user56: The current "Close as off-topic" description reads:

Questions on LEGO® - Stack Exchange are expected to generally relate to LEGOs, within the scope defined in the faq.

As per the official LEGO Group fair play guidelines:

Proper Use of the LEGO Trademark on a Web Site
  If the LEGO trademark is used at all, it should always be used as an adjective, not as a noun. For example, say "MODELS BUILT OF LEGO BRICKS". Never say "MODELS BUILT OF LEGOs".

Can we change the Close as Off topic statement to:

Questions on LEGO® - Stack Exchange are expected to generally relate to LEGO Bricks, within the scope defined in the faq.

Alternatively, we could make it more general:

Questions on LEGO® - Stack Exchange are expected to generally relate to brick building toys, within the scope defined in the faq.

Note also that the guidelines state:

[I]mproper use of the LEGO trademark cannot be made proper by including a disclaimer.

Regardless of whether it reads better or not, LEGO group want it written as an adjective rather than a noun, so on core site furniture we should respect that. I'm not calling for editors to go around changing everyone's questions and answers to the correct form, although someone else might.

user12: This has been changed to read "LEGO Bricks", thanks!


56: <p>The current "Close as off-topic" description reads:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>Questions on LEGO® - Stack Exchange are expected to generally relate to LEGOs, within the scope defined in the faq.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>As per the official <a href="http://aboutus.lego.com/en-us/corporate/fairplay.aspx" rel="nofollow noreferrer">LEGO Group fair play guidelines</a>:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p><strong>Proper Use of the LEGO Trademark on a Web Site</strong><br />
  If the LEGO trademark is used at all, it should always be used as an adjective, not as a noun. For example, say "MODELS BUILT OF LEGO BRICKS". Never say "MODELS BUILT OF LEGOs".</p>
</blockquote>

<p>Can we change the Close as Off topic statement to:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>Questions on LEGO® - Stack Exchange are expected to generally relate to <strong>LEGO Bricks</strong>, within the scope defined in the faq.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>Alternatively, we could make it more general:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>Questions on LEGO® - Stack Exchange are expected to generally relate to <strong>brick building toys</strong>, within the scope defined in the faq.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>Note also that the guidelines state:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>[I]mproper use of the LEGO trademark cannot be made proper by including a disclaimer.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>Regardless of whether it reads better or not, LEGO group want it written as an adjective rather than a noun, so on <a href="https://bricks.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/9/do-we-use-lego-or-legos/29#29">core site furniture</a> we should respect that. <em>I'm</em> not calling for editors to go around changing everyone's questions and answers to the correct form, although someone else might.</p>
 12: <p>This has been changed to read "LEGO Bricks", thanks!</p>

<p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/bR1oR.png" alt="closed as off-topic message"></p>
