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| | | (...) I agree with that mostly. I never minded soccer when it came out in 2000 (...) I'll second that (hopefully its not a precursor, though) (...) Let me know where to sign up I never though I'd say this, being a lego fan so long, but all they've (...) (22 years ago, 12-Sep-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.space, lugnet.castle, lugnet.town)
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| | | | | Re: Say it ain't so... —Jeff Stembel
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| | | | | (...) First, if you're talking online petitions, they don't work. Companies ignore them, since it is too easy to sign, and too easy to fake signatures. If you really want to get them to change, you'd need to do a serious petition or letter writing (...) (22 years ago, 12-Sep-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.space, lugnet.castle, lugnet.town)
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| | | | | | | Re: Say it ain't so... —Matt Hein
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| | | | | | In lugnet.general, a bunch of people write: We seem to be at odds on everything... (...) Sounds like charlie brown's teacher, doesn't it? Perhaps an petition on Lugnet. I don't get this. It seems even if I'm just the smallest bit vague, people (...) (22 years ago, 13-Sep-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.space, lugnet.castle, lugnet.town)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Say it ain't so... —Jack Millikin
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| | | | | | | (...) Yeah, don't see why they wouldn't. If Lego put up a petition on their site with E-mail confirmation or something it would work really well. (...) They read .dearlego? Or are the messages just forwarded to an E-mail? (...) Yeah, but I have seen (...) (22 years ago, 13-Sep-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.space, lugnet.castle, lugnet.town)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: Say it ain't so... —Matt Hein
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| | | | | | | | (...) Definitely. If they ask the kids on the site what they want in a short enail message, and pick random petition signatures and read them, perhaps thy will get an idea that sets like Castle and space are still as popular as ever, and that kids (...) (22 years ago, 13-Sep-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.space, lugnet.castle, lugnet.town)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: Say it ain't so... —Dan Mattia
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| | | | | | | | (...) I'm a kid, and these crappy Galdidor/Bionicle/Jack Stone LEGO wannabes are very annoying! I just came home from school and on the table was the new lego magazine. I open it up...first page=duplo thing and some crap sets, labled as 'stupid'. As (...) (22 years ago, 13-Sep-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.space, lugnet.castle, lugnet.town)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: Say it ain't so... —Duane Hess
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| | | | | | | | | (...) Wow! and to think I was looking at some of those Galidor pieces as cool Space parts. I seem to remember a big backlash when Bionicle was released. Now some of those "useless" Bionicle parts are sought-after Space accessories. (...) Tell you (...) (22 years ago, 13-Sep-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.space, lugnet.castle, lugnet.town)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: Say it ain't so... —Matt Hein
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| | | | | | | | (...) Definitely, I just can't see why some other people can't see through this argument. What happened to the traditional set? Now I'm seeing action figures and highly juniorized sets on the shelves and less themed sets. Not a good sign. (...) (...) (22 years ago, 14-Sep-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.space, lugnet.castle, lugnet.town)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Say it ain't so... —Jeff Stembel
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| | | | | | | Trimming the followups since it really doesn't belong in the theme groups. (...) I find this editing of my post to be highly offensive, and I'd appreciate it very much if you'd refrain from doing this in the future. (...) Still wouldn't work. There (...) (22 years ago, 13-Sep-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.space, lugnet.castle, lugnet.town)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: Say it ain't so... —Matt Hein
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| | | | | | | | | (...) Just a joke, y'know...you should be a bit less serious about everything, and since people joke around on other forums, I thought you'd just laugh it off. (maybe that's why the rm2k and anime forums are so popular. Didn't mean to offend you, (...) (22 years ago, 13-Sep-02, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | | | | Re: Say it ain't so... —Kevin Cheng
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| | | | | | | | | | (...) Bionicle is making money for LEGO right now, and that is what important to a company that lost quite a bit in the previous years. (...) being (...) with. (...) Brad (...) saturation (...) markets (...) other (...) diversification (...) (...) (22 years ago, 14-Sep-02, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: Say it ain't so... —Kevin Cheng
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| | | | | | | | "Jeff Stembel" <aulddragon@earthlink.net> wrote in message news:H2CyrA.Iv@lugnet.com... (...) section of (...) simple (...) been (...) Don't (...) 1x3 (...) I agree with Jeff here. (...) products is (...) is (...) have to (...) any (...) something (...) (22 years ago, 14-Sep-02, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: Say it ain't so... —John Morgan
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| | | | | | | | (...) Actually is the cash cow not the one that generates the most profit, while the star could actually be called the "(rising) star" in that it is "hot" and generating attention, but not the most profit yet? (22 years ago, 14-Sep-02, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: Say it ain't so... —Kevin Cheng
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| | | | | | | | "John Morgan" <aeonapolloRemove@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:H2Ey4q.9rG@lugnet.com... (...) Yeah the cash cow is the product that is generating the most profit but in the mature stage of the product life cycle. Like you said the star is the (...) (22 years ago, 14-Sep-02, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Say it ain't so... —Richie Dulin
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| | | | | | In lugnet.general, Matt Hein writes: <big snip> (...) Specifically which Galidor? There's not a Galidor set that would compare size-wise or price-wise with a Sopwith Camel, is there? And to make a fair comparison you'd have to use sets/figures which (...) (22 years ago, 13-Sep-02, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Say it ain't so... —Matt Hein
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| | | | | | (...) Well, that may be true, but to say if you wanted a construction set with more expanded functionality, or an action figure that could switch arms and legs with other action figures, and end up looking somewhat freakish. Which would you choose? (...) (22 years ago, 13-Sep-02, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Say it ain't so... —Richie Dulin
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| | | | | | (...) I think you're only proving to me that if I want a construction toy, then I'm better off buying a construction toy than an action figure. But I'm pretty sure I already knew that ;-) (...) Maybe. But you don't 'unlearn' French because you don't (...) (22 years ago, 13-Sep-02, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Say it ain't so... —Matt Hein
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| | | | | | (...) Of course so. The action figure thing just won't work in the long run. I could understand bionicle makingit, since its more of a buildingset than action figure contiguency, but the overall problem with Galidor, is that it doesn't entirely (...) (22 years ago, 13-Sep-02, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | Re: Say it ain't so... —Sean Devolites
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| | | | Wasssssssup Everyone, Being the one who started this whole discussion (I wonder, was that was a good thing or a bad thing?) Is it possible to start a new lugnet. section so we don't have to take up all the others? Maybe something like lugnet.debate? (...) (22 years ago, 13-Sep-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.space, lugnet.castle, lugnet.town)
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| | | | | | Re: Say it ain't so... —Tim Courtney
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| | | | (...) Hi Sean - There already is a debate group, a bit buried though. Its under lugnet.off-topic.debate. But, I think this thread has gone beyond that. Perhaps this discussion merits a new group, "lugnet.dear-lego.waaaaaahhhhh" or (...) (22 years ago, 13-Sep-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.space, lugnet.castle, lugnet.town)
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| | | | | | Re: Say it ain't so... —Sean Devolites
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| | | | | (...) Wassup (...) I probably should have known that. (...) Could also be lugnet.off-topic-conversation (unless they also have that to). either way it probably would free up space the other groups want back.{ : ) Hasta La Vista, Sean (22 years ago, 13-Sep-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.space, lugnet.castle, lugnet.town)
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| | | | | | Re: Say it ain't so... —Matt Hein
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| | | | (...) I've seen some debate that has crossed the line, so I wouldn't exactly say that this thread crossed lego.wahhhh or lego.baseless. I'd say that this belongs in lugnet.dear-lego because, in fact, it addresses some of my personal dissatification (...) (22 years ago, 14-Sep-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.space, lugnet.castle, lugnet.town)
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| | | | | | Re: Say it ain't so... —Jon Palmer
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| | | | "Matt Hein" <Pyrokid17@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:H2ELFK.6IM@lugnet.com... (snip) (...) Well since you asked... I'm not going to say you rant to much. But I will say that I know you as "that guy who only complains". Sorry but the only posts (...) (22 years ago, 14-Sep-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.space, lugnet.castle, lugnet.town)
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| | | | | | Re: Say it ain't so... —Matt Hein
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| | | | (...) Well, The only thing I ask for is to see lego castle and space back on the frontline. If lego brought back just a new castle series, I could tell you right now I would drop everything I have and go back to my normal self (the non-complaining (...) (22 years ago, 14-Sep-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.space, lugnet.castle, lugnet.town)
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| | | | | | Re: Say it ain't so... —Tim Courtney
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| | | | (...) Perhaps you wouldn't, but don't be surprised if some people here don't believe that. I've skimmed most of this thread, and it sounds like a broken record. Some people whine about what LEGO should do. Other people counter them, but are (...) (22 years ago, 14-Sep-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego) !
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| | | | | | Re: Say it ain't so... —Matt Hein
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| | | | | (...) Maybe so, I'm going to stop complaining right now, since I'm getting this feeling that I've ticked a bunch of people off. (...) Hmm...why don't you send me an email or something about this. (...) No, lego isn't really such a large part or my (...) (22 years ago, 14-Sep-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | | | | | | Re: Say it ain't so... —James Brown
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| | | | | | (...) Matt, I don't think you've ticked anyone off, particularly. You're just the latest in a long series of victims of "internetitis". There are several common discussions that will crop up around here, and this is one of them; you aren't the first (...) (22 years ago, 14-Sep-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | | | | | Re: Say it ain't so... —Sean Devolites
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| | | | | (...) I never said anywhere that I had to have things my way and I wouldn't shut up until I got it, and neither did anyone else. (...) Wasssup Tim, While your probably right about Jack Stone, couldn't Lego just branch off of Lego and make Lego Jr. (...) (22 years ago, 14-Sep-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | | | | | Re: Say it ain't so... —Tony Alexander
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| | | | (...) UH HUH HUH HUH HUH he thed "impotent" HUH HUH HUH HUH HUH HUH HUH HUH thatth khool! Seriously, Parts is parts, and I agree with you about "see the cool in what's there." The day TLC or anyone tells me what I have to make with pieces from a (...) (22 years ago, 16-Sep-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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