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Ashley thank you very much for your reply. I realize that it is very hard in todays economy to respond about a company's business and marketing in an open forum. I am a product manager and am currently employed by an internet security company and (...) (26 years ago, 6-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) And the answer is a resounding "YES!". While it may not be better in the sense of communicating more information, it is better in the sense of improving the morale of some of the people who get the response. And for naive people who actually (...) (26 years ago, 7-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.dear-lego)
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I just updated the poll with a related question: (...) pieces" (...) least (...) (26 years ago, 7-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.dear-lego)
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"Ashley Glennon" <ashleyg@america.lego.com> wrote in message news:G3HsC9.JG@lugnet.com... (...) build, (...) Well! You certainly predicted it! Let me just chime in, as the father of a 9 year old girl -- she doesn't have much time (what, with FIRST (...) (26 years ago, 7-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Our familiy also dislikes them because of the storage problems these sets do cause: we have separate drawers for each part. These juniorized sets have so many big specialized parts that it is very unconvenient to store them. The only (...) (26 years ago, 7-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego)
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In lugnet.lego, Jason Whittenburg writes: [snip!] (...) Agreed- LEGO agrees that someone needs to address the community, then decide who... (...) Brad Justus is Senior Vice President of LEGO Direct See also this post: (URL) (26 years ago, 7-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) And you spelled juniorization wrong in the process :) Sometimes I'm too anal-retentive (yes, it has a hyphen) for my own good. Adrian -- www.brickfrenzy.com (26 years ago, 7-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.dear-lego)
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Juniorization Manifesto I'm going to try and share my thoughts about juniorization. It is my utmost hope that I can present reasons for and against it, though I fear that my arguments shall be slightly one sided. I don't expect to get a formal (...) (26 years ago, 7-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) <snip> I still have to wonder if it is MB market research or MB just trying to fill a market gap they hope they can squeeze into. I started seriously watching for MB sets when the dinosaurs came out about 6 years ago. In all that time it (...) (26 years ago, 7-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Concerns regarding Brick-o-Lizer™ User Agreement (was: Re: New stuff at shop.lego.com)
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(...) This is cool! It looks like the SCALA gray might be available in bricks. I have some non-trivial concerns about the User Agreement, though: (URL) quote the User Agreement in its entirety below, interspersed with good faith commentary. UA> By (...) (26 years ago, 7-Nov-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego) !!
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In lugnet.dear-lego, Todd Lehman writes: [Quoting Brick-O-Lizer User Agreement] (...) Uh, no. It just means that if LEGO puts some of their copyrighted material into the final product, they retain copyright. I suppose this will restrict what you do (...) (26 years ago, 7-Nov-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) My concern is that LEGO might try to argue that the final brick configuration from the dithering algorithm was part of the "new material" added by LEGO in connection with preparing the final product. (...) Could you then create your own LDraw (...) (26 years ago, 7-Nov-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) The legal language they use would seem to permit any artistic or educational (i.e. not "obscene" in the Supreme Court sense) nude material. I'm surprised they diddn't add a "family/child friendly" catchall. (...) I guess they don't want you (...) (26 years ago, 7-Nov-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct)
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Greetings all! If you haven't forgotten me since I took my BricksontheBrain.com site down, this is Jake McKee. I am happy to tell you all that the wonderful opportunity that I referred to when I announce BotB was going out of business is my joining (...) (26 years ago, 7-Nov-00, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.lego, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general) !
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(...) Oops, I forgot a "full disclosure" statement. Although I don't feel that my concerns are biased, I think it is still in order: Full disclosure: I operate a website with a Mosaic Maker web application[1] which allows users to upload a JPEG or (...) (26 years ago, 7-Nov-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct)
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Hey Jake! Let me be one of the first to congratulate you. This is awesome! I'm sure working for TLC is quite an experience, and I hope you enjoy it. I'm sure we'll benefit from having you around, as well. Thanks for the heads up! All the best, (...) (26 years ago, 7-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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"Jake McKee" <jacob.mckee@america.lego.com> wrote in message news:G3oBzE.5yt@lugnet.com... (...) Glad to hear it! (...) actually (...) address. Understandable. (...) Note - you may want to develop a signature with your title at TLC in it, similar to (...) (26 years ago, 7-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.admin.terms)
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(...) Hey congrats. Of all the things that TLC has done lately that give me good cheer, hiring AFOLs is top of the list. Best wishes. ++Lar (26 years ago, 7-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Congratulations! As Larry said, I take it as a good sign that LEGO seems to be hiring lots of AFOLs. (...) We look forward to them! And don't be afraid to drop hints about what you might be working on.... (...) Well, as soon as you get them to (...) (26 years ago, 7-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: Concerns regarding Brick-o-Lizer™ User Agreement (was: Re: New stuff at shop.lego.com)
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(...) <snip some cogent questions> (...) I'd make the following comments on your post, Todd: 1) Are you sure the new colour is the SCALA gray, or even that the lightest gray is the new gray? I'm thinking of ordering one of these for plates, and (...) (26 years ago, 7-Nov-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct)
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