[...] Functioning Chinese translation is smart business move. Many potential buyers about 1/5th of world's population. AB (119 months ago, Aug 20, 2014, to Suggestions)
[...] I don't complain just to complain. If there is an issue, I ask BL to fix it. Or if I feel there is something BL Admin could improve, but isn't necessary, I mention [...] (119 months ago, Aug 20, 2014, to Suggestions)
[...] I think Troy also said the same thing, but I think it does (or at the very least, used to) accomplish something. We live in hope! [...] Yes changes have been [...] (119 months ago, Aug 20, 2014, to Suggestions)
[...] I think that the complainers are the ones that can save bricklink. I do not see BL going away but it might not be as strong as it is or once was. The vocal people here, [...] (119 months ago, Aug 20, 2014, to Suggestions)
[...] I am well aware of the risks and pitfalls that may occur if the Chinese presence here is greatly expanded. Having helped dozens of companies set up shop in China, I know [...] (119 months ago, Aug 20, 2014, to Suggestions)
[...] I think there should be an option to buy frikandellen and kroketten here too, like you can in most places that the Dutch invade ;) I heard that .nl is one of the [...] (119 months ago, Aug 20, 2014, to Suggestions)
[...] Keep up the good fight Scott! I don't agree with everything you say, but I do agree with some of it. In a nutshell, I don't have any major problem with the complaining [...] (119 months ago, Aug 20, 2014, to Suggestions)
[...] Have you any idea of the problems that would cause? There are countless knock-offs and even sets with the same pictures and they look like real Lego sets. And they [...] (119 months ago, Aug 20, 2014, to Suggestions)
[...] I wonder what the use is though, when hardly any sellers understand a Chinese language? I sure hope it doesn't lead to Chinese people addressing me in their language. [...] (119 months ago, Aug 20, 2014, to Suggestions)
[...] Numbers do not have to make sense. USA 156,907 members population (wikipedia) 318,594,000 so approximately 0,05% of the population is represented here. China [...] (119 months ago, Aug 20, 2014, to Suggestions)
[...] Yes, it would be nice to include the Dutch, French, German, Polish and Spanish speaking countries, and others that have been members of this site for years along with [...] (119 months ago, Aug 20, 2014, to Suggestions)
[...] I think it would be good to have little flags for every other language BrickLink has been translated into. As for why the Chinese flag is there (to the exclusion [...] (119 months ago, Aug 20, 2014, to Suggestions)
[...] All great points Troy. I know that you and I often are in pretty close agreement on these things. ...and now we are getting vaguely threatening private messages from [...] (119 months ago, Aug 20, 2014, to Suggestions)
[...] That's what I was wondering too. There are many countries that have more members than China. If Bricklink would be professional and still be in touch with its community, [...] (119 months ago, Aug 20, 2014, to Suggestions)
[...] You're right. The largest area where they are lacking is again communication. I'll say it again communication; and as has been mentioned testing. While I may [...] (119 months ago, Aug 20, 2014, to Suggestions)
[...] That would be someone like me, as I openly stated that I wish more of my favorite stores would also sell on BO (I like easily maximizing value for shipping with no [...] (119 months ago, Aug 20, 2014, to Suggestions)
[...] What troubled me was that after the issues of the past couple of days, I awoke to see a chines flag with an empty box of a link next to it (Since my computer apparently [...] (119 months ago, Aug 20, 2014, to Suggestions)
[...] [...] BrickOwl does do some things better than BrickLink, and I do not think that mentioning that should be off limits. I do like their wanted list features better. [...] (119 months ago, Aug 20, 2014, to Suggestions)
[...] I do not mind that flag. I do mind that it is the ONLY flag. I would expect to see a UK/USA/hybrid flag next to it for the English language version of the website. (And [...] (119 months ago, Aug 20, 2014, to Suggestions)
I do try to maintain perspective on this sort of thing. Just yesterday, at work, the programmers made a requested change to the database. But when the update and patch were [...] (119 months ago, Aug 20, 2014, to Suggestions)
[...] I'd love to see this list of individuals who have the agenda and your opinion on what their agenda consists of. (119 months ago, Aug 20, 2014, to Suggestions)
[...] It says that my frustration is building, but I haven't reached the breaking point that I actually act on a viable option. It says that you still haven't addressed [...] (119 months ago, Aug 20, 2014, to Suggestions)
[...] i don't donsider it a minor issue that my buyers cannot view important information about my store. (119 months ago, Aug 20, 2014, to Suggestions)
[...] True, but that is different than steering 90% of the threads into "Well BO does it..." or whatever. I have never said that there should be no discussion. My issue with [...] (119 months ago, Aug 20, 2014, to Suggestions)
[...] I'll agree on that. But it was difficult getting email from BL members asking me what was wrong with me and why was I doing this since he was posting as me. Little [...] (119 months ago, Aug 20, 2014, to Suggestions)
[...] [...] While I do not condone his actions, they did spark action on securing the site, which may not have happened otherwise. And I think the point John was trying to [...] (119 months ago, Aug 20, 2014, to Suggestions)
[...] [...] How do you know that? I know many features that BrickLink currently has that took YEARS or arguing in the forums to get implemented. Think Multiple Currencies. [...] (119 months ago, Aug 20, 2014, to Suggestions)
[...] I did not consider them to be. The Monday issue to be seemed like a regular old crash of the site. The other seemed to be a result of the "upgrade" or the maintenance. [...] (119 months ago, Aug 20, 2014, to Suggestions)
[...] Aren't they both bugs as a result of the same rollout though? Why does it matter when they were reported? The new features were rolled out on Monday. The problem [...] (119 months ago, Aug 20, 2014, to Suggestions)
[...] The hacker admitted it on the forum and said that he just went into the paypal accounts that had the same passwords and just looked around. Thank goodness he was a nice [...] (119 months ago, Aug 20, 2014, to Suggestions)
[...] [...] Scott you don't need to have more than 50% of the users to get something done, apparently you only need to be .03% of the userbase, much like the need for [...] (119 months ago, Aug 20, 2014, to Suggestions)
[...] John, I honestly don't think that anything actually happened with anyone's Paypal account. My BL account was one of the hacked accounts and there wasn't any [...] (119 months ago, Aug 20, 2014, to Suggestions)
[...] The last time BrickLink was hacked they looked at the id and pass words and went into paypal and could get into user accounts that used the same passwords. That is scarey. [...] (119 months ago, Aug 20, 2014, to Suggestions)
[...] Thanks that is cool. I am not really that upset. Hell, most of what I buy is made in China. I do not even think my toilette paper is made in the US. But my two American [...] (119 months ago, Aug 20, 2014, to Suggestions)
[...] I was speaking to the broader sense as I felt Jim was speaking...not about this specific thread. I think that if you go through the official channels that is all you [...] (119 months ago, Aug 20, 2014, to Suggestions)
[...] All true, but coming into thread after thread saying the same things over and over accomplishes nothing. What has it accomplished so far? BL has attempted to make [...] (119 months ago, Aug 20, 2014, to Suggestions)
[...] That was a totally different issue from the tabs issue. The checkout issue lasted for what appears to be a very specific amount of time two nights ago (Monday) [...] (119 months ago, Aug 20, 2014, to Suggestions)
[...] Just to be clear and not cause a panic for those unaware, Paypal is separate from BL and there isn't anything related to Paypal stored within BL. Pam (119 months ago, Aug 20, 2014, to Suggestions)
Opps his post before I attached the image. My apologies. Here is what the screen looks like after blocking the image In Suggestions, Cyberclark writes: [...] (119 months ago, Aug 20, 2014, to Suggestions)
[...] I found a solution John. If you are using Firefox, install an addon called AdBlock plus. Once the addon is installed load bricklink.com. Go to the flag and right click [...] (119 months ago, Aug 20, 2014, to Suggestions)
[...] It is not terrible, but there is much room for improvement. Mainly in communication and how changes are implemented. I do not want to leave, I do not want to move to [...] (119 months ago, Aug 20, 2014, to Suggestions)
[...] [...] Scott: How many times are you going to complain about the people complaining? Do they get more witty when they are made for the 200th time? What should the [...] (119 months ago, Aug 20, 2014, to Suggestions)
[...] Oh, I agree. On all points. I am with you on just about all of it. And yes, I knew full well what would happen with this thread. Better it be focused in one place than [...] (119 months ago, Aug 20, 2014, to Suggestions)
[...] Maybe those that complain manage to put into words others are thinking? The numbers that post may be small, but I agree with what's being said, and believe it needs [...] (119 months ago, Aug 20, 2014, to Suggestions)
[...] [...] (URL) And I do find is suspect that you don't recall this, as you post on the thread yourself: (URL) Just saying. Not being able to place orders, on a [...] (119 months ago, Aug 20, 2014, to Suggestions)
[...] Original quote from Steve's (Cyberclark) post: "But come on you have to admit there were bugs in this last release that could have easily been avoided with [...] (119 months ago, Aug 20, 2014, to Suggestions)
[...] There are four options: 1) Migrate the stores to Amazon/eBay and utilize their interfaces to move your product 2) Migrate the stores to Brick Owl which attempts [...] (119 months ago, Aug 20, 2014, to Suggestions)
[...] Leave BL if it is so terrible? At this point do you feel that they are somehow going to listen to your complaints? Several of you that have now posted here are the same [...] (119 months ago, Aug 20, 2014, to Suggestions)
[...] Which 'issue' do you refer to? The issue of my OP was in no way directed at the items you have enumerated. I was addressing the process, or lack therof. Perhaps [...] (119 months ago, Aug 20, 2014, to Suggestions)
[...] Sadly, the long line of complaints about every little thing BL has done (from the proposed logo changes on) impacts your timing. If you truly intended to pass [...] (119 months ago, Aug 20, 2014, to Suggestions)
[...] That may be, but no business is under an obligation to change what they are doing based on who their customers are. McDonald's may have a ton of customers that are [...] (119 months ago, Aug 20, 2014, to Suggestions)
Jim & Scott - If your replies are designed to parady certain behaviors on the forum, I commend you. Otherwise you have mischaracterized what I said & suggested. I have no problem [...] (119 months ago, Aug 20, 2014, to Suggestions)
[...] Yea...that's exactly what it is. :-? Bricklink is a place for buying and selling Lego and it works magnificently at that. I could care less if they translate it [...] (119 months ago, Aug 20, 2014, to Suggestions)
[...] The issues that I have seen are all systemic in nature. One or two issues are slip ups. We all have them. Implement some process improvement and move on. But what I'm [...] (119 months ago, Aug 20, 2014, to Suggestions)
[...] [...] Scott The problem seems to be that the original announcement gave hope that what problems there were would be fixed with the new owners. However as the days [...] (119 months ago, Aug 20, 2014, to Suggestions)
[...] For several hours yesterday, no one could place orders: it would throw some garbage server script error. Surely that's a significant issue worth complaining about. (119 months ago, Aug 20, 2014, to Suggestions)
[...] I do not recall reading that people could not place orders, only that a few could not see the tabs. This alone does not stop one from placing an order, just from potentially [...] (119 months ago, Aug 20, 2014, to Suggestions)
[...] For QCBricks, perhaps BrickLink is such a modern wonder, so perfect that it is above any criticism? Come on!... It seems hard not to criticize BrickLink when they hardly [...] (119 months ago, Aug 20, 2014, to Suggestions)
[...] I said "Friday", not this Friday. :) Here is the thing...this issue might be the one that deserves the ire of the crowds, but the incessant complaining and criticism [...] (119 months ago, Aug 20, 2014, to Suggestions)
[...] [...] I think that this is an unfair characterization of what happened. Sure, complaining about the appearance of the changes made can seem petty. But complaining [...] (119 months ago, Aug 20, 2014, to Suggestions)
[...] [...] That is the funniest thing I have read all day Scott, you actually think the MOC shop will be open on Friday :) But come on you have to admit there were [...] (119 months ago, Aug 20, 2014, to Suggestions)
[...] Jim- Logic is of no use. Bricklink is in a complete no-win situation at this point. The 20 or so people that seem to live to instantly criticize them will do that [...] (119 months ago, Aug 20, 2014, to Suggestions)
[...] I would add a step between 8 an 9. Give access to test sandbox to a select group of user volunteers. Let them "beta" test your changes for a day or 2. Users that have [...] (119 months ago, Aug 20, 2014, to Suggestions)
[...] In all actuality. If he hired 10 people to do the main job, and then decided he wanted to hire an 11th person to do the translation, and the translation got done before [...] (119 months ago, Aug 20, 2014, to Suggestions)
[...] ...who has been very quite today. Not that I blame him. These sorts of things should NOT have made it past his - or his teams' - review. I'd also want to keep [...] (119 months ago, Aug 20, 2014, to Suggestions)
[...] It's really sad that basic software development mantras need to be brought up in the Forum by the site's users. It's one of the reasons my level of concern [...] (119 months ago, Aug 20, 2014, to Suggestions)
[...] Yes, the cost is quite high. Then again, based on what has been shared, BL has invested in a good sized development and customer service team. Perhaps those should be [...] (119 months ago, Aug 20, 2014, to Suggestions)
[...] You should have seen the previous version that my more level-headed wife insist that I dispose of...;) No need to elaborate on the horrible, bad things. Go to (URL) [...] (119 months ago, Aug 20, 2014, to Suggestions)
[...] Following this process should provide a very high confidence level that new SW rolled out is bug free. (URL) Of course this comes with a cost, and likely BL is not [...] (119 months ago, Aug 20, 2014, to Suggestions)
[...] In the version of Chrome I'm using on some version of Windows there's a settings box in the top right corner of the browser (it's 3 stacked horizontal [...] (119 months ago, Aug 20, 2014, to Suggestions)
[...] snip [...] I don't remember anyone requesting that anywhere on the site that the current month appears that it be written in Chinese instead of English. Of course [...] (119 months ago, Aug 20, 2014, to Suggestions)
[...] I just switched over to Firefox and IE. The tabs show up in those 2 browsers, at least for me. But not in Chrome. HTH. Pam [...] (119 months ago, Aug 20, 2014, to Suggestions)
Yes, you can place an order on BL, but you can't check the store's splash, page, or contact the store in any way. I won't hesitate to place an order from a store [...] (119 months ago, Aug 20, 2014, to Suggestions)
[...] [...] Your paperboy delivers the paper at the street edge of the driveway. You call and ask to have it delivered inside your gate. He does, but now it's 8 feet [...] (119 months ago, Aug 20, 2014, to Suggestions)
[...] If people are still having issues accessing LEGO S@H, they just need to clear their browser history and reconnect to the site... Life is Good. ~Ed. (119 months ago, Aug 20, 2014, to Suggestions)
