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The solid news is appreciated. Personally, I still don't believe that the Lugnet community knows the true reasons for the color change. Also, I don't think we have heard of the "good" effects these changes were supposed to produce. I have been (...) (22 years ago, 5-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX)
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| | Re: Color Change - Final Update
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"Frank Filz" <ffilz-lists@mindspring.com> wrote in message news:Hx922u.IIp@lugnet.com... [ ... snipped ... ] (...) minifigs (...) have (...) head (...) [ ... snipped ... ] We had a similar conversation at the NCLTC GATS show a couple of weeks ago. (...) (22 years ago, 5-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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| | Re: Color Change - Final Update - Track
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(...) I'm just eager that the track should not change *again*. OK, new light grey would be OK, and new dark grey tolerable at a push (it makes old dark grey look silly) but given that track pieces are some of the most expensive ones, changing them (...) (22 years ago, 5-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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(...) Just because you and some others don't accept that Marketing thought it was a good idea to change the colors doesn't make it not the "real reason". (...) I'm sure that some people within the company thought it was a bad idea. But those people (...) (22 years ago, 5-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.admin.general, FTX)
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(...) Why not? There are always ways to get things. There are always fans that would help out friendly, helpful people in other countries if asked nicely. But thread hijacking, especially hijacking really busy threads that are apparently bringing (...) (22 years ago, 5-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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In lugnet.general, Jake McKee wrote: Hi Jake Thx for the update. Sounds like LEGO is trying to make the best of a situation that went bad unintentionally. (...) Regarding the service packs. While I appreciate the gesture, I'm not sure it is (...) (22 years ago, 5-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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| | Re: Color Change - Final Update
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(...) Technic pins are generally hidden from view; their colors rarely matter (sole exception I've seen: the penny flag last year, where white technic pins were stars in the US Flag). Technic connectors, on the other hand... I look through my entire (...) (22 years ago, 5-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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(...) Jake, how long would it take to present us with some real reason for doing the change? I can accept something like this: some higly positioned **** in the management thought it was a great idea. There was nobody brave enough to tell him that (...) (22 years ago, 5-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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| | Re: Color Change - Final Update
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In lugnet.general, Jake McKee wrote: <VERY LARGE SNIP> Hi Jake, Well, I know you've been reading this thread; I've seen a few responses already. I think there are two reasons why AFOLs are angry and/or upset with the color change: (1) The new colors (...) (22 years ago, 5-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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(...) Consider this an official denial. :) Jake --- Jake McKee Community Liaison LEGO Community Development (22 years ago, 5-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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