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Re: Brickshelf L.L.C.
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Fri, 22 Feb 2002 06:28:03 GMT
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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. 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.
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.
Kevin M Loch
Manager,
Brickshelf L.L.C.
In lugnet.announce.brickshelf, Kevin Loch writes:
> Brickshelf L.L.C.
> Telephone: (703) 961-1408
> http://www.brickshelf.com/
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> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 22, 2002
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> 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.
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> 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.
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>
> ######
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Message has 19 Replies:
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| (...) I'm sorry to hear that. Good luck finding a new one. (...) Tasteful, IMO, is as small as possible (1x1 pixel!), but I know that isn't an option. I'm sure you'll figure something out...just don't use pop-ups. (...) So, um, how many people are (...) (23 years ago, 22-Feb-02, to lugnet.general)
| | | Re: Brickshelf L.L.C.
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| (...) I'm terribly sorry to hear that. I have been facing a similar plight for about a month now. Best wishes for future success and thanks for all your work on the site. Regards Mike (23 years ago, 22-Feb-02, to lugnet.general)
| | | Re: Brickshelf L.L.C.
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| (...) Wow...sorry to hear that Kevin. :( (...) Sounds cool!! (...) Eww... I'm sure you hate having to do this. Have you considered other options, like subscriptions to upload images to the member gallery? From what I understand, banners don't pay (...) (23 years ago, 22-Feb-02, to lugnet.general)
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| This is like going back to the dark ages ! Your website is on my top5 list of websites. I stop by nearly every day to see what great new MOCs people have build. Your webdesign and the webinterface for uploading galleries are simply great. I hope (...) (23 years ago, 22-Feb-02, to lugnet.general)
| | | Re: Brickshelf L.L.C.
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| In lugnet.general, Kevin Loch writes: [...] (...) That's a great shame. However, please confirm you are not actually planning on charging fees for downloading scans provided by many Lego fans around the world? The suggestion that people pay for (...) (23 years ago, 22-Feb-02, to lugnet.general)
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| I'm sorry to hear this. I wish you good luck in finding a new job soon, Kevin. Brickshelf is an invaluable resource in the online Lego fan community. I'd hate to see the instruction and catalog scans gone forever. You have my total support for (...) (23 years ago, 22-Feb-02, to lugnet.general)
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| Kevin & All, (...) That is too bad, I have been through it a few times myself. : / Good luck on your future employment endeavors. (...) Although I know most people seem to *hate* advertising, I understand this, and hopefully if there are products I (...) (23 years ago, 22-Feb-02, to lugnet.general)
| | | Re: Brickshelf L.L.C.
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| "Kevin Loch" <kloch@opnsys.com> wrote in message news:Grx8Mr.vv@lugnet.com... (...) site (...) site (...) in (...) Sorry about the loss of your job Kevin. (...) products (...) I would rather pay a subscription fee that have popup ads. If you must (...) (23 years ago, 22-Feb-02, to lugnet.general)
| | | Re: Brickshelf L.L.C.
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| Let me say I hope that running this as a business pays off for you. As a small business owner myself I know the delight and aggravation of ownership. I will start by putting my money where my mouth is by adding to my contribution to Lugnet funds. (...) (23 years ago, 22-Feb-02, to lugnet.general)
| | | Re: Brickshelf L.L.C.
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| (...) Too bad. I hope you can find a (paying) job soon. (...) Banners? Uh-oh... as long as you don't do pop-ups. (...) 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 (...) (23 years ago, 22-Feb-02, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) I am sorry to hear that, but hopefully normality will be resumed in a short while. I wish you the best finding a new job! If the changes will keep the site alive in this time of difficulty, bring'em on. (...) Given the Fact that LEGO itself (...) (23 years ago, 22-Feb-02, to lugnet.general)
| | | Re: Brickshelf L.L.C.
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| Kevin, I'm sorry to hear you have lost your job. I hope this new venture works well for you. You have been a great service to the AFOL community, and I'm sure that that is one thing that won't change. Good luck Scott A (23 years ago, 22-Feb-02, to lugnet.general)
| | | Re: Brickshelf L.L.C.
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| (...) What type of merchendice? Bags and clothes, Lego(R) related item? Also, what other types of action will be taken? Will we have to pay to use Brickshelf(tm)? What type of company is this, anyway? John Henry Kruer (23 years ago, 22-Feb-02, to lugnet.general)
| | | Re: Brickshelf L.L.C.
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| Kevin, I hope your employment issue finds a fast and good resolution and I really appriciate what you have done for the AFOL community this far. Thanks a lot! I hope you did not loose the job because they finally "got on" to you officially with the (...) (23 years ago, 22-Feb-02, to lugnet.general)
| | | Re: Brickshelf L.L.C.
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| Kevin- I'm terrifically sorry that you lost your job, but I (like others) know full well that even that won't keep you down. It was pretty obvious some time ago that Brickshelf couldn't stay free forever, so that part wasn't exactly a shock. For (...) (23 years ago, 22-Feb-02, to lugnet.general)
| | | Re: Brickshelf L.L.C.
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| Wow Kevin - I'm sorry to hear about the job situation. I'm sure you'll find something soon. I know there are opportunities around and you're bound to luck into one sooner or later. As far as Brickshelf goes, I'd support a membership fee or storage (...) (23 years ago, 23-Feb-02, to lugnet.general)
| | | Re: Brickshelf L.L.C.
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| (...) Seems to be a disease going about at the moment 8?( I hope I don't catch it... (...) Another related consequence is the sudden disappearance of the icon I have on my Lugnet page, namely (URL) this icon (and the various other versions) (...) (23 years ago, 25-Feb-02, to lugnet.general)
| | | Re: Brickshelf L.L.C.
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| The saddest part of all this, for me, is the 'loss' of the Instructions scans. Do you think it might be possible to release them on CD's? I would imagine the sale of the (discontinued) instructions would help pay for the site - provided of course (...) (23 years ago, 25-Feb-02, to lugnet.general)
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| | Brickshelf L.L.C.
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| Brickshelf L.L.C. Telephone: (703) 961-1408 (URL) 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 (...) (23 years ago, 22-Feb-02, to lugnet.announce.brickshelf) !!
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