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In lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, Mark Papenfuss wrote:
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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.
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Wrong. I am entitled to my opinion even if I had never even seen a
MegaWhatever in person, now thats not the case, but even if it was I would
still be free to have an opinion about them.
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Richard isn’t claiming that you have no right to opinion. He is instead
pointing out that, without evidence to the contrary, your view cannot be a
considered opinion except on pure faith. Until you demonstrate some knowledge
of the brand that you decry, or at least some experience with it, commensurate
with the acidity with which you reject it, then yours is not a considered
opinion. You’re still entitled to that opinion, but you are not entitled to
have that opinion considered in a discussion of the subject.
And while we’re at it, you’d be hard pressed to find someone on LUGNET more
willing to defend your right to your own opinion than Hop-Frog, as he’s
demonstrated in numerous debates. However, he recognizes that special-focus
posting groups are intended generally for the fans of that specific focus, such
as lugnet.trains or lugnet.space. If you were to go into either of those forums
and complain raucously about the inherent shortcomings of those lines, then I
expect I’d be invited to exit the forum.
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LOL - if *anybody* here has an “unhealthy obsession with product
branding” it is you Richard. Was it not you that called everybody who does
not like MB “idiots”?
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Not in any post that I’ve read. Instead, Richard has taken issue with idealogue
purists who reject any non-LEGO product simply because it’s not LEGO. Some of
us who enjoy the merits of clone-brands recognize (rightly) that MEGABLOKS has
in recent years adhered more closely to the original ideals of the LEGO brand
than LEGO itself has done. That, alone, makes MEGABLOKS a worthy brand, as far
as I’m concerned.
Obviously, you’re free to disagree, but if you go out of your way to enter the
forum only to gripe about the forum’s subject, then you’re trolling.
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You know I love it when ignorant people like yourself who know 0 about my
experiences in any way try to talk and act like they do. You do not know me,
you do not know item 1 about me - so for you to go off half-cocked and make
all these wrong, ignorant, baseless, and out of line comments is just funny
to me.
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Here are a few of the things I know about you:
1. You have been posting to LUGNET, rec.toys.lego, and alt.toys.lego for several
years, and you’ve been a LUGNET member since June 3, 2002.
2. You haven’t posted to the clone-brands posting group prior to the past few
days.
3. You do not seem opposed to clone-brands in
principle, but you do
seem particularly to dislike MEGABLOKS for some reason, though you still defend
their place in the market.
4. You have demonstrated no real knowledge of the brand you choose to decry, as
is evident from your misspelling of the brand name.
5. You have not previously demonstrated any particular knowledge of the
MEGABLOKS brand, and you are in essence asking us to take on faith your
expertise regarding the brand and its quality.
6. You seem to suspect that
MEGABLOK spies lurk on LUGNET to pilfer new product ideas.
7. You are quick to leap into full-blown aggressive defense after voicing a few
petty insults to the brand of which you claim expertise. This, too, seems much
like trolling.
8. You seem to enjoy making ambiguous statements and then refusing to clarify
your opinions, thereby hiding from any potential dissenting opinion.
9. You’re fond of Bionicle, which
arguably diverges more sharply from the original LEGO ideal than MEGABLOKS ever
has.
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But before I go, keep in mind I never said I did not like MegaBloks - you
will not find a post from me saying that, so you may want to re-think your
stance here.
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I may be wrong, but I can’t recall the post in which Richard accused you of not
liking MEGABLOKS. Could you point me to that posting?
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P.S. Why do you think they make this forum a default skip-filter forum? Think
about that, I don’t care if you respond or not (I am sure you will spout
something off though).
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Why do they make admin.general a default skip-filter forum? What’s your point?
Dave!
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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)
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