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Re: Prolific Upcoming Weekend!
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Mon, 9 Dec 2002 21:37:22 GMT
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In lugnet.trains.org, Frank Filz writes:
> Mike Walsh wrote:
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> > "Ted Michon" <ted@michon.com> wrote in message news:H6toDM.C7@lugnet.com...
> > > In lugnet.trains.org, Steven Barile writes:
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> > > One angry party this weekend wanted to know why we (LEGO, she assumed) put
> > > plastic barriers around the display to keep her kids from playing with the
> > > bricks. She thought it was a very poor thing for TLC to (entice people to
> > > come and then keep them out).
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> > [ ... snipped ... ]
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> > This is a good reason to have a play area. You keep the hands off your
> > layout but still let people touch bricks. Play areas can be a lot of work
> > but I really like having them. Some of the creations that kids come up with
> > are really pretty cool.
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> At OMSI, PNLTC has the play area right in front of the layout which
> works well. It makes it easier to keep an eye on the play area (about
> the only thing I ever did was ask the kids to share a little better). We
> also tried a kid controlled loop for a while, but the invitation to
> interract with the layout resulted in a lot more reaching (and several
> resulting derailments). I'd like to try it again with a higher barrier.
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> One thing which was annoying was the helpful parents who brought a chair
> over for their kids to stand on so they could reach over the barrier...
> I dragged two or three chairs back behind the ropes.
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> I don't mind some touching, or a helpful parent re-railing a derailed
> train, but the kids who start going wild are definitely a problem,
> fortunately that doesn't happen too often.
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> We had some complaints about the no touch at the mall where we couldn't
> have a play area due to liability concerns. We just had to explain that
> we just couldn't do it for liability concerns.
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> I'm not quite sure why people expect their kids to be able to play with
> the LEGO display, yet I can't think of a time when I've heard a similar
> complaint about other displays (but then I haven't manned a traditional
> model railroad at a show before). I think any kid old enough to be a
> hazzard to the layout is old enough to understand that some things are
> just for looking.
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> The beauty of course with LEGO is we don't have to be paranoid about
> touching, which leaves me pretty relaxed when people reach over to point
> at things.
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> Frank
I'e been to a few larger layouts (HO and O scale) that are permanently
housed in buildings in the greater Southern Ontario area. Since most of
these are strict "Club Only" layouts, there are no barriers. THe exception
for most of these clubs is the bi-yearly open house (advertised) which
charges admission per person.
I show up early in the morning (for I think they're pretty nifty layouts)
and I stay for hours taking pics 'n stuff.
I have seen many parents ignore the warnings posted about not touching the
layouts, and, for example, there's these nice little fences made of fishing
string and balsa wood, simulating the farmers fences running along the rail
line, and, invariably, a parent will be holding onto a child and a child
will want to 'pet the cow' and basically rip out a length of fence.
I'm not even part of the club and that annoys the bejezus out of me, for the
same parent will say 'Oops, I'm sorry', and proceed along the layout and
still let the kid touch things.
Grr!! I say.
But that's just me.
LEGO has the wonderful ability to be put back together if broken (for the
most bit). It's the good point for our medium of choice :)
Dave K
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| (...) At OMSI, PNLTC has the play area right in front of the layout which works well. It makes it easier to keep an eye on the play area (about the only thing I ever did was ask the kids to share a little better). We also tried a kid controlled loop (...) (22 years ago, 9-Dec-02, to lugnet.trains.org)
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