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In lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, Mark Papenfuss wrote:
Gee, how can I put this politely...I guess I can’t! But...
You, Mark, are in a newsgroup called “off-topic.clone-brands.” Whereas your
considered opinions are encouraged, your flat out clone-bashing is not. Now, I’m
not the boss of you -- but I don’t think I can read your comments without
pointing out my strong disagreement with both your overall tone and your
meaning.
Mega Bloks has become a fairly worthy product -- there’s nothing “fitting” or
“classic” about the bricks being dirty, they just are dirty in this case, and
for reasons that are pretty easy to figure out and for reasons that are more
than likely un-mysterious.
I have commented elsewhere about TLC quality control standards going downhill.
Those comments were intended as a call for greater attention in that area of
things for any TLC employees that might be reading these newssgroups. Over time
I think it is fair to say that some quality issues have arisen. I can fairly
criticize because I do really enjoy that vast majority of lego brick related
products and I am buying enough over the years that the opinion is at least
marginally worthy. My opinion is a considered opinion even if it is merely
anecdotal and but one man’s opinion.
Here, in this forum, I have been quite harsh in reviewing MB products. When I
make a harsh comment it is at least a considered opinion -- I have played with
the elements, built the intended assemblage of bricks, and tried to understand
the intended usefulness of the product.
If you haven’t bought, played with, and understood from the inside the utility
of a recent MB set, then yours is not a considered opinion. If you are offering
your opinions based solely on old experience, that is also not a considered
opinion because product lines improve over time and the last two-three years
have been quite critical for MB in terms of brick quality improvements. I
seriously doubt that you have any serious experience with MB products based on
your flippant antipathy for clones in general. I think if you replied with a
statement documenting your extensive experience with MB products over the last
two-three years it goes without saying that your reply would be taken as
fraudulent by those of us with real experience with the product lines that MB
offers, experience we have documented in this forum. A quick search of this
newsgroup tells me that you have rarely if ever participated in this newsgroup
before the last few days. It’s possible that I could be wrong about these
assertions and assumptions, but I strongly doubt it. I admit that I am not
exactly dogging your heels online -- heck, I barely care about the things you do
online unless you cross paths with me.
If I had any sense that your opinion was thoughtful or a fair comment from
experience, I wouldn’t be making this reply at all. I think a lot of you have
inculcated “clone xenophobia” into one another in other newsgroups and an
atttitude like your own is the obvious result. But this isn’t like loving to
hate the minifig we call “Timmy” -- this clone-bashing stuff is meaner in my
view. It has side-effects that I find distasteful in a community that should be
about building and having fun -- and yes, without regard to brand loyalty.
But you can’t come here, this newsgroup, spout your nonsense and call me a
troll. You are on my turf, Mister! The only turf we have officially been
allowed by the admins of this site, as so many of you have pointed out again and
again.
Does any of this really matter? Nope, we are discussing plastic toy bricks, by
its very nature the whole of the matter is a “tempest in a teapot.” But yes, I
find your attitude annoying. Not only for myself, but for others.
Why can’t you come to this newsgroup and say something fair and thoughtful? I
think some of you have something not unlike racial prejudice for clone stuff --
the subject comes up and you get all angry and weird about it. I find that kind
of attitude ignorant and offensive.
You lack an open mind. You don’t play well with others. You have an unhealthy
obsession with product branding.
-- Hop-Frog
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| (...) The last 2-3 years being the operative phrase there. Prior to that, well... (URL) read here.> That said I agree that within the last 2-3 years Mega Bloks has improved significatly. On a scale of one to ten I would say Lego is a 9 and Mega (...) (21 years ago, 21-Aug-03, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
| | | Re: IBM chooses Mega-Blocks over Lego
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| (...) Am I shocked that you can’t put it politely? Nope, not at all - and you know what? Thats sad, but thats what you have proven time and time again. (...) Wrong. I am entitled to my opinion even if I had never even seen a MegaWhatever in person, (...) (21 years ago, 21-Aug-03, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
| | | Re: IBM chooses Mega-Blocks over Lego
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| (...) Most of what was posted I do agree with- this group has clone brands as its topic and if one doesn't like clones, (BTW, I don't) then one shouldn't post b####'n here. BUT, that doesn't mean one cannot read what is posted. Here is my reason for (...) (21 years ago, 21-Aug-03, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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| | Re: IBM chooses Mega-Blocks over Lego
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| (...) lol, whatever. It is its fitting the bricks are dirty - no matter how they got dirty, or what got them dirty *its fitting they are dirty*. Stop trolling!! Geesh, do you never get tired of this? People like you really make enjoying Lugnet hard (...) (21 years ago, 21-Aug-03, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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