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(...) "Maori have stopped international toy maker Lego using Maori names without appropriate consultation. Instead Maori and the toy company are working together to develop a new range which respects Maori." The names are not exclusive. They are (...) (23 years ago, 30-Oct-01, to lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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(...) that give a little more detail on what's happening (urls below, the AP quotes seem to be from the second one). To me, they seem to indicate the line isn't dead, just the use of Maori words without Maori approval.(They also say that LEGO and (...) (23 years ago, 30-Oct-01, to lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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(...) Somehow I think the kids will get over it -- BIONICLE is _so_ 2001.[1] In the meantime some of you might like to read the following, (URL) even do a google[2] search for the following: Mataatua Declaration Indigenous Cultural Property Treaty (...) (23 years ago, 30-Oct-01, to lugnet.technic.bionicle, lugnet.year.2002)
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(...) I hadn't even thought of that...CRAP! CRAP! CRAP! (...) I see you really did read those Maori links! Bionicle is currently the bread and butter at LEGO...what are they going to do if they really do pull the entire line? They have invested (...) (23 years ago, 30-Oct-01, to lugnet.technic.bionicle, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Just remove the toe extentions (and maybe the pins on the outside of the legs?), I'd imagine. Matt (23 years ago, 30-Oct-01, to lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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(...) I just thought it was a "crappy " title for the article. <g> (...) Actually the article seems to state that the line is cancelled AND that it will contine in some way. (...) The kiddies? Matt (BTW, those exclamation points were included as (...) (23 years ago, 30-Oct-01, to lugnet.technic.bionicle, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Maybe I can sue LEGO over the Jack Stone line, since the name is obviously borrowed from the Anglo-Saxon "ethnic culture" of which I am a member. I am sick and tired of LEGO's piracy of Anglo-Saxon intellectual property. I mean, where elso did (...) (23 years ago, 30-Oct-01, to lugnet.technic.bionicle, lugnet.dear-lego)
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D'oh... all 6 new names are cutesy abbreviations of the Toa names. Gali = Gahlok and so on. Dohlok? (23 years ago, 30-Oct-01, to lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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From the pictures, it looks like the head is a clear canopy with coloured printing, and maybe an LOM Martian inside (or at least something coloured showing through that looks like an LOM Martian head)? Martin (Not Martian) (23 years ago, 30-Oct-01, to lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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(...) The article is not authoritative. Consider just the internal inconsistency of the headline: Lego Halt Use of Some Names with the content. It's not at all clear what is going to be changed _except_ the names of the sets. To which, I gotta say, (...) (23 years ago, 30-Oct-01, to lugnet.technic.bionicle, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) That is probably a coincidence, all 6 names are permutations of a few sounds. Coincidences do occur. The new names make me think of Vulcan... Tuvok anyone? Maybe even, GASP, Turok? Son of stone! that's pohatu to y'all... Turok Son of Stone was (...) (23 years ago, 30-Oct-01, to lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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I dare say that those feet look small enough to fit in the slots underneath the Toa's feet... I like that idea. But how would it work for Pohatu? (...) (23 years ago, 30-Oct-01, to lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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(...) Uh... I am reeling. Surely there was a better solution somewhere in the middle. Is this why the video game was cancelled last week? Time to go into denial. Yes, serious denial, and I am not even a Bionicle collector! Of course, there are (...) (23 years ago, 30-Oct-01, to lugnet.technic.bionicle, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) ROTFLMAO! Which one James? --Dave (23 years ago, 30-Oct-01, to lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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After annoying the Maori by using names from their culture, LEGO sets it's sights on the world's largest Muslim nation, Indonesia. Bohrok is the name of a river and a wildlife research station in Indonesia. From (URL) LEUSER One of the largest (...) (23 years ago, 30-Oct-01, to lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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(...) Maybe they are trying to avoid "hurting the feelings" of some tribe somewhere, but perhaps they should consider the hundreds of thousands of kids who will be disappointed that their favorate toy will be gone. (23 years ago, 30-Oct-01, to lugnet.technic.bionicle, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) That link didn't work for me, and I'm not sure the following will work better, but it's worth a try: (URL) quotes: (...) ... (...) ... (...) Personally I don't see how names of objects (even if from different cultures) can be construed as (...) (23 years ago, 30-Oct-01, to lugnet.technic.bionicle, lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) And rightly so. Shame on TLC for cowtowing to such complete and utter BS. God, how much longer will this total BS "PC" climate last????? *I* better end now before I say something I might regret:-/ -John (...) (23 years ago, 30-Oct-01, to lugnet.technic.bionicle, lugnet.dear-lego)
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This is EXACTALLY what I said would happen! ((URL) only thing left open by the article is if LEGO will continue the line with new names, but that's not very likely seeing as names in contention are main characters and all. I am so ticked off about (...) (23 years ago, 30-Oct-01, to lugnet.technic.bionicle, lugnet.dear-lego) !
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(...) We'll need to wait for Tim to get us some better scans, but to me the feet don't look like the Toa feet at all...they look almost "built" (dare we hope for the integration of System pieces? Nah!). The storyline so far has different Rahi in (...) (23 years ago, 30-Oct-01, to lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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