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Re: www.legodirect.com <--- whats going on?
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lugnet.general
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Mon, 14 Feb 2000 15:02:30 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> Tony Kilaras wrote:
> I think it's outrageous that TLG isn't funding LUGnet.
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> There's merit to your suggestion.
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> But I think there's a faction who would say that it's a good thing that
> TLC isn't funding it, as that helps keep LUGnet BY fans and FOR fans...
> They'd say we can get the corporate line on lego.com (the corporate line
> being that if you don't have shockwave, TLC doesn't care much about you,
> I guess, but that's a different rant.)
Well, Todd has taken a hard line against perceived copyright infringements and
has banned profanity, so I don't think that LUGnet would be all that different
if it was in fact bankrolled by Lego.
> So after I asked about how to help Brad deliver on what he promised,
> there was a deafening silence from Brad and his vast army of helpers.
That's a shame, it really is. But I'm not surprised.
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Message has 2 Replies:
 | | Re: www.legodirect.com <--- whats going on?
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| (...) Yeah, we're going on what, two solid months of nothing but silence? Sure, Lego Direct isn't fully operational. Sure, we can't do bulk ordering yet. But total silence? What does that mean? Whole thing's been scrapped? All will be well if we (...) (25 years ago, 14-Feb-00, to lugnet.general)
| | | Re: www.legodirect.com <--- whats going on?
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| (...) Not That Larry Needs Defending™ [or Todd for that matter] but I'm dropping the flag and calling a foul. Since when does requiring a common-denominator of civility and respect on one's own server make one a corporate shill? Profanity and (...) (25 years ago, 14-Feb-00, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: www.legodirect.com <--- whats going on?
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| Tony Kilaras wrote: I think it's outrageous that TLG isn't funding LUGnet. There's merit to your suggestion. But I think there's a faction who would say that it's a good thing that TLC isn't funding it, as that helps keep LUGnet BY fans and FOR (...) (25 years ago, 13-Feb-00, to lugnet.general)
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