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Re: The problem I have with upcoming product hoaxes
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lugnet.general
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Fri, 16 Jun 2000 15:28:16 GMT
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Hey, I missed the BURP AT AT, and I've looked all over Lugnet for it. Can
someone direct me to it?
Markus
In lugnet.general, Scott Edward Sanburn writes:
> Jeff,
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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 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.
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > Jeff Christner
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> I have to agree with Jeff. I thought the last AT-AT was pretty bad, and the
> fact it said 2001 catalog. The train one was a very good hoax, but it still
> grates on me in terms of what we would like from our favorite company. Maybe
> there should be a disclaimer on hoaxes of some kind for LUGNET, perhaps?
> Your thoughts, Todd?
>
> Scott S.
> --
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> Visit The Sanburn Systems Company
> http://www.sanburnsystems.com
> Scott E. Sanburn, Owner - > ssanburn@sanburnsystems.com
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| (...) Finally found it (1): (URL) following thread is almost as funny as the actual..."hoax". Good job, Greg. :-, Cheers, - jsproat 1. But don't try searching for "at-at" -- it seems that 2-letter words aren't indexed by LUGNET, for various good (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jun-00, to lugnet.general)
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| Jeff, (...) I have to agree with Jeff. I thought the last AT-AT was pretty bad, and the fact it said 2001 catalog. The train one was a very good hoax, but it still grates on me in terms of what we would like from our favorite company. Maybe there (...) (24 years ago, 14-Jun-00, to lugnet.general)
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