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Re: LEGO... are you out there? Do you care? (WAS: WHY SO LONG ON BULK BRICKS?)
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Thu, 13 Dec 2001 11:30:02 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Richie Dulin writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Allan Bedford writes:
> > > In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Richie Dulin writes:
> > > Now, maybe LEGO.com could become LUGNET Mk2
> >
> > Mk2? You lost me again.
> Ummmm... offering the same facilities as LUGNET? So fans would hang out at
> LEGO.com rather than LUGNET?
The fans who "hang out" here are mostly adults. Some of us even use adult
words from time-to-time. I expect that if we were to see a discussion forum
on lego.com it would be aimed at a younger market.
Lego would be crazy if they were to design a forum where kids and adults
mixed. They would be leaving them selves wide open to criticism and
exploitation. Look at the kinds of deviants teenage chat rooms allegedly
attract.
Scott A
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> > > , but we may not like the
> > > implications of that happening. They couldn't really condone public
> > > criticism of their own product on their own website, for instance, could they?
> >
> > You're probably right. But having a chat forum on their website wouldn't be
> > breaking any new ground. Martha Stewart has them. How does she deal with
> > negative comments, and you know there are some out there.
> Actually, I don't. I've heard the name mentioned, but haven't a clue what
> she does. Sorry. (I guess I could go to marthastewart.com to find out though...)
>
> I suspect deleting offending posts would be the normal method of dealing
> with negative/offensive posts. (Other than the easily dealt with ones that
> you'd leave in to prove that you didn't edit the posts ;-))
>
> [snip]
>
> > > A meaningful Ford analogy for you, perhaps: Do Ford Mustang fans hand around
> > > on WWW.FORD.COM?
> >
> > Two responses to this comment.
> >
> > 1) The other day I was interested in finding out about products offered by
> > the Leatherman company. They make those neat multi-tools that geeks like me
> > think we need. I could think of only one place to head
> > http://www.leatherman.com. I didn't go looking for a fan-based site hoping
> > the company had made recent product announements there. I trusted that they
> > had the common business sense to post any and all relevant product
> > information on their own site
> Agreed
>
> > first.
> Not necessarily.
>
> > I found what I was looking for.
> Just as you would if you didn't know much about lego and you went to
> LEGO.com to find out about their products.
>
> > 2) You're right, the Ford analogy doesn't work very well. But it raises an
> > interesting question. What would Ford be doing selling snowboards? Answer:
> > They wouldn't, it's not their business.
>
> Correct answer: Trying to make money, or trying to build their image (which
> would in turn lead to making money in future).
>
> Snowboards may not be their business now, but they could be.
>
> (I just visited www.ford.com.au, and discovered that although I couldn't buy
> a car, I could buy a T-shirt, an umbrella, a cooler bag and even a *watch*.
> But no snowboard, alas...)
>
> > Which then begs the question...
> > What is LEGO doing selling wristwatches?
>
> Same as Ford?
>
> Cheers
>
> Richie Dulin
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