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Re: Jake Chat II - Transcript
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Tue, 19 Oct 2004 13:56:29 GMT
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In lugnet.announce, Benjamin Ellermann wrote:
> This past Saturday at <www.classic-castle.com> we had a second chat with Jake
> McKee. Our members had excellent questions. You can see the transcript
> here:
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> <http://www.classic-castle.com/events/chat02.html>
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> Ben Ellermann
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> CC Events Admin
I don't know why I bother to read these sessions. I am usually left feeling
worse about TLC than I would have had I not bothered. One exchange, in
particular bugged me this time:
[architect] ok, next to Jojo then
[Jojo] Who is in charge for set numbers, and what criteria are established for
new set numbers? The new KK-Sets clearly are in the Technic range... Does
anybody working for TLC still have a sense for traditions?
[Jojo] And please do not say there hadn't been free numbers in the former Castle
range (60xx). There are plenty of free numbers left that I am afraid will be
filed with non-Castle stuff in future.
[sink21] Jojo, I don't know the answer to that one.
[sink21] I personally didn't even realize this was such a big issue
[Jojo] OK
[sink21] I'm curiuos now... is this a problem or simply something that you were
curious about?
[Jojo] It's not much of a problem... I'm still curious.
[Jojo] Not a problem like colour changes..
[sink21] jojo, i think that tradition and set numbers are simply not something
thought about together interanally... like using a certain supplier... it's not
a tradition to be protected, just something we've done. Let me think on this a
bit
I think that set numbers *were* thought about internally at one time, otherwise,
the set numbering system would be a lot more random than it is. Consider this
r.t.l post from back in '98:
http://groups.google.com/groups?q=lego+range+%22set+numbers+%22&hl=en&lr=&selm=367166D4.22B0619%40ihug.co.nz&rnum=1
or, use this shorter link if the above doesn't work for you:
http://makeashorterlink.com/?I1F562099
Clearly, there is some rhyme & reason to set numbering - or at least there was
at one time. I find it annoying that Jake often makes pronouncements that do
not tightly adhere to the facts or do not consider some important details of the
situation.
I am also curious about whether the answer to the change in yellow was meant in
regard to "yellow" or "cool yellow/light yellow."
--
Thomas Main
thomasmain@myrealbox.com
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