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In lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, Richard Marchetti wrote:
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The very act of telling someone like Dave! to stay in his little corner of
lugnet and not come out or be seen by others is wildly offensive -- far more
offensive than the word “idiots” said a thousand different ways to thousands
of different people.
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He’s not being told to stay in his little corner of LUGNET. Everyone here is
free to post just about wherever they want, as long as it doesn’t violate any
charter guidelines. He is being told that clone MOCs probably aren’t acceptable
outside of their little corner of LUGNET, but he’s free to build with LEGO and
post it elsewhere. He might even be allowed to announce his clone MOCs to
.announce.moc (as I said, I don’t really know), but even if he is he’ll probably
still receive flak for it.
Anyways, the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few, so one person
being offended by many is usually less of a concern than one person offending
many.
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Strangely, I was just noticing the “clickits” forum had been added to lugnet,
a less builder friendly product is probably rarely seen around these parts --
but hey, it’s official lego excrement, so that makes it okay! What’s the
difference who makes this silly product when it barely qualifies as brick
compatible?
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You may not be aware of this, but the Clikits elements were designed to be just
as compatible with LEGO System as Technic is. I know the flowers in particular
have drawn interest as they allow for a wider variety of foliage in outdoor
scenery construction.
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I am not denigrating the product per se, I am critiquing it’s open
acceptance as a canonical TLC product (which is de facto) when it’s utility
seems very much in question.
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One could also see it from the viewpoint that the Clikits group was added to
keep Clikits discussion restricted to that one little corner of LUGNET, which is
not terribly different from the root of this discussion.
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To me this site is largely about MOCs and building, and that only very
peripherally has anything to do with brand loyalty. Maybe I failed to
understand the purpose of this site -- is it just one long advert for TLC
products? I mean, I understand that many of us favor TLC bricks -- but is
the emphasis here on TLC or bricks?
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It’s about both. Much of the discussion revolves around new official sets (and
sometimes even old official sets), not just MOCs. Technically, the primariy
focus of this website is more about LEGO Users and their LEGO experiences than
anything else. Official sets and MOCs just happen to fall within the realm of
LEGO experiences.
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Message is in Reply To:
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| I think it's very easy for those of you insisting on brand exclusionary practices to see yourselves as inoffensive, but you're not. The very act of telling someone like Dave! to stay in his little corner of lugnet and not come out or be seen by (...) (21 years ago, 18-Aug-03, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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