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On Mon, 24 Apr 2006, Marc Nelson Jr. wrote:
> Here's an update from the
> <http://www.oregonlive.com/news/argus/index.ssf?/base/news/1145655160296990.xml&coll=6
> Hillsboro (OR) Argus>:
> {Senior Deputy District Attorney Jeff Lesowski said William A. Swanberg, 40, of
> Reno, Nev., made a profit auctioning Legos, stolen mostly from Target stores, on
> two online auction sites - eBay and Bricklink.com. The latter is a site
> specifically intended for Lego sale and trade.}
So they can use Ebay's preferred (silly) capitalization, but can't get
BrickLink right? And BrickLink facilitates trades?
> {Records obtained from Bricklink.com indicate Swanberg sold nearly $600,000
> worth of Legos since 2002. Operating under the name "Barter the Brick," Swanberg
> sold the stolen Legos at prices that were less than retail, but still a huge
> profit for him.
More of the accuracy we have come to expect from the media. Good grief;
even his BrickLink feedback page can tell you it's "Bartering the Brick".
--
TWS Garrison
http://www.morfydd.net/twsg/
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In lugnet.mediawatch, Thomas Garrison wrote:
> On Mon, 24 Apr 2006, Marc Nelson Jr. wrote:
>
> > {Senior Deputy District Attorney Jeff Lesowski said William A. Swanberg, 40, of
> > Reno, Nev., made a profit auctioning Legos, stolen mostly from Target stores, on
> > two online auction sites - eBay and Bricklink.com. The latter is a site
> > specifically intended for Lego sale and trade.}
>
> So they can use Ebay's preferred (silly) capitalization, but can't get
> BrickLink right? And BrickLink facilitates trades?
What REALLY irks me is the repeated use of "Legos". I can understand that kids
might misuse the word, but the media has a responsibility for reporting the news
correctly, right? (insert rolling-eyes smiley here)
If the media's gonna throw around the term "Legos" on a regular basis, then the
message at www.legos.com will never be heard, unfortunately.
-Bryan
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In lugnet.mediawatch, Bryan Wong wrote:
> If the media's gonna throw around the term "Legos" on a regular basis, then the
> message at www.legos.com will never be heard, unfortunately.
Oops, just realized that www.legos.com simply redirects to the correct website
now. For those of you unaware, at one point, the incorrect URL resulted in a
site with a bit of a "brand speech" (i.e. how to use the LEGO name properly)
before being redirected...
-Bryan
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In lugnet.mediawatch, Bryan Wong wrote:
> In lugnet.mediawatch, Bryan Wong wrote:
> > If the media's gonna throw around the term "Legos" on a regular basis, then the
> > message at www.legos.com will never be heard, unfortunately.
>
> Oops, just realized that www.legos.com simply redirects to the correct website
> now. For those of you unaware, at one point, the incorrect URL resulted in a
> site with a bit of a "brand speech" (i.e. how to use the LEGO name properly)
> before being redirected...
>
> -Bryan
Yes, probably taken down due to a little 'backlash' from the masses--
http://customerevangelists.typepad.com/blog/2005/09/you_say_lego_we.html
and that was just a site I found right off the bat!
I will always endeavour to type 'LEGO bricks' and say the same.
However, I will not tell people that they're making transgressions because they
say 'legos'. It's their choice, whether the person is a poster on LUGNET or a
newspapwer reporter.
Dave K
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