Redisplay Messages: Compact | Brief | All | Full Show Messages: All | Without Replies Author: | Give.Me.A.Brick | Posted: | Dec 5, 2022 14:06 | Subject: | Re: Wheels Titles Discussion | Viewed: | 47 times | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, StormChaser writes:
| In Catalog, bricks2you writes:
| Where would pin hole vs axle hole fall in your approaches?
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I think this could be additional information. The attachment type isn't
included in the titles of many wheels. I have recently heard an argument that
attachment type is the most important piece of information about a wheel and
should be either the first or second section of the title.
What are your thoughts?
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Jumping in here too
This approach puts Axle Hole before additional description:
This approach puts Axle Hole after additional description:
Either way 18mm x 14mm or 18mm x 8mm, respectively, should be (in this case,
since there is no apparent Theme) the first piece of information.
Also, is the D. necessary?
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Author: | StormChaser | Posted: | Dec 5, 2022 11:46 | Subject: | Re: Wheels Titles Discussion | Viewed: | 46 times | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, bricks2you writes:
| Where would pin hole vs axle hole fall in your approaches?
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I think this could be additional information. The attachment type isn't
included in the titles of many wheels. I have recently heard an argument that
attachment type is the most important piece of information about a wheel and
should be either the first or second section of the title.
What are your thoughts?
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Author: | gunga | Posted: | Dec 5, 2022 10:10 | Subject: | Re: Wheels Titles Discussion | Viewed: | 46 times | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| I would prefer approach 2. You can always determine the dimensions with a ruler
or tape measure but you might not always know what theme a wheel was originally
placed in when added to the catalog.
All wheels (and tires for that matter), should have the "mm" labels for the dimensions
so that they can be listed in ascending order. Also, perhaps the label should
have a space between it and the number, for example - 8 mm x 6 mm.
The 8x6 (4624) and 8x9 (30027) are on page 1 but the next size 11x12 (6014) are
halfway down on page 2. Listed in between are huge wheels, like 24x43 technic
and 70x28 futuristic. Perhaps due to inconsistent or nonexistent "mm" labels.
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Author: | bricks2you | Posted: | Dec 5, 2022 06:38 | Subject: | Re: Wheels Titles Discussion | Viewed: | 45 times | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| Where would pin hole vs axle hole fall in your approaches?
In Catalog, StormChaser writes:
| After considering the entirety of the Wheels category, I think three approaches
are reasonable (skip toward the end for the short version):
__________________________________
Approach 1:
__________________________________
Title Section 1: The word "Wheel."
Title Section 2: Theme, use, or both. See below.
Title Section 3: Actual, measured size of the wheel hub in the format
"10mm D. x 10mm."
Title Section 4: Any other information deemed necessary.
Sections are not separated by punctuation. For Title Section 2, the theme generally
takes precedence. Theme can be followed by use, as in "Wheel Town Motorcycle."
Although there are no firm rules for selecting the contents of this title section,
the preferred length is no more than two words. Themes should be loosely interpreted
into only a few basic categories (Fabuland, Space, Town, Technic, etc.) to reduce
the total number of themes and avoid more groupings than necessary.
__________________________________
Approach 2:
__________________________________
Title Section 1: The word "Wheel."
Title Section 2: Actual, measured size of the wheel hub in the format
"10mm D. x 10mm."
Title Section 3: Theme, use, or both. See below.
Title Section 4: Any other information deemed necessary.
Sections are not separated by punctuation. For Title Section 3, the theme generally
takes precedence. Theme can be followed by use, as in "Wheel 30mm D. x 14mm
Town Motorcycle." Although there are no firm rules for selecting the contents
of this title section, the preferred length is no more than two words.
__________________________________
Approach 3:
__________________________________
Title Section 1: The word "Wheel."
Title Section 2: Actual, measured size of the wheel hub in the format
"10mm D. x 10mm."
Title Section 3: Any other information deemed necessary.
Sections are not separated by punctuation. For Title Section 3, this information
is only the information not captured by the tag system.
___________________________________
SKIP TO HERE
Here are the pros and cons of each approach, followed by examples already in
use.
For Approach 1 the pros are standardization and grouping of similar items (like
Technic or wagon wheels). The con is that 82 of the 212 wheels already use the
second approach.
For Approach 2, the pro is a very straightforward system, where every single
wheel is ranked by actual size. The con is that groupings of similar items will
be lost in the places where such groupings currently exist.
For Approach 3, the pro is that all unnecessary information is moved to a tagging
system. The cons are that titles will be visually lacking and the tag system
may not be robust enough to support sucking most of the information out of titles.
My preference is Approach 1. I think it makes the most sense given the current
system, even after tags come along.
I will say, based on extensive experience, that BL is highly unlikely to change
much in the Wheel category, at least not in any kind of timely manner (meaning
within the next five years). But I have the wheels and my wish is that everyone
could benefit from this collection. So I'll make a one-time submission of
the data and change requests.
The only question is this: which approach would members prefer I use to submit
the data? Thoughts or input?
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Author: | Nubs_Select | Posted: | Dec 5, 2022 01:10 | Subject: | Re: Wheels Titles Discussion | Viewed: | 28 times | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, 1001bricks writes:
| Why not - assuming mm - use the same pattern as tubes?
Showing diameter and width.
(random numbers)
Wheel 27D/8W
Wheel 36D/11W
Wheel 52D/14W
Wheel 96D/14W
Or even...
Wheel 27/8
Wheel 36/11
Wheel 52/14
Wheel 96/14
Just an idea. I'm off
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Those numbers just confuse me whenever I see them I’m starting to think I
need a math degree to understand sizes on bricklink now
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Author: | Nubs_Select | Posted: | Dec 5, 2022 01:09 | Subject: | Re: Wheels Titles Discussion | Viewed: | 30 times | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, StormChaser writes:
| In Catalog, Yo_Yo_Flamingo writes:
| I would prefer that terms like "small" "medium" "Giant" remain for wheels which
are varying sizes of the same piece.
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+1
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That's a perfectly reasonable position. Out of curiosity, though, doesn't
the size convey that information? Or do you prefer words to numbers? For example:
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Not everyone reads size and converts it to item instantly words like the giant
or small can help quickly confirm at a glance when looking at something before
listing it or when pulling it to ship it out
| Wheel Small
Wheel Medium
Wheel Large
Wheel Giant
Wheel 27mm
Wheel 36mm
Wheel 52mm
Wheel 96mm
I'd like to understand your reasoning better. A similar use of size, BTW,
is in the hoses (where words couldn't describe them all).
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I don’t mean to bud in but those are more so very similar and are easier to mentally
picture size wise (I’m probably making no sense rn)
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Author: | 1001bricks | Posted: | Dec 5, 2022 01:08 | Subject: | Re: Wheels Titles Discussion | Viewed: | 34 times | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| Why not - assuming mm - use the same pattern as tubes?
Showing diameter and width.
(random numbers)
Wheel 27D/8W
Wheel 36D/11W
Wheel 52D/14W
Wheel 96D/14W
Or even...
Wheel 27/8
Wheel 36/11
Wheel 52/14
Wheel 96/14
Just an idea. I'm off
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Author: | StormChaser | Posted: | Dec 5, 2022 00:53 | Subject: | Re: Wheels Titles Discussion | Viewed: | 38 times | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, Yo_Yo_Flamingo writes:
| I would prefer that terms like "small" "medium" "Giant" remain for wheels which
are varying sizes of the same piece.
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That's a perfectly reasonable position. Out of curiosity, though, doesn't
the size convey that information? Or do you prefer words to numbers? For example:
Wheel Small
Wheel Medium
Wheel Large
Wheel Giant
Wheel 27mm
Wheel 36mm
Wheel 52mm
Wheel 96mm
I'd like to understand your reasoning better. A similar use of size, BTW,
is in the hoses (where words couldn't describe them all).
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Author: | Yo_Yo_Flamingo | Posted: | Dec 5, 2022 00:07 | Subject: | Re: Wheels Titles Discussion | Viewed: | 34 times | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, Give.Me.A.Brick writes:
| In Catalog, StormChaser writes:
| After considering the entirety of the Wheels category, I think three approaches
are reasonable (skip toward the end for the short version):
__________________________________
Approach 1:
__________________________________
Title Section 1: The word "Wheel."
Title Section 2: Theme, use, or both. See below.
Title Section 3: Actual, measured size of the wheel hub in the format
"10mm D. x 10mm."
Title Section 4: Any other information deemed necessary.
Sections are not separated by punctuation. For Title Section 2, the theme generally
takes precedence. Theme can be followed by use, as in "Wheel Town Motorcycle."
Although there are no firm rules for selecting the contents of this title section,
the preferred length is no more than two words. Themes should be loosely interpreted
into only a few basic categories (Fabuland, Space, Town, Technic, etc.) to reduce
the total number of themes and avoid more groupings than necessary.
__________________________________
Approach 2:
__________________________________
Title Section 1: The word "Wheel."
Title Section 2: Actual, measured size of the wheel hub in the format
"10mm D. x 10mm."
Title Section 3: Theme, use, or both. See below.
Title Section 4: Any other information deemed necessary.
Sections are not separated by punctuation. For Title Section 3, the theme generally
takes precedence. Theme can be followed by use, as in "Wheel 30mm D. x 14mm
Town Motorcycle." Although there are no firm rules for selecting the contents
of this title section, the preferred length is no more than two words.
__________________________________
Approach 3:
__________________________________
Title Section 1: The word "Wheel."
Title Section 2: Actual, measured size of the wheel hub in the format
"10mm D. x 10mm."
Title Section 3: Any other information deemed necessary.
Sections are not separated by punctuation. For Title Section 3, this information
is only the information not captured by the tag system.
___________________________________
SKIP TO HERE
Here are the pros and cons of each approach, followed by examples already in
use.
For Approach 1 the pros are standardization and grouping of similar items (like
Technic or wagon wheels). The con is that 82 of the 212 wheels already use the
second approach.
For Approach 2, the pro is a very straightforward system, where every single
wheel is ranked by actual size. The con is that groupings of similar items will
be lost in the places where such groupings currently exist.
For Approach 3, the pro is that all unnecessary information is moved to a tagging
system. The cons are that titles will be visually lacking and the tag system
may not be robust enough to support sucking most of the information out of titles.
My preference is Approach 1. I think it makes the most sense given the current
system, even after tags come along.
I will say, based on extensive experience, that BL is highly unlikely to change
much in the Wheel category, at least not in any kind of timely manner (meaning
within the next five years). But I have the wheels and my wish is that everyone
could benefit from this collection. So I'll make a one-time submission of
the data and change requests.
The only question is this: which approach would members prefer I use to submit
the data? Thoughts or input?
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I would like the Train Wheels grouped, the Technic wheels grouped, etc, hence
I would prefer Approach 1
And I agree that words like "small" "large" "giant" don't hold valuable info.
I would prefer the actual wheel rim(1) dimensions on every wheel.
(1) Not the corresponding former tire dimension that some wheels carry:
Thank you!
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I would prefer that terms like "small" "medium" "Giant" remain for wheels which
are varying sizes of the same piece.
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Author: | crazylegoman | Posted: | Dec 4, 2022 23:56 | Subject: | Re: Wheels Names Discussion | Viewed: | 44 times | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| I vote for Approach 1.
David
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Author: | Give.Me.A.Brick | Posted: | Dec 4, 2022 19:56 | Subject: | Re: Wheels Titles Discussion | Viewed: | 47 times | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, StormChaser writes:
| In Catalog, Give.Me.A.Brick writes:
| I would prefer the actual wheel rim(1) dimensions on every wheel.
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Of course. That's the plan since I can physically measure every one.
| (1) Not the corresponding former tire dimension that some wheels carry:
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Just to clarify for those who don't know, that 81.6 x 34 dimension matches
the markings on this tire that fits the wheel:
But, of course, five other tires also fit the wheel (such as the one shown below).
So the 81.6 x 34 dimension in the current wheel title doesn't make much
sense.
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Exactly!
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Author: | StormChaser | Posted: | Dec 4, 2022 19:42 | Subject: | Re: Wheels Titles Discussion | Viewed: | 52 times | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, Give.Me.A.Brick writes:
| I would prefer the actual wheel rim(1) dimensions on every wheel.
|
Of course. That's the plan since I can physically measure every one.
| (1) Not the corresponding former tire dimension that some wheels carry:
|
Just to clarify for those who don't know, that 81.6 x 34 dimension matches
the markings on this tire that fits the wheel:
But, of course, five other tires also fit the wheel (such as the one shown below).
So the 81.6 x 34 dimension in the current wheel title doesn't make much
sense.
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Author: | Give.Me.A.Brick | Posted: | Dec 4, 2022 19:27 | Subject: | Re: Wheels Titles Discussion | Viewed: | 49 times | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, StormChaser writes:
| After considering the entirety of the Wheels category, I think three approaches
are reasonable (skip toward the end for the short version):
__________________________________
Approach 1:
__________________________________
Title Section 1: The word "Wheel."
Title Section 2: Theme, use, or both. See below.
Title Section 3: Actual, measured size of the wheel hub in the format
"10mm D. x 10mm."
Title Section 4: Any other information deemed necessary.
Sections are not separated by punctuation. For Title Section 2, the theme generally
takes precedence. Theme can be followed by use, as in "Wheel Town Motorcycle."
Although there are no firm rules for selecting the contents of this title section,
the preferred length is no more than two words. Themes should be loosely interpreted
into only a few basic categories (Fabuland, Space, Town, Technic, etc.) to reduce
the total number of themes and avoid more groupings than necessary.
__________________________________
Approach 2:
__________________________________
Title Section 1: The word "Wheel."
Title Section 2: Actual, measured size of the wheel hub in the format
"10mm D. x 10mm."
Title Section 3: Theme, use, or both. See below.
Title Section 4: Any other information deemed necessary.
Sections are not separated by punctuation. For Title Section 3, the theme generally
takes precedence. Theme can be followed by use, as in "Wheel 30mm D. x 14mm
Town Motorcycle." Although there are no firm rules for selecting the contents
of this title section, the preferred length is no more than two words.
__________________________________
Approach 3:
__________________________________
Title Section 1: The word "Wheel."
Title Section 2: Actual, measured size of the wheel hub in the format
"10mm D. x 10mm."
Title Section 3: Any other information deemed necessary.
Sections are not separated by punctuation. For Title Section 3, this information
is only the information not captured by the tag system.
___________________________________
SKIP TO HERE
Here are the pros and cons of each approach, followed by examples already in
use.
For Approach 1 the pros are standardization and grouping of similar items (like
Technic or wagon wheels). The con is that 82 of the 212 wheels already use the
second approach.
For Approach 2, the pro is a very straightforward system, where every single
wheel is ranked by actual size. The con is that groupings of similar items will
be lost in the places where such groupings currently exist.
For Approach 3, the pro is that all unnecessary information is moved to a tagging
system. The cons are that titles will be visually lacking and the tag system
may not be robust enough to support sucking most of the information out of titles.
My preference is Approach 1. I think it makes the most sense given the current
system, even after tags come along.
I will say, based on extensive experience, that BL is highly unlikely to change
much in the Wheel category, at least not in any kind of timely manner (meaning
within the next five years). But I have the wheels and my wish is that everyone
could benefit from this collection. So I'll make a one-time submission of
the data and change requests.
The only question is this: which approach would members prefer I use to submit
the data? Thoughts or input?
|
I would like the Train Wheels grouped, the Technic wheels grouped, etc, hence
I would prefer Approach 1
And I agree that words like "small" "large" "giant" don't hold valuable info.
I would prefer the actual wheel rim(1) dimensions on every wheel.
(1) Not the corresponding former tire dimension that some wheels carry:
Thank you!
|
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Author: | udenbricks | Posted: | Dec 4, 2022 18:09 | Subject: | Re: Wheels Titles Discussion | Viewed: | 34 times | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| Approach 1 for me.
In Catalog, StormChaser writes:
| After considering the entirety of the Wheels category, I think three approaches
are reasonable (skip toward the end for the short version):
__________________________________
Approach 1:
__________________________________
Title Section 1: The word "Wheel."
Title Section 2: Theme, use, or both. See below.
Title Section 3: Actual, measured size of the wheel hub in the format
"10mm D. x 10mm."
Title Section 4: Any other information deemed necessary.
Sections are not separated by punctuation. For Title Section 2, the theme generally
takes precedence. Theme can be followed by use, as in "Wheel Town Motorcycle."
Although there are no firm rules for selecting the contents of this title section,
the preferred length is no more than two words. Themes should be loosely interpreted
into only a few basic categories (Fabuland, Space, Town, Technic, etc.) to reduce
the total number of themes and avoid more groupings than necessary.
__________________________________
Approach 2:
__________________________________
Title Section 1: The word "Wheel."
Title Section 2: Actual, measured size of the wheel hub in the format
"10mm D. x 10mm."
Title Section 3: Theme, use, or both. See below.
Title Section 4: Any other information deemed necessary.
Sections are not separated by punctuation. For Title Section 3, the theme generally
takes precedence. Theme can be followed by use, as in "Wheel 30mm D. x 14mm
Town Motorcycle." Although there are no firm rules for selecting the contents
of this title section, the preferred length is no more than two words.
__________________________________
Approach 3:
__________________________________
Title Section 1: The word "Wheel."
Title Section 2: Actual, measured size of the wheel hub in the format
"10mm D. x 10mm."
Title Section 3: Any other information deemed necessary.
Sections are not separated by punctuation. For Title Section 3, this information
is only the information not captured by the tag system.
___________________________________
SKIP TO HERE
Here are the pros and cons of each approach, followed by examples already in
use.
For Approach 1 the pros are standardization and grouping of similar items (like
Technic or wagon wheels). The con is that 82 of the 212 wheels already use the
second approach.
For Approach 2, the pro is a very straightforward system, where every single
wheel is ranked by actual size. The con is that groupings of similar items will
be lost in the places where such groupings currently exist.
For Approach 3, the pro is that all unnecessary information is moved to a tagging
system. The cons are that titles will be visually lacking and the tag system
may not be robust enough to support sucking most of the information out of titles.
My preference is Approach 1. I think it makes the most sense given the current
system, even after tags come along.
I will say, based on extensive experience, that BL is highly unlikely to change
much in the Wheel category, at least not in any kind of timely manner (meaning
within the next five years). But I have the wheels and my wish is that everyone
could benefit from this collection. So I'll make a one-time submission of
the data and change requests.
The only question is this: which approach would members prefer I use to submit
the data? Thoughts or input?
|
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Author: | StormChaser | Posted: | Dec 4, 2022 17:57 | Subject: | Wheels Titles Discussion | Viewed: | 184 times | Topic: | Catalog | Status: | Open | |
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| After considering the entirety of the Wheels category, I think three approaches
are reasonable (skip toward the end for the short version):
__________________________________
Approach 1:
__________________________________
Title Section 1: The word "Wheel."
Title Section 2: Theme, use, or both. See below.
Title Section 3: Actual, measured size of the wheel hub in the format
"10mm D. x 10mm."
Title Section 4: Any other information deemed necessary.
Sections are not separated by punctuation. For Title Section 2, the theme generally
takes precedence. Theme can be followed by use, as in "Wheel Town Motorcycle."
Although there are no firm rules for selecting the contents of this title section,
the preferred length is no more than two words. Themes should be loosely interpreted
into only a few basic categories (Fabuland, Space, Town, Technic, etc.) to reduce
the total number of themes and avoid more groupings than necessary.
__________________________________
Approach 2:
__________________________________
Title Section 1: The word "Wheel."
Title Section 2: Actual, measured size of the wheel hub in the format
"10mm D. x 10mm."
Title Section 3: Theme, use, or both. See below.
Title Section 4: Any other information deemed necessary.
Sections are not separated by punctuation. For Title Section 3, the theme generally
takes precedence. Theme can be followed by use, as in "Wheel 30mm D. x 14mm
Town Motorcycle." Although there are no firm rules for selecting the contents
of this title section, the preferred length is no more than two words.
__________________________________
Approach 3:
__________________________________
Title Section 1: The word "Wheel."
Title Section 2: Actual, measured size of the wheel hub in the format
"10mm D. x 10mm."
Title Section 3: Any other information deemed necessary.
Sections are not separated by punctuation. For Title Section 3, this information
is only the information not captured by the tag system.
___________________________________
SKIP TO HERE
Here are the pros and cons of each approach, followed by examples already in
use.
For Approach 1 the pros are standardization and grouping of similar items (like
Technic or wagon wheels). The con is that 82 of the 212 wheels already use the
second approach.
For Approach 2, the pro is a very straightforward system, where every single
wheel is ranked by actual size. The con is that groupings of similar items will
be lost in the places where such groupings currently exist.
For Approach 3, the pro is that all unnecessary information is moved to a tagging
system. The cons are that titles will be visually lacking and the tag system
may not be robust enough to support sucking most of the information out of titles.
My preference is Approach 1. I think it makes the most sense given the current
system, even after tags come along.
I will say, based on extensive experience, that BL is highly unlikely to change
much in the Wheel category, at least not in any kind of timely manner (meaning
within the next five years). But I have the wheels and my wish is that everyone
could benefit from this collection. So I'll make a one-time submission of
the data and change requests.
The only question is this: which approach would members prefer I use to submit
the data? Thoughts or input?
|
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Author: | crazylegoman | Posted: | Dec 4, 2022 16:39 | Subject: | Re: Wheels | Viewed: | 40 times | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, StormChaser writes:
| In Catalog, crazylegoman writes:
| StormChaser, that is the most complete and thorough answer to my question that
I could have hoped for. From all the examples you gave of different naming methods,
would the first one you mentioned (above) be the best one to use as a standard
for the rest of the category?
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Thanks! To answer your question, I'm not sure yet. I think it would be
nice to keep certain wheels grouped together. A straightforward [Wheel] + [Size]
titling system would lose those groupings. See below for an example of wheels
grouped with the word "Wagon:"
Right now I'm thinking [Wheel] + [Category] + [Size] might be best.
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That does make sense to keep those keywords in the same section of the part's
name so that parts like the wagon wheels end up near each other in search results.
I agree that the size being the last part makes sense too.
David
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Author: | jennnifer | Posted: | Dec 4, 2022 13:42 | Subject: | Re: Wheels | Viewed: | 43 times | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, StormChaser writes:
| In Catalog, crazylegoman writes:
| StormChaser, that is the most complete and thorough answer to my question that
I could have hoped for. From all the examples you gave of different naming methods,
would the first one you mentioned (above) be the best one to use as a standard
for the rest of the category?
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Thanks! To answer your question, I'm not sure yet. I think it would be
nice to keep certain wheels grouped together. A straightforward [Wheel] + [Size]
titling system would lose those groupings. See below for an example of wheels
grouped with the word "Wagon:"
Right now I'm thinking [Wheel] + [Category] + [Size] might be best.
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I do like the idea of keeping similar items grouped together this way. Good luck
with this project! Let me know if there is anything I can help with.
Jen
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Author: | StormChaser | Posted: | Dec 4, 2022 13:36 | Subject: | Re: Wheels | Viewed: | 38 times | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, crazylegoman writes:
| StormChaser, that is the most complete and thorough answer to my question that
I could have hoped for. From all the examples you gave of different naming methods,
would the first one you mentioned (above) be the best one to use as a standard
for the rest of the category?
|
Thanks! To answer your question, I'm not sure yet. I think it would be
nice to keep certain wheels grouped together. A straightforward [Wheel] + [Size]
titling system would lose those groupings. See below for an example of wheels
grouped with the word "Wagon:"
Right now I'm thinking [Wheel] + [Category] + [Size] might be best.
|
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Author: | crazylegoman | Posted: | Dec 4, 2022 10:17 | Subject: | Re: How is Years Released calculated? | Viewed: | 31 times | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, randy_f writes:
| The years released gets updated once a day during daily maintenance. It does
not update in real time.
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That explains why today it now says 2022 as the most recent year for that part.
Thanks!
David
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Author: | crazylegoman | Posted: | Dec 4, 2022 10:15 | Subject: | Re: Wheels | Viewed: | 41 times | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, StormChaser writes:
StormChaser, that is the most complete and thorough answer to my question that
I could have hoped for. From all the examples you gave of different naming methods,
would the first one you mentioned (above) be the best one to use as a standard
for the rest of the category?
Overall, it appears that the Wheels category has become messy name-wise due to
a Too-Many-Cooks-Spoil-the-Broth situation. Over the years several different
people, all of whom had good intentions, submitted the parts, and there was no
naming standard, so now it is just as you said—a mess.
David
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Author: | mjcarrabine | Posted: | Dec 4, 2022 09:29 | Subject: | Re: Request to add new Pearl colors - Rahkshi | Viewed: | 40 times | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog Requests, ToastBubbles writes:
| Below are four colors that I would like to see added to the Bricklink catalog:
-Pearl Blue
-Pearl Brown
-Pearl Green
-Pearl Red
These four colors were used in the Rahkshi Bionicles. If you look at the parts
from each set (Item No: 44807 for example), you can tell that buyers and sellers
are clearly confused, they are listing the parts as "Metallic Green" and even
"Chrome Green" because the parts have a more metallic look than just regular
green/blue/red/brown.
LEGO does have IDs/names for these colors (and so does BrickOwl):
138-Metallic Bright Blue
187-Metallic Earth-Orange
136-Metallic Dark Green
184-Metallic Bright Red
Each color should only have 3 known parts each: 44138, 44807, and 44140. (unless
I am missing something).
We already have Pearl White and Pearl Black, so I'm not quite sure why the
rest weren't added.
This addition was originally brought up by grey_beard in the Colors forum several
months ago, but seemed to be forgotten, so hopefully bringing it up here gets
more traction.
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I second this.
I just tried ordering some missing parts from my Rebrickable inventory. The missing
Pearl Red resulted in color = not applicable. I didn’t notice it until I received
BLUE parts.
Now I know why. It would be really helpful if these colors were added.
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Author: | WoutR | Posted: | Dec 4, 2022 05:50 | Subject: | Re: Marbled 2x8 Plate 03034? | Viewed: | 32 times | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, hpoort writes:
| In Catalog, SillyJillie writes:
| I came across a plate that appears to be very light bluish gray, marbled with
white and dark bluish gray, but I cannot find this in the catalog under decorated
or by its own color. Can anyone point me in the right direction? part number
printed underneath is 03034 rather than 3034
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It might be Pearl Light Gray. That is not a known color for , but that
does not mean it can't exist. Compare that's also an 'unknown'
color although there are some for sale and quite a bunch in my own collection.
If not Pearl Light Gray, yours may be a marbled brick, a production error.
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I have one, they exist.
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Author: | randyf | Posted: | Dec 4, 2022 00:27 | Subject: | Re: How is Years Released calculated? | Viewed: | 42 times | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, crazylegoman writes:
| When looking at a part in the catalog, we can see the Years Released (first thing
under Item Info.) I had always thought that that span of years was based on
the earliest and latest years that that part had been in any set in any color.
I also thought that when an inventory is approved and shows up in the catalog,
the span of years is updated immediately, but maybe that's not the case.
Today I noticed that the inventory for
was just added. That set includes the following part:
The Wild Animals of Europe set is a new one from 2022. Since that set includes
part 11344, shouldn't the Years Released info automatically update to show
the most recent year being 2022? It currently shows 2019.
David
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The years released gets updated once a day during daily maintenance. It does
not update in real time.
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Author: | StormChaser | Posted: | Dec 3, 2022 15:51 | Subject: | Re: Wheels | Viewed: | 73 times | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, crazylegoman writes:
| As someone who doesn't buy many wheels at all, what is it that makes the
Wheels category "currently a genuine mess"?
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Fair question.
The primary issue is titles. The default sorting is by title and at least 11
different methods of titling are used, causing wheels to be sorted in non-intuitive
ways. Here are those titling methods:
Actual physical size:
Theme:
Physical characteristic:
Use:
Generic physical size ("small"):
* | | 41865 Wheel Small Wide Hard Plastic Slick, Hole Notched for Wheels Holder Pin Parts: Wheel |
Set name:
The word "with":
TLG "size:"
And then those where "Wheel" is not the first word in the title:
Former BrickLink category name:
Theme:
Use:
For a category with only 212 items, those are a significant amount of different
methods of titling. And then you have multiple instances where similar items
are titled differently (also, the comma in the second example causes items to
sort to the bottom of the list):
* | | wheel4 Train Wheel Spoked Large (29mm D.) with FreeStyle Pin Hole Parts: Wheel |
In addition, the small and large identifiers are unhelpful. There are 29 train
wheels in the catalog. The words small and large clarify nothing.
Additionally, there are a few instances of wheels being not categorized as wheels
or non-wheels being categorized as wheels. There are missing item relationships
and additional notes. Variants are not known in some cases. Pictures are sometimes
poor quality and sizes are missing. Those are the reasons I called things a
mess - because the current state of things resembles an amateur effort rather
than a planned, professional cataloging system.
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Author: | Nubs_Select | Posted: | Dec 3, 2022 14:10 | Subject: | Re: How is Years Released calculated? | Viewed: | 33 times | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, 1001bricks writes:
| | Probbaly give it a day and after daily maintenance it will probably change
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Agreed - see, you're not so bad!!!
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