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  Re: LEGOFan.net - central community run hub for all areas of the LEGO community.
 
-snip newsgroup flooding- (...) I would be very surprised if Lego let you use "Lego" in the URL for the site. They are pretty tough on these things - and if they let you do it they will be opening one heck of a can of worms. Because IF they let you (...) (21 years ago, 11-Feb-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
 
  Re: LEGOFan.net - central community run hub for all areas of the LEGO community.
 
(...) Mark, you are certainly correct that we have a policy of not allowing unauthorized uses of "LEGO" in the domain name. It is very important that consumers are clear who has developed the site, and using "LEGO" in the domain tends to tell people (...) (21 years ago, 11-Feb-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX)  
 
  Re: LEGOFan.net - central community run hub for all areas of the LEGO community.
 
(...) Oh ya - it does. And more power to them. It *is* a good thing that Lego is reaching out and helping. Can you also address the points Kelly had here (URL) like the 2 projects kinda mirror each other a bit. Now something needs to be done about (...) (21 years ago, 11-Feb-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
 
  Re: LEGOFan.net - central community run hub for all areas of the LEGO community.
 
This is all news to me. I would like to talk w/you offline, Jake - because, AFAIK, Todd is also ignorant of this Official shift off. In lugnet.general, Jake McKee wrote: ... (...) I'll be interested in learning more about The LEGO Company's (...) (21 years ago, 12-Feb-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX)
 
  Re: LEGOFan.net - central community run hub for all areas of the LEGO community.
 
In lugnet.general, Suzanne Rich Green wrote: snip (...) snip Indeed. Dr. Terrible (21 years ago, 12-Feb-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX)
 
  Re: LEGOFan.net - central community run hub for all areas of the LEGO community.
 
(...) It does seem that way to me as well. I was just wondering how long it can take to become a Lugnet member these days... -Tom McD. (21 years ago, 12-Feb-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX)
 
  Re: LEGOFan.net - central community run hub for all areas of the LEGO community.
 
(...) Zing! "Well played" as Sandlin would say. (...) D'Oh! Tom, are you still left hanging? As far as I'm aware, all the pending applications are processed up through I think Tuesday (two days ago). Of course, I may be unaware (ignorant!) of (...) (21 years ago, 12-Feb-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.admin.general, FTX)
 
  1 Question: assurances & limitations [Re: LEGOFan.net - central community... ]
 
(...) Jake can you clarify this? I expect ‘support’ and use of the word “lego” in the url has been given subject to assurances or limitations with regard the content of the site. If possible, I’d be interested to know what those assurances or (...) (21 years ago, 13-Feb-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX)
 
  Re: 1 Question: assurances & limitations [Re: LEGOFan.net - central community... ]
 
(...) Actually not. What we _have_ discussed is to make it possible for parents to decide that some classes of content is unsuitable for their children, and for users of the site to decide some age limits for access to content/discussion groups they (...) (21 years ago, 15-Feb-04, to lugnet.org, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)  
 
  Re: 1 Question: assurances & limitations [Re: LEGOFan.net - central community... ]
 
(...) one of the points made by Brad Justus in the original WorldLUG discussion was that kid-oriented information is mired in a morass of legal difficulties particularly in Europe. There are laws about what you can show them, what you can ask them, (...) (21 years ago, 19-Feb-04, to lugnet.org, lugnet.lego)
 
  Re: 1 Question: assurances & limitations [Re: LEGOFan.net - central community... ]
 
(...) To my understanding the laws that has to be obeyed are the ones in which the server stands. (21 years ago, 19-Feb-04, to lugnet.org, lugnet.lego)
 
  Re: 1 Question: assurances & limitations
 
(...) I have a somewhat different view of things. I would rather block access to my server from the USA than having to be responsible for its content according to laws in the USA. (...) Only sensible rules. And they are basically the same for (...) (21 years ago, 21-Feb-04, to lugnet.org, lugnet.lego)

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