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Re: First draft of the Lego-Modular Train layout standards posted..
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lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org
Date: 
Thu, 30 Mar 2000 17:02:32 GMT
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Well, it is easier to ask for forgiveness than permission.  I think that
legomodular could be claimed as deprecating a brand more than
LEGO(tm)-Modular could.  Either way, it would seem very silly to have their
legal department crack down on a couple of their biggest[1] individual
customers.

Mike

[1]  I would put Conan as #1, but I don't think I even fit into the top 10.
I think I sell as much as Frank Filz buys and I am sure there are bigger
fish than me, but I don't know how many that would be.  Maybe I am a top
buyer, but I don't know.  Just curious and not trying to fill some machismo
need.

Larry Pieniazek <lar@voyager.net> wrote in message
news:Fs8un3.1JC@lugnet.com...
In lugnet.trains, Mike Poindexter writes:
I think that Lego is getting pretty ridiculous on their protection.
Lego-modular describes exactly what it is.  What else should it be • called?

When I coined Legomodular I left the hyphen and capitalization out on • purpose.
Not really sure why except it seemed more suitable.

Putting the hyphen back in emphasizes use of LEGO as an adjective.

If there is a problem with it though, you have to ask, is there then a • problem
with Lugnet(tm)? After all, it expands to Lego User Group NETwork..

I dunno.

++Lar



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(...) I don't know who buys the most LEGO, or who has the most LEGO - but I think we can safely say that there are some pretty huge collections being represented on LUGNET and especially here in .TRAINS! If LEGO (the company) doesn't realize how (...) (25 years ago, 30-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org)

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(...) When I coined Legomodular I left the hyphen and capitalization out on purpose. Not really sure why except it seemed more suitable. Putting the hyphen back in emphasizes use of LEGO as an adjective. If there is a problem with it though, you (...) (25 years ago, 30-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org)

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