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(...) I know it might be nearly impossible to believe, but I'll say it anyway - the group responsible for this program is much much smaller than you might believe. I know that when you talk about a company, any company, it's extremely easy to turn (...) (21 years ago, 2-Sep-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.lego, FTX) !
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(...) snip (...) I think it's more correct to say 'Spotlighted' ;-) But what intriques me is that someone went to the trouble of only highlighting it. Cheers Richie Dulin (21 years ago, 2-Sep-05, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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(...) Well, Jake did say "The application pool spanned the globe". Maybe he's talking about a different globe than the one I'm familiar with (the one with Asia... and a southern hemisphere)? Presumably, Jake could clear this up by simply giving us (...) (21 years ago, 2-Sep-05, to lugnet.lego)
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(...) How many of those 30-40 Million people applied to be LEGO Ambassadors? Knowing the people who've made this selection, having met them in person (Jake, Steve, Jan), I seriously disagree with your characterization of them ignoring such a wide (...) (21 years ago, 2-Sep-05, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) There are at least 30-40 million people in the region who speak English very well. In fact Australia, NZ and Hong Kong all have English as an official language whilst many Japanese and Koreans can read English (as can many Malays and (...) (21 years ago, 2-Sep-05, to lugnet.lego)
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(...) Jake has stated elsewhere that the Ambassadors will be selected from available applicants, and that the Ambassador program would not be recruiting for representation of all parts of the Globe or all countries. My guess would be that there was (...) (21 years ago, 2-Sep-05, to lugnet.lego)
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(...) -snip- (...) The applicants 'spanned the globe'? That's interesting, but it leaves me wondering why the ambassadors don't. Now, I am not a disgruntled failed applicant, nor am I questioning the qualifications of those selected. But we read (...) (21 years ago, 1-Sep-05, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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(...) While congratulations must go to all those accepted, there is a distinct lack of people from the Southern Hemisphere here. I guess by spanned the globe you meant spanned the globe above the equator ;). It seems a shame that the Asia/Pacific (...) (21 years ago, 1-Sep-05, to lugnet.lego) !
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(...) snip (...) Spotlit. Thanks for sharing. (21 years ago, 1-Sep-05, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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(...) (SNIP) (...) Thanks Jake, it's a privilege. I have the sort of buzz you get when a the roller-coaster has just started off! Thanks Todd for the welcome. I hope to serve the community well in my new role. Mark (21 years ago, 1-Sep-05, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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