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Subject: 
Re: We Build For Fun, Right? (was Re: Announcing new legend!)
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.general, lugnet.lego
Date: 
Fri, 7 May 2004 21:57:42 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Adrian Egli wrote:
> In lugnet.general, David Eaton wrote:
> > And I'll only get less enjoyment out of my hobby if I stay bitter
> > forever.
> > 
> > DaveE
> 
> It was that last sentence that really got me thinking.  Some posts I've seen put
> up about going into a "quasi-dark-age" have just left me uneasy.  There is
> nothing wrong voicing displeasure with what LEGO has done but to take as far as
> "That's it! I'm outta here!" (not those exact words, but...) just bugs the
> *bleep* out of me.

It doesn't bug me. If they're only going to stick around to complain, then I'd
rather not have to filter through their posts.

> To read of an AFOL leave because of money, family, health, etc. is one thing but
> to leave because of a company's dumb decision is another.

Yes, I think it's quite extreme. It puzzles me, but it doesn't upset me. To each
his own.

-Tim



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  We Build For Fun, Right? (was Re: Announcing new legend!)
 
(...) It was that last sentence that really got me thinking. Some posts I've seen put up about going into a "quasi-dark-age" have just left me uneasy. There is nothing wrong voicing displeasure with what LEGO has done but to take as far as "That's (...) (23 years ago, 7-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)

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