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(...) Actually, that is an interesting article about a controversial article. The test that the magazine had done involved scratching off the plastic, heating plastic in a solution of nitric acid (this is a typical way a lab tests for lead in paint (...) (19 years ago, 21-Oct-07, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I'm not sayin'; I'm just sayin'. Know what I'm sayin'? 0:-) JOHN (19 years ago, 20-Oct-07, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) You mean to say I'm stockpiling lead saturated toys?! ; ) God Bless, Nathan (19 years ago, 20-Oct-07, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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Keep in mind, what the magazine asserted was that there was lead in the yellow maxi block, not that lead could be passed on to a child swallowing it. Hydrochloric acid (stomache) is not sulfuric acid. The magazine went on to recommend the product as (...) (19 years ago, 19-Oct-07, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Excellent points, Tommy! The need for transparency in a situation like this is great, especially when the burden of proof is upon the party making the accusation. In this case, the magazine must support its claim in a verifiable way. Instead, (...) (19 years ago, 19-Oct-07, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) As it turns out, we own very few of the maxi-scale Mega Bloks--probably under two dozen of them--and only one or two of those are yellow. My younger doesn't yet care at all for interlocking blocks, and my older is into the mega-scale Mega (...) (19 years ago, 19-Oct-07, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Maybe neither the governmental standards or Mega Bloks are at fault but rather the "non-profit" magazine which stated that ; "When the results were returned by a lab, which Mr. Clerk said he could not identify because of a confidentiality (...) (19 years ago, 19-Oct-07, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) In any event, have you nonetheless preemptively separated your kids from the clones, Dave!? From the road where the rubber meets, JOHN (19 years ago, 19-Oct-07, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Don't get too overjoyed. Since Lego does not make the bricks, never did make the plastic, who know were it is made. China comes to mind. And if it is like other toys and cat and dog food we may see more on this, Hopefully Lego has been (...) (19 years ago, 19-Oct-07, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Thanks for the link--product safety is of great concern to fans of the brand, especially those of us who have small children! I think that this part is relevant: Health Canada, a government department, said that the preliminary results of (...) (19 years ago, 19-Oct-07, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Now, now, let's not be too hasty. Remember, competition is GOOD; it keeps TLG on their toes. On a different note, I saw this quotation in the article and it made me wonder: "Lead is sometimes added to plastics to give them yellow or red color, (...) (19 years ago, 19-Oct-07, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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In someways I knew this would happen and I have been expecting this day. Hopefully, it means the downfall of MegaBloks forever! (URL) (19 years ago, 19-Oct-07, to lugnet.general, lugnet.announce, lugnet.org.us.ulug)
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(URL) (19 years ago, 18-Oct-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.space, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Once upon a time, it was a very special and unique thing to offer free image hosting. Once upon a time Kevin was a regular participant on LUGNET and an active member of the AFOL community. And once upon a time, Brickshelf was a state of the (...) (19 years ago, 17-Oct-07, to lugnet.general, lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
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(...) No interest in providing a useful service? ...apart from the providing free image hosting, unlimited accounts, unlimited access to images, unlimited directories, thumbnails, fast moderation, unobtrusive moderation, deeplinks (even before (...) (19 years ago, 16-Oct-07, to lugnet.general, lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
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(...) No interest in providing a useful service? ...apart from the providing free image hosting, unlimited accounts, unlimited access to images, unlimited directories, thumbnails, fast moderation, unobtrusive moderation, deeplinks (even before (...) (19 years ago, 16-Oct-07, to lugnet.general, lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
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| | Re: Do you care about the perception of AFOLs/ALEs in the wider community?
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Hmmm, very good question, Tim! I'd have to say that I don't really give much thought to what the average person thinks about my hobby. For me, the wider community translates to the average person. I LOVE my hobby! That passion is immediately (...) (19 years ago, 16-Oct-07, to lugnet.general)
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(...) "Whom". (...) You keep using that word. I don't think it means what you think it means. (...) Get thee to a dictionary. (...) If anything is clear, it is that the whole situation is markedly unclear. You really have no idea what you're talking (...) (19 years ago, 16-Oct-07, to lugnet.general, lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
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(...) Apparently you're forgetting that all those years of providing free hosting have somehow put him beyond any criticism in some people's eyes. I wonder how they'll feel when they're paying for more of the same. (19 years ago, 16-Oct-07, to lugnet.general, lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
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(...) I think the way people react to it is a function of how you present it. I have a license plate that says "I (heart) LEGO" and the business card I hand out for personal contacts has my LEGO blog address (brickpile.com) on it. I treat it (...) (19 years ago, 16-Oct-07, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Respect, what for? Kevin has disrespected the LEGO community for years. He rarely if ever replies to any inquiries about the site, has not added any new features in years, and then suddenly threatens to pull the plug this summer. Now he is (...) (19 years ago, 16-Oct-07, to lugnet.general, lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
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(...) Show some respect and exercise some restraint. Sheesh. JOHN (19 years ago, 16-Oct-07, to lugnet.general, lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
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(...) What gives is that this is Kevin Loch we're talking about. Use Flickr. Brickshelf is a waste of time and energy. (19 years ago, 16-Oct-07, to lugnet.general, lugnet.ambassadors)
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| | BrickJournal 9 is OUT, as well as other news!
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(URL) BrickJournal 9 is now available for downloading through its (URL) TwoMorrows.> It's 148 pages of reports and instructions, with event reports of 1000steine-Land, Brickworld, and LEGOFest. There's also interviews with a couple of Star Wars (...) (19 years ago, 16-Oct-07, to lugnet.publish.brickjournal, lugnet.announce, lugnet.general, FTX) !!
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| | Renting LEGO?
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So I've been approached by a work associate that wants to rent 'lots of' LEGO for some sort of business thingy. She says she'll need enough for 100ish people. I think, unless they're building big stuff, that I pretty much got that covered. I've (...) (19 years ago, 16-Oct-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.general)
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I am very pleased to invite YOU to participate in the Hobby Show, this Nov 2nd, 3rd and 4th, located in Toronto at the International Centre on Airport Road (Dixon Rd). The OBB, (Ontario Brick Builders - an informal group of Lego builders) will be (...) (19 years ago, 15-Oct-07, to lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.loc.ca.on, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ham, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.general)
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(...) Nope, I like building (OK, I'll correct that, I like the idea of building but rarely get any done!) and I like talking about it with other AFOL (or KFOLS), people who are interested. I have no interest in what other people think. (...) Again, (...) (19 years ago, 15-Oct-07, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Not particularly. By wider I am referring to the general public. There are those people that "get it" and those that don't. To each their own. I'll admit I get some funny looks when I tell people I still play with Lego. It's funny how fast (...) (19 years ago, 15-Oct-07, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I'm not sure which community you mean here. Do you mean the wider hobby community (people who participate in other hobbies)? Or do you mean the rest of the world in general? :) (...) I believe it already is. I have no problem discussing my (...) (19 years ago, 15-Oct-07, to lugnet.general)
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(...) People seem to think I am out of my mind when they see my Lego room. When I was building the room the neighbors would ask "What are you building, another bedroom?" I would say, "no, a Lego room." At that point I got strange looks and they (...) (19 years ago, 15-Oct-07, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Only when that opinion is positive. (I mean the people at work who see the stuff I build) (...) Around here, it's become accepted as a valid hobby. (...) Doesn't matter outside my head, except that I've encouraged a few people to buy Lego (...) (19 years ago, 15-Oct-07, to lugnet.general)
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| | Do you care about the perception of AFOLs/ALEs in the wider community?
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Hi all, One issue which I see brought up on LUGNET quite frequently (mostly but not exclusively in relation to trains) is the perception of AFOLs/ALEs by the 'wider' community (where wider has various meanings). So since I'm a curious fellow I'd (...) (19 years ago, 15-Oct-07, to lugnet.general)
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| | Interviewed about LEGO for Radio 4
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I was recently interviewed by Peter Day for Radio 4's In Business programme in the UK, to go out on Thursday 20:30-21:00 BST (19:30 GMT, 21:30 CEST, 15:30 EDT or 14:30 EST, whichever you're on) and repeated Sunday 21:30-22:00. This contact was (...) (19 years ago, 11-Oct-07, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | Golden C3PO competition
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Hi all toysRus have a competition if you spend over $100 on lego and send in proof of purchase and an entry form for your chance to win one of 100 metalic gold lego C3PO figures. (19 years ago, 11-Oct-07, to lugnet.general)
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It really is bright blue and red! I'm not so sure on the yellow, what would tan look like? Tim (19 years ago, 5-Oct-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Thanks John! Well, you'll be able to see my 4-4-0 run IRL when we finally meet at a show. (URL) Since I based Jupiter off of this one, they run the same. It's kinda funny to watch it take corners, it seems to 'snap' into and out of turns more (...) (19 years ago, 5-Oct-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general, FTX)
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Tasty MOC, Tony:-d I'd to see it run IRL! I really love 4-4-0s. You should include links to pics of the Jupiter and #119 so people can see what a remarkable recreation you have made. Well done, JOHN (...) (19 years ago, 4-Oct-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | 10179 Millennium Falcon
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Well, just got mine today when I got home from a vacation. I have to comment that it is large and heavy. My certificate is 2877. I was wondering if they made 5000 or 10,000 for the first run of these. What is the highest number out there. I have to (...) (19 years ago, 4-Oct-07, to lugnet.general)
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| | Jupiter
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On May 10, 1869 a famous meeting took place between two locomotives at Promotory Point, Utah, at the (URL) Golden Spike Ceremony> which celebrated the completion of the First Transcontinental Railroad over the United States. These two locomotives (...) (19 years ago, 4-Oct-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | What would YOU like to see from TECHNIC?
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Hi all, I've got a question for all TECHNIC enthusiasts out there... six questions, really. What types of TECHNIC vehicles would you like to see? I've created six polls on LUGNET, each with 3 or 4 choices for a given price range. Now's a good time (...) (19 years ago, 4-Oct-07, to lugnet.lego.announce, lugnet.technic, lugnet.general, FTX) !!
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| | LegoShop Purchases Earn 5% Cash-back from Discover
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FYI, my credit card statement said that Discover Card holders can now get a 5% cash-back bonus on Lego purchases initiated from a link on their site. A similar deal exists for online purchases from Target.com (which also sells Lego). Here is the (...) (19 years ago, 3-Oct-07, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.general)
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| | The Ruby Runner
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I was recently commissioned to create a red version of my Henry Dreyfuss inspired streamlined hudson, named 'The Ruby Runner'. To get my mind off of the death of 9v trains I decided to share the pictures of the finished product. So here it is: (...) (19 years ago, 2-Oct-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | RailBricks Issue 1
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On behalf of Jeramy Spurgeon, Greetings all! I'm proud to announce the release of the premiere issue of RailBricks! (URL) RailBricks is a dedicated LEGO® Train Hobby Magazine similar to Model Railroader. Each issue will strive to advance the LEGO® (...) (19 years ago, 1-Oct-07, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.publish, lugnet.trains, lugnet.general, FTX) !!
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"David Eaton" <deaton@intdata.com> wrote in message news:JoxIMH.32w@lugnet.com... (...) (URL) big surprise that I would score a Zero... :D Is that totally impure? yay! -Rob www.brickmodder.net (19 years ago, 28-Sep-07, to lugnet.general)
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--snip-- (...) Youy could try something like 1/2[1-tanh(k(std-30))] so that it smoothly approaches zero. (...) Tim (19 years ago, 28-Sep-07, to lugnet.general)
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(...) It lets everyone down. Burn them immediatly Tim (19 years ago, 27-Sep-07, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) I'd never thought of you as approving of virtual building... Tim (19 years ago, 27-Sep-07, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Are you sure the Pure/Impure headings above the scores are the right way round? According to them, I score 10/10 :D ROSCO (19 years ago, 26-Sep-07, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) I would love to see the backs of Classic Space/Futuron sets such as 497, 6990, etc.!!! The alternate models from old school sets like those would be a great inspiration for those of us who still love CS but do not have access to the boxes from (...) (19 years ago, 26-Sep-07, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) If Seinfeld can have his 'Soup Nazi' so too can LUGNET have it's own 'Lego Nazi' All in good fun (On second thought, I should have dubbed it 'Lego Fascist' instead.) All hail the Brickshirts!!! -Benito Mussolego (19 years ago, 26-Sep-07, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) I came in at 8.90 but I could have sworn that I really didn't care that much about mods and other non-traditional things... (URL) (19 years ago, 26-Sep-07, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) 0.67/10!? Not shure, but whatever. I really don't mind. (URL) My question is, since most who rated clones 1/5, also rated modding clones 1/5, so if you consider clones a blasphemy, wouldn't modding clones then be a moot point? (19 years ago, 26-Sep-07, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) You sure you really want to go down that road around here...? ;-) (URL) (19 years ago, 26-Sep-07, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) <sniper-snip> (...) Of course it is useful, especially the rear side of the box is very important (for the alternate models). You can send it to some database/instructions server, for example Peeron. -Martin (19 years ago, 26-Sep-07, to lugnet.general)
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(...) A fun test! I thnk I came out at about 7.7. It's weird, because we're all so complex, so how do you make a simple test and gett accuate answers? For instance, under the topic of custom weapons, I personally don't use them (while I do own (...) (19 years ago, 26-Sep-07, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: My UCS Millenium Falcon Has Arrived!!!
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(...) Mine arrived on Monday along with Hogwart's Castle, which Tyson's received after I placed my on-line order. I haven't even opened the box for the Millenium Falcon and am thinking of returning it unopened. Building the Republic Cruiser just (...) (19 years ago, 26-Sep-07, to lugnet.general)
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I recently got a scanner and decided to start scanning in some of my Lego box panels. Here's a sample: (URL) the directory with all I've done so far: (URL) scanning at 150 dpi and saving an uncompressed Paint Shop Pro format as well as a .jpg format (...) (19 years ago, 26-Sep-07, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Ahh, ok, I see what you mean. Yeah, this part is difficult. In my scoring mechanism, I was trying to predict what the most likely deviation from the mean would be, but I didn't have any data at the time. Under the covers, the way it scores you (...) (19 years ago, 26-Sep-07, to lugnet.general)
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(...) yea, I understand that, but I cannot be a pure non-purist which is what a 0.00 score would indicate if I thought 3 were blasphemous. I mean, by picking three as blasphemous, I have contaiminated the purity of my "non-purity" and therefore I (...) (19 years ago, 26-Sep-07, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | LEGO® Survey Reports: Creativity is Critical for New Recruits
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ENFIELD, Conn., Sept. 26 /PRNewswire/ LEGO® Survey Reports: Creativity is Critical for New Recruits; 'Office Politics are Stifling My Creativity LEGO-Sponsored Survey Reveals State of Creativity at Today's Fortune 1,000 Companies Company Joins (...) (19 years ago, 26-Sep-07, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, FTX)
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I'm shocked I scored as high as a 5.5! An overall 58% for fan-created customs. Pretty cool! Although I think I recognize several names in this thread having ordered from BrickForge - maybe I better start disclosing! :) Kyle Peterson BrickForge (19 years ago, 26-Sep-07, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Heh, yep, that's precisely how it's supposed to work :) If you're ok with things like gluing, using stickers, etc, then you're not as big of a purist! If you count everything as blasphemous, though, then you're a pretty definite purist! DaveE (19 years ago, 26-Sep-07, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Congrats Dave, it's really an interesting idea. I didn't consider myself as pure and rated myself at 3/10. After answering I get : "According to our data, on a purity scale from 0-10, you rate 0.17/10" I don't mind if it's a good result or (...) (19 years ago, 26-Sep-07, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) I suspect that you got 0.00 automatically just for being The BrickEngraver. ;) Cheers, Matija (19 years ago, 26-Sep-07, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Got to be something wrong with the scoring as I put three down as blasphemy and rest fine with me, but still got a 0.00--impossible in any kind of scoring scheme I can think of. Especially since the scores were defined with two significant (...) (19 years ago, 26-Sep-07, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Brickvention 2008 registration now open
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On behalf of the organising committee for Brickvention 2008, I wish to announce that pre-registration is now open. Information about the event can be found at: (URL) form can be found at: (URL) information about Brickvention: Date: Saturday Jan. 26 (...) (19 years ago, 26-Sep-07, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au, lugnet.events, lugnet.general) !
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Hello! OK... I considered myself quite pure in respect of Lego. My first try yielded a poor impure 5.something, though. So I thought it over, adjusted some answers from "of course!" to "I don’t mind", and suddenly I’m 7.98/10 pure. What keeps me (...) (19 years ago, 26-Sep-07, to lugnet.general)
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(...) 9.96...And I guessed 9! (I think my Galidor collection MAY have let me down a bit :D) Benjamin Whytcross (19 years ago, 26-Sep-07, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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Wow... 9.85!!!! (URL) (19 years ago, 26-Sep-07, to lugnet.general)
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9.05 (URL) (The LEGO Nazi) :) (19 years ago, 26-Sep-07, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Ow, my purity! DaveE (19 years ago, 26-Sep-07, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I did about as well on this as I usually do on purity tests. :shrug: (19 years ago, 26-Sep-07, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) So, then, the way you're fudging the LEGO purity scores... makes you less pure? Wow, this could get needlessly self-referential... (19 years ago, 26-Sep-07, to lugnet.general)
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David & All, (...) Wow, I thought myself maybe an 8, and I ended up with a 1.33. Well, considering that I have no issues with cutting baseplates, wire for train creations, cutting up official LEGO wiring to extend them, painting elements that never (...) (19 years ago, 26-Sep-07, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Tee hee hee my love of TLG side-elements has ruined my purity. (URL) Tim (19 years ago, 26-Sep-07, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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WOW. I guess I don't know myself at all! I rated myself 8 out of 10 and came out around 3 on the scale. There were some items where I had no particular feeling or I felt it didn't apply, so perhaps that was a factor. Anyway, still love the hobby so (...) (19 years ago, 26-Sep-07, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: My UCS Millenium Falcon Has Arrived!!!
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(...) They had signs clearly posted when the Falcon first went on sale (and I think they are still up?) that said the Falcon was exempt from loyalty card stamps. Doug (19 years ago, 25-Sep-07, to lugnet.general)
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(...) WOOT! 0.23/10. not even making it to one. I would like to thank the countless baseplates and bricks cut, my love of the clickits double ended joiner, and Brasso for this outstanding achivement. Thank you one and all. Aaron A (19 years ago, 25-Sep-07, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: My UCS Millenium Falcon Has Arrived!!!
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(...) So if you bought it in September and the store manager said that "it does not ship until October, so the double would not apply. If it was released in September then yeah..." This is my dilema. Do I pursue it or not? (19 years ago, 25-Sep-07, to lugnet.general)
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(...) No Dave Eaton test will ever truly wash away the taint on you, Keith, but as long as you keep building monstrously dictatorial dioramas, we'll still love you. Aaron (19 years ago, 25-Sep-07, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Alright, I sneakily changed how it calculates things behind-the-scenes, so... you're still low, but not *AS* low. Basically, I was using a weighted average and a straightforward "distance from the mean" method for calculating scoring. I now (...) (19 years ago, 25-Sep-07, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Wow, I'm even worse... I feel dirty! Anyway thanks, nice to see what is the general trend :) Would it be possible also to show the overall general score? Cheers, Matija (19 years ago, 25-Sep-07, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Dave that was fun. Apparently I'm 8.25 on your purity scale. I feel all fresh and clean. Like a summer's day. (URL) Thanks, -Keith. (19 years ago, 25-Sep-07, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Yeah, I thought about that at first-- more of a standard "Purity Test" rather than a "Lego-Purism" test. A "have-you-ever" sort of deal, to tell how much of a Lego Saint you were or something. But then I started thinking about it, and, well, (...) (19 years ago, 25-Sep-07, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) LOL it's a fun test, but different people may use different criteria for answering the questions. For example I used "Have you/would you use ... ?" to answer mine, and scored 0/10, but I haven't actually used many of the things I marked "ok" (...) (19 years ago, 25-Sep-07, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) I thought I did - I rated myself an 8, and came in at 8.3 or thereabouts when I started... but I was the 2nd person to fiull it out. Over time, I've noticed my purity score is dropping (but only due to a few questions... odd, I wonder if I (...) (19 years ago, 25-Sep-07, to lugnet.general)
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On a scale of 0-10, you rated yourself 9/10 in terms of purity. According to our data, on a purity scale from 0-10, you rate 9.05/10. I guess I know myself pretty well. ; ) David (19 years ago, 25-Sep-07, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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As a bit of a puritan (in Lego terms ; ) I was shocked to not even make 8... Great idea though! God Bless, Nathan (19 years ago, 25-Sep-07, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) I'm kind of suprised as well, actually-- it seems that a fair number of people think that Galidor, Znap, Bionicle, Clikits, etc are more impure than I would've thought them to be. I would've figured more people would say that they were fine, (...) (19 years ago, 25-Sep-07, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Hmmm, I know I'm not Mr Pure, but I'm not sure why I scored quite so (URL) low>! Tim (19 years ago, 25-Sep-07, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Birthday, smirthday.... Open the damn box! Todd (19 years ago, 25-Sep-07, to lugnet.general)
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So, after being pointed at a (URL) thread on Classic-Space by Felix Greco>, I figured it might be interesting to see how the community feels about Lego purity in general. So, I made a little test: (URL) Right now, it's only got my own information, (...) (19 years ago, 25-Sep-07, to lugnet.general, FTX) !!
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I thought this was interesting for both LEGO and ipods fans. (URL) These colorful plastic pieces may look a lot like a LEGO blocks, but they’re actually tiny iPod docks. Each block even has some scrawny little speakers built in, making it completely (...) (19 years ago, 25-Sep-07, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I think it would actually depend on when you pay for it. Since the retail brand store is the point of sale, and if you merely ordered it months ago, but have not paid for it yet, then I would tend to believe that the stamping would apply. Just (...) (19 years ago, 25-Sep-07, to lugnet.general)
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(...) If I hadn't just finished taking many leave days myself, that's what I'd like to do... be "sick" for a few days... Unfortunately, I wont know what my cert number will be for a few more weeks. I'll post as soon as I know. Have Fun! C-Ya! (19 years ago, 25-Sep-07, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Hey, I just received mine today too. I discovered my certificate inside says it is number 319. It is well boxed. The product box inside is full color and it is placed inside a tight fitting brown box. Inaddition, the brown box is placed inside (...) (19 years ago, 25-Sep-07, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I have a question for anyone who feels up to taking a stab at this. Now that the Falcon set has shipped in September and retail brand stores are offering "two fer" on the stamps for loyalty cards, should they honor the "two fer" deal on this (...) (19 years ago, 25-Sep-07, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Very interesting article, thanks for posting it. My thoughts were the same as Alfred's. Also, it can't be a coincidence that the much hated 'Juniorisation' is also one of the causes of the financial troubles! Perhaps AFOLs do know best ;-) Tim (19 years ago, 24-Sep-07, to lugnet.general)
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I just thought that I would share my joy. The DHL truck pulled up just after I pulled into my garage. I'm waiting to open it (it's supposed to be my B-Day present), but I don't mind so much. I got to see the "Model Citizens" (sales reps) at the (...) (19 years ago, 24-Sep-07, to lugnet.general)
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I found this promotional panel in a libray in Lecco center (Italy): (URL) Marco (19 years ago, 22-Sep-07, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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