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Re: Brickshelf L.L.C.
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lugnet.general
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Fri, 22 Feb 2002 15:58:51 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Kevin Loch writes:
> Before anyone gets too excited about this, no money changed hands in this
> transaction. This is a necessary part of the conversion from a "hobby" site
> to a commercial site. While it would have been nice to run it as a hobby site
> forever, the immense trafic has made that impossible. While this has been in
> progress for some time, it was accellerated by the fact that I lost my job
> yesterday.
Too bad. I hope you can find a (paying) job soon.
> Brickshelf must now support itself, as I am unable to. Brickshelf
> will soon be selling Brickshelf branded merchandise, as well as other products
> of interest to it's visitors. It will also soon have banner ads (ugh),
> although I will try to do that in a tasteful (yet effective) manner.
Banners? Uh-oh... as long as you don't do pop-ups.
> A related concequence is that the Instruction and Catalog scan library had to
> be taken offline. This was necessary because the Company had not yet received
> permission from LEGO to use them on a commercial site, and to reduce bandwidth
> costs. I sincerely hope that a workable business solution can be found for
> those two issues.
I hope you can work something out as A) we need those scans and B) Phone
operators from TLC have been directing customers to your site for scans. So
in a sence, they will HAVE to give you permission.
> Kevin M Loch
> Manager,
> Brickshelf L.L.C.
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> In lugnet.announce.brickshelf, Kevin Loch writes:
> > Brickshelf L.L.C.
> > Telephone: (703) 961-1408
> > http://www.brickshelf.com/
> >
> > FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 22, 2002
> >
> > Brickshelf L.L.C., a Virginia Limited Liability Company
> > has aquired the Brickshelf.com website from it's founder,
> > Kevin M. Loch. Brickshelf.com is a popular online community
> > where young and old LEGO(R) enthusiasts share their
> > creations and experiences. Mr. Loch will continue to
> > run the website as Manager of Brickshelf L.L.C.
> >
> > Brickshelf(tm) is a trademark of Brickshelf L.L.C.
> > LEGO(R) is a registered trademark of the LEGO Company which
> > does not sponsor, authorize or endorse Brickshelf.com.
> >
> >
> > ######
And if you need some kind of membership-fees like LUGnet, that's okay. I'll
gladly pay for such a great site. One that I visit at least once a day.
Mark -going there now- de Kock
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| (...) :( sorry to hear that. Here's hoping you get another one real soon! :))) (...) Do what ever you have to, so everyone can still continue to look through your site like in the past. You could always come up with membership packages, like include (...) (22 years ago, 23-Feb-02, to lugnet.general)
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