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Re: COMPLETE LIST OF NEW SETS FOR 2000
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lugnet.general
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Sun, 5 Dec 1999 22:08:59 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Jeremy Rear writes:
> Suzanne-
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> I acutally have to disagree with your comment here.
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> If they wanted to keep this information confidential, then they would not have
> released ANY of the information given to us, by means of a thrid part
> correspondent, or by someone directly within the company. I don't think that
> our reputation as LEGO® users is, at any degree, in jeopardy due to the
> release of information.
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> Besides, the adult LEGO® user group arena is so insignificant to the number of
> children who use their product, that it probably would not effect their
> marketing goals or strategies.
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> My 2 cents worth.
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> -jeremy
Jeremy,
with all due repect, you're missing the point.
If heads of the LEGO Company wanted their retailer catalog to be publicly
available, they most certainly could publish it online all by themselves. But
first, I think they would distribute it to all the retailers who right now are
waiting for their copies to arrive.
And, this incident has nothing to do with the adult user crowd's size or
juxtaposition to children and their toy buying parents. Please don't bother to
bring that up again.
This is about common sense and respect. I would never normally admit this, but I
too (woo-woo) have copies of retailer catalogs going back a number of years. But
I know when I have something special in my posession and when it's worth keeping
quiet about. I would never publish scans of those catalogs on the internet. They
contain information about company marketing strategy, TV ads, promo-packs, etc.
I am very disapointed in this insipid behavior. Acting proud about "knowing
someone on the inside" and doing something wrong to prove it does not make a
person cool -- It jeopardizes their moral character.
Trust me. this one is not worth it. please let it go.
It doesn't take a leak to be popular. I know you're all capable of investing
your enthusiasm and efforts in far more productive ways.
-Suz.
These words are my own and in no way represent the MIT Media Lab.
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Message has 4 Replies:
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| (...) It's not about what we might think they wouldn't mind, but what they don't want us to see? Whatever reason TLC have is fair enough. (...) I agree with the feeling, but as we haven't heard from Huw, calling it "insipid behavior" isn't really (...) (25 years ago, 5-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| Suzanne D. Rich wrote in message ... (...) but I (...) years. But (...) keeping (...) They (...) etc. (...) Risking retaliation of some sorts here are my thoughts. I don't know if Suzanne is a retailer , I assume she is not and I apologize if I am (...) (25 years ago, 6-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
| | | Re: COMPLETE LIST OF NEW SETS FOR 2000
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| Hi Suzanne (and everybody else who cares), I mostly agree with you but there are some points I do not entirely understand. First can anybody tell me why we suddenly have such a discussion but we did NOT have one in october when "the nameless beast" (...) (25 years ago, 6-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) This is a good argument for shutting down the Pause database here on Lugnet, Kevin's Brickshelf site, and the other similar Lego information sites out there. If TLC wanted old instruction scans or old set images, prices, etc. available on the (...) (25 years ago, 6-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: COMPLETE LIST OF NEW SETS FOR 2000
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| Suzanne- I acutally have to disagree with your comment here. If they wanted to keep this information confidential, then they would not have released ANY of the information given to us, by means of a thrid part correspondent, or by someone directly (...) (25 years ago, 5-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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