To LUGNET HomepageTo LUGNET News HomepageTo LUGNET Guide Homepage
 Help on Searching
 
Post new message to lugnet.lego.directOpen lugnet.lego.direct in your NNTP NewsreaderTo LUGNET News Traffic PageSign In (Members)
 LEGO Company / LEGO Direct / 2544
2543  |  2545
Subject: 
Re: Bad Policy #2 (Why all the secrecy, LEGO Direct?)
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.lego.direct
Date: 
Fri, 11 May 2001 15:37:08 GMT
Viewed: 
1154 times
  
In lugnet.lego.direct, Marc Nelson, Jr. writes:
And another thing...

Why is there so much secrecy surrounding any information coming from LEGO? It's
like dealing with the NSA.

Examples:

#1: The recent "Train Summit".

All of the particiapants were required to sign a non-disclosure agreement. Why?
For that matter, why have a "summit" at all? Why not just let everybody know
what's going on, instead of releasing the information only to a select few and
then restricting them from telling anyone else?

#2: Jimmy Park and the July Surprise

Jimmy Park recently announced that Castle fans would have something cool
coming to them this summer, based on his discussions with someone at LEGO. But
he was worried about not letting too much information out for fear of being cut
off by LEGO (quote from http://news.lugnet.com/castle/?n=8771):

It is about two months off
and Lego does not want me to talk about it.  In fact, I don't think I should
have mentioned to begin with, but I was so happy I really wanted to share
with other Castle fans.  So please, please, please let's not bring it up
again until either Lego announces it or I'm authorized to make an
announcement on it.  I do not want to further jeparodize may relationship
with Lego by leaking anything else.

He sounds like somebody ratting on the Mafia! Why is information being leaked
out to only one person? And why is he being made to feel fearful of telling
anyone else?

We are not dealing with nuclear secrets here, we are talking about toys! What
could possibly be so secret that you at LEGO can't tell us? And remember why we
want to know things like this: because we want to give you money! Isn't that a
good thing? After seeing the losses LEGO has racked up in the past few years,
you would think they want to make as much money as possible. And all this weird
secrecy only stands in the way of that goal.

So, please, LEGO Direct, tell us (all of us!) what's up with all the secrecy.

Thank you for your time.

-Marc Nelson Jr.
LEGO® must remember that the customer is always right, period. -Harvey



Message has 2 Replies:
  Re: Bad Policy #2 (Why all the secrecy, LEGO Direct?)
 
(...) I disagree. It's not an unequivocal truth, although it has to be a guiding principle. There ARE exceptions. ++Lar (24 years ago, 11-May-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
  Re: Bad Policy #2 (Why all the secrecy, LEGO Direct?)
 
"Harvey Henkelman" <HarveyHenkelman@webtv.net> wrote in message news:GD6Gpw.n5B@lugnet.com... (...) Define 'right' The customer has the ultimate decision to accept or decline But they are often 'wrong' They buy the wrong products for the wrong (...) (24 years ago, 12-May-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)

Message is in Reply To:
  Bad Policy #2 (Why all the secrecy, LEGO Direct?)
 
And another thing... Why is there so much secrecy surrounding any information coming from LEGO? It's like dealing with the NSA. Examples: #1: The recent "Train Summit". All of the particiapants were required to sign a non-disclosure agreement. Why? (...) (24 years ago, 5-May-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)

79 Messages in This Thread:

























Entire Thread on One Page:
Nested:  All | Brief | Compact | Dots
Linear:  All | Brief | Compact

This Message and its Replies on One Page:
Nested:  All | Brief | Compact | Dots
Linear:  All | Brief | Compact
    

Custom Search

©2005 LUGNET. All rights reserved. - hosted by steinbruch.info GbR