Lionel Joe Biden Locomotive Offering

[HONDO74]

Lionel Joe Biden Locomotive Offering
https://o-gaugeforum.com/thread/3370/li ... e-offering

The boys over on the OGF had a lot of fun with this one. Brian doesn't usually let politics on that forum but he let it slide this time. They tend to be conservative over there and they were having a good time at the expense of Lionel and JOE BIDEN

Five pages long. Someone did the same thing on OGRR but it was all deleted.

[gregj410]

My first thought was ‘Does it come with the kids locked in cages cars ?’

[MartyE]

Does it really matter what some one on another forum does? So OGR deleted, that's their prerogative just as OGF let it ride. Personally I tend to lean towards the OGR philosophy that if you start getting into the politics of the product then the posts should probably to go. I get enough of that on Facebook and what have you. I go to the train forums to leave all that BS behind.

Personally I think some forums worry way too much about what happens, is said, is deleted, etc.on other forums rather than just existing on their own. This forum used to have the reputation for that, I participated too, but for the most part has gotten away from that. It's sort of refreshing.

[HONDO74]

Does it really matter what some one on another forum does? So OGR deleted, that's their prerogative just as OGF let it ride. Personally I tend to lean towards the OGR philosophy that if you start getting into the politics of the product then the posts should probably to go. I get enough of that on Facebook and what have you. I go to the train forums to leave all that BS behind.

Personally I think some forums worry way too much about what happens, is said, is deleted, etc.on other forums rather than just existing on their own. This forum used to have the reputation for that, I participated too, but for the most part has gotten away from that. It's sort of refreshing.

We have a number of members on this forum that still refer to OGRR as NK (AKA North Korea)

At least on this forum if you want to complain about the color on a Lionel engine being wrong you can do it....

[J. S. Bach]

...snip...Personally I tend to lean towards the OGR philosophy that if you start getting into the politics of the product then the posts should probably to go. ...snip...

I wish that policy would be rigidly applied here, too!!

[HONDO74]

...snip...Personally I tend to lean towards the OGR philosophy that if you start getting into the politics of the product then the posts should probably to go. ...snip...

I wish that policy would be rigidly applied here, too!!

WHY ??

Talking about trains on this forum has been a lost cause for a long time.

One pf the most popular threads on this forum that ran for several hundred pages was the OGR crapper thread where the members Bitched about what was going on over on OGRR....

[rogruth]

...snip...Personally I tend to lean towards the OGR philosophy that if you start getting into the politics of the product then the posts should probably to go. ...snip...

I wish that policy would be rigidly applied here, too!!

My problem is that someone must spend a lot of time reading everything, making a decision, and if done correctly. notifying the bad guy.
I also remember that when I found MTJ it was being referred to on other forums as the "forum of misfits". Personally I liked it that way.

[robert.]

If you use a president on your product. Does somebody get royalties?

[rogruth]

If you use a president on your product. Does somebody get royalties?

Is permission needed for a product? I doubt it.

[robert.]

It probably falls under some along the lines of public figure. Franklin mint pulls it off all the time. I feel for a toy company “it’s not the best idea “

[Rufus T. Firefly]

If you use a president on your product. Does somebody get royalties?

There is a point in which an image of a public figure of suitable stature becomes free to use in many ways - another complexity of copyright law.

[Neil]

I suggested that a Lionel Marjorie Greene Laser Car could balance things out. Brian thought my idea of a big Jewish star on the side was too much and deleted it . By the way, I think I can make such jokes as I have Jewish ancestors.

By and large it's silly arguing with people about this stuff, as no one changes their mind. I don't want a Biden locomotive and I certainly didn't want a Trump locomotive. To me, as with many people, politics and toy trains seem a match made in hell.

Times have changed at OGR in that they don't allow anti-manufacturer rants of any persuasion and simply tell people if they want to act out their lunacy or prejudices, they can do it elsewhere. It helps that some of the most ardent MTH homers and crazies have left that forum one way or the other. It's much more balanced, although there is a fringe element of Lionel disparagement that goes well beyond reality testing. Most of the small number of Lionel haters walk the tightrope between legitimate complaints and general hostility pretty well.

[gregj410]

Brian thought my idea of a big Jewish star on the side was too much and deleted it . By the way, I think I can make such jokes as I have Jewish ancestors.

That’s because he reads here and can see you’re a racist idiot.

[HONDO74]

Quotes

Will the new loco have to be constantly monitored, prompted
and rebooted because it constantly "forgets" its settings?

Will it spontaneously execute unplanned maneuvers? How often
will it need its electronics replaced?

Will it intermittently loose contact with its controller and
signals?

Will it require ever more power the longer it runs? Eventually
exceeding the limits of the power supply?

Will it prematurely fail, thus requiring replacement?

The headlights are on but there’s no one in the cab...

Word is it can only handle leftward curves and it switches tracks without warning

another great offering from Lionel could be the Democratic Gold Car ( in red). With the mystery 154 million in campaign funds that mysteriously appeared...


George Soros and Bernie Sanders could be painted on the sides...

As part of the consist, I'd also like to see a new variation of the Lionel 6800 flatbed car, but instead of carrying a Beechcraft, carrying John Kerry's private jet.

A neat addition is the press secretary caboose that automatically circles back!

Lionel Facebook page has a posting of the engine. Almost all negative comments from almost 1000 comments posted. Most saying not for me because of politics. Others sarcastically saying this engine will always derail!

[rogruth]

Sounds like more politics and model railroading.