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Re: COMPLETE LIST OF NEW SETS FOR 2000
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lugnet.general
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Wed, 8 Dec 1999 06:40:59 GMT
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In lugnet.general, "James Brown" <galliard@shades-of-night.com> writes:
> The issue wasn't so much about whether it will harm the Lego Company or not.
> It's fairly plain that it won't, in any marketing sense, at least, not at this
> late date. The issue was about respect and intent. Retailer catalogues are
> not generally intended for public consumption. By ingnoring that intent, we
> are showing that we don't really care about what Lego wants - by extension, why
> should they then care about what we want?
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> I, like most of the folks around here (I suspect) didn't even *think* about
> that until it was pointed out to me. My initial reaction was also "Why the
> <bleep> shouldn't Huw have those scans up" - until I thought about it more, and
> decided it was probably a good idea to not post them publically. It's entirely
> possible (and to be honest, IMHO probable) that it won't make a bit of
> difference. But on the off-hand chance that it does, I can wait to see those
> pictures.
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> I mean, it's not like we *aren't* going to see those pictures, or know those
> prices, through regular channels within the next few weeks anyway, right?
Well said.
--Todd
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