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In an interesting turn of events, it looks like your minifig MOC is being mistaken for the official Harry Potter minifig! I visit filforce.ign.com on a fairly regular basis, looking for general movie news, and this morning I saw a headline saying (...) (24 years ago, 8-May-01, to lugnet.harrypotter)
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| | Waddaya' Mean...folks on the Internet don't make mistakes! (Was - Re: Harry Potter Minifig MOC)
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WHO-HOOOOOOO! Actually, I was afraid/hoping someting like this would happen. I guess I'll go telll them the truth now. Amazing how no one bothered to actually READ anything, or check up on the source, ain't it? Just goes to show...don't believe (...) (24 years ago, 8-May-01, to lugnet.harrypotter)
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| | Re: Waddaya' Mean...folks on the Internet don't make mistakes! (Was - Re: Harry Potter Minifig MOC)
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To follow up, this is the text of a message I posted to both sites: "Hi, The pictures of the Harry Potter LEGO minifig you have posted on your site ARE NOT official from LEGO. They are a custom design of mine, posted on Brickshelf (...) (24 years ago, 8-May-01, to lugnet.harrypotter)
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It looks like the story may have originated on hpgalleries.com at this (...) (24 years ago, 8-May-01, to lugnet.harrypotter)
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Well, I've been in contact with the three sites using my images. hpgalleries just posted this: (URL) 9, 2001: We just learned that the LEGO-Previews we posted here in the news on Saturday are just (pretty good) fan-made creations, not official LEGO (...) (24 years ago, 8-May-01, to lugnet.harrypotter)
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(...) Just take it as proof that you did a good job on your minifig. </alan> (24 years ago, 8-May-01, to lugnet.harrypotter)
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(...) I'd say you're freakin' famous and deservedly so. Revel in it. JSA -- Green Bay Lacrosse-- Play hard; play often. (24 years ago, 9-May-01, to lugnet.harrypotter)
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Everything must end sometime... In what should be the final turn of events for this epic, IGN has just posted their correction here: (URL) made sure they mentioned LUGNET and Brickshelf as a bit of free advertisment for the sites and all of you. (...) (24 years ago, 10-May-01, to lugnet.harrypotter)
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(...) I still think your the KING... :) -R (24 years ago, 10-May-01, to lugnet.harrypotter)
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(...) ....I think you are a demi-god....that article was soooooooo great!!!! I think it was extremely cool!!!! 15 Minutes in the limelight....Dude!!! The way they mentioned you and described you...."special talent for MOC's"....."had us confused for (...) (24 years ago, 10-May-01, to lugnet.harrypotter)
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Goodness...King...Demi-God...my wife can hardly stand me now as it is! She's going to hate how much my head swells with all this praise! Seriously though, thanks all! And I JUST MAY be working on something new and Potterish... ;-> Matt (...) (24 years ago, 10-May-01, to lugnet.harrypotter)
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