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(...) A priviledge, yes. A gift? No. LEGO got just as much, if not more, out of the meeting than you did. It's important to remember that LEGO is a company. LEGO is not your friend, it's not your enemy, it's not Santa's workshop. They don't do (...) (24 years ago, 12-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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You are so right, Gary! From my own experience, I have built/am building 5 large buildings which all employ bricks from bulk which simply were not obtainable in any economical sense otherwise. I am turning into a "Townie";-) -John (...) (24 years ago, 12-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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How do they know who's buying what percentage? I mean, when I buy a set at Walmart or Meijers or K-mart (hooray for BOGO) nobody is tracking who I'm buying it for (almost always me, but I do get them frequently for Birthday kids). How do I express (...) (24 years ago, 12-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) That is beautiful. (...) So many designs are compromised by parts restrictions, in colour and number. Lack of good window options keeps me focused on castle-type structures. (...) The Lego train clubs are out there reaching the widest possible (...) (24 years ago, 12-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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(...) No really. We all considered it a privilege to be invited. (...) Sure, LD has something to gain-- otherwise, as you say, they wouldn't have invited us. But a lot of the conversation was about how TLC can help out LTCs and what they are doing. (...) (24 years ago, 12-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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I was browsing some of the LUGNET sites I usually don't have time for, such as lugnet.town, (I usually hang out in lugnet.general) when I stumbled across this classic beauty.... (URL) Chan built this nice classical building called Laural Hall. He (...) (24 years ago, 12-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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(...) And thank you for letting us know you're working on it! Wow, that's fast response time! :D eric (24 years ago, 12-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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All, Some of you have noticed that LEGO.com is giving an error on occasion when you try to load a new page. Due to high traffic volumes, we are experiencing some issues with the server. We are currently working as fast as possible to remedy the (...) (24 years ago, 12-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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"Erik Olson" <olsone@spamcop.net> wrote in message news:G8nstH.Ip@lugnet.com... (...) Actually...Steve and I thought about that before but never really talked more about it. Good idea. Phone is another good thing, perhaps even Voice over IP - (...) (24 years ago, 12-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Oh dear, the names are lowercase and run together. It's: Fleming*, Lars, Michael, Tomas*. Leo, Olga*, Erik, Steve. Tim, Rene*, Fleming*. * = LEGO employees. That's Tomas Clark from LEGO Direct, New York. I don't remember all their last names, (...) (24 years ago, 12-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.lego.direct)
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Tim said something about "how those not present must feel..." I think it would be super if LDRAW people organized *own* summit. Just to talk amongst ourselves. Also show programs and eat. Maybe a sub-conference of Brickfest. I had an idea yesterday. (...) (24 years ago, 12-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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"Dave Schuler" <orrex@excite.com> wrote in message news:G8nq6u.H0x@lugnet.com... (...) Wednesday") (...) No problem. Believe me - we're going to actively be working with LEGO Direct ASAP on what to announce, etc. We all would like to be set at ease (...) (24 years ago, 12-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Fair enough. I figured it was something like that, but I thought I might have missed a more specific answer (like, "don't say anything until Wednesday") Dave! (24 years ago, 12-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) They've already answered this question, albiet indirectly, by saying that what does get released will be released by LEGO Direct in LD's time frame. So, IOW, no. James (24 years ago, 12-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Or pirate? I'd be a little surprised to see other summits, though I'd sure love to be invited to one (but I realize that at a minimum, Larry is a good representative for me, and probably others also). The train and cad summits have clearly (...) (24 years ago, 12-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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Are they planning on having a TOWN Summit? Or Castle or Space? Gary Istok (...) (24 years ago, 12-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Not sure if this is the specifically right place to post this question, but here goes. Even if you (collectively) can't disclose what was discussed, can you disclose when you can disclose what was discussed? Dave! (24 years ago, 12-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) A gift? Please. LEGO got just as much, if not more, out of having you lot up there. Otherwise, they wouldn't have bothered. I haven't been nosey enough to ask about travel and boarding expenses. It would be a bit shocking to me to find out (...) (24 years ago, 12-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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"Larry Pieniazek" <lpieniazek@mercator.com> wrote in message news:G8nLoJ.5Iw@lugnet.com... (...) First off, good thoughts Larry, and good question, Eric. I'll attempt to add to the comments as they apply to the CAD summit. (...) I don't think anyone (...) (24 years ago, 12-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) I think this is a great question.... it gets to the heart of why companies share preannounced info with the general public (or rabid fans, or some spectrum of in between). My comments are more about the train summit but I suspect Steve or Tim (...) (24 years ago, 12-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct)
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