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Subject:	Re: autoFAQpost /general/~u.can_i_use_lugnet_name_or_logo.en.faq
Newsgroups:	lugnet.faq
Date:	Fri, 16 Jul 1999 18:19:06 GMT
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Why would you mention not putting AFOL and LUGNET on the same shirt? What's the connection? Is there some kind of general rule about mixing non-trademarks with trademarks? In lugnet.faq, Larry Pieniazek writes: > [...] For example John > Neal and I did "I read Lugnet(tm)" shirts. We checked with Todd first, > and honored his font choices, to a certain extent. We also did not put > AFOL and LUGNET on the same shirt. > > (goes on to explain that the LUGNET logo can't be used on physical objects)

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		Re: autoFAQpost /general/~u.can_i_use_lugnet_name_or_logo.en.faq
(...) Because I remembered it... we had a pretty intense discussion about it at the time, and we respected Todd's wishes. Timeframe was February-March of this year. This post, while neither the start or the beginning of the thread, is a place to (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jul-99, to lugnet.faq)

		Re: autoFAQpost /general/~u.can_i_use_lugnet_name_or_logo.en.faq
(...) Probably not worth mentioning. It's a personal thing. I cringe every time I see term AFOL because it looks like AOL and, as the person who coined it several years ago pointed out, it looks like "a fool." It also reminds me of at least two army (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jul-99, to lugnet.faq)

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		Re: autoFAQpost /general/~u.can_i_use_lugnet_name_or_logo.en.faq
(...) A boiled down answer (and I'd refer to the thread as authoritative) is that the word LUGNET should be followed by (tm) (or TM superscripted if you're using a font/display combination capable of same), and is OK to use if you're not implying (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jul-99, to lugnet.faq)

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