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Re: BrickiWiki
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lugnet.general, lugnet.mediawatch
Date: 
Wed, 17 May 2006 12:51:07 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Bryan Kinkel wrote:
   This link arrived in my mailbox this morning courtesy of Google Alerts:

http://brickiwiki.wetpaint.com

Is this a legitamate AFOL effort or a company attaching itself to the LEGO brand?

-- Bryan

Also announced here. IMO this is not a legitimate effort but is an attachment. Brickwiki (no extra i) has been around for quite some time, is quite comprehensive and is most definitely an AFOL effort.

To be honest, I’m really unimpressed by this effort as it basically steals the name of what exists for no reason I can see other than to sell their brand.

Tim



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  Re: BrickiWiki
 
(...) I concur wholeheartedly. On principle I personally will never use it, and I would encourage all other AFOLs to avoid it as well, sticking to the homegrown original (URL) Brickwiki>. In fact, I think that there should be a frontpage link on (...) (18 years ago, 17-May-06, to lugnet.general, lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)  

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This link arrived in my mailbox this morning courtesy of Google Alerts: (URL) this a legitamate AFOL effort or a company attaching itself to the LEGO brand? -- Bryan (18 years ago, 17-May-06, to lugnet.general, lugnet.mediawatch)

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