Redisplay Messages: Compact | Brief | All | Full Show Messages: All | Without Replies| Author: | SylvainLS  | | Posted: | Mar 21, 2020 17:11 | | Subject: | Re: Wheel plate stuck on car chassis piece | | Viewed: | 37 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, randyf writes:
| | In Catalog, crazylegoman writes:
| | Does anyone know if
is meant to be able to be removed from
* |  | 11650c01 Vehicle, Base 5 x 10 x 2 1/2 with Mudguards and 6 x 2 Recessed Center with 3 Holes with (Same Color) Wheels Holders Attached
Parts: Vehicle, Base |
once they are together?
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The whole vehicle base is one part. Nothing on it is meant to come off.
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Sure?
LDraw has the part (11650.dat) without the plates with wheel pins and the part
with the plates exist in two versions: 12622.dat in one colour and 12622p01.dat
with LBG plates.
Are those some sort of rivets?
Or do they use a special technique to connect the plates?
| | | | I feel like the axles are going to snap off of the 2X2 plates if I pull any herder
than I already am. Also, I've never seen a post with a tapered part at the
end like the chassis piece has. It seems a bit like those Bionicle brains and
heads.
David
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Mar 19, 2020 21:33 | | Subject: | Re: Just a little something to BRIGHTEN your day | | Viewed: | 38 times | | Topic: | Colors | |
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| In Colors, randyf writes:
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More opinions means more agreement on what is better. 
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I’d prefer Opalescent but that’s my French brain speaking. Opal can do as a
short form.
Satin is “continuous,” smooth. Opal(escent) is “pailleté” (sequined/spangled)
(and milky).
The parts don’t look smooth as satin.
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Mar 19, 2020 21:12 | | Subject: | Re: Just a little something to BRIGHTEN your day | | Viewed: | 39 times | | Topic: | Colors | |
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| In Colors, mfav writes:
So am I.
Maybe writing those long messages didn’t help.
| | but it kind of seems like you're willing to cut Russell some
slack for being sloppy, but not extending the same courtesy to me.
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Yes, because the Russell made a confusing metonymy while you discarded readily
available facts.
It’s a line in the sand but it’s a line nonetheless.
⸮ƨi oʜW
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Mar 19, 2020 19:54 | | Subject: | Re: Just a little something to BRIGHTEN your day | | Viewed: | 36 times | | Topic: | Colors | |
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| In Colors, mfav writes:
It wasn’t about me, it was about the admins and Russell.
As much as I do poke at them when they do wrong or could do better, or when they
don’t do as I’d like , I think there’s a limit to uncandidness.
| | I typically cut most or all of the quoted post because I figure if folks are
invested enough, they'll read the thread. I hate the posts where they are
187 messages long and the whole thing is quoted and quoted and quoted to the
point you can't find the current content.
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I agree with that (and do it too) but that’s not what you did: You didn’t remove
the chaff, you removed the facts which, strangely, didn’t go with your story.
(And as you cut all I said, you could have directly answered to Teup’s message
and I would have just pointed you to my answer to Teup.)
| | Not trying to poke you in les yeux or anything like that. Just saying that
satin is a finish, and if anyone's been paying attention, Russell said they
were calling the color satin (for now).
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But they are not. They are calling them Satin White, Satin Trans-Light Blue
and Satin Trans-Dark Pink.
If you take this fact into account then you understantd that what Russell said
is a slip of the tongue, an abuse of language, or bad metonymy: he thought “finish”
(or even simply “colours”, because there are three) and said “colour”
instead.
| | Satin is not a color. It is a fabric. And from the fabric, adopted a a term for
a finish in papers and other coatings.
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And that’s exactly how it’s used by BL for colours.
And in the exact same way LEGO doesn’t call these colours “opal” but uses “opal”
as a qualifier for known colours (well, at least for two of them as we don’t
know the name of the white one).
Ditto.
And on a totally different note, the song “Eternally” by Charlie Chaplin/Geoffrey
Parsons is known as “Deux petits chaussons (de satin blanc)”/“Two Little sleepers
(in white satin)” in French (totally different lyrics).
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Mar 19, 2020 18:08 | | Subject: | Re: Just a little something to BRIGHTEN your day | | Viewed: | 50 times | | Topic: | Colors | |
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| In Colors, mfav writes:
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Satin is a finish.
[…]
If BrickLink is going to use "silk" as a color, then I'd like to suggest
burlap, corduroy, hemp, twigs, type two, and open O for future colors, because
they're also just as fun and useful. Hey! Everybody knows what color type
two is, right?
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Most of your remarks on names and descriptions are very well founded, and I get
the comical device of exaggeration, but this, this’s just disingenuous: You
cut my answer where the BL colour names were listed, colour names in which Satin
is clearly used a modificator (“finish”) of other, known and common colours,
White, Trans-Light Blue, and Trans-Dark Pink, and then you go on to imply BL
wants to use Satin as a colour and not a finish.
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Mar 19, 2020 15:30 | | Subject: | Re: Just a little something to BRIGHTEN your day | | Viewed: | 43 times | | Topic: | Colors | |
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| In Colors, Teup writes:
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Hmm in my understanding, "satin" refers to the way a colour looks (like matte,
glossy, metallic) and not to any specific actual colour. Not sure if I'm
right, but Opal certainly sounds a lot better to me.
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Indeed, that’s why the new colours are:
Satin White
Satin Trans-Light Blue
Satin Trans-Dark Pink
for BL while they are, respectively,
(Unnamed)
Tarnsparent Blue Opal
Transparent Medium Reddish Violet Opal
for LEGO.
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Mar 19, 2020 13:47 | | Subject: | Re: Just a little something to BRIGHTEN your day | | Viewed: | 55 times | | Topic: | Colors | |
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| In Colors, Bendix writes:
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If you buy more than one you`ll recognize they look different - maybe depending
on the thickness of the coating or a slightly different kind of coating? It`s
not caused by the incidence of light.
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Did you notice the logo orientation / chain attachment correlates with the iridescence?
(That is both bricks with “top” chain are more iridescent than the ones with
“bottom” chain.)
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Mar 17, 2020 19:08 | | Subject: | Re: Question about part x168 | | Viewed: | 39 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, randyf writes:
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However, if LDraw
still uses some "x" numbers, it would be wise to retain them.
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LDraw doesn’t use “x” numbers. They use “u” numbers, and they get rid of them
as soon as the correct ID is known.
So, rid away with the “x”!
As for aliases, they make alias files (their descriptions start with a “=”).
So that takes care of that.
Now, their patterns numbers are not compatible with BL’s. So this would be a
bigger problem, except, now, the BL ID is often put as keywords (inside the file
but searchable in some CADs or simply with a grep).
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Mar 16, 2020 12:07 | | Subject: | Re: Question about part x168 | | Viewed: | 33 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, edeevo writes:
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I'm guessing it also has to do with all the dependencies within the site
that would be affected if the numbers were simply changed... […]
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Nah, items have a fixed, internal ID in the database, that ID doesn’t change.
The part ID is just another description, shorter and unique.
Think about when they add a digit to the numbered minifigs (bla001 becoming bla0001).
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Mar 14, 2020 17:55 | | Subject: | Re: Silly to Consider This Sprue a Part? | | Viewed: | 75 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, crazylegoman writes:
| | In Catalog, axaday writes:
| | I apologize for the quick lo-res pic, but I think a lot of people are familiar
with this piece. It's the sprue from [p=19807c01]. And it IS just a sprue.
But I was looking it over today before tossing it in the trash and it is a pretty
neat looking piece AND it was obviously designed with some play value, because
it fits on a stud. It has never been used in a set, I believe, but it is easy
for me to imagine it being useful in MOCs. Would it be silly to add it to the
catalog?
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I think it would be fine in the catalog, although I'm sure there are others
who would oppose it. Are there other sprue-only entries in the catalog?
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It would at least limit the number of people not finding it in the catalogue.
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Mar 14, 2020 12:29 | | Subject: | Re: Which colors available for each part | | Viewed: | 27 times | | Topic: | Colors | |
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| In Colors, hpoort writes:
| | In Colors, Sdoherty76 writes:
| | Hi i have a list of parts which i know need to be the same color for my build.
i would like to build the same item in different colors if the parts are available
in that color.
is there a way of finding out what other colors are available for a list of parts.
i can then determine if they actually exist and can buy a batch in another color.
i know i can look at known colors for each part but this is on each individual
part page and wondered if this could be linked?
sean d
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Through the wanted list functionality it is possible to get a list of shops and
prices to get an idea of availability ('show shops per item', but it
is not so easy to bulk change the wanted color.
Studio might be more useful. It gives a price indication for each part, highlighting
parts that are not available or more expensive, and it is easy to change the
color on a group of parts.
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Also, in Studio:
0. check the “Hide unvailable colors” in the colour palette (top right),
1. select all the parts you want of the same colour,
2. look in the palette: TADA! only the colours that are available for all the
parts are shown.
Now, it’s nifty but there’s still the possibility that some of the parts are
rare and expensive or that the database is wrong about the “known” colours.
So double check.
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Mar 13, 2020 13:26 | | Subject: | Re: Tweezers in gold color? | | Viewed: | 37 times | | Topic: | Modulex | |
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| In Modulex, patpendlego writes:
| | Hi,
found these in a large lot of Modulex, the left one metallic and same as the
images here on bricklink, the right one is gold color and different... is it
Modulex?
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I’d say “brass,” not “gold.”
Otherwise, nothing to add….
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Mar 11, 2020 21:13 | | Subject: | Re: StormChaser: the tale of two tails | | Viewed: | 66 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, mfav writes:
| | This is sort of akin to Number Six on your roadmap. I think.
Is there a standardization scheme in the works for items like these shown, and
similar items, where the length exceeds the footprint of the attachment plate?
If you're going by the scheme used for 6239, then 2430 ought to be a 1x5.
If you're going by the scheme used for 2430, then 6239 ought to be a 2x3.
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That would be 2340
| | I know this is bound to have implications all over the catalog with many modified
bricks and plates and other things, especially when you get into SNOT pieces,
but there's inconsistency within and across categories now.
One would think the overall x-y-z dimensions of the piece would be considered
every time...
I know this is going to require some quiet contemplation followed by noisy debate,
but some semblance of consistency would be really nice to have.
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Mar 11, 2020 13:57 | | Subject: | Re: Purist Custom Figures | | Viewed: | 33 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, DrDrewBlood writes:
| | I don't get it. The LEGO brand is saturated with a huge variety of outside
IP. LegoIdeas, MOCs, BrickLink Studio. I don't think what I'm proposing
is that different from what currently exists.
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Ideas: already licenced IPs are now forbidden.
If you use another IP, (and if you’re selected,) TLG will negotiate and licence
the IP.
In the meanwhile, the model is not downloadable from LEGO.
Studio: IP ⇒ display only.
What’s done on other website can’t be done on LEGO’s own websites.
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Mar 11, 2020 13:57 | | Subject: | Re: Purist Custom Figures | | Viewed: | 30 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, DrDrewBlood writes:
| | I don't think users would need the ability to download digital copies of
the minifigures.
They just need the ability to view the parts list (just like we have with official
figures). And the ability to "add all parts" to their Wanted list. Nobody is
downloading designs or selling figures. Just a place to share combinations of
existing official pieces, and add those pieces to a Wanted list.
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That’s what you don’t understand: Wanted Lists are worse than digital models!
Studio models are “Display only” not because they don’t want people to share
the digital models but because those can be used to make Wanted Lists and to
BUY things.
LEGO & BL don’t want to profit from IP: https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1181748
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Mar 11, 2020 13:26 | | Subject: | Re: Purist Custom Figures | | Viewed: | 33 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, DrDrewBlood writes:
| | A search of "Star Wars", "Marvel" and "Harry Potter" bring up designs in Studio
Gallery.
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And none of them is downloadable. They are all “Display only.”
| | I don't see what why this would be so different.
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Exactly.
How would your suggestion work without the ability to download the list of parts
(or put it in a WL)?
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Mar 11, 2020 13:02 | | Subject: | Re: Purist Custom Figures | | Viewed: | 34 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, DrDrewBlood writes:
| | Would it be a violation of IP if it's a preexisting license under LEGO?
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Yes.
Look at what’s happening (and what’s said) for the Studio Gallery.
| | I'm not a lawyer, but I wouldn't think so.
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IANAL either but it has already been ruled a violation on the Gallery.
| | But as mentioned bellow, these would
fall under MOCs, which I believe are free use.
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I believe you have to think again.
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Mar 11, 2020 12:34 | | Subject: | Re: Purist Custom Figures | | Viewed: | 37 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, starbeanie writes:
| | except those appear to be Harry Potter ghosts which violates IP rights
In Suggestions, DrDrewBlood writes:
| | It would be a completely separate section to avoid confusion, no non-official
pieces, and no selling. It would just be a way for people to share ideas, and
for others to add components to their wishlist. I think this avoids all of the
issues surrounding BrickArms.
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And it would be exactly like any other MOC, just minifig-only MOCs, and for that
there already are the MOC Shop (haha) and the Studio Gallery.
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Mar 8, 2020 18:59 | | Subject: | Re: Inventory Change Request for Minifig con004 | | Viewed: | 24 times | | Topic: | Inventories | |
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| In Inventories Requests, SylvainLS writes:
| | In Inventories Requests, Give.Me.A.Brick writes:
| | Please make changes to the following inventory: [M=con004]
* Delete 1 Part 3840pb01 Yellow Minifigure, Vest with Black Upward Chevron Pattern (Stickers)
* Add 1 Part 3840pb18 Yellow Minifigure, Vest with Black Chevron Pattern
Comments from Submitter:
MIB set from my childhood.
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Box and instructions say Upward.
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Oh, and the minifig picture has the wrong vest per current inventory (or vice-versa).
Previous discussions:
https://www.bricklink.com/messageThread.asp?ID=259325&nID=1163344
https://www.bricklink.com/messageThread.asp?ID=233099&nID=1080420
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Mar 8, 2020 18:57 | | Subject: | Re: Inventory Change Request for Minifig con004 | | Viewed: | 24 times | | Topic: | Inventories | |
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| In Inventories Requests, Give.Me.A.Brick writes:
| | Please make changes to the following inventory: [M=con004]
* Delete 1 Part 3840pb01 Yellow Minifigure, Vest with Black Upward Chevron Pattern (Stickers)
* Add 1 Part 3840pb18 Yellow Minifigure, Vest with Black Chevron Pattern
Comments from Submitter:
MIB set from my childhood.
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Box and instructions say Upward.
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Mar 8, 2020 11:15 | | Subject: | Re: Town Hall 10224 heads, twn157 | | Viewed: | 44 times | | Topic: | Inventories | |
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| In Inventories, bje writes:
| | In Inventories, SylvainLS writes:
| | In Inventories, monkeynut12 writes:
| | So all the heads in 10224 are 3626cp01, hollow stud, EXCEPT, the bride, twn157
who has a 3626bp01 blocked open stud. Is there a reason for this, or is this
error?
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Because it wouldn’t be correct to say the bride is hollow-headed?
(Yeah, I know, but the pun works better in French and I _had_ to try.)
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Hmm, but is it any better to say the poor dear is block-headed?
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| | (BTW, mine is a hollow stud version)
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Dang! I’d never have guessed you are a minifig!
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Mar 7, 2020 19:05 | | Subject: | Re: Town Hall 10224 heads, twn157 | | Viewed: | 46 times | | Topic: | Inventories | |
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| In Inventories, monkeynut12 writes:
| | So all the heads in 10224 are 3626cp01, hollow stud, EXCEPT, the bride, twn157
who has a 3626bp01 blocked open stud. Is there a reason for this, or is this
error?
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Because it wouldn’t be correct to say the bride is hollow-headed?
(Yeah, I know, but the pun works better in French and I _had_ to try.)
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Mar 6, 2020 18:29 | | Subject: | Re: Inventory Change Request for Set 6067-1 | | Viewed: | 27 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests | |
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| In Inventories Requests, WilliamRaine writes:
| | Please make changes to the following inventory:
* Delete 2 Part 3044 Black Slope 45 2 x 1 Double (Undetermined Underside Type)
* Add 2 Part 3044a Black Slope 45 2 x 1 Double - without Inside Bar
Comments from Submitter:
Maybe not a legitimate source, but I have an incomplete used set that appears all original, no signs of anyone changing parts around...similar wear and variation on everything. It contains this variant.
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FWIW, this request made me check: 1 only have 2 Black 3044 and they can only
come from 6067-1 and they are 3044a.
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Mar 3, 2020 07:29 | | Subject: | Re: Color id | | Viewed: | 35 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, rick_holl writes:
| | Bought this lot under ´dark grey’ but looks like dark bluish grey
Don’t have it yet, just want to be sure i ordered the DBG one
Thoughts?
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Not very easy to say without a reference but there’s a plate that looks more
olivey on the upper left, so I’d say most of it is DBG but there’s DG in there
too.
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Feb 29, 2020 14:52 | | Subject: | Re: item identification and color | | Viewed: | 23 times | | Topic: | Colors | |
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| In Colors, daywalker1310 writes:
| | In Colors, SylvainLS writes:
| | In Colors, daywalker1310 writes:
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Thanks everyone, but wich color is the sunglasses, there are 2 kinds of pink???
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The 93080l sunglasses only come in Bright Pink, and yours look transparent, so
I guess it’s not them.
Maybe they are Trans-Dark Pink
The air scoop could be Flat Silver or Pearl Dark Gray, as it’s not pearlish on
your picture, I’d go with Flat Silver.
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Yes the sunglasses are trans, but i want to know for sure that i not ship the
wrong color...i realy dont know...
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If they really are 18854, they only come in Trans-Dark Pink and Trans-Purple,
and Trans-Purple is way bluer than your pic.
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Feb 29, 2020 14:28 | | Subject: | Re: item identification and color | | Viewed: | 21 times | | Topic: | Colors | |
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| In Colors, daywalker1310 writes:
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Thanks everyone, but wich color is the sunglasses, there are 2 kinds of pink???
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The 93080l sunglasses only come in Bright Pink, and yours look transparent, so
I guess it’s not them.
Maybe they are Trans-Dark Pink
The air scoop could be Flat Silver or Pearl Dark Gray, as it’s not pearlish on
your picture, I’d go with Flat Silver.
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Feb 29, 2020 14:06 | | Subject: | Re: item identification and color | | Viewed: | 33 times | | Topic: | Colors | |
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| In Colors, SylvainLS writes:
| | In Colors, daywalker1310 writes:
| | Hello,
Can someone tell me wich items these are please? I can't find them...
The air intake and sunglasses i know, but wich color has these 2 items if you
know that the item next to the air intake dark bluish grey is????
Many Thanks,
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* | | 4289 Boat, Mast 2 x 2 x 3 Inclined with Stud on Top and Two Sides
Parts: Boat |
Not sure the other two are LEGO.
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Forgot, maybe
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Feb 29, 2020 14:03 | | Subject: | Re: item identification and color | | Viewed: | 27 times | | Topic: | Colors | |
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| In Colors, daywalker1310 writes:
| | Hello,
Can someone tell me wich items these are please? I can't find them...
The air intake and sunglasses i know, but wich color has these 2 items if you
know that the item next to the air intake dark bluish grey is????
Many Thanks,
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[P=4293]
Not sure the other two are LEGO.
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Feb 28, 2020 13:00 | | Subject: | Re: March Project - Sticker Sheet Restructuring | | Viewed: | 46 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, Admin_Russell writes:
| | […]
Regarding listing these with color, one of the things we would lose by doing
it this way is the rather dependable position that sticker sheets occupy at the
top of the inventory.
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Only if you sort by colour first.
I guess most people don’t change the default sorting but it’s nonetheless a welcome
option.
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Feb 27, 2020 17:53 | | Subject: | Re: Dimensions 10507 | | Viewed: | 34 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog Requests, mfav writes:
| | In Catalog Requests, SylvainLS writes:
| | | | That thing ought to be a 2x8 oughtn't it?
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That it ought.
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If the next argument I hear is that it should be a 1 x 2 because that's how
many anti-studs are on the bottom then the
should also be a 1 x 2, right?
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Sure should, and the description should be “Plate, Modified 1 x 2 with Tipper
End Flat with Pins”!
Barman, another one! The seagulls can walk.¹
(¹ Meaning it’s low tide. I don’t know if that translates well )
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Feb 27, 2020 17:18 | | Subject: | Re: Dimensions 10507 | | Viewed: | 38 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog Requests, mfav writes:
| | In Catalog Requests, SylvainLS writes:
| | Or we could talk about this part:
which doesn’t have anything in its size field but with the same “rule” would
be deemed of size 1 x 2.
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That thing ought to be a 2x8 oughtn't it?
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That it ought.
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Feb 27, 2020 16:58 | | Subject: | Re: Dimensions 10507 | | Viewed: | 31 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog Requests, TheBrickGuys writes:
| | In Catalog Requests, mfav writes:
| | In Catalog Requests, StormChaser writes:
| | So stud-size dimensions have a legitimate purpose. If I'm building something,
I don't want to pull out a tape measure and start counting millimeters to
decide if a part I like (but don't own) will fit where I need it to fit.
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That's true if the stud size dimensions are accurate; but when something
is really 1 x 1.4 but is labeled 1 x 1...not so much.
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But by looking at the picture it is very easy to determine what is meant by the
1x1 size and it is easy to see that the tooth sticks over the edge adding a little
more dimensional size to it but at least you can know the general size.
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Okay, the picture.
And tt’s somewhat okay to have only “1 x 1” within the description because it’s
followed by a “with…”, but what help is “1x1” in the size field?
Or we could talk about this part:
which doesn’t have anything in its size field but with the same “rule” would
be deemed of size 1 x 2.
The description field doesn’t give you the real size at all.
The picture doesn’t give you a useful approximation.
And were the size field filled this way (1x2), it would be useless.
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Feb 27, 2020 16:37 | | Subject: | Re: Dimensions 10507 | | Viewed: | 27 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog Requests, FreeStorm writes:
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| | Is the size field searchable?
Because if it is not, then it greatly reduces its usefulness.
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I do not think it's searchable
If you take this part as example
Size: 1.12 x 2 x 1.67 in studs
Description: 1 1/8 x 2 x 1 2/3
Searching "1.12" or "1.67" will not return this part.
It return the same result as "1 12" or "1 67"
The search form replace '.' with ' '
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Okay, thanks.
And that’s also another example of the description containing the size but in
another for (fractions instead of decimals). So the more I look into the size
field and the less it’s useful.
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Feb 27, 2020 15:22 | | Subject: | Re: Dimensions 10507 | | Viewed: | 25 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog Requests, StormChaser writes:
| | […]
The primary purpose for including stud-size dimensions is so that builders will
know the size of a part that they may not own and how that part would fit (or
if it would fit at all) into a MOC.
So stud-size dimensions have a legitimate purpose. If I'm building something,
I don't want to pull out a tape measure and start counting millimeters to
decide if a part I like (but don't own) will fit where I need it to fit.
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Is the size field searchable?
Because if it is not, then it greatly reduces its usefulness.
(I can’t test if it is because I don’t know of a part that would have a size
field without having the dimensions also repeated in their description. So if
I search a dimension, I can’t tell if the part was found by its size or by its
description.)
This size field is exactly what mfav was talking about for the reforging of the
description: dimensions should be one (or three) of the closed-valued fields
that should replace the free-valued description field.
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Feb 27, 2020 14:18 | | Subject: | Re: Dimensions 10507 | | Viewed: | 33 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog Requests, mfav writes:
| | Why is 10507 listed as 1x1 in studs?
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[P=10507]
| | 10507 is
x: 7.9mm
y: 11.2mm
z: 11.1mm
making it 1 x 1.4 in studs.
Is this just another one of those places of inconsistency madness?
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Feb 26, 2020 11:34 | | Subject: | Re: Tooth vs Toothed | | Viewed: | 44 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, axaday writes:
| | […]
The animal's name is smilodon, but saber-toothed tiger is a generally accepted
substitute.
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Or sabre-toothed or sabretoothed or sabertoothed…
| | Not saber-tooth tiger. Unfortunately, those minifigs come from a
set named "Saber-Tooth Tiger Tribe Pack".
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When it’s not UK vs. US, it’s the Danes’ fault
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Feb 19, 2020 14:39 | | Subject: | Re: Custom prints/stickers ... | | Viewed: | 34 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, rikitikitaviguy writes:
| | Wow...
I got more tired reading this than working all day...
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Sorry, next time I’ll try to add illustrations for you to colour 
| | Solution: NO STICKERS unless produced by TLG.
Stickers stink anyway...leave them on the sheets.
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Well, they are “part of LEGO fan culture”….
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Feb 19, 2020 14:01 | | Subject: | Re: Custom prints/stickers ... | | Viewed: | 46 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, Admin_Russell writes:
| | […]
| | For example, I have a load of Brickforge custom sticker decals for torsos. They
have existed for years - are they part of fan culture? What if I create a new
torso sticker design, is that part of fan culture because stickers have been
used to decorate torsos (both officially and unofficially) in the past, or not
part of fan culture as the new design has no history and is not part of fan culture.
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The minifigure is a very special thing when it comes to LEGO IP, so like I mentioned
above, custom stickers for minifigures will not be allowed.
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But if a company makes stickers for LEGO parts (not minifigures), would only
sellers who sell a MOC (instructions only or a complete set) that use them be
allowed to sell them?
That is, there wouldn’t be transitivity? MOCer/Seller Mike sells the intructions
and the stickers, but can seller Sally sell only the stickers (in agreement with
Mike)?
And I’m of course implying that:
0. It’s okay for Sally to sell both the instructions and the stickers (in agreement
with Mike, the IP owner).
1. The company that makes the stickers is not Mike’s (the MOCer/seller). Or
would the stickers only be allowed if the seller is also their maker?
And what if Mike (the MOCer) only sells digital versions of their stickers and
Stu offers to make and sell them, in agreement with Mike? Or would you force
Mike to buy from Stu out of BL to then sell the stickers himself on BL?
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Feb 19, 2020 10:51 | | Subject: | Re: Custom prints/stickers ... | | Viewed: | 45 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, peregrinator writes:
| | In Catalog, SylvainLS writes:
| | In Catalog, yorbrick writes:
| | As I read the rules, a custom printed (or painted) minifigure with genuine LEGO
parts is banned.
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Yes, that would be fakes, infringing on TLG’s IP.
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I think the main issue (at least as I understand it from the AMA/FAQ) is not
that such a part would be "fake" or infringing upon TLG's IP, but that they
don't have quality control over the printing/engraving/chroming process and
don't want to be liable for those parts, as they would be by selling them
through an official outlet (which BrickLink now is since it's owned by TLG).
For example, if someone bought a chromed (by a 3rd party) brick through BrickLink,
and suffered a skin reaction from it, then TLG could be held responsible because
they allowed it to be sold through an outlet ostensibly under their control.
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You’re right, I had a brain fart and thougt about “LEGO’s designs” for this part
of Yorbrick’s message as the rest was about designs.
I’ll correct my answer….
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Feb 19, 2020 10:50 | | Subject: | Re: Custom prints/stickers ... | | Viewed: | 34 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, yorbrick writes:
| | […]
Custom stickers would obviously be non-LEGO, but how does anyone know if a new
design they create will be deemed by someone that works at Bricklink to be part
of LEGO fan culture (whatever that means).
For example, I have a load of Brickforge custom sticker decals for torsos. They
have existed for years - are they part of fan culture? What if I create a new
torso sticker design, is that part of fan culture because stickers have been
used to decorate torsos (both officially and unofficially) in the past, or not
part of fan culture as the new design has no history and is not part of fan culture.
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I understand the sentence as saying that what is part of “LEGO fan culture” is
the whole “making MOCs, instructions, boxes, and stickers” idea. It doesn’t
mean there are some designs that would be part of the fan culture and others
that would not.
For you example, they are Brickforge’s IP. If you’ve the licence to sell them,
there should be no problem under that rule.
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Feb 19, 2020 10:49 | | Subject: | Re: Custom prints/stickers ... | | Viewed: | 33 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, SylvainLS writes:
Sorry, I brainfarted for the first half….
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Feb 15, 2020 14:16 | | Subject: | Re: Existing Part | | Viewed: | 52 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, Seahawkbuild writes:
| | Is there an inverse of ? The upside down version of a thin tile slope..
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Nope.
But maybe you can use it upside down in your build?
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Feb 8, 2020 03:29 | | Subject: | Re: Inventory Change Request for Set 6074-1 | | Viewed: | 33 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests | |
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| In Inventories Requests, SezaR writes:
| | Please make changes to the following inventory:
* Change 1 Part Blue 4502a Minifigure, Plume Feather Small {Regular to Extra}
* Change 1 Part Red 4502a Minifigure, Plume Feather Small {Regular to Extra}
Comments from Submitter:
I do not see these parts used on any model. If they are not going to be in the inventory as sprue, isn't it better to move them to the extra section?
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Look for posts from 62bricks and the admins’ answers….
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Feb 3, 2020 18:46 | | Subject: | Re: An epiphany | | Viewed: | 39 times | | Topic: | Colors | |
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| In Colors, legoman77 writes:
| | […]
Or we could just call everything white which is a mixture of all colors.
John P
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Won’t work. The Team Subtractive will come and claim mixing colours leads
to black, so all colours should be called black.
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Feb 2, 2020 15:27 | | Subject: | Re: flesh2nougat: BrickStock affected? | | Viewed: | 50 times | | Topic: | Colors | |
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| In Colors, randyf writes:
| | In Colors, SylvainLS writes:
| | In Colors, axaday writes:
| | […]
Bricklink colors have a number associated with them that I believe is Lego's
own number.
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BL’s and TLG’s numbers are different for old colours.
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Not just old colors.
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Oops, I mixed with LDraw/TLG.
LDraw now uses BL names but IDs are their own or LEGO’s.
A real mess when you manipulate the three
| | The color IDs in BrickLink are assigned as keys from the
database when new colors are added. TLG's system of numbering is completely
different.
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Yeah, I don’t know if TLG really has a system or just a couple of dice
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Feb 2, 2020 13:46 | | Subject: | Re: flesh2nougat: BrickStock affected? | | Viewed: | 37 times | | Topic: | Colors | |
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| In Colors, axaday writes:
| | […]
Bricklink colors have a number associated with them that I believe is Lego's
own number.
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BL’s and TLG’s numbers are different for old colours.
| | Probably Brickstock always went by the number that didn't change.
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Simplest thing to do.
Even better: use your own IDs and have match tables so it’s easier to follow
changes (both “bla bli blo” becoming “bla bli blu” and id_01 becoming id_001),
history (keep both id_01 and id_001 pointing to your own id) and other sources.
I think that’s what BrickStock does with Part/Item IDs.
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Jan 28, 2020 15:56 | | Subject: | Re: Lego AMA Should we +1 questions? | | Viewed: | 49 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, infinibrix writes:
| | With regards to the below part of the announcement Lego says they will update
the FAQ with our ‘MOST’ top-of-mind questions does that mean those questions
that get asked the most will more likely get answered? and in which case if I
have the same question as what someone else has already asked should I just +1
it or would that cause more confusion?
I would assume that all the main questions will remain on the far left and easy
for Lego to spot in fact any staggered +1’s underneath it should actually indicate
to Lego that several people are showing an interest in the same question but
at the same time I don’t know if it’s a good idea or not? Only repeating the
same questions again would seem even more confusing? Any thoughts?
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As already been noted, people don’t read the FAQ before posting their questions.
Why do you believe they read all the previous questions? (Especially on a slooowwww
BL day, like this, er, month.)
But for some forum junkies, people just read the announcement and ask their question(s).
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Jan 24, 2020 13:52 | | Subject: | Re: Have A Heart | | Viewed: | 49 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In General, BLUSER13161 writes:
| | […]
I get privacy laws and removing information attached to profiles, but taking
the username is what I have a problem with. I don't see any reason whatsoever
why it was necessary to go that far.
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A username is personnal information that helps identify someone.
An example of what privacy laws entail:
When you go to the “I lost my password” page on a website, you enter a username
or an email address (another username, associated to an email provider).
The website should NOT answer:
“Sorry, this username/email-address is unknown.”
nor
“Okay, we know you, a message has been sent.”
The website should answer something like:
“If we know about that email address, a message has been sent.”
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Jan 24, 2020 13:06 | | Subject: | Re: 2FA or some other additional login security | | Viewed: | 25 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, bje writes:
| | […]
+1^google*1^google
Enough said
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Er, Jean, I’ve noticed you already used “+1^google*1^google” or something similar
a couple of times.
You do know 1^(whatever) is always 1, don’t you?
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Jan 24, 2020 12:47 | | Subject: | Re: 2FA or some other additional login security | | Viewed: | 32 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, qwertyboy writes:
| | In Suggestions, SylvainLS writes:
| | The HAVE is not the phone, it’s the phone number, and that’s a KNOW. SMS can
be intercepted (both locally and remotely) and SIM cards can be duplicated.
As I said, it’s more difficult than just what script kiddies do nowadays, but
it’s only a 1k$ investment to intercept SMS remotely because the SMS protocole
is not secure. It might even already cost less.
And a malware that can intercept the SMS on the phone costs even less but you
need to put it on the phone but that is not that difficult.
So, again, yes, 2FA adds hurdles but the SMS hurdles are lower than you think
they are.
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(I should know better than to argue with you - you always spin it around so you
are not wrong.)
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What did I spin?
In the local attack case, adding something to the same device that already has/knows
everything doesn’t add security, just a warm and dangerous feeling of security.
In the remote attack case, the SMS protocole is not secure and intercepting an
SMS locally or remotely is possible.
Once again, I never claimed 2FA isn’t worthy of interest, I said “please, no
SMS-2FA” and “beware having everything on the same device.”
| | I would love to see you, being in France, with any "1k$ investment" intercepting
a cell TXT message sent from BrickLink to my Canadian cell phone.
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I’m not a criminal but I know what they are capable of.
Search for SS7, SMS and 2FA and you’ll know too.
Or keep believing in rainbow-producing unicorns.
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Jan 24, 2020 11:00 | | Subject: | Re: 2FA or some other additional login security | | Viewed: | 42 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, qwertyboy writes:
| | […]
| | Remote: someone copies your credentials (login+password), your KNOW.
Oh, it’s okay, they don’t have the HAVE!
But of course they do! Because your HAVE is only a phone number, which is actually
a KNOW.
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No, you don't understand. In the case OP described, the HAVE is implemented
by a TXT message to a registered cell phone number.
- The site registers a login with username/password (the KNOW);
- It sends a TXT message to a registered cell number (the HAVE);
- User needs to type that TXT message in a separate box on the login page.
You (as a hacker) won't be able to see that TXT message because you don't
HAVE that cell phone, so you can't type that message in, and hence you can't
complete the authentication process.
Please let me know how "SylvainLS" in France can type in the secret code that
was sent to my cell phone in Canada.
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The HAVE is not the phone, it’s the phone number, and that’s a KNOW. SMS can
be intercepted (both locally and remotely) and SIM cards can be duplicated.
As I said, it’s more difficult than just what script kiddies do nowadays, but
it’s only a 1k$ investment to intercept SMS remotely because the SMS protocole
is not secure. It might even already cost less.
And a malware that can intercept the SMS on the phone costs even less but you
need to put it on the phone but that is not that difficult.
So, again, yes, 2FA adds hurdles but the SMS hurdles are lower than you think
they are.
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Jan 24, 2020 09:29 | | Subject: | Re: 2FA or some other additional login security | | Viewed: | 35 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, qwertyboy writes:
| | […]
2FA is also referred to "something you know, and something you have". 2FA is
not meant to make sure it is you that is using your phone. Rather, it is meant
to do a second check after "someone" logged in (and used the "something you know")
by making sure that person also clears the "something you have" hurdle.
Saying 2FA implementations are generally flawed because they don't check
you are using the same device makes no sense. It is not meant to do that check.
It is meant to prevent "SylvainLS" in France to log into account "qwertyboy".
Good luck doing that if 2FA sends my Canadian phone a txt.
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Let me be clearer. There are two types of attack: remote and local.
Local: someone steals or hacks your device, your HAVE.
Oh, it’s okay, they don’t have the KNOW!
But of course they do! Because everything is stored on your phone, including
the KNOW.
Remote: someone copies your credentials (login+password), your KNOW.
Oh, it’s okay, they don’t have the HAVE!
But of course they do! Because your HAVE is only a phone number, which is actually
a KNOW.
Granted, a KNOW a bit more difficult to use than login+password, but still very
usable.
I’m not saying 2FA is bad. I’m saying 2FA isn’t a panacea, one-device 2FAs less
of one, and SMS-2FA even less of one.
I’m not advocating not to add 2FA, I’m just saying “careful with SMS-2FA.”
Anyway, all this is moot because BrickLink, and BrickLink and phones….
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Jan 24, 2020 09:28 | | Subject: | Re: 2FA or some other additional login security | | Viewed: | 33 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, patpendlego writes:
| | In Suggestions, patpendlego writes:
| | In Suggestions, SylvainLS writes:
| | In Suggestions, patpendlego writes:
| | […]
Obviously the idea behind 2FA is that you're NOT using the same device.
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Yeah, that’s the idea but unfortunately, that’s not the common practice.
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Apparently it is not YOUR practice. Don't generalize what you don't know.
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Apparently nothing, because it’s not my practice.
I’m talking about what I see people do while you’re assuming your case is the
general one.
| | | | | | | | I
personally never use the same device. Also, besides SMS there are authentication
apps which are secured by a pincode. In general, 2FA is regarded as the standard
safe login method today whereas 1FA is considered not safe enough anymore. Hence
the suggestion.
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I understand the suggestion. I’m just pointing one pitfall.
“Regarded” is the problem here: people feel confident when in reality the implementation
is generally flawed.
How many websites check you’re not using the same device?
None, because it can’t be done.
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2FA is not meant to be 100% safe,
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Nothing is 100% safe, that’s not my point.
My point is things being presented as safer than they are.
| | | | just SAFER than 1FA. You do not have to use
it if you don't want to. But, if the passwords were stolen, they can login
with 1FA but not with 2FA.
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Except that, if they have your phone number, — and they will get it when they
get your passwords —, they can intercept your SMS.
Granted, it demands a little bit more investment than what script kiddies are
used to _now_, but SMS-2FA is less safe than other 2FAs.
And what one-device 2FAs do is actually replace a KNOW, your login+password,
with a HAVE, your device, because the device already KNOWS everything.
| | Even if you have just one device only, as you have Sylvain
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Assume, assume….
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Jan 23, 2020 17:27 | | Subject: | Re: 2FA or some other additional login security | | Viewed: | 69 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, patpendlego writes:
| | […]
Obviously the idea behind 2FA is that you're NOT using the same device.
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Yeah, that’s the idea but unfortunately, that’s not the common practice.
| | I
personally never use the same device. Also, besides SMS there are authentication
apps which are secured by a pincode. In general, 2FA is regarded as the standard
safe login method today whereas 1FA is considered not safe enough anymore. Hence
the suggestion.
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I understand the suggestion. I’m just pointing one pitfall.
“Regarded” is the problem here: people feel confident when in reality the implementation
is generally flawed.
How many websites check you’re not using the same device?
None, because it can’t be done.
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Jan 23, 2020 16:14 | | Subject: | Re: 2FA or some other additional login security | | Viewed: | 70 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, patpendlego writes:
| | Admin,
Please implement 2FA or some other additional login security to BrickLink account.
2FA = 2-Factor-Authentication
It could help prevent hacking or stealing of accounts and account & inventory
information.
Of course this could be set as optional on the account.
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The main problem I have with 2FA is that, most of the time, the implementation
consists in sending an SMS on the same phone the user is already using to browse
the website, and that makes it 1FA (we’re checking the person holding the phone
can use the phone’s browser and read SMS on the same phone, whoopee).
This gives a false sense of security.
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Jan 23, 2020 11:04 | | Subject: | Re: Search for multiple pieces shops | | Viewed: | 28 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, seclimar writes:
| | yes, this can help and solve partially...
would be nice to have all the shops that are fully (or partially) covering the
wanted list
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That’s what Wanted Lists are for.
When you have made a Wanted List, go to the Buy page ( https://www.bricklink.com/v2/wanted/buy.page
).
Select your WL and it will show you all the stores that have some (or all) your
wanted items.
There are many options on the page.
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Jan 22, 2020 13:30 | | Subject: | Re: Attack of the Blusers | | Viewed: | 80 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, mfav writes:
| | In Suggestions, dcarmine writes:
| | | | I figured it out finally, but it would be helpful to have a brief explanation
of Blusers in the Help Center somewhere.
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| | Can you share what you learned?
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Blusers = BL Users
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Yes, it’s just part of the anonymisation of unregistered users. (GDPR)
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Jan 18, 2020 15:50 | | Subject: | Re: Easy buy | | Viewed: | 37 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, thexfile writes:
| | Hi is it possible to sort stores not just by price or quantity but by country
or proximity to the home country you select ?
Because I felt on getting stores from all over the place even outside Holland
and then I figured out that the stores in Holland have the stuff I want but it
was not the cheapest way to get the parts .... So I now set it to highest quantity
but ideal I would only easy buy to select : 1 holand : 2 most items in 1 store
: 3 as least stores possible pref just 1 but not 6 like it does now ....
I want only Holland because I will have the bricks sooner as it only takes 1
or 2 days and its cheaper.
Hope you can do this as for now easy buy is far from that sorry.
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Use Auto-select on the Buy page ( https://www.bricklink.com/v2/wanted/buy.page
). It has more options.
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Jan 15, 2020 11:11 | | Subject: | Re: Multipacks as one inventory item? | | Viewed: | 28 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, jennnifer writes:
| | […]
That would be ideal but would require actual programming to put into place. Any
programmers work at this website?? Oh, never mind.
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Yeah, all these discussions always end up with solutions that require programming
something.
An endless circle that reminds me of this joke:
Babysitter: “Toto, stop running in circles.“
A little while later: “Toto, stop running in circles!”
Then: “Toto, stop running in circles or I’ll nail your other foot!”
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Jan 11, 2020 12:30 | | Subject: | Re: Inventory Change Request for Set 6274-1 | | Viewed: | 20 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests | |
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| In Inventories Requests, StormChaser writes:
| | In Inventories Requests, 62Bricks writes:
| | This policy has removed historical information from the site (the information
about which parts are needed to build the set according to the instructions)
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So you believe that a set inventory should contain only the parts required to
construct the set per instructions and anything else included in the box should
be considered an extra? I'm not asking to argue, but just to understand
your position.
And how does your vision align with that significant fraction of sets which included
no building instructions? How would we address those sets without rules and
exceptions, to which you're mildly allergic?
If the site has removed certain information, such as what is required to build
the set, it has added other information: exactly what comes in a new box.
Again with the horses, it is possible to have an inventory both ways. Just needs
additional inventory functionality that doesn't rely so heavily on "sections."
And yes, I'm aware that you disagree with that. But since we've trotted
out our horses, I'm gonna abuse mine a little, too.
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What if there were:
— Main or Build (parts used to build the main model)
— Regulars (parts always included in the set)
— Extras (supernumerary parts)
?
And then:
(— Incomplete)
— Complete for main model only
— Complete for all models
— Complete with extras
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Jan 6, 2020 11:36 | | Subject: | Re: Analysts Ruin Everything | | Viewed: | 46 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Problem, calsbricks writes:
| | […]
| | Yeah. Maybe I should be gentler with them. I just have a fondness for getting
things done within, say, a given decade.
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That isn't how it works normally. We have 2 senior analysts on board and
another contractor we can use when and if required. They are given jobs with
timelines and get paid based on that.
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That’s because you’re a (relatively) small structure and have a direct, person-to-person
relation with your analysts.
TLC hires the likes of Accidenture and Debacle.
Look at the S@H website (and even, there you’re relatively lucky because you
speak English).
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Jan 2, 2020 06:49 | | Subject: | Re: Policy change - Undetermined versus Unknown a | | Viewed: | 44 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| But but but… The Price Guide!?!!!  |
| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Dec 21, 2019 17:22 | | Subject: | Re: Guardian News Article | | Viewed: | 42 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In General, mfav writes:
| | In General, SylvainLS writes:
| | Where’s the spinning in what I said?
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Wasn't suggesting that you spun it this way or that. Just that the same data
can be interpreted in various ways.
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Okay, I misinterpreted your message as directly and sarcasticly answering
mine 
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Dec 21, 2019 17:21 | | Subject: | Re: Guardian News Article | | Viewed: | 34 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In General, Adjour writes:
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My implication was only that there are a ton of toxic people on this board, and
they feed each other. Please do not strawman my post (as you have a pattern of
doing)
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If you have accusations to make, make them and argument them.
I’m fed up with toxic generalizations like yours.
Yes, there are people who have bad behaviour or bad moments. Call them out when
they misbehave, flag them to admins, or ignore them.
But repeating ad nauseam “there are toxic people” doesn’t help. On the
contrary, it’s as “toxic” as the alleged misbehavings.
Yep, I have a duty: https://www.xkcd.com/386/
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Dec 21, 2019 16:24 | | Subject: | Re: Guardian News Article | | Viewed: | 40 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In General, Adjour writes:
| | In General, StormChaser writes:
| | In General, StormChaser writes:
| | It shows that, even though a range of opinions exist, the
majority opinion was negative. This is also what the news article reported.
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CORRECTION: The majority opinion was negative only when considering firmly stated
for or against positions.
The negative opinion was in the minority when considering all members who responded
to the original announcement.
Thanks to mfav for pointing this out.
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Agreed. I noted most positive opinions said as such and moved on. While the negative
opinions got each other riled up and continued the convo.
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You’re implying there were more persons posting positive opinions than persons
posting negative ones.
That’s not what was said and that’s not true.
StormChaser counted the posters, not the posts, and the conclusion is there was
about a quarter of negative, positive, wait-and-see, and no-opinion each (resp.
47, 39, 37 and 37 people).
The debate between mfav and StormChaser was about whether “negative,” being the
biggest group but less than half, could be termed a majority.
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Dec 21, 2019 16:13 | | Subject: | Re: Guardian News Article | | Viewed: | 40 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In General, mfav writes:
| | In General, SylvainLS writes:
| | So:
— if considering firmly stated opinions, positive loses.
— if considering all messages, positive is a minority.
Positive lose in more ways than negative.
The crux is that “non-negative” is not ”positive” (and vice versa).
The report can’t be: “mostly it was ‘wait-and-see’ or ‘I don’t know,’” especially
as it’s not true because there was a majority of firmly stated opinions and those
were majorly negative.
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All hail the spin doctors.
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Where’s the spinning in what I said?
We have about a quarter of ‘doom is on us,’ ‘whoopee,’ ‘call me back next year,’
and ‘er…’ each.
You say “mostly negative” shan’t be the summary take on the situation.
I say “mostly positive” or “undecided (yet)” shan’t either.
No spinning here.
Unless you’re saying your arguments can’t be used for the other POVs?
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Dec 21, 2019 15:05 | | Subject: | Re: Guardian News Article | | Viewed: | 40 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In General, StormChaser writes:
| | In General, StormChaser writes:
| | It shows that, even though a range of opinions exist, the
majority opinion was negative. This is also what the news article reported.
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CORRECTION: The majority opinion was negative only when considering firmly stated
for or against positions.
The negative opinion was in the minority when considering all members who responded
to the original announcement.
Thanks to mfav for pointing this out.
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But in the same way, one could say the positive opinion was in minority.
So:
— if considering firmly stated opinions, positive loses.
— if considering all messages, positive is a minority.
Positive lose in more ways than negative.
The crux is that “non-negative” is not ”positive” (and vice versa).
The report can’t be: “mostly it was ‘wait-and-see’ or ‘I don’t know,’” especially
as it’s not true because there was a majority of firmly stated opinions and those
were majorly negative.
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Dec 21, 2019 14:08 | | Subject: | Re: Guardian News Article | | Viewed: | 40 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In General, mfav writes:
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Not having an issue with the methodology, just the interpretation of the data.
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And yet none of you is in Florida….
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Dec 21, 2019 14:01 | | Subject: | Re: Guardian News Article | | Viewed: | 39 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In General, StormChaser writes:
| | In General, mfav writes:
| | How does (113 not negative) to (47 negative) come up as the majority being negative?
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A fair question.
First, we must discount the entirety of the no-opinion column. If those people
chose not to express an opinion, then that is not data.
Then the only column in question is the wait-and-see people. For those, I could've
broken it down into positive wait-and-see and negative wait-and-see. It seemed
like too much interpretation on my part and the results seemed roughly equal
anyway.
The only real data to compare here are those who definitively expressed a for
or against position. At least that's how I saw it. Correct me where I'm
wrong.
And keep in mind that this is all somewhat open to interpretation anyway. Some
people clearly stated dissatisfaction in no uncertain terms. Others did the
opposite. For those in between, some judgment had to be made.
If you chose to review the comments in the thread, then you might report different
results.
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That’s a chad story.
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Dec 21, 2019 12:11 | | Subject: | Re: Guardian " lego take ovrer BL" | | Viewed: | 41 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In General, StormChaser writes:
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How much of what has been posted right here in the BrickLink forums has been negative?
I haven't done any serious research on the overall trend of the reactions
to the sale of the site, but it is entirely within the realm of truth to see
the reactions as more negative than positive. […]
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Indeed.
There has been a lot of people coming to say “Doom!” Some repeated it several
times but most only posted once.
There has been a only few who tried to answer them sensibly.
I guess there’s a “silent majority” but if you count the number of different
people who posted something, I’d say “The ‘nays’ have it.”
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Dec 14, 2019 13:57 | | Subject: | Re: 3rd black 1x2 plate in set 4819 | | Viewed: | 36 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, StormChaser writes:
| | In Catalog, crazylegoman writes:
| | I agree with paulvdb. It was a 1X2 plate instead of a tile included in sets
for the horse's back.
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Well, so much for memory. I probably used a tile because it made the horse look
more like a horse. Real horses typically don't have two circular growths
sprouting from their back except in cases of disease.
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Well, as for the minifigs, considering their size, I doubt these horses are very
healthy.
They also have this big hole where their spine should be and where minifigs put
their feet
As for knowing when it was tiles and not plates, just look at the inventories
for sets with horses and check for the presence of tiles. Easier to check for
brown horses.
I know none of my horses (before 1990) were with tiles.
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Dec 11, 2019 07:49 | | Subject: | Re: Parts Category Tree | | Viewed: | 42 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, calsbricks writes:
| | […]
It is almost like waiting with baited breath.
Roll on New Years.
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2020: SuperPlasticCorp contracts Accidenture to audit BL’s systems and databases.
2023: Accidenture’s multi-million-euros 632-PowerBullet-slides report finally
delivered.
It boils down to: “Oh my god! It’s full of noddles!”
2025: SuperPlasticCorp contracts Debacle to modernize BL’s database.
2038: Another year, another billion sunk into the still not delivered Debacle
system.
Old BL is still running, somewhat, for people who kept their 2010 PCs and
like 500 errors.
(Names have been changed to protect the victims’ families.)
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Dec 10, 2019 17:45 | | Subject: | Re: Upgrade for Forum / Message macro tags | | Viewed: | 44 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, Admin_Russell writes:
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And... it's now fixed!
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:Cheerfully clapping smiley:
(BL needs to update its list of emoticons.)
((Yes, I’m learning to write SMS like young people.))
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Dec 10, 2019 07:50 | | Subject: | Re: Parts Category Tree | | Viewed: | 34 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, StormChaser writes:
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I think a question that would need to be answered, by the way, is how many submenu
levels would be too many. I wouldn't want to click through ten submenus
to find something - there would have to be a limit imposed from the beginning
on how many levels would exist.
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“Three shall be the number of the counting and the number of the counting shall
be three. Four shalt thou not count, neither shalt thou count two, excepting
that thou then proceedeth to three. Five is right out.”
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Dec 9, 2019 21:13 | | Subject: | Re: Parts Category Tree | | Viewed: | 28 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, 62Bricks writes:
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This is just one possibility, but basing categories on shapes (rather than half
a dozen unrelated characteristics) would have one simple advantage - every part
has a shape, and shapes truly are universal.
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Well said!
(snipped part included)
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Dec 7, 2019 16:23 | | Subject: | Re: Create a list of all the parts I have | | Viewed: | 87 times | | Topic: | Inventories | |
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| In Inventories, firechild666 writes:
| | Hey all,
Apologies if this has been asked before but I can not find a discussion for it
and it does not seem that bricklink provide this functionality.....yet at least
although I hope I am wrong. I assumed this would be under the inventories section
but I think this more for sellers to list all their inventory.
What I wanted to do and I believe it would be a really cool feature, is to create
a list of all the lego parts (technic mostly in my case) I own. This way I would
have a list of all the parts I have, then I could for example compare this to
a set I wanted to see if I have the required parts or not. It could also allow
me to do a generic search for sets I could complete, for example it could say
you need 10 parts for this set or 50 for this another one.
Hope I have missed this 'feature', if not - do you think it is a good
idea? Is it something that could/will be added?
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At least three ways to do that:
1. Become a seller and keep your store closed.
2. Use BrickStock (or your own tools) and manage your inventory offline.
3. Use https://rebrickable.com/
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Dec 3, 2019 08:02 | | Subject: | Re: Can eBay Use Bricklink Pictures? | | Viewed: | 109 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, axaday writes:
| | Are people allowed to use Bricklink pics to sell on eBay? I see a minifigure
doing it.
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It depends from where the BL pics come.
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Nov 30, 2019 11:12 | | Subject: | Re: can purchased pieces show up in “have” ? | | Viewed: | 55 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, Andrsv writes:
| | In Suggestions, Sallywacko writes:
| | My want lists have a place for the bricks I have. It would be nice if the pieces
I purchase through BrickLinks would automatically show up in the haves so I can
keep track. Is there a way to allow this to happen?
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You can use «Apply order» button in your wanted list
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Beware!
You can “Apply” the same order to multiple lists, hence counting the same bought
brick multiple times.
Worse, you can “Apply” the same order multiple times to the same list.
Better to make “bought lists” and manually (and painfully) change the values
in the “really anted lists” yourself.
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Nov 29, 2019 11:57 | | Subject: | Re: Linking parts that use the same mold | | Viewed: | 36 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, Taccer writes:
| | Hi there,
Is there an intention to better integrate, or at least link, pieces that are
physically the same shape, but are split into different records (eg, monochrome
and marbled variants)? An example I've found is 53562 (and 53562pb01, etc).
Users unfamiliar with the history of the part, or how Bricklink's catalogue
works, might not realise that there are are other variants of this exact same
part, as they aren't even mentioned on the monochrome version (in the case
of 53562 such piece didn't debut until four years after its multi-toned version).
Apologies if this has been brought up before (I'm not a regular poster),
it just seems odd that the catalogue links to similar molds (eg, 32174) but not
variations of the exact same mold. I would be prepared to do some work on this.
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You mean adding a note like this?
“This part also exists in (non-)decorated versions” with a list (or a link to
a search page for the billion different decors )
I’d vote yes if it were a suggestion.
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Nov 26, 2019 13:40 | | Subject: | Re: Find sets based on pieces | | Viewed: | 49 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, randyf writes:
| | In Suggestions, bwbwings writes:
| | There is a feature I would love to see in Bricklink, it goes like this:
I have x number of pieces that belong to a set but I do not know what the set
is. I would love to specify which pieces I have and then view all the sets that
all the pieces belong to.
I do know that I can look up a single piece but it gets difficult cross referencing
5 or 6 pieces to find the common set.
Please let me know if you think this would be a beneficial feature or if you
would like more info.
Thanks
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rebrickable.com
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And https://www.bricklink.com/catalogIn.asp?viewMulti=Y
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Nov 23, 2019 17:33 | | Subject: | Re: 4150 not dead? | | Viewed: | 52 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, maxx3001 writes:
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| | I wonder though: what happens when the variants aren’t functionnally equivalent?
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LEGO doesn’t really care, a brick is a brick is a brick.
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Well, apparently, from the Eurobricks’ topic Hygrotus linked to, it depends whether
you get a friendly person from LEGO customer services, especially if you’re one
of the first to encounter the issue.
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Nov 23, 2019 17:27 | | Subject: | Re: 4150 not dead? | | Viewed: | 52 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, Hygrotus writes:
Oh, very interesting indeed. Thank you.
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Nov 23, 2019 13:07 | | Subject: | Re: 4150 not dead? | | Viewed: | 60 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, maxx3001 writes:
| | In Catalog, Teup writes:
| | In Catalog, Hygrotus writes:
| | In Catalog, Teup writes:
| | That's funny. I just encountered 4 of these:
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LEGO just uses everything they have, maybe they dug up an old container with
the X bottom and mixed them in with the newer parts.
LEGO never throws anything away, this is how we got old Maersk blue 3001old in
modern sets
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I wonder though: what happens when the variants aren’t functionnally equivalent?
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Nov 15, 2019 12:23 | | Subject: | Re: Suggestion for extra function in Studio | | Viewed: | 37 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, JLvL writes:
| | In Suggestions, JLvL writes:
| | Hello,
Over the las couple of months i have designed some cars in Studio.
Some bricks in the middle may have a different color than the color I am currently
building. So if the color doesn't matter you select 'not applicable'
for that specific brick.
It always takes quite some time to figure out in the wanted list which bricks
should be on not applicable. I think it is much easier to include the 'color'
not applicable in the list of colors in Studio.
As an extra function it is then useful to be able to choose the color of the
'not applicable' bricks. For example, if you are building a model in
red, you can set the 'not applicable' bricks to yellow. Because of the
contrast between these two colors you keep the overview on the model.
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Agreed… but the dedicated forum for Studio is http://forum.bricklink.com/
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Nov 8, 2019 14:25 | | Subject: | Re: Forum Reforms | | Viewed: | 36 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, Admin_Russell writes:
| | […]
| | My point was that forum.bl.com uses a modern, off-the-shelf, forum engine (and,
if I’m not mistaken, phpBB (it uses the Ariki style, designed for phpBB 3.0)).
So BL knows about and has experience with modern, off-the-shelf, forum engines
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And our experience has not been good. Very difficult to manage, and a real challenge
to customize.
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Yes, that’s why new ones are always popping up.
| | We had a bug for over year that prevented us from deleting any
post.
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And there are no notifications for private messages (took me months to see I
had some), and those can’t be deleted (well, you can, but they are still there).
I actually rather like the mailing-list / usenet look of this old forum. And
the macro tags and the inventory change messages….
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Nov 8, 2019 13:56 | | Subject: | Re: Forum Reforms | | Viewed: | 33 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, Admin_Russell writes:
| | In Suggestions, SylvainLS writes:
| | In Suggestions, calsbricks writes:
| | […]
Just like to add that our forum has all the functionality of this one as well
as the ability to edit, add attachments, conduct polls, plus more and its free
software - phbbs forum. It took our web guy an hour or so to get it installed
and me about a day to learn all about it (and I still don't know all there
is to know) […]
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Take a look at http://forum.bricklink.com/ ….
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From the front page:
Most users ever online was 20 on Wed Sep 12, 2018 4:25 pm
That was around the time ADP was announced.
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My point was that forum.bl.com uses a modern, off-the-shelf, forum engine (and,
if I’m not mistaken, phpBB (it uses the Ariki style, designed for phpBB 3.0)).
So BL knows about and has experience with modern, off-the-shelf, forum engines
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Nov 8, 2019 12:30 | | Subject: | Re: Forum Reforms | | Viewed: | 32 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, calsbricks writes:
| | […]
Just like to add that our forum has all the functionality of this one as well
as the ability to edit, add attachments, conduct polls, plus more and its free
software - phbbs forum. It took our web guy an hour or so to get it installed
and me about a day to learn all about it (and I still don't know all there
is to know) […]
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Take a look at http://forum.bricklink.com/ ….
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Nov 8, 2019 09:48 | | Subject: | Re: Forum Reforms | | Viewed: | 46 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, Adjour writes:
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I remember a regular member posting a very nice collection photo because they
were excited about finishing or near finishing it iirc. I think it got two replies...
On Reddit, that same post would have got hundreds of positive replies. […]
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On the other hand, 200 comments of “Good!” and “+1” aren’t fun to read either
I also believe that, as there are other forums that specialize in that sort of
posts, by comparison and by BL’s very nature, BL’s forum will always seem more
oriented towards selling/buying or cataloguing than MOCing or other news.
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Nov 5, 2019 08:55 | | Subject: | Inventory Change Request for Set 21318-1 | | Viewed: | 40 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests (Entry) | | Status: | Open | |
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| Please make changes to the following inventory:
* Add 1 Part 32606 Bright Light Orange Friends Accessories Flower with 7 Thick Petals and Pin (Extra)
* Add 1 Part 3070b Dark Green Tile 1 x 1 with Groove (3070) (Extra)
* Add 1 Part 87585 Reddish Brown Minifigure, Utensil Oar / Paddle Reinforced (Extra)
* Add 1 Part 18920 Flat Silver Minifigure, Utensil Scissors (Extra)
* Add 1 Part 30153 Trans-Yellow Rock 1 x 1 Jewel 24 Facet (Extra)
* Change {1 to 4} Part Black 32828 Bar 1L with 1 x 1 Round Plate with Hollow Stud (Extra)
* Change {1 to 2} Part Black 48729b Bar 1L with Clip Mechanical Claw, Cut Edges and Hole on Side (Extra)
* Change {1 to 6} Part Bright Green 33183 Carrot Top / Twig (Extra)
* Change {1 to 5} Part Bright Light Orange 33183 Carrot Top / Twig (Extra)
* Change {1 to 2} Part White 4502a Minifigure, Plume Feather Small (Extra)
* Change {1 to 3} Part Medium Dark Flesh 3024 Plate 1 x 1 (Extra)
* Change {1 to 3} Part Olive Green 3024 Plate 1 x 1 (Extra)
* Change {1 to 3} Part Black 4073 Plate, Round 1 x 1 (Extra)
* Change {1 to 2} Part Medium Dark Flesh 4073 Plate, Round 1 x 1 (Extra)
* Change {1 to 4} Part Reddish Brown 4073 Plate, Round 1 x 1 (Extra)
* Change {1 to 2} Part Green 24866 Plate, Round 1 x 1 with Flower Edge (5 Petals) (Extra)
* Change {1 to 2} Part Reddish Brown 85861 Plate, Round 1 x 1 with Open Stud (Extra)
* Change {1 to 2} Part Dark Blue 54200 Slope 30 1 x 1 x 2/3 (Extra)
* Change {1 to 2} Part Dark Tan 54200 Slope 30 1 x 1 x 2/3 (Extra)
* Change {1 to 2} Part Reddish Brown 54200 Slope 30 1 x 1 x 2/3 (Extra)
* Change {1 to 2} Part Reddish Brown 3070b Tile 1 x 1 with Groove (3070) (Extra)
* Change {1 to 3} Part Reddish Brown 98138 Tile, Round 1 x 1 (Extra)
* Change {1 to 2} Part Reddish Brown 20482 Tile, Round 1 x 1 with Bar and Pin Holder (Extra)
Comments from Submitter:
From a set that was actually built. (Not totally made up as the original submission seems to be )
Only one negative change I didn’t include: I didn’t get an extra 28974.
2436c is also confirmed as the only variant I got.
For 2417 and 13183 for the canopies: they come in 5+5 unnumbered bags.
Each bag has 11x BGreen (resp. BLO) + 7x Dark Green (resp. Dark Orange) 2417 and 10x BGreen (resp. BLO) 13183.
The instructions list all the 2417 but only 45x 13183.
That makes 5x 13183 as Extra in each colour (one per bag). (+1 for BGreen as one is needed for the carrot in the crate.)
Note though that the build of the canopy only needs 41x 13183 and 53x BGreen/BLO 2417. But as I understand the “let’s match LEGO’s inventory” policy, the remaining ones are not Extra.
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Oct 27, 2019 15:59 | | Subject: | Re: Four New Stud.io Pieces | | Viewed: | 41 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, FlamesFire101 writes:
| | Four pieces that I would like to see added are:
Black Large Figure Torso Skeletal with Gear Hips / Waist / Bottom
Pearl Dark Gray Large Figure Torso Skeletal Connector with 2 Ball Joints
Flat Silver Bionicle Armor Uniter with 2 Pin Holes on Front, Axle and Pin Holes
on Sides
Pearl Gold Bionicle Armor Uniter with 2 Pin Holes on Front, Axle and Pin Holes
on Sides
These four would be very good for 2016 uniter mocs, as it is currently difficult
to make them
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Use the dedicated forum for Studio: http://forum.bricklink.com/
There’s a whole subforum for missing parts.
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Oct 27, 2019 07:33 | | Subject: | Re: Stud.io Piece not found and needs to be added | | Viewed: | 40 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, november3 writes:
| | stud.io is missing some pieces which I know but it has the majority of star wars
custom peices exept for 1 and heres 1 I need:
Trans-Red Dish 4 x 4 Inverted (Radar) with Solid Stud with Radial TIE Fighter
Cockpit Pattern
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Use the dedicated forum for Studio: http://forum.bricklink.com/
There’s a whole subforum for missing parts.
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Oct 22, 2019 09:02 | | Subject: | Re: Wrong Gray tones on 4032 (all versions) | | Viewed: | 43 times | | Topic: | Inventories | |
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| In Catalog Requests, san.daniele writes:
| | […]
(p.s. wasn't able to select "inventory request" as topic)
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Because this topic is for automatic messages created when you fill the “Inventory
Change Request” form (see link at the bottom of the inventory, e.g. https://www.bricklink.com/catalogInvChange.asp?itemType=S&itemNo=4032-1
).
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Oct 17, 2019 11:11 | | Subject: | Re: Very necessary suggestion? | | Viewed: | 30 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, yorbrick writes:
| | […]
But it means sellers must use common sense when pricing them.
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I still don’t understand why it’s “common sense” when it’s anything but common
(the same in French)
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Oct 17, 2019 06:57 | | Subject: | Re: Upgrade for Forum / Message macro tags | | Viewed: | 45 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, Admin_Russell writes:
| | We have tweaked the Forum / Message macro tags in the following ways:
1) For parts, the color of the image may now be specified by adding a comma and
the BrickLink part number after the Item Number:
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Yeah!
| | 2) For sets, instructions and original boxes, the suffix is only needed when
it is not "-1":
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Yeah 2!
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Oct 11, 2019 18:01 | | Subject: | Re: Undetermined 3183 | | Viewed: | 51 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In LEGO, axaday writes:
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I have this in a set and I want to determine it, but I'm a little lost.
It has the 4 slots, but I can't tell from the limited pics the long and short
socket. Can someone help?
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The four I have are the same length but as one has two slots and the others 4,
I guess they are all “long.”
The length is a bit more than a stud: you can’t put a brick in front of the socket
and aligned on studs. (You can put a plate because the slots are high enough
for the tiny “bit more.”)
Oh, if you have
those are shorter, by around 1mm.
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Oct 10, 2019 18:28 | | Subject: | Re: Brick Color | | Viewed: | 31 times | | Topic: | Colors | |
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| In Colors, iprice writes:
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I concur with the brownish looking older greys.
The light greys look yellow compared to lbg.
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Yes. The “Bluish” aren’t bluish, they are really grey. They only appear bluer
than the old greys because those were actually yellowish. But they already had
a name and people were used to their names and tints, so the newer ones were
named “Bluish.”
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Oct 10, 2019 15:35 | | Subject: | Re: Brick Color | | Viewed: | 42 times | | Topic: | Colors | |
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| In Colors, linesbusy writes:
| | How do you tell the difference between Dark Grey and Dark Bluish Grey bricks?
I want to make sure I purchase ones that match what I already have.
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Depends, what do you have?
If it’s post-2005, it’s DBG.
If it’s pre-2004, it’s DG.
In between, well, the Big Colour Shift happened in 2004 but LEGO used their stocks
for a while 
You can also check the inventories of your sets. If both greys were used for
a set, it’s generally noted in the inventory (Alternates section).
Also some parts exist only, or are much more frequent, in one dark grey.
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Oct 10, 2019 11:24 | | Subject: | Re: 49699 a Panel?! | | Viewed: | 41 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, Turez writes:
| | In Catalog, Teup writes:
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I can't discover anything panel-ish about this part. I'd say it's
window, door, technic, other, vehicle, or pretty much anything except a panel...
What do you think it should be?
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Since
is an arch, 49699 should perhaps just be a slope
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I don’t quite follow the logic here
Half an arch might be a slope but, surely, an arch + an inverted arch is not
a slope, it’s a cylinder!
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Okay but then it should be a Slope AND a Slope Inverted. And both Double. So
does that make it Quadruple or Double-Double?
We really need a catmin who is used to deep and rigorous classifications.
I don’t know, maybe an entomologist or something like that?
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Oct 10, 2019 09:16 | | Subject: | Re: 49699 a Panel?! | | Viewed: | 62 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, firestar246 writes:
| | In Catalog, Teup writes:
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I can't discover anything panel-ish about this part. I'd say it's
window, door, technic, other, vehicle, or pretty much anything except a panel...
What do you think it should be?
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My first thought is technic or window frame
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Well:
1. Window (or door) frame implies you could put a glass or panel (or door)
inside. That seems very unlikely with the technic holes in the way.
2. It’s been used in System (City) sets for now BUT it sure looks like a Technic
Brick, yet not really.
So Technic could do but not really “Technic Brick” and there are no similar parts
(that I know of) in the other Technic categories, that would mean it should fall
in the general “Technic” category, which is already overpopulated.
I’m not envying the catmins
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Oct 8, 2019 14:17 | | Subject: | Re: How rare is a flat silver 2x4 brick? | | Viewed: | 83 times | | Topic: | Colors | |
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| In Colors, mmookk61 writes:
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It took me a while but I misunderstood the purpose of this post at first. I
had originally thought that it was to arrange a trade for a rare brick for possibly
another rare brick. You know, 3 or 4 messages to establish the trade. Then
the trade happening via bricklink Private messages because, why would anyone
one else be interested in the details of one person's trade?
However, as I stated, I was wrong. This thread was meant to be a long, rambling,
time consuming library of Australian slang and possibly insults(I don't truthfully
know as I don't have the Australian to American translator to hand).
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Looks like Devil.R is not alone¹: they answer multiple times to the same messages
and they keep answering to themselves.
(¹That expression may have a figurative colloquial meaning, at least it has one
in French, but I’m not implying that. IOW, if you think I’m saying something
demeaming, honi soit qui mal y pense )
That thread could be a bit more sufferable if other people² (whose answers trigger
my reading: I’m an optimist and always hope for something useful to be said)
would correctly cut the quotes, and eventually decide if they want to top-post
or bottom-post.
(²Regulars should lead by example.)
| | Shoot yeah! Let's make this thread a record breaker of waste. See you all
here again and soon and often
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Someone’s waste is someone else’s treasure. Well, sometimes
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