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Re: What is a "review"?
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lugnet.general
Date: 
Wed, 9 Jan 2002 11:51:32 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Frank Filz writes:
Allan Bedford wrote:

Oops, my apologies.  They were just posted as general rants in other
threads... not as something in lugnet.reviews.  Still, I'm sure my comments
got a much wider airing by being posted on LUGNET than they ever will on my
own site.  I just found it funny that you guys got so upset over this silly
little personal website.  :)

The website isn't "billed" as a silly little personal website, it's billed
with a very far reaching name rather than "Allan Bedford's personal site".
That sets expectations.

Folks got upset because they felt you were being unfair. I'm not
terribly upset, but I do think you were being a bit unfair. Some of us
also feel that complaints that are fair and carefully worded will be far
more likely to affect the decision making than a blathering rant (which
your comments certainly aren't). Ultimately I think most of the folks
involved in this discussion all care very deeply about the future of the
LEGO product line, we just each have our own way of expressing that
concern.

Got it in one. My entire beef is with the way the message is delivered,not
the message. As I've said before, there is enough truth out there to condemn
Jack Stone without any need to stretch, slant, distort, use words wrong,
etc. So my voice is not trying to 'nitpick' it's trying to urge you to use
the truth (and nothing but the truth) as it's very powerful. The truth shall
set you free.

++Lar



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