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(...) I'm not sure what pains me more: the fact that this issue seems to come up again and again or the fact that we are now spotlighting 'news' articles from blogs. (...) Which is all well and good except for two things: 1) Many of us around here (...) (21 years ago, 2-Feb-04, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) :) If you want. But I usually write "Lugnet" or "LUGnet". (21 years ago, 2-Feb-04, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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(...) Does that mean we should henceforth say El You Gee Enn Ee Tee instead of LUGNET? Dave! (not purple, though my prose can be purple when it's red (well, "read"), and my language can be blue) (21 years ago, 2-Feb-04, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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(...) Yeah, but within that trademark blurb, the LEGO Group asks you to refer to their product as LEGO bricks or toys, in the plural. People can read that a couple of ways: from the "brand name protection" angle, or from the "settle this plural (...) (21 years ago, 2-Feb-04, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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(...) I think you need to read the last paragraph again. :) As for the capitalization issue: that's a very long-standing conflict between marketing/sales/companies and journalists. See: (URL) Which includes the classic summary: "You want all caps? (...) (21 years ago, 2-Feb-04, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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(...) Huh? "LEGO bricks" is the standard preferred term. And who does he think he is, going around and lecturing people on proper trademark protection when he's typing "Lego" instead of "LEGO"? Just because someone says that "LEGO" can't be (...) (21 years ago, 2-Feb-04, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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Robb King <rk@KILLTHISrobbking.com> wrote: [snip] (...) [snip] (...) Yes, that's the "Lego trademark page" referred to. (21 years ago, 2-Feb-04, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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(...) Good point, but I think TLG said the same thing 24 years ago. (URL) <<-- notice bottom of ad. (21 years ago, 2-Feb-04, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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(URL), top story today. Attention Lego fanatics: you are missing the point when you claim that the word "Lego" can't be pluralized into "Legos," but should instead be "Lego bricks." If your concern is trademark protection, then plurality doesn't (...) (21 years ago, 2-Feb-04, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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<<snipp>> (...) Name the trade that does not have that! My guess is building with LEGO is among the few career choices (for some of us at least) where the tracks in your path don't look the same every day. Good luck Aaron! (21 years ago, 30-Jan-04, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.people)
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In lugnet.mediawatch, John Gerlach wrote: GENERAL SNIPPAGE (...) Thanks so much. I am fully prepared for days where work is just that, and the fun drains away. But I get frustrated with my hobby sometimes too. But this is certainly still much more (...) (21 years ago, 29-Jan-04, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.people)
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I'm moving this thread from the Wamalug... (...) Hey Darrell, To answer your question.... Quite a few of the contestants were interviewed by their own hometown TV and Radio stations, and others were interviewed by reporters and writers from (...) (21 years ago, 29-Jan-04, to lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.people, lugnet.mediawatch)
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(...) I really like your "creation"! The nametag on the 'master builder' is a great touch of detail. Aaron, I'm very happy for you, Kristi and Nathan. I hope you all bring a true "fan" perspective to the Model Shop. It's not always a fun job, there (...) (21 years ago, 29-Jan-04, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.people)
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(...) look dippy in the pictures, it's the natural, candid dippiness I felt, not a posed "Smile and keep your eyes open into the sun" dippiness. Aaron Sneary (21 years ago, 29-Jan-04, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.people)
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Article about Aaron Sneary and Co. workers: (URL) Best regards, /Tobbe (URL) (remove SPAM when e-mailing) (21 years ago, 29-Jan-04, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.people) !
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The Motley Fool author didn't appear to get much straight. My invesment advice: Don't trust this guy's research! -Ted (21 years ago, 24-Jan-04, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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Congratulations go out to Jason Koczur and T. Jackson who had their MOC's in the latest issue of the LEGO Club Magazine. (January 2004) Jason Koczur's model was an awesome Metro Center Train Station that appeared to take up 6 large gray baseplates! (...) (21 years ago, 24-Jan-04, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.people, lugnet.town, lugnet.trains)
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(...) (URL) Bouncing off the wall :-) (21 years ago, 23-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.us.wamalug, lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.people)
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(...) Astrobots in the set? Then again, maybe they didn't come up with the astrobots until production had already started... Scott Lyttle (21 years ago, 19-Jan-04, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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Today the (URL) Dallas Morning News> ran a Newsday (?) feature in their Kids Beat section about Nathan Sawaya. It features large pics of some of his MOCs, especially the life-size (URL) Han Solo in Carbonite>. Lugnet gets a mention as well, and (...) (21 years ago, 21-Jan-04, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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