To LUGNET HomepageTo LUGNET News HomepageTo LUGNET Guide Homepage
 Help on Searching
 
Post new message to lugnet.generalOpen lugnet.general in your NNTP NewsreaderTo LUGNET News Traffic PageSign In (Members)
 General / 11529
11528  |  11530
Subject: 
Re: COMPLETE LIST OF NEW SETS FOR 2000
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.general
Date: 
Wed, 8 Dec 1999 22:44:49 GMT
Viewed: 
2059 times
  
On Wed, 8 Dec 1999 01:33:54 GMT, "Richard Franks"
<spontificus@__nospam__yahoo.com> wrote:

Once you start doing that, the temptation is to release newer ones.. I thought
Suzannes words about fans trying to show each other the latest information to
appear cool or gain popularity was a bit harsh. But her words seem to have been

It's the reality of the internet.

borne out by the influx of immature "I don't care about the issues, email me
the scans and I'll put them up on my site" posts. I guess it just demonstrates
her experience, and explains why I'm still a newbie!

So yeah, maybe now these are taboo, hit-hungry people will seek them out and
display them. But is this rebelling for a cause or for effect?

The analogy? That publishing scans that could harm the LEGO community, isn't
rebelling against something worthwhile(2), it's just rebelling for the sake of
it. Rock on guys!

You seem to be talking to someone else.

I'm trying to discuss something here, and all I can get is another
rant about how bad it is to display the new dealer catalogue.

Excuse me for being intensely underwhelmed.

Jasper



Message has 1 Reply:
  Re: COMPLETE LIST OF NEW SETS FOR 2000
 
(...) Very possibly so, but it's still a bit disappointing! (...) I try to rarely address my comments specifically to one person - if I can I try to make it impersonal. So while I was replying to your post, I wasn't talking to you in particular. (...) (25 years ago, 9-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)

Message is in Reply To:
  Re: COMPLETE LIST OF NEW SETS FOR 2000
 
(...) Once you start doing that, the temptation is to release newer ones.. I thought Suzannes words about fans trying to show each other the latest information to appear cool or gain popularity was a bit harsh. But her words seem to have been borne (...) (25 years ago, 8-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)

105 Messages in This Thread:
(Inline display suppressed due to large size. Click Dots below to view.)
Entire Thread on One Page:
Nested:  All | Brief | Compact | Dots
Linear:  All | Brief | Compact

This Message and its Replies on One Page:
Nested:  All | Brief | Compact | Dots
Linear:  All | Brief | Compact
    

Custom Search

©2005 LUGNET. All rights reserved. - hosted by steinbruch.info GbR