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Technically, the admins should be able to change the wording - if they take the time to look through the board software files and modify the right file manually and of course remember which one it was so they could make the change every time the board software had to be updated, most likely losing the manual change. I guess they just didn't consider it worth the effort.

If the main reason some people hate us is that we are tolerant and do not condone intolerance under any pretext then by all means I prefer to be hated by them as opposed to giving in to the alternative and let hate, disrespect and bigotry take over our site. I'm proud of our site standing up against it and the staff and especially the administration being insulted for it is actually just the result of them being professional.

-Gata

Oh man... nostalgia. Anyone remember Junkbot or Junkbot Undercover?

Sure, I've still got them on my computer, actually. LEGO had some great online games those days.

-Gata

Talkbacks are automatically created on schedule. When a news story is created the talkback button automatically links to the News Discussion forum but you can edit the link manually afterwards, however, the talkback will still be created. It's a behaviour that annoys me as well but it will be fixed in the new front page.

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Does that honestly surprice you?

These look really, really cool. Wish the picture quality could be better, though.

-Gata

Oops, missed that. There is a link to the topic, but it's in the talkback button. I've udpated the story, thanks for the heads-up!

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Erm, hasn't this been out for a while now? I remember seeing this new site and an interview with one of the TLM designers about a couple of months ago, although I don't know if it was exclusive to the UK at that point...

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I remember one that Spirit did where he closed a spam topic with a reworded Spongebob Squarepants song. I don't remember exactly how it went, but I do remember that it was funny.

Oh yes, nothing beats that one.

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I'm not entirely sure you need to be in UK to be eligible. I suggest you try it anyway.

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Those magazines you speak of are not distributed by LEGO, though, but by third-party companies. You can get them at kiosks and they have nothing to do with the LEGO Club.

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I wish they would do art or story contests for the other masks. Probably not going to happen, though - they will probably just go through different building contests. 

 

Although the Emmet Awards do bring me hope that they might actually do that.

My guess is they won't all be building contests. That would be pretty boring.

 

These are Lego-sponsored contests on websites, B6. It's my understanding that while most Lego fansites focus on building, few focus/have forums for fanfiction stories or art. Plus IIRC Lego has never done either. It would be unprecedented. 

 

They might do a video contest like the Emmet Awards though.

 

Independent of the fact that I bet Black Six already knows at least part of LEGO's plans, I do actually expect the other contests to be about other creative disciplines. Remember the website contest in 2001 where the Golden Hau could be won? Actually, I would love it if they made such a contest again. Of course, building is an obvious choice for a LEGO contest, but LEGO has shown in the past that they can host other types of contests as well. I would expect a writing contest, too and probably drawing as well, though I don't recall seeing that from LEGO yet.

 

-Gata

 

Wait... website building contest?

 

There was a contest in 2001 where you had to create a website. BZPower administrator Binkmeister won the contest and actually became a webmaster at LEGO a few years later.

 

-Gata

 

Huh... cool! Is it possible to view the website he built?

 

-Gata

 

 

 

 

I wish they would do art or story contests for the other masks. Probably not going to happen, though - they will probably just go through different building contests. 

 

Although the Emmet Awards do bring me hope that they might actually do that.

My guess is they won't all be building contests. That would be pretty boring.

 

These are Lego-sponsored contests on websites, B6. It's my understanding that while most Lego fansites focus on building, few focus/have forums for fanfiction stories or art. Plus IIRC Lego has never done either. It would be unprecedented. 

 

They might do a video contest like the Emmet Awards though.

 

Independent of the fact that I bet Black Six already knows at least part of LEGO's plans, I do actually expect the other contests to be about other creative disciplines. Remember the website contest in 2001 where the Golden Hau could be won? Actually, I would love it if they made such a contest again. Of course, building is an obvious choice for a LEGO contest, but LEGO has shown in the past that they can host other types of contests as well. I would expect a writing contest, too and probably drawing as well, though I don't recall seeing that from LEGO yet.

 

-Gata

 

Wait... website building contest?

 

-Gata

 

 

I wish they would do art or story contests for the other masks. Probably not going to happen, though - they will probably just go through different building contests. 

 

Although the Emmet Awards do bring me hope that they might actually do that.

My guess is they won't all be building contests. That would be pretty boring.

 

These are Lego-sponsored contests on websites, B6. It's my understanding that while most Lego fansites focus on building, few focus/have forums for fanfiction stories or art. Plus IIRC Lego has never done either. It would be unprecedented. 

 

They might do a video contest like the Emmet Awards though.

 

-Gata

 

 

Well, I'm sure most of us were expecting the golden MoCr, but this may make more sense.

 

Also I can't be the only one who loves the stands.

They're so.... detailed.

 

Maybe the rest of the masks and the are for other contests? Like, a contest where you build a toa/defender/creature using pieces from an element-specific toa & defender?

I would assume they will find other ways to distribute the other masks.

 

-Gata

 

I think that's probably a safe assumption.

 

Don't make it so obvious that you already know about everything.

-Gata

Thank you for standing up, but it's better if you leave them alone. I've seen that kind of person often enough (not just concering this topic) and they usually have an irrational hate they try to support with, most of the time, ridiculous and wrong arguments, just like the one you mentioned - how the heck would be be supposed to shut down other fan sites and why? I've seen a blatantly false and pretty harsh accusation on another site (the person doing so even claimed he was not joking but if you thought a bit about what he said, his accusation was not just wrong but logically inconsistent) but I decided it was not worth getting into an argument. Just let them be and remember, no matter what you like or enjoy, there will always be someone somewhere hating it for whatever reason. It's not worth your time and enjoyment trying to convince them when their opinion is not built on a logical and rational foundation that can be changed with other logical and rational arguments, usually you'll only end up in a pointless argument and with a bad temper afterwards.

-Gata

Some people just hold an immature grudge against us because they felt they were banned for an unfair reason. Of course, whether or not that was the case I can't judge (but I do know the current administration is very fair and professional and I trust their good judgement) but I've seen the staff facing the craziest accusations that I'm not going to talk about here. It is true that BZPower and its staff has had a bad fame of being overly strict and tyrannical in the past and fact is, the relation between staff and general membership hasn't always been as good as it is now but with time, people here have matured and so have the staff. Just ignore those people and don't let them ruin your fun on our great site. And of course, if you have the chance, spread the word about how our site truly is. We don't mind criticism of course, so if you feel it's not all roses and flowers on our site, then by all means don't hesitate to address them, even outside the site - I just ask you to be fair when you do

Yes, I copied most of this straight from another topic. I just thought it fit here well.

-Gata

Well, I'm sure most of us were expecting the golden MoCr, but this may make more sense.

 

Also I can't be the only one who loves the stands.

They're so.... detailed.

 

Maybe the rest of the masks and the are for other contests? Like, a contest where you build a toa/defender/creature using pieces from an element-specific toa & defender?

-Gata

Some people just hold an immature grudge against us because they felt they were banned for an unfair reason. Of course, whether or not that was the case I can't judge (but I do know the current administration is very fair and professional and I trust their good judgement) but I've seen the staff facing the craziest accusations that I'm not going to talk about here. Just ignore them and don't let them ruin your fun on our great site. And of course, if you have the chance, spread the word about how our site truly is.

-Gata

 

 

I'd unlink the facebook page if I were you... there's already a bunch of people raging and insulting BZPower.

I only saw one comment, but then again, I'm on mobile so they may not be showing up. What I don't get is why people blindly hate this site?

 

 

Well, judging by one comment, they were definitely inspired by the people who said BZPower was almost singlehandedly responsible for Bionicle's downfall

 

(instead of, you know, a story so complicated your average fan doesn't even know half of what was going on)

 

Anyway, good to know which mask my brother and I will win.

-Gata

If I recall right, Ninjago and Yoda Chronicles are made by the same studio but Chima is definitely made by another than Ninjago.

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My phone crashed when I opened this topic. I'm not kidding. I think I've already found the cause, though, and it was not the awesomeness of this contest.

It's been some time since I participated in the contest, but this is a definite one. This is fantastic!

-Gata

 

 

The people who won probably received messages, claimed their prize, and then everyone went on their merry way again. I doubt they will post the twitter names of those who won, and although it would be nice if they came out and said 'the contest is over', at this point you can probably assume that it is.

So it's that hard for them to say "contest over, winner this guy this guy this guy and this guy"

 

Hard? No. But not preferable. Maybe it WOULD be a good idea to share that the contest is over (even though the fact that more than a day has passed should clue people in). But it most likely WOULDN'T be a good idea to share the names of the winners on social media–if they do that, then imagine the number of people sending messages asking to buy the sets, or worse, people who feel put out about not winning sending hate mail. The people who won don't need that kind of attention, and if they don't invite it themselves by posting that they won then it's better left unsaid.

 

-Gata

The website seems a little messed up now. All the pictures are giant... Or is it just me?

-Gata

LEGO Batman y u so popular 

 

-NotS

-Gata

I hope they do a good online game. OOG, anyone?

Yes, please, with the new animation style and the webisodes as cutscenes!

-Gata