Kay.

Glad this is cleared. Like, ten topics were made today, all about the leaked images. Not cool.

I've seen the images and names, yeah, I can see some of the questions you'd get.

Is there a way to get them removed from where they are? :/

Well, hopefully the BZP cencus will actually listen this time...

I guess that gives my WoW PM a good go.

So maybe you can just copy and paste 'I can't discuss this' over and over instead of typing it?

Naaw, I can wait until 2009. Although I would like to know if the Nuva are still around...

~GG~

Good. I do NOT want to see any info about '09 until the appropriate time.

I think they look cool. But I won't ask anything about it.

No problem. If I'm too much on the 09 sets now I lose all the good things of 2008 ending.

Iro is correct -- LEGO releases images and info on the upcoming sets to retailers, as they need to place their orders well before January to insure they have the sets on shelves then. Those catalogs are specifically not intended to public view, but every year, there is some retailer somewhere (in this case, it looks like Portugal) who either scans the images himself or gives it to one of his customers to scan.

In their rush to be first with news, these so-called "fans" never consider how early publication of these images can hurt LEGO's business, by giving other companies time to rush out knock-offs of our designs.

Greg

It is indeed the sad truth about the matter.Now that the images are out, knockoffs are sure to follow...

At most how much could it affect overall profit, Greg?

How do these guys get these pic's anyway? Sneak into Lego HQ with a gun?

-Freeze

How do these guys get these pic's anyway? Sneak into Lego HQ with a gun?

 

-Freeze

Not a bad idea.

No, these retailers give away these images in order to look "cool" or to be the first ones to show them.

NtM

Somebody needs to spread word to those who like to tell others about leaks that it hurts LEGO's sales, and that can possibly end up in the end of BIONICLE itself. Greg said that the line depends entirely on sales. Also, I think the prices are high enough due to monetary problems around the world; we seriously don't need more reasons to raise the set prices.

I can see that people who find these are excited, but telling others about them for whatever reason does more bad than good. Especially this early on, we usually don't get official news of the following year until around October or November.

Also, are we still allowed to ask questions about 2009 provided leaked info is not part of the question? Such as stuff about story that you are allowed to discuss?

Iro is correct -- LEGO releases images and info on the upcoming sets to retailers, as they need to place their orders well before January to insure they have the sets on shelves then. Those catalogs are specifically not intended to public view, but every year, there is some retailer somewhere (in this case, it looks like Portugal) who either scans the images himself or gives it to one of his customers to scan.

 

In their rush to be first with news, these so-called "fans" never consider how early publication of these images can hurt LEGO's business, by giving other companies time to rush out knock-offs of our designs.

 

Greg

That's horrible, just horrible.

Even though I find the leaks interesting the idea of knock-offs is a terrible idea.

don't worry greg i personally won't think about them until 2009 or December or at least not too much maybe in my mind but not too much no questions or anything

Somebody needs to spread word to those who like to tell others about leaks that it hurts LEGO's sales, and that can possibly end up in the end of BIONICLE itself. Greg said that the line depends entirely on sales. Also, I think the prices are high enough due to monetary problems around the world; we seriously don't need more reasons to raise the set prices.

 

I can see that people who find these are excited, but telling others about them for whatever reason does more bad than good. Especially this early on, we usually don't get official news of the following year until around October or November.

 

Also, are we still allowed to ask questions about 2009 provided leaked info is not part of the question? Such as stuff about story that you are allowed to discuss?

I don't fully understand. Yes, it's obviously bad if Lego competitors find images early on. But now the damage is already done. What is the harm of letting a small fan community that makes up a miniscule fraction of Lego's customers discuss the images?

Hmm, and I just only posted something about this in the OGD.....

Now that that's settled, we can finally focus on current story. Don't forget, people, that there's still four whole months left in 2008. Still plenty of time for current story.

Another noob has started posting the pictures, despite better knowledge, in five or six topics! Why can't they just accept that these pictures are not wanted on BZP? There are a lot of other sites which permit them, so they should go there and don't cause more trouble than these images are worth.

NtM

It ticks you off, doesn't it?

It's like someone telling you what your secret Christmas present is going to be.

I didn't look at them...

EDIT: What the? I didn't see F.'s (NtM) post, but still...

Timing, I suppose.