Wisecraft? Not really.
07:13 Wednesday 25 Jul 07
So back home in Leicester there are a bunch of witches that have declared victory in their battle to have a multi-million pound development renamed. Their ’spokeswoman’ (shouldn’t that be ’spokesperson’ or are male witches not allowed?) going by the completely made up name “Morrigan Wisecraft” apparently said they have used the proposed name for a series of websites.
This just screams fraud and complete garbage.
“It was our only wish all along, to be left in peace ..”
Well if you hadn’t (1) contacted the company (2) presumably rattled at them repeatedly and (3) gone running to the Press then (a) no-one else would know, (b) the ‘peace’ would be undisturbed, (c) we might have more space for actual news and lastly (d) people who do follow wicca and other ‘alternative’ faiths would not be held up to further ridicule by Ms M Wisecraft’s complete stupidity.
As you had immediately guessed… this website is clearly not connected in any way with the Leicester City Centre “Highcross Quarter Leicester” retail, entertainment, and leisure development.
it says on their site. Maybe on the new commercial centre it should have
Not connected to a bunch of small-minded shallow individuals known for sensationalisation and a desire to wring money from companies because we all know that was their real motive
Morrigan Wisecraft - can a fellow wiccan throw a “Clue Replenishment” spell her way? She seems to be in need.
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This was one of the funniest stories I ever heard. The name “Highcross Quarter” sounded so pretentious, only property developers could have thought it was a good idea. What was wrong with The Shires anyway?
To be fair, I should point out (and I’m in no way connected with either party involved) that the witches didn’t try to extort any money from Hammerson. They turned down an offer to sell the name. They were trying to protect what they consider to be their heritage. And the epilogue is that the United Nations WIPO agreed with them! The full story is here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highcross_Leicester
Incidentally, in English law, you can call yourself what you want. There’s no reason why that can’t be her real name. Having said that, I’ll keep my opinion of that particular name to myself!
23:42 Friday 22 Aug 08
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It’s garbage your instincts are right. I know a charity that had their website designed by the company who has bought the highcross quarter website. He’s a crook. He wanted people from the charity to pose as witches for him!
19:35 Saturday 20 Sep 08