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(...) Oh well, I tried. I honestly tried to give it a chance, but seriously, how could I take this whole thing seriously after a post like this? I complain about the way The LEGO Company treats us and all you answer back is that you are working (...) (20 years ago, 19-Nov-04, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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(...) Terry, until you said that, I was saying to myself "Well he's entitled to his opinion". But to say Jake is not a real AFOL is laughable. Just search through his Lugnet messages - you'll find many posted before he even joined LEGO, on so many (...) (20 years ago, 19-Nov-04, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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(...) Who the heck are you to be giving Jake "chances to redeem himself"? You've got a lot of brass, I'd say, to be coming off the way you do. (...) I'll give you this part. (...) Adult? I have my doubts. Especially when you put up an entire post (...) (20 years ago, 19-Nov-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.color, FTX)
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(...) snip (...) I know that you don't want to hear that it wasn't Jake's fault... but that wasn't Jake's fault. He was just as blindsided by the color change as the rest of us, and so were most of TLC's employees. Some of them still don't know (...) (20 years ago, 19-Nov-04, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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(...) Your message has been sanitized. Please resume building activities. Ed (20 years ago, 19-Nov-04, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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I very rarely post to these threads as they are not directly building related, but.... Not really going to spend time refuting Terry's opinion. It's is own and despite whether I agree or disagree with it, I doubt we'll change either other's take by (...) (20 years ago, 19-Nov-04, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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(...) Wow what a load! It hurt my head trying to figure out what you typed Terry. I had to read it twice to figure it out, once to get past the poor grammar and spelling, then again to try and put together what you were actually saying...after all (...) (20 years ago, 19-Nov-04, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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In lugnet.lego, Terry Prosper wrote: <snip> (...) Terry doesn't speak for me. After reading the newsgroups here at LUGNET, and attending BF, as well as checking out other websites/venues regarding our chosen hobby, and partaking in many discussions (...) (20 years ago, 19-Nov-04, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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In lugnet.lego, Terry Prosper wrote: I just think a real AFOL would be better suited (...) If you had ever met Jake you wouldn't be saying this. The way you've been acting, I'm starting to think the "A" in your AFOL means something other than (...) (20 years ago, 19-Nov-04, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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(...) Instead of "link", after a post like this, "filter" seems more correct. -Tom McD. (20 years ago, 19-Nov-04, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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(...) Everyone at Lego including Jake works hard and diligently to bring us the best products in the world - new lightup minifigs and all. Thanks Jake. I finally see that my work IS being recognized by the TLC! Very gratifying.... I'm glad I was (...) (20 years ago, 19-Nov-04, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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(snip a lot of crap) (...) Wow, I didn't think you could stoop any lower in my opinion. Thanks for proving me wrong. It's been fun. -Tim (20 years ago, 19-Nov-04, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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(...) Well Hasbro had one for Transformers, but had to "call it quit" after a while: (URL) don't know any detail but transfans are about the most immature bunch so that is not surprising. (...) I agree. (20 years ago, 19-Nov-04, to lugnet.lego)
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(...) Terry, stop saying 'we' as if you are talking for other people than yourself! You are certainly not talking for us (The Isaksson family)!!! (20 years ago, 19-Nov-04, to lugnet.lego)
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(...) It really seems like that's your issue with Jake. Just the fact that he didn't warn the community about the color change. Was there anything else? Now, I don't know what happened at the time. Looks like Jake made his first post on the issue on (...) (20 years ago, 19-Nov-04, to lugnet.lego)
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(...) While we're not all rah-rah "We Love The Lego Community!" up here (well, not most of us) we're defintely supportive of what Jake and Lego have done for us. I agree with Dave--let's be thankful for what HAS been done for us (which has been a (...) (20 years ago, 19-Nov-04, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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(...) Coincidentally, that was almost exactly 1 year ago! Anyhow, I think Jake does a great job of dealing with us sensitive AFOLs. He always manages to maintain his professionalism even when things are directed towards him personally (when it's not (...) (20 years ago, 19-Nov-04, to lugnet.lego)
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(...) When LEGO Factory was announced I can't say how excited I was - I saw it as such a breath of fresh air. Creativity. Design by design. Community building.. Then this post comes to remind me of the Dark Side of AFOL-dom. Some of youse guys is (...) (20 years ago, 19-Nov-04, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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At the risk of adding absolutly nothing constructive or positive to this "discussion", I feel the need to say my piece. Shortly after I became a member of Lugnet, I jumped into a discussion between Lugnet and a Lego employee. I have no idea who it (...) (20 years ago, 20-Nov-04, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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(...) <SNIPPAGE of the most outrageous thing I've ever read on LUGNET> How to react to your post? On one hand, I feel flushed with anger towards your imbecility, but on the other, I laugh at your comical puerility. On the other hand, I marvel at (...) (20 years ago, 20-Nov-04, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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To Terry A simple ASSHOLE like many others. I'll dare say it. Like many others have done here (without the actual word) I myself is not to happy about the colorchange but this is a company thing AND not related to Jake. But an attack like this is (...) (20 years ago, 20-Nov-04, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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Hell! (...) Oh please...... Jojo (20 years ago, 20-Nov-04, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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(...) Jake has only made one mistake he should regret - responding to you. Jake, don't wrestle with pigs. You just get dirty and the pigs enjoy it. (20 years ago, 20-Nov-04, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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(...) Trying to stay neutral, but could A-Hole have been used? Here we have an AFOL who may be an A-Hole soon to go AWOL. -Patrick (20 years ago, 20-Nov-04, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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(...) Where are those admins when you need them? Marc Nelson Jr. (20 years ago, 20-Nov-04, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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