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Re: COMPLETE LIST OF NEW SETS FOR 2000
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lugnet.general, lugnet.publish
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Mon, 6 Dec 1999 02:33:16 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Todd Lehman writes:
> In lugnet.general, Larry Pieniazek <lar@voyager.net> writes:
> > I'm not sure I agree with this. Recall that I as well pointed out that I
> > don't feel this is an issue for a vote, so of course, I'm not going to
> > agree...
> >
> > Bully to Huw for seeking consensus but my thoughts are that this is not
> > a consensus issue, it's an issue where if you agree with one line of
> > moral reasoning you should do one thing, but if you don't, you should
> > stick to your guns and REFUSE to do that thing.
>
> I totally agree. If Huw doesn't want to take down the scans, he certainly
> doesn't have to. (I hope no one thought I was trying to bully him into
> doing it.)
[snip]
> From my point of view as a LEGO fan in a larger community of LEGO fans
> (slightly different point of view), I don't personally think it sets a good
> example to publish scans of catalogues that we weren't meant ever to see --
> especially not prior to the release of the sets.
I would like to add a bit to this point if I may...
The point of such groups as this IS to provide a means of gaining EXACTLY
this kind of information. The artificial restriction of information is the
force that drives Fan and User Groups. I think in general publishing such
information is in the long-term intrests of all parties [TLC, kids and us].
They [TLC] may not agree me on this point.
> And from my point of view personally as a LEGO fan (very different point of
> view), I *personally* do enjoy seeing such things -- but it still makes me
> nervous.
You have been programmed/lead to feel this way by the actions of over
protective Marketroids and such. However, I am aware that many companies can
take rather draconian actions to re-enforce this false[MOO] idea.
I would not like to see you [Todd the Admin] to be the target of such actions.
--DaveG
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| (...) If you mean fan groups/lists on the Internet in general, then, yes, I agree, certainly a lot of that occurs regardless of the original motivations for setting up such groups... But if you mean that the point of such groups on LUGNET is to (...) (25 years ago, 6-Dec-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.publish)
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| | Re: COMPLETE LIST OF NEW SETS FOR 2000
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| (...) I totally agree. If Huw doesn't want to take down the scans, he certainly doesn't have to. (I hope no one thought I was trying to bully him into doing it.) The issue, as far as LUGNET is concerned, from my point of view as a sysadmin, is that (...) (25 years ago, 6-Dec-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.publish)
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