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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Dave Schuler wrote:
> I'm sorry, but this strikes me as a direct affront to the whole point of an
> online market facilitator like Bricklink. You seem to be suggesting that anyone
> with sufficient name-recognition can, with impunity, dictate terms to his
> service provider. Is that the kind of world you want to live in?
>
> Bricklink doesn't accept clone brands, which is fine with me (despite some odd
> and obvious gray areas). Therefore I make very limited use of Bricklink.
> However, if I were a seller and I learned that a famous character were receiving
> preferential treatment soley for name recognition, I would certainly close my
> shop and go elsewhere; if I were a buyer, I would likewise hesitate before
> buying via such a biased service framework.
>
> I have no interest in participating in a system that fosters a cool-seller's
> clique.
>
> > BL needs Lar (to be seen accomodated) more than Lar needs BL (to accomodate him)
>
> If that's the case, then BL should definitely get rid of Lar. Why should the
> service provider be forced to smooch the posterior of someone who deliberately
> subverted the stated policies of the provider, regardless of how much weight
> the seller's name is perceived to carry? Additionally, it cannot be
> overlooked that in his role here on LUGNET Lar has gone to admirable lengths
> to enforce the TOS as it applies to proper posting venues and subject matter
> of posts, and on many occasions he posts mid-thread to call for an FUT.
> Therefore it is far more poignant when he chooses to subvert the spirit of
> Bricklink's TOS.
I think that the point Suz was trying to make is that often Lar is right. When
Lar sees a problem, he doesn't stay quiet and live with it. He tried to fix the
problem. In this case, he used something like civil disobedience to make a
point.
It's not because it is "The Great Lar++", it is because Larry is consistently
acting in the best interest of the community. If he didn't often point out
problems and than help fix him, he wouldn't be "The Great Lar++".
His history shows that people should consider what he says, not ban him for
insubordination.
BL needs Lar, Lugnet needs Lar, the LEGO community needs Lar. Why? Because of
his insightful vision of how things should be.
~Kevin Blocksidge
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