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A bit off the initial subject, but... Gang, I've said it before, but I'm almost certain LEGO conducts its own focus groups (including play sessions) with children and their parents. I still think Town Jr. and other simplified designs are the result (...) (26 years ago, 4-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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I've been throwing around the idea of having a space theme building contest. I was thinking of making a model the prize. Mostly, I would like to just see everyones best space creations and stuff. If I did this, would a model be a sufficient prize (...) (26 years ago, 4-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I don't know. I either didn't ask, or my memory is failing. It was about 10 years ago. Has it been that long already? Uh-Oh, I better be careful. I might fall and break a hip or something. (...) (26 years ago, 4-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Did they give you any idea of what does go into the model design process. That is to say, do a bunch of execs sit around and build, do they bring kids in, do they have little play sessions for testing? They used to have that quality, but in (...) (26 years ago, 4-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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Richard Franks writes: <SNIP> (...) I can't help but think that this group (LUGNET) would be an invaluable source of information for TLG. Most companies spend big bucks on market research to find out what their consumers like. I'm sure TLG must do (...) (26 years ago, 4-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) That whole line, except that I wasn't kidding about the kidding. Even if did have the power to offer a job to anyone anywhere, I wouldn't do it over a newsgroup. Email? Sure, but not here. From Tom McDonald Anti-spam block in place. (URL) what (...) (26 years ago, 4-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I've heard this before (about us only being a small segment of the market). But the only things that seperate us from the rest of the Lego fans around the world is that we have access to the internet, and we have luckily found groovy resources (...) (26 years ago, 4-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Kidding about which part? Steve (26 years ago, 4-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) It appears from Rene's email address that he is connected to the USAF somehow. So if he can ship to an APO/FPO address, he should not have any problem ordering from overseas. Best of all, it won't cost anything extra. :-) -- Terry K -- (26 years ago, 4-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I'm using Free Agent 1.11/32. The instructions for doing it _are_ in the docs, though it is pretty vague and hard to find. The instruction in my version are under Help | How To section. Then at the bottom is the "FAQ's" selection. In that you (...) (26 years ago, 4-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Maybe so. I certainly hope somebody official would monitor the wants/needs/desires of all of us and do something constructive with that info. So far, I don't see it happening. -- Terry K -- (26 years ago, 4-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) You have a devious mind, Thomas. I love it. :-) -- Terry K -- (26 years ago, 4-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) There was a time back in the fall of '96 when we contemplated approaching TLG about the project, but we decided that the only way we could be certain about anything ever coming to fruition intact was to do it independently. We also worried (...) (26 years ago, 4-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) That might be it... I now have it set up something like this .I just installed it to two different directories - that seems to work. Since I had a agent/data directory of 90 megs or so, I figured 500k extra worth of agent.exe isn't too big a (...) (26 years ago, 4-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) This is especially true if profit is 1% of sales. Make your voice really stand out by buying only direct from S@H. DJ Zorn (26 years ago, 4-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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"BOB!! Williams" wrote: <snip> (...) <snip> Actually, I've thought about this at length. I guess there's a part of me that is paranoid and very skeptical. It would be a great coup if, after having gotten a lot of people signed on to LUGNET, Todd (...) (26 years ago, 4-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I dunno about THIS group but I know at least one person who works for TLG that posts to RTL. (1) I also know of at least one person who has done contract work for TLG that posts. (1) And finally, my favorite S@H employee (1) is a lurker on RTL (...) (26 years ago, 4-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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I only have these two, so I hope you are in NA. USA: Lego Direct USA PO Box 1310 Enfiled, CT 06083 1-860-763-4011 M to F, 8:00 to 8:00 (ET) CANADA: Lego Direct CANADA PO Box 3700 Markham, ON L3R 6G9 1-800-267-5346 Ext. 222 M to F, 8:30 to 4:30 (EST) (...) (26 years ago, 4-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Of course, it's entirely possible that someone on LUGNET and/or R.T.L actually DOES work for TLG and isn't just lurking, but is starting discussions, participating in them, and reporting back to marketing and product development, and just (...) (26 years ago, 4-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I try to issue well-thought out responses. I've almost instigated flames because at times I've been something less than articulate. (...) I'm Enfield's Human Resources Director. Want a job? (Just Kidding) (...) I didn't mean to come across (...) (26 years ago, 4-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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