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  • tmgm528tmgm528 Member Posts: 457
    /\ I asked an employee and series 10 comes in next week near me but I don't know about Mr. Gold numbers.
  • JosephJoseph Member Posts: 629
    edited May 2013
    lucian said:

    You are entitled to your opinion like everyone else. When you start arguing and condemning things, that is where things get fuzzy, as moderators are supposed to try to keep things civil and peaceful. You want to create a positive inclusive environment to support growth, not an environment of hostility.

    I'm not sure if this is even one of your points (so don't get mad if I'm misunderstanding) but I just wanted to point out that just because everyone is entitled to their own opinion doesn't mean that you can't debate them, or even say that what someone is doing is "wrong". I have seen many debates (arguments you might call them, though that often includes a connotation of many inflammatory comments that were not part of these "arguments") that have actually been rather helpful and informative and yes, there might have been some "condemning of opinions" but in the end, it worked out.
    Now having said that, I'm not arguing that this particular debate should continue as it seems to be based on different definitions of what constitutes damaging a package (see bellow), I'm just saying that you can't unilaterally claim that debates are bad, or that it's bad for mods to participate.

    Moving over to the aspect of trolling, remember that another definition is "deliberately posting inflammatory messages". It seems to me that while roaco could be perceived as being confrontational by saying other opinions were wrong, he refrained from directing his comments toward any one person (and provided evidence for his opinion: an aspect of debate) before being confronted and the majority of his posts after that point were to back up his views and point out fallacies in the opposing posts (completely understandable; it bugs me too). Yes, it was a bit off topic, but as you'll no doubt find out, nothing ever stays entirely on topic here. :-)

    But anyway, going back to the main debate, that main point of difference seems to be how you view the foil packaging in relation to a box.
    If you see a tiny dog-ear as akin to the normal shelf wear of a box, you are doing no more "damage" than the average pack-feeler and thus, there is nothing wrong with it.
    On the other hand, if you view dog-earing packets as more like making a large cease on 100+ boxes, you would not like the idea because that would mean you are damaging (granted it's not by much, but it's still damaging) the box for sets that you have absolutely no intention of buying: not a good thing.

    Ps. I see there have been quite a few comments since I started this; sorry if it ends up prolonging the "argument", that wasn't my intention.
  • tmgm528tmgm528 Member Posts: 457
    edited May 2013
    #Joseph *Posts picture of beating dead horse*
  • JosephJoseph Member Posts: 629
    ^ Did I mention I'm a slow writer; and a bit sort on sleep? Anyhow, feel free to just ignore it if you like. Probably rambles a bit anyway. :-)
  • tmgm528tmgm528 Member Posts: 457
    #Joseph
    I hope you realize that was dripping with sarcasm. I have no issue with your comment but I do feel as if it might spark something.
  • tmgm528tmgm528 Member Posts: 457
    again.......
  • samiam391samiam391 Member Posts: 4,492
    @Joseph- I for one appreciate the comments. I don't think it will stir anything back up, I'm pretty sure we are all tired of the topic anyway, but your comment wrapped it up nicely.

    The only thing it was missing was a link at the end directing us to another thread. ;o)
  • lucianlucian Member Posts: 32
    samiam391 said:

    @lucian- Your first few comments were appreciated for keeping the peace. However, the last one above is a bit over the top.

    Look at how the responses have been: gang up on the new guy.
    Bandit said:

    Yellowcastle said:


    - I am mostly a sealed set collector, @lucian, as are many others. Feel free to call the packaging trash, just note that you Don't Speak For All of Us.

    Lol this made my day.
    A backhanded insult to me BY a moderator after they just complained about the same thing , and then praise for it...neither of those are considered over the top?
    samiam391 said:


    I think everyone can more than agree that they do a fantastic job here on the forums.

    I never said they didn't....Even the best leaders(moderators) need to be reminded of the basics from time to time, especially when it appears they have forgotten.
    samiam391 said:

    We all love sarcasm here, but your sarcasm is dripping a bit too much and borderline rude.

    Again, you prove my original point about people's opinions about other's actions/opinions. This is eye of the beholder stuff... some of the comments toward me I view as more than borderline rude. Since the regulars are 'used' to the sarcasm', they don't view it as insulting or rude.... some of us do.

    The way I view things: You get out of things, what you put in. When you are sarcastic and rude to me, I try my best not to to, but don't be shocked when you get it back.

    I attempted to be civil, and even attempted bring the thread back on track... the "Right Fighters" and "Sarcastic guys" continued the tangents which led us back to off-topic conversation about petty bickering... and once again here we are not talking about Mr. Gold.

    I'm being a Right Fighter now too, so I'm going to stop and re-focus back on the OP.
  • tmgm528tmgm528 Member Posts: 457
    #samiam391
    That the link you need d:
    www.bricksetforum.com/discussion/10194/pointless-arguments#latest
  • BanditBandit Member Posts: 889
    lucian said:

    Bandit said:

    Yellowcastle said:


    - I am mostly a sealed set collector, @lucian, as are many others. Feel free to call the packaging trash, just note that you Don't Speak For All of Us.

    Lol this made my day.
    Thank you for proving my point entirely.
    What does that have to do with any point you were trying to make, unless your point was 'look how annoying it is when I post messages where the first letter of every word is capitalized!'
  • meyerc13meyerc13 Member Posts: 227
    I think a thread has reached the end of its useful life when people start picking apart each others' posts line by line. That never leads to anything good.
  • Pitfall69Pitfall69 Member Posts: 11,454
    ...but that's just about every other thread!!! :)
  • tmgm528tmgm528 Member Posts: 457
    #meyerc13
    Couldn't have said it better myself. It's as if people WANT to find something to argue about. Maybe we can get this topic back on target to what this thread was meant to be.
  • TheLoneTensorTheLoneTensor Member Posts: 3,937
    edited May 2013
    lucian said:

    I'm going to stop and re-focus back on the OP.

    Nope, you won't.

    Just relax man, there are worse things than being wrong on a forum.
  • Pitfall69Pitfall69 Member Posts: 11,454
    My father always said: "The best way to end an argument is with either a good point or the other guy on the floor"

    There is probably more to add to this thread as far as the original topic is concerned.
  • tmgm528tmgm528 Member Posts: 457
    #Pitfall69
    I always seem to be the guy on the floor.....d:
  • samiam391samiam391 Member Posts: 4,492
    @lucian- I'm done going back and forth, as obviously you are too. I have tried to keep an even tone with you, and haven't attempted to be rude. I'm sorry to see if you've accepted my responses in that way. We aren't ganging up on you. In this case it's just people taking different viewpoints, with some leaning more one way then the other way.

    Lets agree to disagree. Welcome aboard to the forums, it is actually pretty fun usually :o)

    Anyway, I'm pretty sure the horse has been beaten, mangled, torn apart, ripped, and shredded.

    Lets let it decompose now peacefully...
    lucian
  • Pitfall69Pitfall69 Member Posts: 11,454
    ^"It's decompress" I hope that was a Seinfeld reference?
  • samiam391samiam391 Member Posts: 4,492
    Pitfall69 said:

    ^"It's decompress" I hope that was a Seinfeld reference?

    Um.. sure.. if you want it to be Chris. :o)
  • YellowcastleYellowcastle Administrator, Moderator Posts: 5,234
    meyerc13 said:

    I think a thread has reached the end

    Definitely.
    meyerc13 said:

    of its useful life when people start

    No arguments here.
    meyerc13 said:

    picking apart each others' posts line by line. That never leads to anything good.

    :o)
  • Jonn420Jonn420 Member Posts: 267
    Mmmmm dead horse...
  • rocaorocao Administrator Posts: 4,290
    edited May 2013
    Joseph said:

    It seems to me that while roaco could be perceived as being confrontational by saying other opinions were wrong, he refrained from directing his comments toward any one person (and provided evidence for his opinion: an aspect of debate) before being confronted and the majority of his posts after that point were to back up his views and point out fallacies in the opposing posts (completely understandable; it bugs me too).

    Most of this is correct, but for the record, I didn't say anyone's opinion was wrong. I said I personally didn't think highly of the technique being employed. In explaining my position that some people care about packaging, I fully acknowledged that others do not (an example of being inclusive, rather than the accusation of exclusion).

    My overriding point was that the packets are not ours to deliberately blemish until purchased. That's a fact, and the closest thing to a retort was "they're already damaged, so what's wrong with adding more?" I think most people would see that isn't sufficient justification. But in case they didn't, I provided analogies and hypothetical scenarios where people wouldn't employ the technique, and people were either in agreement or failed to respond, choosing instead to say that I was berating, or unwelcoming, or failing my duties as a moderator.

    The extent to which I commented on anyone personally was to say that legomom was being disingenuous, and I've already explained why I found that to be the case.
  • Pitfall69Pitfall69 Member Posts: 11,454
    edited May 2013
    ^You are very passionate about Lego and about other things as well and it shows with your posts. Others are passionate as well and this can sometimes cause people to argue.
  • BrickDancerBrickDancer Member Posts: 3,639
    Pitfall69 said:

    My father always said: "The best way to end an argument is with either a good point or the other guy on the floor"

    I guess he wasn't the hugging type huh?
    Yellowcastle
  • ISDAvengerISDAvenger Member Posts: 205
    Good grief, forget the picture of beating the dead horse...where is the picture of a train being derailed? There are other Lego websites, which I frequent, that would have shut this topic down a long time ago due to all the non related banter that is being said.
    lucian
  • Jonn420Jonn420 Member Posts: 267
    And thats what makes Brickset so AWSOME!!!
  • ISDAvengerISDAvenger Member Posts: 205
    Not really, that is what Facebook is for.
    Jonn420 said:

    And thats what makes Brickset so AWSOME!!!

  • VaderXVaderX Member Posts: 220
    Lets not damage packs!
    (Yes packs that are trashed I avoid.)

    So my solution is to just open all I find and dump contents into the box
    (Who cares right?)

    This way people don't have to mangle packs and look silly trying to make cash from flipping Mr. Gold.

    No dog ears, black pens, just a big open box of Lego parts you can randomly select from and get the ones you want. Right?
    (Oh wait, that's what Toys R Us box's already look like from Mr Gold Scalpers.)

    Guess I can thank TLG for having a cheesy chase figure.

    O_o

    End Rant and Sarcasm.

    **********P.S.***********

    Some people like to go into a store and shop for nice clean and neat merchandise. Should this really surprise people or has the world really gotten that low and selfish?

    DEAD HORSE X100 ;)

  • GoldchainsGoldchains Member Posts: 795
    ZZZZZZZ Are we still bickering about this? Normally, if you've been looking for Mr. Gold, you can already tell if the box has been searched through, because it normally looks like a tornado has hit it. I have tried to be as careful and easy as possible with the packs, because I know that others like mint packaging.

    I've still looked through a box or two, because who knows if he was missed? Ah well, 840 packs and counting. Sigh.....
  • ISDAvengerISDAvenger Member Posts: 205
    I have a question, how many mini-figures come in one display case? Is it cheaper to order a case through Lego or through another supplier? Thanks.
  • LegoMom1LegoMom1 Member Posts: 651
    edited May 2013
    tmgm528 said
    tmgm528 said:

    #meyerc13
    Couldn't have said it better myself. It's as if people WANT to find something to argue about. Maybe we can get this topic back on target to what this thread was meant to be.

    Since I feel somewhat responsible for the initial comments that started this debacle, I thought, albeit mistakenly, that if I stayed away from this discussion for a day, it would find its way back on topic. Well, more than 24 hours have passed since my last post and I see this so called debate is still very active and is getting more and more vicious.

    The horse already left the barn. It ran into the neighbors yard and was attacked by stormtroopers. It is now dead! Some say it was dragged off to the glue factory. I choose to think it was carried off and given a proper burial. Please, can't we let it rest in peace????????????
  • CCCCCC Member Posts: 20,526
    lucian said:

    I guess you can't admit the reality that Lego is not in the business of selling pretty mint condition packing, but the plastic Lego pieces inside.

    Have you ever wondered why lego use strong shipping boxes, not much cheaper flimsy ones, or even plastic bags to deliver their sets? My personal opinion is that it protects the boxes, so makes them look pristine on the store shelves, which makes them more tempting to buy. If they just sold the plastic pieces inside, they could bag them up in strong plastic bags doing away with the set boxes too and save some money.
  • LegoFanTexasLegoFanTexas Member Posts: 8,404
    LegoMom1 said:

    The horse already left the barn. It ran into the neighbors yard and was attacked by stormtroopers. It is now dead! Some say it was dragged off to the glue factory. I choose to think it was carried off and given a proper burial. Please, can't we let it rest in peace????????????

    You haven't been here long enough, but now I think it is time for a red and blue doodad story...
  • LegoMom1LegoMom1 Member Posts: 651
    @ISDAvenger

    There are 2 types of boxes. One is a shoe box size that holds 60 packs. The other is a large end cap style. This has 3 compartments across and 5 down for a total of 15 compartments each holding 8 packages of minifigs. As I've yet to find Mr. Gold, I don't know if he would add one more to these numbers, ie., 60 becomes 61 per case, and 120 becomes 121, but I'm hoping to find out soon! As far as the price, that's something you need to check out at various stores and online suppliers when you are ready to purchase as prices vary by up to 50 cents per pack, but some stores, as well as Lego may have a promo going on. If you order through Lego, you get your VIP points as a bonus too. Good luck, have fun, and happy hunting!
    Yellowcastle
  • ISDAvengerISDAvenger Member Posts: 205
    edited May 2013
    @LegoMom1

    Thanks for the information, I appreciate it. I feel for the poor beat by stormtrooper, dead..turned to glue horse. As a new member myself, I apologize for you having being put through the wringer.
  • LegoMom1LegoMom1 Member Posts: 651
    @ISDAvenger

    Thanks, much appreciated.
  • LegoMom1LegoMom1 Member Posts: 651
    @LegoFanTexas
    You haven't been here long enough, but now I think it is time for a red and blue doodad story...


    Oh, please- do tell.......
  • CCCCCC Member Posts: 20,526
    LegoMom1 said:

    As I've yet to find Mr. Gold, I don't know if he would add one more to these numbers, ie., 60 becomes 61 per case, and 120 becomes 121, but I'm hoping to find out soon!

    It doesn't add one per case. Mr Gold replaces a packet, not adds an extra packet.
    andheYellowcastleindigobox
  • YellowcastleYellowcastle Administrator, Moderator Posts: 5,234
    ISDAvenger said:

    There are other Lego websites, which I frequent, that would have shut this topic down a long time ago due to all the non related banter that is being said.

    Jonn420 said:

    And thats what makes Brickset so AWSOME!!!

    ISDAvenger said:

    Not really, that is what Facebook is for.

    I can't (and won't) speak for any other sites, but IMO, Brickset is more than just an online community, it often teeters more towards extended family.

    Sure, we try to maintain semblance of order, but it is these sporadic maddening yet often hilarious tangents that help cement our bonds.

    We empathize with Darth Texas and his [email protected] mess; with Prof on his frustration with TLG and their apparent stance on the disabled; and with StompingFreak's stolen (and destroyed) Helm's Deep MOC.

    In any week, you'll see us run the gamut, laughing, oohing, aahing, well wishing and, of course, bickering. This is not our flaw, it is our strength.
    coachieGothamConstructionCotmgm528Jonn420
  • ISDAvengerISDAvenger Member Posts: 205
    edited May 2013
    Yellowcastle said:

    I can't (and won't) speak for any other sites, but IMO, Brickset is more than just an online community, it often teeters more towards extended family.

    Sure, we try to maintain semblance of order, but it is these sporadic maddening yet often hilarious tangents that help cement our bonds.

    We empathize with Darth Texas and his [email protected] mess; with Prof on his frustration with TLG and their apparent stance on the disabled; and with StompingFreak's stolen (and destroyed) Helm's Deep MOC.

    In any week, you'll see us run the gamut, laughing, oohing, aahing, well wishing and, of course, bickering. This is not our flaw, it is our strength.

    I got that, overall this seems to be a very user friendly site and I am quite impressed. That being said my recommendation is if a member disagree's with another member comment/actions is to discuss, argue, and resolve through PM. This will deter any public confrontations and the potential of really pissing someone off whether it be a new member..or a seasoned veteran. End state it is up to the site moderator as when to say enough is enough. Just my observation.

  • BastaBasta Member Posts: 1,259
    As this is the Mr Gold Hunt thread I thought I'd mention that probably the best chance for any of us to get a Mr Gold without spending $100's on the secondary market is to buy a raffle ticket in the 2013 Brickset Raffle.

    http://www.bricksetforum.com/discussion/10463/2013-brickset-raffle#latest

    :)

    SirKevbagsYellowcastle
  • LostInTranslationLostInTranslation Member Posts: 5,572
    Sooo... has everybody still hunting for The Elusive Mr Gold seen the mega-exciting news in the raffle thread?

    Go on, you know you all want to buy some tickets. Gotta be in it to win it, folks! ;-)
    SirKevbags
  • ISDAvengerISDAvenger Member Posts: 205
    Superb idea. Might have a better chance of picking a figure up that way versus buying a case....least this way the money is going to a good cause.
    Basta said:

    As this is the Mr Gold Hunt thread I thought I'd mention that probably the best chance for any of us to get a Mr Gold without spending $100's on the secondary market is to buy a raffle ticket in the 2013 Brickset Raffle.

    http://www.bricksetforum.com/discussion/10463/2013-brickset-raffle#latest

    :)

    SirKevbags
  • LostInTranslationLostInTranslation Member Posts: 5,572
    @Basta - you beat me to it! lol Great minds think alike though! :-)
    BastaSirKevbags
  • JBricks27JBricks27 Member Posts: 678
    jvdrummer182 said:

    Since the feature has not appeared on the LEGO website, I think it may be useful to collectors to share where each Mr. Gold has been found.

    Mine is from New Jersey - USA

    I started this thread (which was merged with another) in order to provide tips for people looking for mr. Gold (when stores get series 10 shipments, what stores they were found in, who's selling one, etc...) A lot of people are getting too emotional about this Mr. Gold fiasco. It's a product. You either purchase it or you don't. If you don't care about having a Mr. Gold figure, then don't share your opinions. This thread is for those who are trying to find a Mr. Gold, not for those who are emotionally attached to a product they don't even want.

    I joined Brickset because it seemed like a very useful tool to help me connect with other LEGO fans and share useful information, and that is exactly what this thread was intended to do.
  • CCCCCC Member Posts: 20,526
    jvdrummer182 said:

    If you don't care about having a Mr. Gold figure, then don't share your opinions. This thread is for those who are trying to find a Mr. Gold, not for those who are emotionally attached to a product they don't even want.

    I don't want a Mr Gold, but I do want other S10 minifigs. I am concerned that people are suggesting purposely damaging Lego packaging that they do not own to indicate that it is not something that they are after. I am after precisely what they are not after, so I don't want people damaging what I want, just to save themselves time looking for what they want.

    Therefore even though I am not emotionally attached to Mr Gold, I am emotionally attached to S10 and as I don't think people destroying, damaging or marking packets that they do not want is acceptable, so I have the right to comment.

    And just because you start a thread does not give you the right to say who can post in it, or say what can and cannot be discussed.
    VaderX
  • Pitfall69Pitfall69 Member Posts: 11,454
    ISDAvenger said:

    I have a question, how many mini-figures come in one display case? Is it cheaper to order a case through Lego or through another supplier? Thanks.

    I order my boxes from @minifiguresplus. They always show up sealed in original Lego shipping box. You can't order boxes from [email protected], only packs.
  • tmgm528tmgm528 Member Posts: 457
    edited May 2013
    I feel that this topic is somewhat back on track and the argument has stopped so for the horses sake.
    Horse Meme
    May 8- May 9
    2013
    "They beat him for days after he was dead."
  • RastRast Member Posts: 111
    @Pitfall69 Have you checked your boxes for Mr gold?
  • CCCCCC Member Posts: 20,526
    Is this what you get when you register him? Or a custom job?

    image

    from https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=330314167094081.

    It is one of those franchised non-LEGO run LEGO stores that found it. I wonder if their customers know they search packets ...
    andheindigobox
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