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Post by jacqui on Aug 26, 2009 14:53:58 GMT
i'm sure this weekend will be fine Mojo - its the following week the 7th i'm wondering about? I can go this monday but it will be a bit of a rush, the following week i'm off work and have all the time in the world ;D
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Post by maureen on Aug 26, 2009 14:56:43 GMT
Well, it should probably still be there too for when you go. From what I've seen of it so far, the pics are pretty nice.  |
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Post by nobody on Aug 26, 2009 19:45:32 GMT
i'm sure this weekend will be fine Mojo - its the following week the 7th i'm wondering about? I can go this monday but it will be a bit of a rush, the following week i'm off work and have all the time in the world ;D I will ask the people on FG for you they might know. ;D |
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Post by jacqui on Aug 26, 2009 20:36:21 GMT
Thanks ;D
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Post by maureen on Aug 26, 2009 20:59:31 GMT
Well, turns out we're not going to have enough time to make it there, but I'm hoping for you, Jacqui. |
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Post by lindenchase on Aug 26, 2009 21:00:29 GMT
I would be surprised if the house was broken down afterwards. It looks like it's been built up on a pallet or platform of some kind specifically so it can be relocated.
My guess is that Legoland would love to get their hands on it. Maybe they did a deal that the Lego was free, if they were to keep the house. ;D
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Post by chariset on Aug 26, 2009 21:43:09 GMT
Sounds like a wise business choice if so. And if Lego's made an investment on it, maybe they'll also guard the place, so no one writes on the walls or tries to set it on fire.
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Post by TheDaisy on Aug 26, 2009 22:59:36 GMT
I'd love it if the Lego house and the Plasticine garden could be displayed together somewhere  |
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Post by jacqui on Aug 27, 2009 8:07:24 GMT
;DThanks Nobody - I'll see how my weekend pans out!  LegoLand would be an ideal resting place for it, even if only for a short while  |
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Post by lindenchase on Aug 27, 2009 8:15:38 GMT
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Post by jacqui on Aug 27, 2009 15:30:29 GMT
*bounces up and down and runs round room squeeling*
had an invite to play with build intergral pieces of furniture with Lego on saturday ;D
So chuffed and proud to be helping out in this awesome project ;D
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Post by maureen on Aug 27, 2009 15:55:07 GMT
Alright, Jacqui!! See? Now you'll get to go. I'm very happy for you. *bounces and claps*
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Post by jacqui on Aug 27, 2009 15:57:59 GMT
Thanks Mojo - I'm really looking forward to it ;D Have postponed all my prior engagements this had to take priority ;D
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Post by chariset on Aug 27, 2009 17:12:42 GMT
Have fun. Build him something nice for us!
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Post by jacqui on Aug 27, 2009 18:05:25 GMT
I believe we get told what we're building but I'll try and make my mark on behalf of JMB ;D
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Post by rnadom on Aug 27, 2009 19:58:25 GMT
Scope creep  Happens all the time when you don't have strict controls in place. Sounds like they need a Project Manager. Now who do I know with those skills  I was bored with this job anyway ;D It isn't wilful scope change, size 6 PM feet would have been put down about that. As with the railway, it has been largely caused by factors external to Plum, not least of which has been 'volunteers' who turn up, do a token amount of work - usually wrongly, meaning that others have to waste time changing them - and then leave when they realise that James will not be there. You might be interested to know that 'one of the lego people' who I believe has also been referred to as 'the lego man on FG' or something of the sort has a name, HeidiL, and is extremely pissed off at being quoted without her permission. If she had been asked, she would have given permission, but is now not particularly well disposed towards the JMB. Luckily for Jacqui, she will not be present on Saturday, but after this quoting was brought to her attention, she has made sure that those who *will* be in charge then will be on the lookout for - and removing - anyone who attempts to deface the bricks. |
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Post by jacqui on Aug 27, 2009 20:13:06 GMT
Scope creep Happens all the time when you don't have strict controls in place. Sounds like they need a Project Manager. Now who do I know with those skills I was bored with this job anyway ;D It isn't wilful scope change, size 6 PM feet would have been put down about that. As with the railway, it has been largely caused by factors external to Plum, not least of which has been 'volunteers' who turn up, do a token amount of work - usually wrongly, meaning that others have to waste time changing them - and then leave when they realise that James will not be there. You might be interested to know that 'one of the lego people' who I believe has also been referred to as 'the lego man on FG' or something of the sort has a name, HeidiL, and is extremely pissed off at being quoted without her permission. If she had been asked, she would have given permission, but is now not particularly well disposed towards the JMB. Luckily for Jacqui, she will not be present on Saturday, but after this quoting was brought to her attention, she has made sure that those who *will* be in charge then will be on the lookout for - and removing - anyone who attempts to deface the bricks. I was told it is a Heidi I have to report to so if this is the same person looks like she will be there. I have no intention of defacing bricks, when I said I would make my mark what I actually meant was do my bit on behalf of JMB. Anyway I'm going to satisfy my weird or be it tactile fascination with Lego and be a part of an awesome project nothing more. |
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Post by lindenchase on Aug 27, 2009 20:44:21 GMT
Rnadom, for your information, HeidiL is a very dedicated volunteer who has been working her ass off in the last weeks to get the Lego house ready in time.
The volunteers working on the house have been asked by Plum Pictures to stop posting information on forums like FinalGear and this board, because they have noticed that the press is looking for details about possible problems. That's why HeidiL has removed her own comments from FinalGear and asked people who quoted her, to delete those quotes.
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Post by rnadom on Aug 27, 2009 20:53:25 GMT
I was told it is a Heidi I have to report to so if this is the same person looks like she will be there. I have no intention of defacing bricks, when I said I would make my mark what I actually meant was do my bit on behalf of JMB. Anyway I'm going to satisfy my weird or be it tactile fascination with Lego and be a part of an awesome project nothing more. She won't be. She's had one day off so far since the 13th, so she's having a weekend. As it's bank holiday, very few of the usual people will be there, so it's actually Nicky people need to report to tomorrow and Saturday. I don't suppose anyone's bothered to change the sign on the door though. |
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Post by rnadom on Aug 27, 2009 21:14:24 GMT
Rnadom, for your information, HeidiL is a very dedicated volunteer who has been working her ass off in the last weeks to get the Lego house ready in time. The volunteers working on the house have been asked by Plum Pictures to stop posting information on forums like FinalGear and this board, because they have noticed that the press is looking for details about possible problems. That's why HeidiL has removed her own comments from FinalGear and asked people who quoted her, to delete those quotes. I know, I've seen the state of her hands. As I understand it, now that she's seen it, it isn't the content of that message she's bothered about or she wouldn't have posted it elsewhere, it's just that she wasn't *asked*. I believe the list of volunteers is full for the next couple of days, and they're not working Sunday or Monday, but if anyone would be available Tuesday onwards and can appear at short notice, I can pass Plum contact details if they're PM'd to me. |
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Post by TheDaisy on Aug 28, 2009 6:00:54 GMT
Rnadom, for your information, HeidiL is a very dedicated volunteer who has been working her ass off in the last weeks to get the Lego house ready in time. The volunteers working on the house have been asked by Plum Pictures to stop posting information on forums like FinalGear and this board, because they have noticed that the press is looking for details about possible problems. That's why HeidiL has removed her own comments from FinalGear and asked people who quoted her, to delete those quotes. I know, I've seen the state of her hands. As I understand it, now that she's seen it, it isn't the content of that message she's bothered about or she wouldn't have posted it elsewhere, it's just that she wasn't *asked*. I believe the list of volunteers is full for the next couple of days, and they're not working Sunday or Monday, but if anyone would be available Tuesday onwards and can appear at short notice, I can pass Plum contact details if they're PM'd to me. Yeah, just don't expect Plum to get back to you at any stage. I've been contacted by them three separate times regarding the Lego house builds, and have emailed back to tell them when I'll be free, only to not hear from them again until the next wave of 'we want volunteers' emails is sent to the people on the mailing list. *shrugs* I can take the hint as well as the next person - I'm not going to waste my time getting time off work, only to spend it sitting at home because they don't get back to me to tell me when to be there. Can you tell that I've lost a little faith in Plum? |
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Post by lindenchase on Aug 28, 2009 6:53:24 GMT
Just try to imagine the amount of emails that have been getting on a daily basis. It must be hundreds if not more. People asking if they can take their dog, how to get there with public transport, if James is there, why they haven't got an answer yet on their earlier mail. It must have been impossible to answer them and a nightmare to even get the basis of a suitable database.
Hindsight is always very easy, but they should have simply used a web form where people could have filled in their details. It would have taken the person who build their website probably less than an hour to do so. Plum would then have had a way to communicate with the volunteers in time and with less effort.
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Post by Wyvern on Aug 28, 2009 7:34:34 GMT
Can we please exercise a little restraint, ladies? Finger pointing and getting worked up doesn't help anyone.
I don't know who has quoted HeidiL so I can't edit the posts accordingly, but if any members have quotes from this particular Final Gear member in their messages, please remove them. It was not unreasonable to post them and I am not telling anyone off for doing so because with the Internet, once something is in a public part of a website it is in the public domain and although it is always a good idea to credit sources, it's unfortunate that HeidiL has been upset by her comments being repeated - but anyone who posts anything on a project that is arousing enormous public interest is being a little naive if they think it won't be. I know this from personal experience as I ended up quoted without permission on a news website once (though nothing to do with my experiences on Toy Stories), and I was a bit surprised, to say the least.
Rnadom, thank you for bringing the problem to our attention. There is no need to be confrontational about it however, and Jacqui never stated she was going to 'deface' anything. Many members of the JMB have worked bloody hard on these projects, and have 'made their marks' by doing so. And yes, we were well aware of the problem of people who turned up, wafted around a bit and did nothing - there were plenty of them turning up from the Plasticine garden onwards, unfortunately. Obviously, we wouldn't condone anyone doing anything to detract from the work and we wouldn't condone anyone turning up to gawk, get in the way and generally be a pain in the arse. Some of our members have already worked damn hard on this project, going back more than once and giving freely of their time and effort.
And Linden, I know it's frustrating, but can we have less of the 'what Plum should have done', please? They've done things the way they've done them. It might not be how you think these things should work, but as I've pointed out before, they are a small organisation with limited resources and they're very, very tied up. Maybe if Toy Stories gets a second series they'll do things differently, but for now, let them get on with it. If the press is scouring fora looking for issues with the show, you could be quoted as easily as HeidiL was, and taken out of context. How they run things is up to them and I think at least until the last of the projects is complete, this kind of speculation needs to stop. As fans of Mr May, let's try to keep the tone supportive.
Right, here endeth the lesson. Keep calm and carry on.
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Post by rnadom on Aug 28, 2009 7:41:10 GMT
A lot of email and dodgy phone signal. While it was very busy while the weather was good/James wasn't on holiday, Heidi has said over the last few days a lot of the people have either not turned up, or have left early. The fact that a lot of the people who've volunteered by email can't appear at short notice, or are not available any more doesn't help.
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Post by lew on Aug 28, 2009 8:12:34 GMT
Good point Wy, I've not seen anything like that on this thread that has not been quoted elsewhere, most of our members have helped at odd times.....not on this so far (lego) as I've noticed, this thread is in good humour, I trust you ( random ??) must have been mixing us up with another board/forum....I for the life of me have only seen this thread to be a giggle and of interest ......so jacqui you enjoy and put heidi to rights.... |
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Post by rnadom on Aug 28, 2009 8:13:00 GMT
it's unfortunate that HeidiL has been upset by her comments being repeated - but anyone who posts anything on a project that is arousing enormous public interest is being a little naive if they think it won't be. I know this from personal experience as I ended up quoted without permission on a news website once (though nothing to do with my experiences on Toy Stories), and I was a bit surprised, to say the least. Rnadom, thank you for bringing the problem to our attention. There is no need to be confrontational about it however, and Jacqui never stated she was going to 'deface' anything. I've had comments of mine, which were made on a forum viewable only to approved members, read out on Radio 1, so I do understand. It was originally presented to her as someone having re-posted progress reports after she'd been asked to take them down, and that, along with certain issues she's asked me not to go into, had put her in a very bad mood. She's since said that she doesn't mind things she posts now being quoted, but still thinks it's only polite to ask first. I made the incorrect assumption about 'making her mark' simply because people *have* been writing their names on their bricks and so on and they're having to be on the lookout for it, which just wastes more time. Yes, there are ways which this project could have been done differently, but I have never yet been part of a project involving more than three people, even ones who've worked together for years, where that is not the case to some extent, and this one has involved thousands, most of them *not* professionals. Attempting to say how things *should* have been done, when you've not got the inside information of what's actually been happening, is both pointless and unfair. The things which superficially appear to be the major issues really aren't. |
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Post by lew on Aug 28, 2009 8:16:34 GMT
This is an open board......pm me if you see anything you don't like....ink and jacqui were joking....that's what we do on this board.
And I refuse to fight over a man......sorry, but that's how it is....chill.
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Post by jacqui on Aug 28, 2009 8:30:28 GMT
Anyway..................... ;D
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Post by lew on Aug 28, 2009 8:31:11 GMT
Time for the news.... ;D |
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Post by chariset on Aug 28, 2009 8:36:29 GMT
Great news!
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I love a man who can handle a gun 
Happens all the time when you don't have strict controls in place. Sounds like they need a Project Manager. Now who do I know with those skills 
I was bored with this job anyway ;D
