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Re: IBM chooses Mega-Blocks over Lego
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Date: 
Fri, 22 Aug 2003 02:10:58 GMT
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Y’all are ignoring the obvious fact that you never made a person talk in a particular place at a party because he was drinking Pepsi. You didn’t for example say: “Go talk in the bathroom while you are drinking Pepsi.”

There’s a personal and slightly offensive quality to making clone users exist exclusively in off-topic. I don’t for example find groups called: “off-topic.lego-tributes” or “off-topic.lego-customs” or “off-topic.unofficial.themes.”

Think about it.

-- Hop-Frog



Message has 2 Replies:
  Re: IBM chooses Mega-Blocks over Lego
 
(...) Mmm, troll food. Go find a site that is dedicated to old Ford trucks - note: NOT old trucks in general, but Ford specifically - and see how freely they intersperse their discussions about Chevy. This is a Lego site. Suffer. James (21 years ago, 22-Aug-03, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
  Re: IBM chooses Mega-Blocks over Lego
 
(...) If you were at a Coke party, for Coke drinkers, planned by Coke drinkers you would most certainly be asked to leave. Would that surprise you or would you refuse to leave and instead spout the virtues of Pepsi to people who are clearly Coke (...) (21 years ago, 28-Aug-03, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)

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  Re: IBM chooses Mega-Blocks over Lego
 
(...) This is the group designated for clone discussion, pro or con. It should stay polite, just as with any group, but that doesn't mean people shouldn't have the right to make negative statements about clones here. They should, however, be aware (...) (21 years ago, 21-Aug-03, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)

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