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Re: The problem I have with upcoming product hoaxes
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Wed, 14 Jun 2000 19:51:49 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Jeff Christner writes:
> I'm sure everyone is busy with the good news about bulk ordering, but
> there is another issue I've just got to get off my chest.
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> There was another upcoming product hoax recently following in the
> footsteps of the famous train hoax of 2000. I don't think its a good
> idea to post false information to LUGNET about fake products that
> aren't really coming out. From past threads I've read the discussion
> of information and or pictures gained from stealing a glance at next
> year's dealers catalog is frowned upon. It would seem that the only
> information we can talk freely about and depend upon is that gained
> from the in box LEGO catalogs.
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> Ever since I discovered RTL in early 96' I've looked foward to the
> time of year when someone might find an in box catalog from the next
> year to give us all a sneak peek at what is coming up. I was overjoyed
> to read the descriptions of the sets as I tried to imagine what they
> might look like. It seemed that these catalogs were found by lurkers
> or infrequent posters, many of which did not have access to a scanner
> or digital camera. If memory serves me correctly a few years ago
> someone snail mailed a catalog to Todd so he could put it up, only to
> find that someone else beat him to it by a day or two. There was
> however, alot of discussion over just the descriptions of the sets and
> what they might be about and whose scans turned out better once they
> were put up. Also when the Ninjas came out, someone (Lou Zucaro <sp?>)
> posted about that being a possible hoax as he didn't think LEGO would
> actually release Ninjas, of course we all now know they did.
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> If I were to find an a 2001 in box catalog and discuss the details of
> it here, would I be believed? I'm not a frequent poster, but I've been
> in the community quite some time now. I don't have a scanner either,
> just video snappy. My work schedule keeps me very busy. I hardly have
> enough time to update my own site, let alone take a bunch of pics of
> the new catalog for all to see. What if a LUGNET lurker or newer
> member, posting for the first time lets say, tells how they found the
> new 2001 catalog? Say he/she has no way to post the pics on a web
> site, will everyone jump all over him/her calling them a hoaxer? It
> could turn someone away from LUGNET and the LEGO community in general
> who might otherwise become a valued member of the group.
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> I have serious doubts about ever trusting any information about
> upcoming LEGO products, unless the source is TLC itself, and I have
> the catalog in my hands or I've read about multiple people finding and
> posting pictures of them. Its really a shame, those initial
> discussions about the new sets, especially when all that was available
> was a written description, was always one of my favorite things too.
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> I'm sure that I'll look at those posts with suspicion in the future,
> and thats not the way I feel it should be. No more hoaxes, please.
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> Jeff Christner
My reaction to hoaxes has been one of optimism: I always hope that perhaps Lego
is taking note of the great excitement and desire to spend $$$$ that is
expressed when we all think that we're going to get the kinds of sets and pieces
that we've all been hoping for.
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| "James Simpson" <jsimpson@rice.edu> wrote in message news:Fw5tuD.I1H@lugnet.com... (...) Lego (...) pieces (...) I have to agree on this point. I became very disappointed as evidence pointed towards the Train hoax. The sets were simply gorgeous. But (...) (24 years ago, 14-Jun-00, to lugnet.general)
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| I'm sure everyone is busy with the good news about bulk ordering, but there is another issue I've just got to get off my chest. There was another upcoming product hoax recently following in the footsteps of the famous train hoax of 2000. I don't (...) (24 years ago, 14-Jun-00, to lugnet.general)
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