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Re: Understanding Leaks
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lugnet.general
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Tue, 7 Jan 2003 20:30:26 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Paul S. D'Urbano writes:
> Hi All,
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> How do I know a leak when I see one?
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> I have four examples below. I mean no disregard to the authors of these
> posts and assume none of them are actually leaks. But as something of a
> newbie it's not clear to me where the line falls between things like this
> and actual leaks.
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> Example 1: A prediction about 8460 becoming the classic 8431...
> http://news.lugnet.com/technic/?n=7594
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> Example 2: Pictures of new 2003 sets...
> http://news.lugnet.com/announce/?n=1804
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> Example 3: A fan from Japan sees an AT-AT at a LEGO show...
> http://news.lugnet.com/starwars/?n=14586
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> Example 4: The Marz Distribution pictures that have recently been
> widespread across LUGNET news...
> http://news.lugnet.com/year/2003/?n=54
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> Can anyone better explain how to tell a leak when dealing with material that
> doesn't come (or seem to come) directly from a TLC source.
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> Thanks,
> Paul D.
Tough question.
A leak is an item of information that is NOT meant to be released. Most, if not
all of your examples that you cited were meant to be released to, at least
initially, to the dealers who sell LEGO. As such, I wouldn't list these as
leaks. These items came from publications from LEGO, or were created for a LEGO
show (item 3).
A true leak, then, would be the revealing of an item in its prototype stages.
Something that didn't come from a catalog or from an officially produced
publication. While the catalogs would not be a leak, dropping a complete kit
inventory, instuctions, and preliminary box art *before* it is shown by TLC in a
toy show or through a catalog definitely is.
Joe Meno
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| (...) Hi Joe - I believe a dealer catalog, obtained by and scanned by an individual who is not a dealer and placed on the internet would constitute a leak. I recall being at LEGO's office in NYC a couple years ago and having to almost beg for a (...) (21 years ago, 7-Jan-03, to lugnet.general)
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| Hi All, This may have been covered before, but as a relative newbie, I'd like to better understand what is meant when people talk about "leaks." I've noticed a number of folks talk about leaks in both LUGNET and FBTB, and gotten the impression that (...) (21 years ago, 7-Jan-03, to lugnet.general)
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