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(...) Telling other people to shut up when they voice valid concerns is not a very democratic attitude. (...) I wish you (and therefor all of us) good luck that your trust will not be broken by the next "great" idea from upper management. BTW, I've (...) (20 years ago, 22-Nov-04, to lugnet.lego)
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(...) Is Jake achieving? Are you joking? Maybe you're just not going to BrickFest, ever reading Jake's posts or interacting with TLG at all - but I'd say Jake isn't just doing something.. Jake is doing A LOT! And by that, I mean >achieving< results, (...) (20 years ago, 22-Nov-04, to lugnet.lego)
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(...) Not joking. Only raising a point. (...) No, never went to BrickFest. Too far. Yes, communicated and discussed a lot of things with him, and talked to him personally, of course, when he was over here. TLG interacting? Now you're joking... (...) (...) (20 years ago, 22-Nov-04, to lugnet.lego)
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(...) And what point is that? The point is only worthwhile if Jake hasn't done anything - and the reality is that he has done something. He's done a lot. (...) No I am not. By TLG interacting, I refer to talking with a few marketing represetatives, (...) (20 years ago, 22-Nov-04, to lugnet.lego)
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(...) Christian, I did not tell people to shut up. What I am saying is that last week it has been ONE YEAR since this came out. ONE YEAR!!! Isn't it time to stop the grieving process over the old gray. You can still get the parts from the company or (...) (20 years ago, 22-Nov-04, to lugnet.lego)
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(...) I just wanted to clarify this, just because you don't like the color change, it doesn't make you ungrateful. I can fully understand those folks who are into space and castle and perhaps are reminded every day about how they pick or choose what (...) (20 years ago, 22-Nov-04, to lugnet.lego)
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(...) I have not seen one scrap of evidence that Jake or anyone else at TLC has been dishonest at any point in time. And what's more... FACT: The toy industry is cut-throat, competitive, season-driven. FACT: TLC is a privately held company. FACT: (...) (20 years ago, 23-Nov-04, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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Christian, First off, I've observed several times that no matter what TLG does, you're not going to be happy. I like to say "you can be part of the problem, or part of the solution". So far, I only see you are part of the problem. All I hear is (...) (20 years ago, 23-Nov-04, to lugnet.lego)
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(...) They pulled the plug on LEGO Direct a year ago when Brad left. They reorganized and broke LEGO Direct up, spreading parts into various sections of the company. It's a good thing - LEGO Direct was a successful experiment so the entire company (...) (20 years ago, 23-Nov-04, to lugnet.lego)
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(...) Just to clarify, LEGO Direct always had a limited time directive. The purpose was to run outside the "corporate structure" long enough to get up and running, then start to integrate the unit (and thus the ideas) into the organization overall. (...) (20 years ago, 23-Nov-04, to lugnet.lego)
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(...) Sorry that I gave you a wrong impression. One important point is that I am very straightforward - When I consider something to be a mistake, I say so. Because the worst thing to do with a mistake is to ignore it in the hope it might just go (...) (20 years ago, 25-Nov-04, to lugnet.lego)
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