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Re: Whatever happened...
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Tue, 21 Dec 2004 20:27:59 GMT
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Steven Coallier wrote:
> In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Calum Tsang wrote:
> > What happened to the old days? I don't remember Lego being this un-"fun":
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> Do you think posts like this make it better, or worse?
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> You compare these issues to schoolyard misbehavior.
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> If I remember correctly, the best way to deal with much of that was to ignore
> it. The people behaving badly will run out of steam and stop it...or they
> won't, but let them have their own un-fun.
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> I will continue having fun with Lego despite anything that could possibly be
> posted here.
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> .Steve Coallier
> "Attack life, it's going to kill you anyway!"
I was perfectly for the 'ignore them' routine. The situation, however, is that
the company of our chosen hobby has representatives here and they see the
shenanigans and the b*tchfest going on by a vocal minority. How then can we, as
adult fans of the LEGO community, build up a relationship with TLC? How is TLC
suppose to take us seriously?
Simple--they can't. As a multi-naitonal and multi million dollar business, I
wouldn't take an AFOL community seriously if what's posted here on LUGNET is any
indication as to the maturity of said group.
I've stated before--bad things happen when good people keep their mouths shut
whilst the vocal minority yip away.
Dave K
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Message has 4 Replies:
 | | Re: Whatever happened...
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| (...) You know, I didn't think of that, and it's a really good point Dave. A lot of opportunities are going to disappear when Jake and/or Lego finally get fed up with us. Calum (20 years ago, 21-Dec-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
| | | Re: Whatever happened...
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| (...) I'm not sure I agree. The Internet is a hyper-acceleration of the human tendency to spend more time on negative communication than on positive. Any company gleaning information from a customer or fan base on the Internet must, in order to (...) (20 years ago, 21-Dec-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
| | | Re: Whatever happened...
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| (...) [SNIP] (...) I'm going through the same evolution as you, too. It's one thing to ignore general nuisances. But it's another to ignore troublemakers who are in your own backyard stirring up crap and potentially ruining things for everyone of (...) (20 years ago, 22-Dec-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
| | | A New Plan (WAS Re: Whatever happened...)
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| (...) A few thoughts: I was fairly active on RTL from '93 or '94 until '96, and less active but a frequent reader of LUGNET from late 2000 to late '03. I agree that the community and the spirit are not what they used to be. In fact, I hesitate to (...) (20 years ago, 22-Dec-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto) !
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| | Re: Whatever happened...
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| (...) Do you think posts like this make it better, or worse? You compare these issues to schoolyard misbehavior. If I remember correctly, the best way to deal with much of that was to ignore it. The people behaving badly will run out of steam and (...) (20 years ago, 21-Dec-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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