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(...) To be honest with you, that's not the most effective tactic. In the era of high-speed reprographics and internet petitions, identical letters (and sometimes any machine-produced document) are given a lower priority in terms of their importance (...) (22 years ago, 19-Jan-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) You are quite correct and I admire the level-headedness of your thought. If by 'futile' you mean 'no effect whatsoever' then we are much in accord. The color change discussion took on a shrill, panicky note from the beginning and has left me (...) (22 years ago, 19-Jan-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Yep, got a reply (dated December 1st), too: "Additionally, I'd like to let you know that we appreciate your feedback regarding the color changes that are being made to some of our LEGO elements. Your comments have been forwarded to the (...) (22 years ago, 19-Jan-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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I'm leaving for the Bahamas Wednesday to work on an electrical project. Not all fun and games like you're thinking. Imagine an isolated town surrounded by water and NO LEGO!!! I'll be back sometime in March. All work and no Lego will make Rob a dull (...) (22 years ago, 19-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general)
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Jake, thank you so much for soliciting feedback. There are a number of aspects to this topic for me, so I will try to be a succinct as possible: 1. Adding new colors is *always* a good thing. The reason is simple in that it spurs new creative (...) (22 years ago, 19-Jan-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
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(...) Or use a 1 x 1 Technic Brick with a half pin in the first place... :) (22 years ago, 19-Jan-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Yes, I did. And got no really helpful answer, and no answer to my follow-up-question at all. Nice to see though that the "news" of the colour change has reached customer "service" (propably more through the customers mouth than through (...) (22 years ago, 19-Jan-04, to lugnet.general)
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In lugnet.general, Kyle Beatty wrote: (snip) (...) I'll bite: that's unfair. Ofcourse we all have a life besides the LEGO hobby. If you'll ask anyone around here (well, most of them :-) they'll acknowledge that there's more to life than any hobby. (...) (22 years ago, 19-Jan-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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"Jake McKee" <jacob.mckee@america.lego.com> wrote in message news:HrInyA.22B1@lugnet.com... (...) to be (...) [ ... snipped ... ] (...) For the most part, I have stayed out of the color debate. I appreciate the opportunity to comment on this topic, (...) (22 years ago, 19-Jan-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
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Jake, Thank-you for asking. I am very much in favor of TLG bringing back the old colors. The cornerstone of the Lego System is compatibility. The idea that set elements can be combined. Colors are every bit as much a part of the Lego System as stud (...) (22 years ago, 18-Jan-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, FTX)
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