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In lugnet.lego.direct, Todd Lehman writes: <snip> (...) Man you arn't kidding. The site is awful. My Netscape browser locks up frequently enough using the site that I won't even go their any more. There is not one other site that gives me so many (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.publish.html)
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(...) Dear LEGO Direct: How can we comply with your document if we can't even read what it says? Respectfully, Dan J. (24 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.publish.html)
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Dear LEGO Direct: It seems like the official LEGO website becomes more confusing and harder to use every day. Earlier today I visited: (8 URLs) was disappointed that I can no longer read more than just the first few sentences on each page; the rest (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.publish.html)
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Larry Pieniazek wrote in message ... (...) Hmmm... does this not imply parents made from Lego? My daughter might describe me thus, but it's not really true. Not really.... Kevin ---...--- Victorian House: Limited edition kit (URL) Kits & Custom Lego (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.publish.html)
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(...) This is correct grammar but looks wrong to some people. RWRATP (1) thusly: We need the help of LEGO(r) parents. 1 - Real Writers Rewrite Around The Problem (2) 2 - from IBMTEXT NITPICK FORUM ++Lar (24 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.publish.html)
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(...) Oh no, it didn't crash. It was just popping the error and then everything went as usual. Thanks for unfixing it, now it works fine. :^) (...) Ah, the validator ;^) I don't like the W3C validator. To pass it means eliminating tags like (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.publish.html)
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(...) Microsoft sucks!!! IE5 *crashed* from that?! (...) LOL! OK, maybe I'll unfix it. It was working fine, even though the validator balked. --Todd (24 years ago, 15-Jan-01, to lugnet.publish.html)
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(...) I see you added: TYPE="application/x-javascript" However now when trying to search either news or Partsref using IE5.0, I get the following error: A Runtime Error has occured. Do you wish to Debug? Line: 14 Error: Object Expected When (...) (24 years ago, 15-Jan-01, to lugnet.publish.html)
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(...) Wow, that thing sure is picky! Very nice!! It's the best, most anal HTML validator I've ever seen! I think it's my new favorite.[1] I ran it on (URL) and it balked at this link: <A HREF="/spotlight.cgi...=fuzzy">Mo ... ^ Error: general entity (...) (24 years ago, 14-Jan-01, to lugnet.publish.html)
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Anyway, the spostrophe should come after the s: We need LEGO parents' help. not: We need LEGO parent's help. in order to refer to something belonging to parents in the plural. Jason J Railton. (24 years ago, 14-Jan-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.publish.html)
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(...) I concur with Todd's view that quality is utmost importance as stated in the Lugnet plan: (URL) quote "the quality of an online experience can make or break someone's day. ", who knows how many people's day the above mistake ruined? Here is a (...) (24 years ago, 14-Jan-01, to lugnet.publish.html)
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(...) Ummm... Todd... I don't think that Lego is allowed to do that anymore :-) - Jeff (24 years ago, 14-Jan-01, to lugnet.publish.html)
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(...) Well, that's embarrassing... I meant for there to be a four-item list there. On top of that, I said your page was using character #147, but the correct number is #146. In any case, here's some more background, and a table of the characters I (...) (24 years ago, 14-Jan-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.publish.html)
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Dear LEGO Direct: Please view the following webpage on a Linux system and on a Mac running a non-Microsoft browser: (URL) that page, you will see is a passage of text which goes like this: We need LEGO parent’s help. Note that the text is displayed (...) (24 years ago, 14-Jan-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.publish.html)
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On a sort of related note: I see you did that thing that makes the background stay in one place when you scroll in IE. It's a neat thing for when the page isn't that long and when you have a image that would look bad tiled, but for your background (...) (24 years ago, 12-Jan-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.general, lugnet.publish.html)
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(...) What is the URL for the web page? If you don't want it public just send it to me in email. I also need to know where the .MID files are located. The location of those files is the most important part. Ed (24 years ago, 4-Jan-01, to lugnet.publish, lugnet.publish.html)
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(...) [snip] (...) It's actually not that easy. Now when I click the link that ought to start the midi file, the browser says "the page cannot be found. I don't know why. --Ryan (24 years ago, 4-Jan-01, to lugnet.publish, lugnet.publish.html)
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(...) play (...) Ah. That's easy. Thanks! --Ryan (24 years ago, 4-Jan-01, to lugnet.publish.html, lugnet.publish)
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(...) Yes. Just make a normal hypertext link. <a href="filename.mid">FILE NAME</a> Ed (24 years ago, 4-Jan-01, to lugnet.publish.html, lugnet.publish)
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I want to put two pieces of music on my web page. I was wondering if I could put the titles in as hypertext that would, when you click on it play the music (.mid) file, and if anyone knows, what would the code for that look like? Thanks, --Ryan (...) (24 years ago, 4-Jan-01, to lugnet.publish.html, lugnet.publish)
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