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Re: Why the absence of LD in their own newsgroup?
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lugnet.lego.direct
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Fri, 14 Jun 2002 17:58:23 GMT
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In lugnet.lego.direct, Richard Marchetti writes:
> Anyway, I am not jumping to conclusions either way. Maybe the Lugnet admins
> ARE wrong about this issue. Maybe they are PROTECTING Lugnet from becoming
> a platform for free advertising for TLC instead.
I know that I personally harbor a fear of LUGNET becoming a platform for free
advertising for TLC. I don't really know what harm would befall the community
from that, but it seems somehow wrong. I don't know how to express this fear
succinctly. It feels irrational. I don't mean to imply that TLC would ever
take advantage of LUGNET, but, well, business is business, and in business if
something is free, you take advantage of that.
Two years ago, LD made a cash donation to LUGNET. Brad projected high hopes
for there being additional donations in the future. I personally would feel
a lot more comfortable with TLC's long-term expanded presence here if it was
demonstrably interested some sort of ongoing financial support. Brad's
excellent t-shirt idea[1] also seems to have been all but forgotten about at
TLC. It's too easy for me to hear ideas like this and have high expectations.
--Todd
[1] http://news.lugnet.com/announce/?n=863
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Message has 4 Replies:
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| (...) One thing I seen....is the apparent lack of "care" TLC has really put forth in north america. There still is a wide gaps in quality products between Europe and North America. Sure its nice to have 2 fulfillment centers, but why does one have (...) (22 years ago, 14-Jun-02, to lugnet.lego.direct)
| | | Re: Why the absence of LD in their own newsgroup?
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| (...) I think that you two have been tremendously good at thinking into the future and setting things up right to avoid all kinds of potential pitfalls. But in this case, what harm could crop up that you could not remedy if you just let them post (...) (22 years ago, 14-Jun-02, to lugnet.lego.direct)
| | | Re: Why the absence of LD in their own newsgroup?
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| (...) Todd, isn't the very existance of Lugnet a de facto advertisement for Lego, and isn't that a good thing? I mean, everyone here is a Lego consumer, by definition. AFOL: Adult Friend Of Lego. We all buy Legos. We all like building with Legos. We (...) (22 years ago, 14-Jun-02, to lugnet.lego.direct)
| | | Re: Why the absence of LD in their own newsgroup?
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| (...) Don't let your irrational fears hold you back. Define them and deal with them. I work in a big business. The objective is to avoid biting the hand that feeds, avoid killing the golden goose etc. I think you can trust TLC to generally respect (...) (22 years ago, 15-Jun-02, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: Why the absence of LD in their own newsgroup?
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| I have mixed feelings about this whole thread, but the one person that comes closest to expressing views I can agree with is Ben. I do think there is a gap that does and probably should exist between "fans" and an official company person. I think (...) (22 years ago, 14-Jun-02, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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