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(...) Little update to Arne's story. Bloomberg reports Lego is closing its Incheon, South Korea plant. Oh yeah, and Stan Lee won summary judgment vs Marvel. (21 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.general)
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I've thought about writing something here for a while, and only now seems like as good a time as any. First off, I did "sign" the letter to the CEO but in all honesty, it's not gonna stop me from buying Lego any time soon. The only thing standing in (...) (21 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.general)
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In lugnet.color, Thomas Stangl wrote: <snip> (...) True, but how much of that 5% actually cares about the color change enough to vocally protest? Based on the discussion here I'd well less than half and probably more like one tenth (and I think (...) (21 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.color, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: An alternative open letter to the CEO of the LEGO Company
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(...) And your actions, kissing their hindquarters vociferously, will somehow tell them when they might have done something that has upset their paying customers? ENOUGH of the puckering up, Bill. (...) 5% is 5%. If you as a CEO piss off 5% of your (...) (21 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.color, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Lego Studios Question
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(...) Is the studios camera the same electronics as the one sold with 9731 Vision Command ? If so, you might google for Vision Command driver. I was able to find an OS-X driver for mine via that method. (although of course the Vision Command (...) (21 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.general)
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In lugnet.announce.moc, Nathanael Kuipers wrote: SNIP (...) DUDE! that rocks! Long live 4100 (& drooling to get 4883!) Jeff (brother in creator set alternate models) (21 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: Open letter to the CEO of the LEGO Company / Call for your signs! (no discussions here please)
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So what if people complain? What you call petulant brats, I call passionate enthusiasts. It’s all relative. And more so, in the end, what’s worse… Those who complain, or those who complain about the complainers. At least these people have a cause, (...) (21 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.general)
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(...) Wait... would that be new brown...or old brown? (21 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.color, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general)
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(snip) (...) I can confirm that the license agreement with Steven Spielberg and LEGO for LEGO Studios has ended. The LEGO stores cannot sell LEGO Studios anymore. Also, in conjunction with the cost savings that LEGO is pushing for, I would (...) (21 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Thanks a lot, guys, you've made me hate LUGNET.
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(...) I wouldn't say that I hate LUGNET, but I am very frustrated by the behaviour of some people here. Like Larry mentioned in a previous post, there have been numerous cases where people have posted rude, unecessary remarks. If only people could (...) (21 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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In lugnet.color, Richard Noeckel wrote: [snip - just go back and read it] Alright! At last, some clear sense in this morasse! My legions of Bionicle mutant toa heroes stand ready for battle! They are through with being put down. Their patience is (...) (21 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.color, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Hey Jeremiah, As Steve noted, it's pretty easy to stay away from the real acrimonious threads. I pretty much stick to reading specific theme forums. Things aren't really that bad. Look at the posts that are spotlighted right now: 8 are highlighting (...) (21 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Here here... Although I plan on hanging around and having a look in on LUGNET every so often, I have to agree with you about the mood shift seen over the last year or so. I too like to come here to see others ideas and MOCS. But this constant (...) (21 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Jeremiah, while I would intend to agree with you on many of your points, I can make at least two suggestions. First: Stop reading all the posts that pertain to the color change. I did, and I am much happier. Second: Start over with (...) (21 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) WOW! This is the first I've seen of your 'designer alternates' and so I've just spent a highly enjoyable jaunt through your Brickshelf folders. Fabulous work which shows just what Lego is all about - I hope some of the designer set design (...) (21 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) I'm not brown-nosing. I'm just disgusted with the way some so-called Adult fans of LEGO act like three-year-olds when the company makes a change they don't agree with. (...) Yeah, they're a company that needs to focus on its core business - (...) (21 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.color, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general)
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OK, I too am tired of the flame wars...... So on a different note: What year was Lego first sold in your country? I know, I know, go look in the Lego official website timeline. Well it is very misleading because it references sales and opening of a (...) (21 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) My new (URL) Hogwarts Castle> box says: "Components made in DENMARK, SWITZERLAND, SWEDEN, CHINA and KOREA" So add Czech Rep, and there you go. (21 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Thanks a lot, guys, you've made me hate LUGNET.
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(As much as I hate big dramatic "Look at me, I quit" posts, I truly feel the need to say this, not to bring attention to myself, but to get this off my chest.) When I was in high school (and all through college, for that matter), LUGNET was around (...) (21 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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