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Re: Lost Instructions
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Thu, 13 Apr 2000 03:06:19 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Benjamin Whytcross writes:
> When I phoned LA, I was told that LEGO rad no problems with current set
> instructions on the web. Kevin, on the other hand, doesn't include them on
> his page, as the ability to get the instructions on-line may stop people
> buying the current sets [after all, why buy a set if you already have the
> parts/don't see any parts in the instructions to make it worth buying]
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> [At least that's what I thought the reason was]
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> Benjamin Whytcross
> > That begs the question: why not? Why aren't there any
> > instructions for newer
> > sets? Is it a legal problem or have people just not scanned
> > any? Why am I
> > asking? sheer curiosity.....
From where I am sitting, it does not matter what reasons Kevin Loch has for not
posting instructions of current sets. Brickshelf is maintained privately and
the operator may do whatever he wishes. It may be within TLC Fair Play Policy
to allow current set instructions to be made public by private individuals, but
if Kevin does not want to do, then that should be the end of the disucssion.
However, the discussions keep arising every so often.
Kevin has told us repeatedly that his policy of not posting instructions for
currently-available sets is not something he is ready to change. I am okay
with that. It may inconvenience me sometimes, but I am okay with it. On the
larger scale, I am very thankful that someone like Kevin Loch has taken the
time, effort, and expense to post a very comprehensive and high quality archive
of past Lego set instructions and catalogs. Why he does it and what rules or
limits he sets for himself is his business.
Brickshelf is all we have right now for searching old set instructions and
catalogs. What would we all do if this site did not exist at all and no one
else cared to do what Kevin has done???
__Kevin Salm__
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Message has 3 Replies:
 | | Re: Lost Instructions
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| Excellent points, all of you. I assumed I had asked an unanswered question, but it appears I was wrong. Thanks for the insight. (25 years ago, 13-Apr-00, to lugnet.general)
| | | Re: Lost Instructions
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| (...) On the one hand I agree with you. On the other hand, I see no reason to not discuss TLC's policy. There is no reason to shut down discussion just because Kevin Loch has made a final decision (I would also hope that his decision is flexible if (...) (25 years ago, 13-Apr-00, to lugnet.general)
| | | Re: Lost Instructions
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| Kevin Salm wrote in message ... (...) not (...) and (...) Policy (...) but (...) disucssion. (...) No, it would be the end of the discussion if A) we were simply told why (and we were! thanks Benjamin), or B) if Kevin said he didn't want to discuss (...) (25 years ago, 14-Apr-00, to lugnet.general)
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| | RE: Lost Instructions
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| When I phoned LA, I was told that LEGO rad no problems with current set instructions on the web. Kevin, on the other hand, doesn't include them on his page, as the ability to get the instructions on-line may stop people buying the current sets (...) (25 years ago, 13-Apr-00, to lugnet.general)
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