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(...) Jake, I feel people may be cynical due to the experience of being "short-changed" by other large companies. Take eBay, for example. they always like to give the impression they are listening and "taking the community's ideas on board", when (...) (21 years ago, 5-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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(...) Yeah, I can understand this. You make a good point. (...) See, this is where I scratch my head. I'm not sure what more I can do to convince people, or prove to people that we do listen. We've developed tons of products that are extremely AFOL (...) (21 years ago, 6-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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(...) You mean besides reversing the color change? Marc Nelson Jr. (21 years ago, 6-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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(...) Yes, you listened to us in this respect, and we are thankful for what TLC did here. And it propably sold good, too. (...) Because the mistake itself, the way how the issue was handeld, the results that have been drawn and the suicidal "we (...) (21 years ago, 6-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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(...) All that was very good. Thank you! But you do realize the color change makes all those good things less compatible with your new products. Right? (...) I'm curious. I'm not sure I caught it in all the talk, but what exactly is the mistake (...) (21 years ago, 6-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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<big snip> (...) I do (...) First Jake, it is not something you can do. It is something that Lego as a company has to do. Return to the original colors and make them the "universal" from this point forward. Accept and realize that this mistake is on (...) (21 years ago, 6-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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(...) Some people won't ever be convinced - but I'd like to say this: The very fact of this question, this thread, and this discussion all supports one thing: TLG listens to the Fans. Jake is a paid professional who's sole job (it seems) is to argue (...) (21 years ago, 6-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego) !
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Hello! (...) Yes, by doing all the mentioned above you gave us sugar. But by changing the greys and brown you stole our bread. Bye Jojo (21 years ago, 6-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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(...) This question simply proves that you aren't. This thread has had several people mention that the problem isn't that you're refusing to admit the mistake. The problem is that you refuse to back out of it and switch back to the old colors. (...) (21 years ago, 6-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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(...) Boy... you folks just don't get it do you. Changing colours is a business decision!!! The fact that TLG decided to keep the new colours simply can not possibly indicate that they did not listen to AFOLs... only that they believe the new (...) (21 years ago, 6-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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"Tom Stangl, VFAQman" <talonts@vfaq.com> wrote in message news:409AA24C.CFA08D...faq.com... (...) can I do (...) people (...) The problem (...) "Cementing (...) Hmm, by this logic then, I could claim TLC hasn't been listening since 1991 when they (...) (21 years ago, 6-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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(...) Jake, All the sets you have listed in this post (and another previous one) were great additions for the AFOL. Many thanks to whoever was responsible for bringing them to us! I don't think anyone would disagree that AFOL treatment was at an all (...) (21 years ago, 6-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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(...) I can't help but cynically joke (by rearranging words) that LEGO has embraced the "4+" community and shunned the minifig this year. Since you're in apology-mode anyway... (...) Keep the all of the wood-like pieces the old brown (Barrels, (...) (21 years ago, 7-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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In lugnet.general, Jake McKee wrote: -snippage- (...) Jake, I've resisted jumping in and flogging the dead horse, but I also want to add my voice to the chorus. Sorry - this isn't as organized as I would like, but I have tired-head. You don't need (...) (21 years ago, 7-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX) !
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(...) Throw a lot of bricks in old and new colors in a heap on the floor, and then let in a number of kids and take note of which pieces are used first, and most. Mixing old and new gray *really* makes the old look 'dirty', the new are much (...) (21 years ago, 7-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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(...) It's fairly obvious that TLG's goal of profit is the main motivation for the change. To use an example like your own, tell a focus-group-kid that she has five dollars to spend on a either of two sets, one of which has 10 pieces, while the (...) (21 years ago, 7-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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(...) I agree, anything that should be made out of wood should be available in the old color. The old brown looks more like actual wood to me than the new one. Along with that things like 1x1 brown cylinders and 2x2 round bricks and plates for use (...) (21 years ago, 7-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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(...) Perhaps just keep the 10040 on as a "permanent" item in the old colors... Would that satisfy pirate builders? (21 years ago, 8-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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(...) SNIP (...) howbout this?: (URL) Jeff (21 years ago, 10-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX)
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