BlipFace.Helpers.ViewModelHelper.MapToViewStatus C# (CSharp) Method

        public static IList<StatusViewModel> MapToViewStatus(IList<BlipStatus> statusesList, string ownerLogin)
        {
            IList<StatusViewModel> statuses =
                new  ObservableCollection<StatusViewModel>();

            //IList<StatusViewModel> sts = new List<StatusViewModel>(statusesList.Count);

                foreach (BlipStatus status in statusesList)
                {
                    //todo: trzeba uważać bo gdy nie ma recipient to
                    //rzuca wyjątekiem nullreference
                    string reciptientAvatar = string.Empty;
                    string reciptientLogin = string.Empty;
                    bool hasRecipient = false;
                    bool directedMessage = false;
                    bool privateMessage = false;

                    if (status.Type==null)
                    {
                        int a = 5;
                    }

                    if (status.Type == "DirectedMessage")
                    {
                        reciptientAvatar = status.Recipient.Avatar == null
                                           ? "http://static1.blip.pl/images/nn_nano.png?1240395130"
                                           : status.Recipient.Avatar.Url50;
                        reciptientLogin = status.Recipient.Login;
                        hasRecipient = true;
                        directedMessage = true;
                    }
                    else if (status.Type == "PrivateMessage")
                    {
                        reciptientAvatar = status.Recipient.Avatar == null
                                           ? "http://static1.blip.pl/images/nn_nano.png?1240395130"
                                           : status.Recipient.Avatar.Url50;
                        reciptientLogin = status.Recipient.Login;
                        hasRecipient = true;
                        privateMessage = true;
                    }

                    //czasami data nie jest ustawiana przez Blipa - dziwne
                    string creationDate = status.StatusTime == null ? string.Empty : status.StatusTime;
                    string avatarUrl = status.User.Avatar == null
                                           ? "http://static1.blip.pl/images/nn_nano.png?1240395130"
                                           : status.User.Avatar.Url50;
                    string pictureUrl = string.Empty;
                    if(status.Pictures!=null && status.Pictures.Count>0)
                    {
                        pictureUrl = status.Pictures[0].Url;
                    }

                    statuses.Add(new StatusViewModel()
                                {
                                    StatusId = status.Id,
                                    UserId = status.User.Id,
                                    Content = status.Content,
                                    UserAvatar50 = avatarUrl,
                                    RecipientAvatar50 = reciptientAvatar,
                                    RecipientLogin = reciptientLogin,
                                    HasRecipient = hasRecipient,
                                    DirectedMessage = directedMessage,
                                    PrivateMessage = privateMessage,
                                    CreationDate = creationDate,
                                    UserLogin = status.User.Login,
                                    StatusType = status.Type,
                                    BlipFaceUser = ownerLogin,
                                    FirstPictureUrl= pictureUrl
                                });
                }

            return statuses;
        }