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Re: Some disturbing news
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lugnet.general
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Tue, 26 Oct 1999 19:39:37 GMT
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Todd Lehman wrote in message <3815f802.279719695@lugnet.com>...
> In lugnet.general, "Tony Kilaras" <kilaras@speedus.com> writes:
> > In lugnet.general, Jonathan Wilson writes:
> > > [...]
> > > the fire truck or flying the police helicopter around the house. can • you
> > > pick up a 8480 space shuttle and fly it around the house making • wooshing
> > > noises? no, i thought not.
> >
> > I strongly disagree. So then I take it that you think juniorization is
> > necessary?
> >
> > The things that compete for kids time and attention today are the same • ones
> > that have been around for at least 20 years. Yet, only recently has lego
> > started to do badly. Kids are not stupid. They see juniorization for what • it
> > is.
>
> Not to condone juniorization, but I think a little bit of it may be a good
> thing. Of course, I think it's terrible to juniorize a whole theme (or
> range of themes!) across the board, but since every kid is different, some
> kids probably do appreciate the juniorization. I think it would be so much
> nicer if, for example, there were 4 juniorized Town sets each year and 20
> non-juniorized sets, instead of 24 juniorized Town sets.
>
> --Todd
I agree, wholeheartedly. Juniorization is a fine and good thing, in
moderation, of course.
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Have fun!
John
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| (...) Not to condone juniorization, but I think a little bit of it may be a good thing. Of course, I think it's terrible to juniorize a whole theme (or range of themes!) across the board, but since every kid is different, some kids probably do (...) (25 years ago, 26-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)
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