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(...) I feel very strongly that: Effectiveness is not the same as Quality. Popularity does not equal Elegance. Appreciating a fine wine for example, takes much experience and taste development. I thought The LEGO Company believed that "Only the Best (...) (24 years ago, 4-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct)
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Well said! My LEGO Retailer friends tell me these same things all the time. Their customers are very frustrated. -Suz (...) (24 years ago, 4-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct)
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Kevin Loch wrote in message ... (...) I am a mom, sons 4 (almost 5) and 1. My son has had no interest in Jr. sets past the age of three. He likes my town sets, from the early 90's and 80's because of the detail, like garage doors. I talk to my (...) (24 years ago, 4-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct)
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Kevin Loch wrote in message ... (...) Larry and Todd were specifically referring to the Lego.com *website* in those messages though. From the kids I used to do "Technic class" with, they really loved the Lego website and visited it *a lot*. Between (...) (24 years ago, 4-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct)
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LEGO would be making a huge mistake if they assumed that the things we want are different than what kids want. I hear just about every day from a very reliable source that parents and kids hate juniorized sets. They want sets with more pieces. They (...) (24 years ago, 4-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct)
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Well, here we are with 11 days to go until entries close on Feb 15th! Right now we have 155 entries in total! We could still do with some more Dioramas, boats and ships of all sizes, and microfig scale models. There are NO macro-scale model entries (...) (24 years ago, 4-Feb-01, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, lugnet.build.contests)
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(...) I'm surprised to hear that, but if it's true, then it's good news, and it would make things a lot clearer. So, what then *is* the target market for lego.com, and how were things like satisfaction measured? (...) And usability testing, of (...) (24 years ago, 4-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct)
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I just uploaded some pictures of a train I built yesterday. Down in Orlando just west of the airport on the Bee Line there is a blue locomotive that has been sitting there for as long as I can remember. Everytime I drive past it (once or twice a (...) (24 years ago, 4-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Some of your opinions anger me Larry. I hate to say this but you also criticize other people. Maybe you should take a look at the "venome" in you. And not act like everyone is so feeble in the field of trians. (...) (24 years ago, 4-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) That's in fact the best news concerning TLC and the Lego train line I've heared during the last weeks or even months.... After the very dissapointing news from the toys fair in Nuremberg this makes me hope I will be able to spend money into (...) (24 years ago, 4-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains)
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Thanks for the compliments. lawrence wilkes <lawrence@thewilkesf...rve.co.uk> wrote in message news:G88Cwq.9oz@lugnet.com... (...) (24 years ago, 4-Feb-01, to lugnet.build, lugnet.town, lugnet.trains)
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Scott E. Sanburn <ssanburn@cleanweb.net> wrote in message news:00a701c08e49$de...default... (...) What (...) Thanks - As far as the cars, there is an interesting side-story about that. I have no problem slapping together complex MOC buildings (...) (24 years ago, 4-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Hmm, I think you may have hit on why Jorn is over here on this side of the pond, though it doesn't necessarily imply TLC is going to show some trains, they may have sent Jorn because they wanted to include a senior designer, and since they (...) (24 years ago, 4-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) It was the *first* *train* summit. (...) I can't talk about future products, about demographics or web usage or sales figures, or about costs/numbers/successes for various marketing, sales or production activities, for example. There are other (...) (24 years ago, 4-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct) !
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(...) I've said it before, it is my view that 4561 is a good product for the market it is targeted at. Town Jr. is a good product for the market it is targeted at. Bionicle is a good product for the market it is targeted at, for that matter. None of (...) (24 years ago, 4-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Urp, good point In this one... sDscn1209.jpg (URL) from the left Larry Pieniazek – poly-LTC Peter Andersen - LD product manager Jorn Kristian Thomsen - Lead Lego trains designer from Billund James Mathis - PNLTC Jake McKee - Senior producer (...) (24 years ago, 4-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.people)
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(...) Great stuff! Are there plans to have such meeting again someday? It's great to hear that Lego is _really_ in touch with their community! I guess the NDA covers future products, or does it also cover other things? Please tell us for a rough (...) (24 years ago, 4-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct)
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"Frank Filz" <ffilz@mindspring.com> wrote in message news:3A7CE7D3.D83AEE...ing.com... (...) Putting 2 and 2 together, isn't it the New York Toy Fair this week? Presume that's why they were in town. Perhaps they are going to unviel some trains (...) (24 years ago, 4-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains)
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"Brad Hamilton" <bhamilto1@home.com> wrote in message news:G87J31.40w@lugnet.com... (...) Nice one! regards lawrence (24 years ago, 4-Feb-01, to lugnet.build, lugnet.town, lugnet.trains)
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"Larry Pieniazek" <lpieniazek@mercator.com> wrote in message news:G87D35.EpA@lugnet.com... (...) to (...) train (...) 1st good news in a long while. Though it had better not be anything like the 4561. I wonder if they plan to have any meetings like (...) (24 years ago, 4-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains)
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