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Why would they bother - it probably serves their purposes right now
(remember TLC has given funds to LUGNET). If it were to become part of
Lego.com, Lego would either have to moderate some of the views spouted here
(about Lego and other matters), or risk flack form the press/parents.
Further, if a future Lego.com/Lugnet were to become a mix of kids and adults
posting, it would leave itself wide open to abuse.
Anyhow, I'm not sure if Lego wants to be associated with a few hundred
nerds. :-)
Scott A
In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Kevin Zwicker writes:
> Hello,
>
> **Warning: Hypothetical situation only!**
>
> I was speaking with a friend last night and we were wondering what would
> happen if TLC bought the rights to Lugnet?
>
> Given:
>
> 1. The recurring examples of TLC staff refering customers to Lugnet,
>
> 2. TLC personnel using the Lugnet database as an internal tool for research,
>
> 3. Many succesful enterprises have been bought by or merged with their
> competition (The Hotmail/Microsoft example comes to mind),
>
> 4. That practically every Lego-related webpage (most of the big ones anyway)
> on the net are linked to Lugnet,
>
> 5. Lugnet has succeded (where the official Lego site has not) in becoming
> the center (I know there are others, 1000.steine comes to mind) of the Lego
> Community on the Web.
>
> How long before TLC decides they want in?
>
> Say, tomorrow morning, TLC went to Todd and Suzanne with a check for 10
> million dollars (Hypothetical number) and said we wish to purchase the
> rights to your website. How would we, the community, react?
>
> I wish to reiterate that this post is *hypothetical* and was not written to
> start flame wars or to demonize anybody, but to simply ask what if...?
>
> KZ
> #142
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