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Subject:	Re: Expert Builder website - Great response results in first update
Newsgroups:	lugnet.general
Date:	Mon, 7 Jan 2002 19:11:27 GMT
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Allan Bedford wrote in message ... > I was playing entirely fair, according to the mandate of my site. Expert > Builder is not LUGNET, different rules apply. > > The reviews on Expert Builder are *meant* to be provocative and not > necessarily kind. I take it from your comments that you're not comfortable > with these types of reviews, and that's o.k. That's why those comments • were > posted there and not here. I had begun to feel in recent weeks that I was Nobody minds a provocative and not necessarily kind review. There are enough of them posted on lugnet.reviews to make that obvious. Nobody minds you objecting to Jack Stone - many of us agree with you, me included. What Richie is objecting to, and I agree with him, is that you "review" a set without actually owning or building it, and make statements in the review which are plain wrong. That's not a review. You really should state on the page that you are going by the box picture, not real experience with the set. Even from looking at the box pic you can see those 2x2 columns have vertical slots... if they'd fit garage doors, for example, (which they should if they fit other standard sliding pieces like portcullises), that would be great, I'd love garage door holders which are not red or blue! Kevin ----------------------------------------------------------------------- NEW Tank Engine custom train set: http://www.lionsgatemodels.com/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Annual SYSTEM Creativity Contest: http://www.creativity-contest.net/ Craftsman Lego Kits & Custom models: http://www.lionsgatemodels.com Brickbay Lego parts store: http://www.brickbay.com/store.asp?p=Kevinw1 The Guild of Bricksmiths: http://www.bricksmiths.com Personal Lego Web page: http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/kwilson_tccs/lego.html

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		Re: Expert Builder website - Great response results in first update
(...) Indeed. I don't have any particular desire for Jack Stone sets (though I do own two of them) but I do think they are great fun for 3-4 year olds. They are also apalling value in terms of price per piece. (...) Cheers Richie Dulin (23 years ago, 7-Jan-02, to lugnet.general)

		Re: Expert Builder website - Great response results in first update
(...) I would have to agree. You can certainly editorialise or write for entertainment value if you choose, but I think when you start using the word "review", you have undertaken an obligation to structure your article in a certain way. Honest (...) (23 years ago, 7-Jan-02, to lugnet.general)

		Re: Expert Builder website - Great response results in first update
(...) I see your point. And I'll give it consideration. But as mentioned, it's a different site, with different rules than LUGNET. I do appreciate your comments though. If you take a look at some of the other products I've reviewed so far, you can (...) (23 years ago, 7-Jan-02, to lugnet.general)

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(...) I really have no interest in them. I'm a traditional brick snob, I don't hide that. They are a specialty piece intended to hide poor design. I'm disappointed by the LEGO company's approach to their own product and a review like that is my way (...) (23 years ago, 7-Jan-02, to lugnet.general)

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