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So what if people complain?
What you call petulant brats, I call passionate enthusiasts.
It’s all relative.
And more so, in the end, what’s worse…
Those who complain, or those who complain about the complainers.
At least these people have a cause, even if it’s simplistic or unrealistic.
What’s your cause? To limit the world of useless banter… now that is truly a
pedantic vigil to embark upon.
This stuff about people going on about their lives is also funny.
Only LFB and a select few others have avoided this puddle of mud.
You and I are as guilt as Rene and Ben to some degree.
Except, I think you take it a bit more serious.
Anyways…
Phase-one complete, rtlTornoto has been corrupted by the color scandal.
It no longer exists as a safe haven from the madness.
Initiate Phase-two, get Chris to change his last name from Magno to Mango!
Peace,
--==Richard==--
In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Calum Tsang wrote:
> In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Richard Noeckel wrote:
> > But in general, it seems like rtlToronto is against any attempt to resolve the
> > color issue that is paramount to some people.
> >
> > I really, really, honestly do hope that one day TLG completely discontinues
> > their Robotic line, and replaces all Mindstorm and Technic with Bionicle.
> > Then, when rtlToronto throws a hissy-fit and empowers the world to take action
> > to return the creativity to Lego, i'll be the first to say...i'll say Ha! ...and
> > stuff... aw crap, i just actually wouldn't care what you guys would do. I'd
>
> You know what we'd do if they discontinued Mindstorms? We'd say "Gee, that's a
> shame" and go one with our lives, without whining like a bunch of petulant brats
> who didn't get what they wanted for Christmas.
>
> We wouldn't write "open letters" to the CEO's of large toy companies to get them
> to revert to decisions already made across multiple product lines and millions
> of dollars of inventory.
>
> We wouldn't make flagrant accusations of Lego employees of being untruthful and
> demanding resignations from people we have a passing knowledge of.
>
> We wouldn't continue flaming along this stupid topic for several months on end.
>
> And for the love of god, we wouldn't throw a "hissy-fit" about something Lego
> did. We'd deal. We'd go buy Basic Stamps or Fischertechnik or Meccano. Or
> maybe we'd go and have dinner with our loved ones, play with our children, hang
> out with our friends and do something else other than draft a eight page screed
> against the tint of little plastic blocks. We'd live with it. And we'd go on
> with our lives instead of picking at it like a six year old picks at scabs after
> scraping himself on the jungle gym at lunch.
>
> It's done, it's over, they're dead. Deadheads realize Jerry Garcia is gone; and
> these people are the most wacked out, trippin high, pot smoking people anywhere.
> Why do AFOLs continue to live in some sort of fantasy world where they think
> their clever little petitions and posts will do anything constructive!?
>
>
> > you do on the issue. But what i wouldn't do is crap on the people who care about
> > something, those trying to make a change. God, people make me so frustrated...
>
> You know why you're being "crapped on"? It's because people who really dislike
> this colour change and making a fuss about it are ruining it for those who
> couldn't give a flying frick in a rolling donut. There's countless opportunities
> being lost with Lego for interesting projects, there's precious credibility
> damaged after years of trying to build a rapport with the company.
>
> There's a large part of this "community" who doesn't really give a damn about
> the colour change, or didn't like it but have resolved themselves to deal with
> it. We sit and wait while it blows over so we can hear about new stuff like
> Lego Ambassadors or Roadshow 2005 or whatever's coming down the pipe. There's a
> spotlight being wasted on people whining, when it could be on cool new projects
> AFOLs are doing or how we could increase the AFOL-Lego Company connection. But
> meanwhile, we're burning it away on the vocal minority.
>
> That's why I'm incensed about this: Stop ruining it for the rest of us.
>
> Every rtlToronto dinner I go to, I hear stuff like "Did you see so and so's post
> about colour change in .whateverthehell? It had 150 replies!" I'm sick of it.
> I'd rather hear about Steve's Balls than to hear about these topics we've
> rehashed so many hundreds of times over and over. It's because we could be
> doing something more useful or interesting, but we're all to busy rubbernecking
> about this ongoing slop-fest on what "horrible injustices Lego has done to us
> this week". It's time to change the discussion topic. Change the channel!
>
> Calum
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