sounds fairly world-wide to me. Steve (25 years ago, 10-Dec-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) No, but in the case of splitting the group into subgroups, the original charter wouldn't have to change. It's simply lugnet.dear-lego: Open letters to the LEGO Group (not necessarily to be read by anyone at LEGO) and that doesn't necessarily (...) (25 years ago, 10-Dec-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) This strikes me as a Good Idea. James (URL) WAAHOO! (people have been looking at me funny since yesterday afternoon - I just can' stop the occaisional WAAHOO! from coming out. :) (25 years ago, 10-Dec-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Thanks for your willingness to listen and to help us better enjoy our hobby. Much of what has already been said mirrors the general consensus of this group. People in this community like to build, display, organize, collect, and play. We love (...) (25 years ago, 10-Dec-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Nono - FOUR Stormtroopers, ONE Tie Fighter pilot ;-) Or release a Stormtrooper pack, and other minifig PACKS - yes, plural. The SW universe has plenty of characters to support several packs, all would sell well. Suggestions: 5 Stormtroopers (...) (25 years ago, 10-Dec-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Just to clarify, my suggestion was meant to inspire the idea that a new hierchy be established (ie, "lugnet.lego-direct", "lugnet.lego-direct.bulk", etc), rather than skipping straight to segmenting lugnet.dear-lego. If the main group in the (...) (25 years ago, 10-Dec-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) I did not mean to imply that TLC should get rid of pink. All I meant was that pink or any other color should not be the primary marketing influence for a product. I think pink is great but it should not be a requirement for a set to me (...) (25 years ago, 10-Dec-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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I would think as a minimum we'd need: dear-lego.bulk (requests to add a part to the service) dear-lego.rant dear-lego.sets (discuss what sets to rerelease, if that is ever a possibility - by rerelease, I mean the original set OR a remake like (...) (25 years ago, 10-Dec-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.admin.general)
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Wow, what great news! A lot of people have mentioned that they would like to have bulk ordering of parts and less juniorization of the sets, so I'm not going to say anything more about that. I would like to say that what I really like with the (...) (25 years ago, 10-Dec-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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3 Points 1. Well, I'm not surprised. By speaking to "LUGNet" Brad appears to think he is speaking to only US AFOL's. 2. Before promoting the Lego "brand", I'd sort the product out first 3. "we’re not yet able to handle a deluge of incoming e-mail". (...) (25 years ago, 10-Dec-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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"Brad Justus" <legodirect@lego.com> wrote in message news:FMHtE5.Kp2@lugnet.com... (...) Well. I saw your message, read it, and then sat here in a funk wondering if this could be true. So, I'm going to go on the assumption that it is. That some (...) (25 years ago, 10-Dec-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) DYA HAD some 4547 Club Cars this morning. Note I said HAD. I tried to order 10 just minutes after they showed on the site, but only got 5 :-( (at least I got 5 4549s and a TON of 4537s). Now I gotta hope for an affordable 4558 one of these (...) (25 years ago, 10-Dec-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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Brad, Welcome! This indeed is great news! (...) I for one would like to see a dedicated channel. If not here in lugnet, perhaps Lego can put something together. (...) It is definitely encouraging to hear from a company that has been so influential (...) (25 years ago, 10-Dec-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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HeyHEY! Don't get RID of the pink, just don't expect it to be THE reason a "girl" set sells. I LIKE pink for accent, as do many others. As Gary and I have noted, having pastels in ALL colors would make for a killer Miami layout. (...) -- | Tom (...) (25 years ago, 10-Dec-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) I don't think it's fake. Buffie Shervington of the Potomac Mills Outlet Store made veiled references to the Direct to Consumer effort in (URL) it is coming. Perhaps just a little quicker than she was expecting. Adrian -- (URL) (25 years ago, 10-Dec-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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