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In Off Topic, CykillsGarage writes:

My Leader-1 Super GoBot got more play time than almost all of my other toys combined.

I still have it and eight other Super GoBots all in their original boxes.

Woah! could I see?

My Super GoBot Leader-1 was the most expensive obtain. most on Ebay are in pretty
bad shape, especially to find one with stiff wings.

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CykillsGarage

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May 23, 2023 20:49

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SilverHawks! Yes!

Throw in ThunderCats and you have my absolute two favorite cartoons from when
I was growing up in the 80s!

It is unfortunate that SilverHawks did not last very long. I remember it being
on for only a short period of time.

I love ThunderCats! Panthro was always my favorite!

Author:

CykillsGarage

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May 23, 2023 20:48

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Re: Anyone remember the RockLords?

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My Leader-1 Super GoBot got more play time than almost all of my other toys combined.

I still have it and eight other Super GoBots all in their original boxes.

Woah! could I see?

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randyf

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May 23, 2023 19:51

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Re: Anyone remember the RockLords?

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In Off Topic, CykillsGarage writes:

In Off Topic, BricksOfFaith writes:

What about the street sharks? Or the toxic crusaders? Or the biker mice from
mars? All forgotten brands 😞

all great examples. more would be GoBots, and Extreme Dinosaurs.

here is a pic of Cy-Kill from the series.

My Leader-1 Super GoBot got more play time than almost all of my other toys combined.

I still have it and eight other Super GoBots all in their original boxes.

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randyf

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May 23, 2023 19:40

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Re: Anyone remember the RockLords?

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In Off Topic, BricksOfFaith writes:

So many brands that I have collectibles from, and yet nobody knows what they
are lol

Author:

CykillsGarage

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May 23, 2023 19:14

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Re: Anyone remember the RockLords?

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In Off Topic, BricksOfFaith writes:

So many brands that I have collectibles from, and yet nobody knows what they
are lol

Same here, I own a small GoBots collection.

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CykillsGarage

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May 23, 2023 19:10

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Re: Anyone remember the RockLords?

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In Off Topic, BricksOfFaith writes:

What about the street sharks? Or the toxic crusaders? Or the biker mice from
mars? All forgotten brands 😞

all great examples. more would be GoBots, and Extreme Dinosaurs.

here is a pic of Cy-Kill from the series.

Author:

DeLuca

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May 23, 2023 19:05

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Re: Anyone remember the RockLords?

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In Off Topic, BricksOfFaith writes:

What about the street sharks? Or the toxic crusaders? Or the biker mice from mars? All forgotten brands 😞

The second mouse from the right looks surprisingly similar to Kranxx from SP3:

Minifig No: sp093 Name: Space Police 3 Alien - Kranxx

sp093 (Inv) Space Police 3 Alien - Kranxx
Minifigures: Space: Space Police III

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BricksOfFaith

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May 23, 2023 18:58

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Re: Anyone remember the RockLords?

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So many brands that I have collectibles from, and yet nobody knows what they
are lol

Author:

BricksOfFaith

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May 23, 2023 18:56

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Re: Anyone remember the RockLords?

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What about the street sharks? Or the toxic crusaders? Or the biker mice from
mars? All forgotten brands 😞

Author:

CykillsGarage

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May 23, 2023 17:26

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Re: Anyone remember the RockLords?

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In Off Topic, starbeanie writes:

This always looked like an homage to M.A.S.K.

18333pb01 Minifigure, Headgear Helmet Space with Air Mask with Flexible Gray Hoses Pattern
Parts: Minifigure, Headgear

to me

it really does.

Author:

CykillsGarage

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May 23, 2023 17:25

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Re: Anyone remember the RockLords?

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In Off Topic, tEoS writes:

No, I don't think I ever had those.

I really liked MASK, which might be a bit unknown:

In Off Topic, CykillsGarage writes:

I learned about them not to long ago and it really is a forgotten brand!

It was a followup line to the GoBots produced be Tonka in 1986 that featured
transforming rock people known as the Rock Lords. The story follows Boulder,
the leader of the rebels against the evil Magmar and his cohorts! I myself own
a Boulder toy, and it features amazing articulation and detail not really seen
anywhere else! Unfortunately the brand never made it past the theatrical film,
and it along with GoBots was cancelled. now you can only find it on Bootleg DVD.
If you remember them, post your thoughts below. : )

I love MASK! it really is a shame that other than a few comic book reboots, MASK
has never been that popular compared to other brands.

Author:

starbeanie

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May 23, 2023 15:28

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Re: Anyone remember the RockLords?

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This always looked like an homage to M.A.S.K.

18333pb01 Minifigure, Headgear Helmet Space with Air Mask with Flexible Gray Hoses Pattern
Parts: Minifigure, Headgear

to me

In Off Topic, tEoS writes:

No, I don't think I ever had those.

I really liked MASK, which might be a bit unknown:

In Off Topic, CykillsGarage writes:

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tEoS

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May 23, 2023 15:18

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Re: Anyone remember the RockLords?

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No, I don't think I ever had those.

I really liked MASK, which might be a bit unknown:

In Off Topic, CykillsGarage writes:

Author:

CykillsGarage

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May 23, 2023 14:32

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Anyone remember the RockLords?

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Author:

bricksahead

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May 22, 2023 16:01

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Re: Found on Reddit.

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I don't think the nose is misplaced. I think that the eyes and and the mouth
are misprinted.

102525pb01 Minifigure, Head, Modified with Nose with Black Eyebrows and Smile with Tongue Pattern
Parts: Minifigure, Head, Modified {Light Nougat}

In Off Topic, macebobo writes:

Can you spot what is wrong?

Author:

Sadler_Bricks

Posted:

May 22, 2023 15:22

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Re: Found on Reddit.

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Looks like his ears are growing lol

Sadler_Bricks

Author:

JonathanDArndt

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May 21, 2023 20:28

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Re: When the only tool you have is a hammer

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In Off Topic, 1001bricks writes:

In Off Topic, JonathanDArndt writes:

Look at what my children did with this tool.

Illegal Building Alert!!!
Too much efforts applied to bend the poor innocent plastic part.
Shame on you and your family

PS: please send me Instructions, but don't tell anyone...

hehe... yes! Illegal Building Alert, indeed. (It may not be clear in the photo,
but some white stress marks have already begun to form on the poor yellow piece.)

Author:

Ziegelmeister

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May 21, 2023 00:05

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Re: Found on Reddit.

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In Off Topic, macebobo writes:

Can you spot what is wrong?

Maybe he heard someone lie about him?

Author:

ghyde

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May 20, 2023 22:05

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Re: When the only tool you have is a hammer

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In Off Topic, JonathanDArndt writes:

Look at what my children did with this tool. Perhaps I should be proud. And I
certainly should have thought to try this myself ages ago.

Now get them to take it out again without bending it!

Cheers ...

ghyde

Author:

1001bricks

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May 20, 2023 20:50

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Re: When the only tool you have is a hammer

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In Off Topic, JonathanDArndt writes:

Look at what my children did with this tool.

Illegal Building Alert!!!
Too much efforts applied to bend the poor innocent plastic part.
Shame on you and your family

PS: please send me Instructions, but don't tell anyone...

Author:

legoman77

Posted:

May 20, 2023 20:44

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Re: When the only tool you have is a hammer

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In Off Topic, legoman77 writes:

In Off Topic, JonathanDArndt writes:

Look at what my children did with this tool. Perhaps I should be proud. And I
certainly should have thought to try this myself ages ago.

Cute

John P

Oh, I forgot to finish the quote; "When the only tool you have is a hammer"
you have no other tools.
John P

Author:

legoman77

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May 20, 2023 20:43

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Re: When the only tool you have is a hammer

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In Off Topic, JonathanDArndt writes:

Look at what my children did with this tool. Perhaps I should be proud. And I
certainly should have thought to try this myself ages ago.

Cute

John P

Author:

JonathanDArndt

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May 20, 2023 20:36

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When the only tool you have is a hammer

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Look at what my children did with this tool. Perhaps I should be proud. And I
certainly should have thought to try this myself ages ago.

Author:

tEoS

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May 20, 2023 17:44

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Re: Found on Reddit.

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My find wasn't nearly as cool.

I was feeling packets* and found one with 2 heads, so I bought it thinking it
was Pinocchio. Nope, it was Tiana with 2 heads.

I never saw that film, so I wasn't really interested in having her, but the
figure is actually quite nice.

* I try to be quick about it, to not be that Lego weirdo.

In Off Topic, macebobo writes:

Can you spot what is wrong?

Author:

cycbuild

Posted:

May 20, 2023 17:21

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Re: Found on Reddit.

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In Off Topic, macebobo writes:

Can you spot what is wrong?

I taught the singing cricket how to pin-the-tail-on-the-donkey

I wish I was a real boy, made of flesh not light nougat

Author:

maxx3001

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May 20, 2023 14:59

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Re: Found on Reddit.

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In Off Topic, macebobo writes:

Can you spot what is wrong?

What is wrong, it is di$nay…….

Author:

crazylegoman

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May 20, 2023 14:45

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Re: Found on Reddit.

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In Off Topic, macebobo writes:

Can you spot what is wrong?

To be honest, there are much worse scenarios as far as where a nose could be
misplaced on a minifig.

David

Author:

sasquatch_eater

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May 20, 2023 14:21

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Re: Found on Reddit.

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Looks like it's got an ear!

Author:

macebobo

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May 20, 2023 14:11

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Found on Reddit.

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Can you spot what is wrong?

Author:

1001bricks

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May 19, 2023 17:40

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Re: I see why the help desk is so quick now.

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Thank you Russell. I did forward it to them, however why could the help desk
agent not forward it and let me know in the future I need to send corrections
to the API documentation there?

Because the API channel is completely separate from the Help Desk. In order to
properly get into the API channel, the user must report directly to that email
address. Otherwise, the request can get lost or it's difficult to respond
back to the original user. We've had such problems in the past of messages
being misdirected or falling through the cracks that we are trying to be pretty
strict about this. This is what our Help Desk agents are instructed to do - it's
not about whether they feel like forwarding a message or not.

While this...

http://v4ei.com/comics/index.php?id=helpful&check=s2300

Author:

1001bricks

Posted:

May 19, 2023 17:35

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Re: Ridiculous amounts of spam on forum

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The top five spammers alone are responsible for nearly 40% of all spam!

Then... it's a Spamocracy!?

Author:

Nubs_Select

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May 19, 2023 16:15

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Re: Ridiculous amounts of spam on forum

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wildchicken13

Posted:

May 19, 2023 16:00

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Re: Ridiculous amounts of spam on forum

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In Off Topic, peregrinator writes:

I'm not so sure about that - for example, you could have a keyword filter
that only gets triggered if the post includes a link.

If we're doing keyword filtering, then I request that "pizza" be
added to the list of banned keywords. Clearly there is a lot of spam on this
topic!

Author:

wildchicken13

Posted:

May 19, 2023 15:55

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Re: Ridiculous amounts of spam on forum

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In Off Topic, randyf writes:

Um. The other catalog admins and I post multiple links in our messages a lot
of the time. We don't need our posts moderated.

Yes, they do. You are the all-time number two spammer!

Author:

Nubs_Select

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May 19, 2023 15:37

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Re: Ridiculous amounts of spam on forum

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In Off Topic, wildchicken13 writes:

In Off Topic, Nubs_Select writes:

+1 it isn’t a major issue the only times it has been is when someone did this

That was fun

indeed

Author:

Nubs_Select

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May 19, 2023 15:37

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Re: Ridiculous amounts of spam on forum

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especially 6th place

Author:

wildchicken13

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May 19, 2023 15:37

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Re: Ridiculous amounts of spam on forum

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In Off Topic, Nubs_Select writes:

+1 it isn’t a major issue the only times it has been is when someone did this

That was fun

Author:

wildchicken13

Posted:

May 19, 2023 15:35

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Re: Ridiculous amounts of spam on forum

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In Off Topic, 1001bricks writes:

Agreed about one of the Sylvains...

But you forgot BrickOfFaith, wildchicken13 and UTLF; they post less but it's
then far more spammy IMHO

Thanks for the laugh, pal!

Indeed, some users post more spam than others.

The top five spammers alone are responsible for nearly 40% of all spam!

This needs to end immediately.

Author:

Nubs_Select

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May 19, 2023 13:34

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Re: Ridiculous amounts of spam on forum

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How did you get a picture of my ex-wife?

John P

Author:

legoman77

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May 19, 2023 13:33

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Re: Ridiculous amounts of spam on forum

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In Off Topic, Nubs_Select writes:

In Off Topic, 1001bricks writes:

In Off Topic, peregrinator writes:

In Off Topic, SylvainLS writes:

If if there were a technical solution (which there isn’t)

I'm not so sure about that - for example, you could have a keyword filter
that only gets triggered if the post includes a link.

https://www.mustard.club

Just testing if that works

How did you get a picture of my ex-wife?

John P

Author:

Nubs_Select

Posted:

May 19, 2023 13:25

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Re: Ridiculous amounts of spam on forum

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In Off Topic, 1001bricks writes:

In Off Topic, peregrinator writes:

In Off Topic, SylvainLS writes:

If if there were a technical solution (which there isn’t)

I'm not so sure about that - for example, you could have a keyword filter
that only gets triggered if the post includes a link.

https://www.mustard.club

Just testing if that works

Author:

1001bricks

Posted:

May 19, 2023 13:18

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Re: Ridiculous amounts of spam on forum

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A report button, BrickLink?

That'd be soooo complicated to develop, I must admit - please don't touch
anything.

It’s even more complicated to report problems on the Gallery (which is supposedly
not spaghetti code).

There is now a report feature for comments on BDP models, but it is still being
tweaked.

No problem. Thanks for all what is done!

Author:

1001bricks

Posted:

May 19, 2023 13:15

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Re: Ridiculous amounts of spam on forum

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In Off Topic, peregrinator writes:

In Off Topic, SylvainLS writes:

If if there were a technical solution (which there isn’t)

I'm not so sure about that - for example, you could have a keyword filter
that only gets triggered if the post includes a link.

https://www.mustard.club

Just testing if that works

Author:

Admin_Russell

Posted:

May 19, 2023 13:05

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Re: Ridiculous amounts of spam on forum

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In Off Topic, SylvainLS writes:

In Off Topic, 1001bricks writes:

Silver lining: (most) forum regulars have now learned how to report posts

Yes, this requires a 15 years learning "curve"

So, you’re 3 years late?

A report button, BrickLink?

That'd be soooo complicated to develop, I must admit - please don't touch
anything.

It’s even more complicated to report problems on the Gallery (which is supposedly
not spaghetti code).

There is now a report feature for comments on BDP models, but it is still being
tweaked.

Author:

Admin_Russell

Posted:

May 19, 2023 12:56

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Re: Ridiculous amounts of spam on forum

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In Off Topic, BricksOfFaith writes:

Anybody know why there has been so many spam messages/scams on the forum the
past few months? It’s getting kinda irritating….

This uptick in Forum spam has been noticed by the administration and we are currently
working on a plan to handle it in a way that is least disruptive for everyone.

A big Thank You to our Discussions Moderators for helping us mitigate the problem
in the short term. We have noticed this as well.

Author:

Nubs_Select

Posted:

May 19, 2023 12:52

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Re: Ridiculous amounts of spam on forum

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In Off Topic, randyf writes:

In Off Topic, Nubs_Select writes:

Silver lining: (most) forum regulars have now learned how to report posts

What about maybe if a post contains more then 1 url it has to be moderated before
it can be posted?

Um. The other catalog admins and I post multiple links in our messages a lot
of the time. We don't need our posts moderated.

True true that slipped my mind maybe more then 1 url to a “non approved site”
so for example Facebook, some sketchy gummy site, or eBay (maybe if the url is
for eBay a error pops up saying no links to eBay allowd?)

Author:

Nubs_Select

Posted:

May 19, 2023 12:50

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Re: Ridiculous amounts of spam on forum

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In Off Topic, Chickaroo writes:

In Off Topic, Nubs_Select writes:

Silver lining: (most) forum regulars have now learned how to report posts

What about maybe if a post contains more then 1 url it has to be moderated before
it can be posted?

Can the same rule apply to emojis?

Roo

Author:

Nubs_Select

Posted:

May 19, 2023 12:48

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Re: Ridiculous amounts of spam on forum

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In Off Topic, 1001bricks writes:

Some suggestions:

1. Ban Nubs_Select, 1001bricks, and SylvainLS from the forum. That alone will
reduce spam by 17.4%

Agreed about one of the Sylvains...

But you forgot BrickOfFaith, wildchicken13 and UTLF; they post less but it's
then far more spammy IMHO

Thanks for the laugh, pal!

Nah the main problem is those aligned with the mustard gang.

Author:

Nubs_Select

Posted:

May 19, 2023 12:47

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Re: Ridiculous amounts of spam on forum

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I like spam. That is how I found my three girlfriends. I have not met them
yet, but they keep asking for plane tickets to get to El Paso. I send the tickets
and no one shows up and they all said it was the airlines fault. So I am ready
to send them cash so they can buy their tickets.
John P

Author:

Nubs_Select

Posted:

May 19, 2023 12:41

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Re: Ridiculous amounts of spam on forum

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In Off Topic, peregrinator writes:

In Off Topic, SylvainLS writes:

In Off Topic, Ziegelmeister writes:

Rationalize it all you want.

Just.

Fix.

It.

FYI, discussions moderators are members, like you.
If if there were a technical solution (which there isn’t), neither Roo nor I
nor the others mods can change the forum’s code.

I'm going to go against the grain here and say that while the spam is annoying,
it's not something that I think is a critical issue. I see 1-2 spam messages
per day, they're obvious spam, I can just scroll on by. Compared to the amount
of spam I see in my emails every day, this is nothing.

+1 it isn’t a major issue the only times it has been is when someone did this

Author:

randyf

Posted:

May 19, 2023 12:39

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Re: Ridiculous amounts of spam on forum

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In Off Topic, Nubs_Select writes:

Silver lining: (most) forum regulars have now learned how to report posts

What about maybe if a post contains more then 1 url it has to be moderated before
it can be posted?

Um. The other catalog admins and I post multiple links in our messages a lot
of the time. We don't need our posts moderated.

Author:

Chickaroo

Posted:

May 19, 2023 12:39

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Re: Ridiculous amounts of spam on forum

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In Off Topic, Nubs_Select writes:

Silver lining: (most) forum regulars have now learned how to report posts

What about maybe if a post contains more then 1 url it has to be moderated before
it can be posted?

Can the same rule apply to emojis?

Roo

Author:

Nubs_Select

Posted:

May 19, 2023 12:35

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Re: Ridiculous amounts of spam on forum

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Silver lining: (most) forum regulars have now learned how to report posts

What about maybe if a post contains more then 1 url it has to be moderated before
it can be posted?

Author:

peregrinator

Posted:

May 19, 2023 12:05

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Re: Ridiculous amounts of spam on forum

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In Off Topic, SylvainLS writes:

If if there were a technical solution (which there isn’t)

I'm not so sure about that - for example, you could have a keyword filter
that only gets triggered if the post includes a link.

Author:

SylvainLS

Posted:

May 19, 2023 11:38

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Re: Ridiculous amounts of spam on forum

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In Off Topic, 1001bricks writes:

Silver lining: (most) forum regulars have now learned how to report posts

Yes, this requires a 15 years learning "curve"

So, you’re 3 years late?

A report button, BrickLink?

That'd be soooo complicated to develop, I must admit - please don't touch
anything.

It’s even more complicated to report problems on the Gallery (which is supposedly
not spaghetti code).

Author:

1001bricks

Posted:

May 19, 2023 11:11

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Re: Ridiculous amounts of spam on forum

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Silver lining: (most) forum regulars have now learned how to report posts

Yes, this requires a 15 years learning "curve"

A report button, BrickLink?

That'd be soooo complicated to develop, I must admit - please don't touch
anything.

Author:

1001bricks

Posted:

May 19, 2023 11:08

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Re: Ridiculous amounts of spam on forum

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Some suggestions:

1. Ban Nubs_Select, 1001bricks, and SylvainLS from the forum. That alone will
reduce spam by 17.4%

Agreed about one of the Sylvains...

But you forgot BrickOfFaith, wildchicken13 and UTLF; they post less but it's
then far more spammy IMHO

Thanks for the laugh, pal!

Author:

legoman77

Posted:

May 19, 2023 10:56

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Re: Ridiculous amounts of spam on forum

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In Off Topic, BricksOfFaith writes:

Anybody know why there has been so many spam messages/scams on the forum the
past few months? It’s getting kinda irritating….

Author:

SylvainLS

Posted:

May 19, 2023 10:36

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Re: Ridiculous amounts of spam on forum

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In Off Topic, Stellar writes:

[…]

This depends on your default settings: with ‘Compact’ or ‘Brief’, the spam
is easy to ignore, with ‘All’ or ‘Full’ you’ll see them… but then I’m not sure
there’s people reading the forum like that

I do, but probably not many more...

Well, it takes everything to make a world

(Besides, what’s the default setting?)

Author:

Stellar

Posted:

May 19, 2023 10:24

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Re: Ridiculous amounts of spam on forum

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In Off Topic, SylvainLS writes:

In Off Topic, WhiteHorseMatt writes:

[…]

Silver lining: (most) forum regulars have now learned how to report posts

It would be easier if there were a report post option along with View/Cancel/Reply
on the forum rather than having to go through the problem centre and dig out
the message number.

Yes.

It's easier to just ignore the spam and move on rather than report the user.

I do, but probably not many more...

Author:

SylvainLS

Posted:

May 19, 2023 08:20

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Re: Ridiculous amounts of spam on forum

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In Off Topic, WhiteHorseMatt writes:

[…]

Silver lining: (most) forum regulars have now learned how to report posts

It would be easier if there were a report post option along with View/Cancel/Reply
on the forum rather than having to go through the problem centre and dig out
the message number.

Yes.

It's easier to just ignore the spam and move on rather than report the user.

Author:

peregrinator

Posted:

May 19, 2023 07:01

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Re: Ridiculous amounts of spam on forum

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In Off Topic, SylvainLS writes:

In Off Topic, Ziegelmeister writes:

Rationalize it all you want.

Just.

Fix.

It.

FYI, discussions moderators are members, like you.
If if there were a technical solution (which there isn’t), neither Roo nor I
nor the others mods can change the forum’s code.

Author:

WhiteHorseMatt

Posted:

May 19, 2023 06:50

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Re: Ridiculous amounts of spam on forum

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In Off Topic, SylvainLS writes:

In Off Topic, Chickaroo writes:

[…]
Most other forums I’ve ever been a member of suffer from similar problems

+1

Hmm, there used to be a “Why your antispam idea won’t work” checklist for e-mail.
We need one for forums

So, to answer a few suggestions:

— Preventing newbies from asking questions on the forum is not very welcoming,
is it?
— Limiting newbies’ number of posts: most spammers only post once per account
anyway.
— The two previous ideas are worse when “newbie” is defined by feedback instead
of time.
— Captcha: most spammers here are human.
— Location filtering: nope, won’t do.
— Keyword filtering: I want to be able to talk about gummy bears and the new
Ford Escort set!

Silver lining: (most) forum regulars have now learned how to report posts

It would be easier if there were a report post option along with View/Cancel/Reply
on the forum rather than having to go through the problem centre and dig out
the message number.

It's easier to just ignore the spam and move on rather than report the user.

Author:

SylvainLS

Posted:

May 19, 2023 05:14

Subject:

Re: Ridiculous amounts of spam on forum

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In Off Topic, Ziegelmeister writes:

Rationalize it all you want.

Just.

Fix.

It.

FYI, discussions moderators are members, like you.
If if there were a technical solution (which there isn’t), neither Roo nor I
nor the others mods can change the forum’s code.

Author:

Ziegelmeister

Posted:

May 19, 2023 05:05

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Re: Ridiculous amounts of spam on forum

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Rationalize it all you want.

Just.

Fix.

It.

Author:

SylvainLS

Posted:

May 19, 2023 03:10

Subject:

Re: Ridiculous amounts of spam on forum

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In Off Topic, Chickaroo writes:

[…]
Most other forums I’ve ever been a member of suffer from similar problems

+1

Hmm, there used to be a “Why your antispam idea won’t work” checklist for e-mail.
We need one for forums

Author:

Nubs_Select

Posted:

May 19, 2023 02:20

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Re: Ridiculous amounts of spam on forum

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I think there’s more chance of people being convinced to buy pizza than these
spam posts working

Roo

Author:

Chickaroo

Posted:

May 19, 2023 02:03

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Re: Ridiculous amounts of spam on forum

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In Off Topic, BricksOfFaith writes:

Anybody know why there has been so many spam messages/scams on the forum the
past few months? It’s getting kinda irritating….

Most other forums I’ve ever been a member of suffer from similar problems
Unfortunately any website which features on search engines is prone to spam (I
think way back BrickLink never used to show up on Google - something to do with
spiders?)
I think there’s more chance of people being convinced to buy pizza than these
spam posts working

Roo

Author:

ghyde

Posted:

May 19, 2023 01:49

Subject:

Re: Ridiculous amounts of spam on forum

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In Off Topic, BricksOfFaith writes:

Anybody know why there has been so many spam messages/scams on the forum the
past few months? It’s getting kinda irritating….

It's because BrickLink admins can't or won't implement a keyword
scanning system for new posts that trigger on any spam keywords, and block them,
instead of letting them get posted.

BrickLink admins have to stop making it so easy to post spam messages, if there
is an automatic filter that drops spam posts in the system's equivalent of
/dev/null then spammers will continue to spam the forums with spam posts.

BrickLink will only keep getting spammers until they make it impossible for spam
messages to be visible. The way to do that is what I outlined above.

They have to stop the spam from getting posted to the forums in the first place,
or it's just going to keep happening.

Just my 2c worth ...

Cheers ...

ghyde

Author:

Nubs_Select

Posted:

May 19, 2023 01:41

Subject:

Re: Ridiculous amounts of spam on forum

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it’s the mustard gangs fault

Author:

wildchicken13

Posted:

May 19, 2023 01:21

Subject:

Re: Ridiculous amounts of spam on forum

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In Off Topic, here4bricks614 writes:

Agreed. What would be the cons of requiring accounts to be at least a day/week
old before being able to post?

There would be no more spam

Author:

wildchicken13

Posted:

May 19, 2023 01:19

Subject:

Re: Ridiculous amounts of spam on forum

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In Off Topic, BricksOfFaith writes:

Anybody know why there has been so many spam messages/scams on the forum the
past few months? It’s getting kinda irritating….

I agree, it's starting to get ridiculous. I guess whatever spam filtering
system BrickLink currently uses (if any) is just not enough.

I blame the pizza gang for these unfortunate circumstances, it seems they're
always up to no good.

Some suggestions:

1. Ban Nubs_Select, 1001bricks, and SylvainLS from the forum. That alone will
reduce spam by 17.4%

2. Block posts from users registered in India, Alaska, American Samoa, and APO/FPO

3. Remove the "Sales" topic (or hide it from view, which you can already
do BTW)

4. Automatically block any posts containing the word "gummies" or "escorts"
(sadly not TLG products as far as I am aware)

5. Invest in better technical anti-spam solutions for the site? Maybe more advanced
stuff using IP addresses or account limitations (like time or feedback requirements
to post)

6. Deprecate the forum, as already suggested: https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1403154

Just some thoughts

Author:

Nubs_Select

Posted:

May 18, 2023 23:28

Subject:

Re: Ridiculous amounts of spam on forum

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not worth it as the forums can be helpful to new users.

Author:

here4bricks614

Posted:

May 18, 2023 23:07

Subject:

Re: Ridiculous amounts of spam on forum

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In Off Topic, BricksOfFaith writes:

Anybody know why there has been so many spam messages/scams on the forum the
past few months? It’s getting kinda irritating….

Agreed. What would be the cons of requiring accounts to be at least a day/week
old before being able to post?

Author:

Nubs_Select

Posted:

May 18, 2023 22:45

Subject:

Re: Ridiculous amounts of spam on forum

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probably a teen dropshipper who sold something once thru 1 link and is now spending
all his time spamming until he sells something again

Author:

BricksOfFaith

Posted:

May 18, 2023 22:43

Subject:

Ridiculous amounts of spam on forum

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Topic:

Anybody know why there has been so many spam messages/scams on the forum the
past few months? It’s getting kinda irritating….

Author:

Stellar

Posted:

May 17, 2023 15:32

Subject:

Re: I see why the help desk is so quick now.

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In Off Topic, macebobo writes:

I took my time to report an error through the Report a bug or technical issue
link

https://www.bricklink.com/helpDesk.asp?helpDeskID=114

and only after one day I got this back.

Thank you for contacting us.

For all API-related questions and suggestions, please contact our API Department at apisupport@bricklink.com.

They could not even forward it themselves and then let me know that I needed
to report issues there!

Ugh! I guess I am going to start calling them the less than helpful desk again.

Hello Sergio,

Thanks for reaching out to us.

We had a few users make us aware of this mistake and appreciate you letting us
know as well. We have passed the information on to our API team, and they are
currently working on getting this fixed.

Thank you again for making us aware of this, have a wonderful day.

Just got this reply to the same issue that I too opened a ticked, seems our concerns
got in.

Author:

SylvainLS

Posted:

May 17, 2023 12:51

Subject:

Re: Stud.io lagging with large builds.

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In Related Software, Leonidaz writes:

So I'm currently building a large map about 200 by 300 studs in size and
stud.io always freezes when I move, copy or add pieces. I've read that putting
the 0,0 coordinates into sight when building should resolve the freezing and
crashing, but at the moment it freezes regardless of what I do and eventually
crashes.
There has to be something that's being calculated or something in the background
that causes the program to overload, but I don't know how I could prevent
this from happening. I've tried 30 and 60 fps options, colission off, but
both didn't help.

Does anyone have had similar experiences or ideas how to fix this

Hi,

The dedicated forum for Studio and PartDesigner is https://forum.bricklink.com/
(hover over the red Studio icon on every page, then click “Studio Forum”).

Please search the forum for your question before posting a new one (the search
box is in the very dark grey banner).
There’s indexes of known bugs and suggestions that you can browse first:
Studio: https://forum.bricklink.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=5579
PartDesigner: https://forum.bricklink.com/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=5589

The main threads talking about the problem you’re experiencing are those:
https://forum.bricklink.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=7614
https://forum.bricklink.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=7624
https://forum.bricklink.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=8059
https://forum.bricklink.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=8322

Author:

Leonidaz

Posted:

May 17, 2023 12:39

Subject:

Stud.io lagging with large builds.

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Author:

Chickaroo

Posted:

May 17, 2023 08:43

Subject:

Re: (Cancelled)

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In Off Topic, peter_heyden writes:

@moderator:
Could you please remove / reject this kind of spamming? This is obviously not
by a Lego-minded member, since feedback is zero and membership started today.

Or is this kind of advertising paid for and meant to keep Bricklink free for
real members?

Pegard Peter.

You can report problem posts here, it helps us to see them if we’re not on the
forum at that moment.

https://www.bricklink.com/problemMessage.asp

Roo

Author:

peter_heyden

Posted:

May 17, 2023 08:36

Subject:

Re: Wellgard Apple Cider Vinegar Gummies

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Author:

Sadler_Bricks

Posted:

May 17, 2023 06:55

Subject:

Re: COYR

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All though I don't follow the team congrats and best of luck.

Sadler_Bricks

Author:

Sadler_Bricks

Posted:

May 17, 2023 06:52

Subject:

Re: Helpful, adding humor to a sad norm.

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Entertainment for sure lol

Sadler_Bricks

Author:

TallyToyBricks

Posted:

May 16, 2023 21:07

Subject:

Re: Alternatives for Brickstore software

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In Related Software, legoranger00 writes:

Are there alternative softwares for Brickstore? It should be free.

It is free, but why not send $25 to help support BrickStore?
Especially, if you are using it in a commercial setting.

Author:

wildchicken13

Posted:

May 16, 2023 20:23

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Re: Alternatives for Brickstore software

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In Related Software, legoranger00 writes:

Are there alternative softwares for Brickstore? It should be free.

Are you referring to BrickStock? BrickStore is already free.

Author:

starbeanie

Posted:

May 16, 2023 08:41

Subject:

Re: Alternatives for Brickstore software

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It is free already.

BrickStore is free software licensed under the GNU General Public License (GPL)
version 3, © 2004-2023 by Robert Griebl.

In Related Software, legoranger00 writes:

Are there alternative softwares for Brickstore? It should be free.

Author:

1001bricks

Posted:

May 15, 2023 23:32

Subject:

Re: Alternatives for Brickstore software

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In Related Software, legoranger00 writes:

Are there alternative softwares for Brickstore? It should be free.

You can do it!

Go to brickStore's github, issues or discussion, post and discuss the
changes you'd like to be freely implemented.

Apart this, AFAIK, kind of, Rebrickable and BrickLink My Collection recent feature.

Author:

legoranger00

Posted:

May 15, 2023 21:08

Subject:

Alternatives for Brickstore software

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Are there alternative softwares for Brickstore? It should be free.

Author:

SylvainLS

Posted:

May 15, 2023 15:33

Subject:

Re: I see why the help desk is so quick now.

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In Off Topic, macebobo writes:

In Off Topic, SylvainLS writes:

In Off Topic, macebobo writes:

[…]
But, I am not impressed with Lego's information technology prowess.

To update an old adage: Nobody ever got fired for buying Microsoft and SAP.

Well maybe they should! Almost 5 years old, but still applicable when you replace
IBM with MS or SAP.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/duenablomstrom1/2018/11/30/nobody-gets-fired-for-buying-ibm-but-they-should/

Hmm, it’s strange: for the 25-30 years I have heard and used this phrase, it
was always understood that it meant “they took the biggest player, the CYBottom
solution, without evaluation.” IOW, that “but they should” was implied. The
time the slogan was to be taken at face value ended up in the 1980s. So, it’s
strange to me that there’s still people using it as the slogan.
It may be cultural. Maybe we are all cynics in my circles

Author:

macebobo

Posted:

May 15, 2023 15:07

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Re: I see why the help desk is so quick now.

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In Off Topic, SylvainLS writes:

In Off Topic, macebobo writes:

[…]
But, I am not impressed with Lego's information technology prowess.

To update an old adage: Nobody ever got fired for buying Microsoft and SAP.

Author:

SylvainLS

Posted:

May 15, 2023 12:39

Subject:

Re: I see why the help desk is so quick now.

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In Off Topic, macebobo writes:

[…]
But, I am not impressed with Lego's information technology prowess.

To update an old adage: Nobody ever got fired for buying Microsoft and SAP.

Author:

macebobo

Posted:

May 15, 2023 12:28

Subject:

Re: I see why the help desk is so quick now.

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In Off Topic, 1001bricks writes:

The API is a specialized service that we tend to keep hidden from the general
public. For better or for worse, this the way it has always been.

It would be great if it was the other way around, there is awesome people in
this community that could build better tools and innovate in the LEGO world.

The problem is, Sergio, the servers load/bandwidth: it's not infinite.

If some 'sharp' users (5%) take down BrickLink then 'regular'
users (95%) will suffer of this, and it's not acceptable.

This should not be an issue for the largest toy company in the world, companies
load balance all the time. But heck, TLG can't even figure out how to handle
the May the 4th traffic with cloud based load balancers/servers.

So, sigh, I have to agree with you. Buy I also agree with Sergio, it would be
nice if we got a more comprehensive API which, if implemented properly, could
alleviate the load on the servers.

But, I am not impressed with Lego's information technology prowess.

Author:

1001bricks

Posted:

May 15, 2023 10:43

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Re: I see why the help desk is so quick now.

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The API is a specialized service that we tend to keep hidden from the general
public. For better or for worse, this the way it has always been.

It would be great if it was the other way around, there is awesome people in
this community that could build better tools and innovate in the LEGO world.

The problem is, Sergio, the servers load/bandwidth: it's not infinite.

If some 'sharp' users (5%) take down BrickLink then 'regular'
users (95%) will suffer of this, and it's not acceptable.

Author:

Stellar

Posted:

May 15, 2023 10:29

Subject:

Re: I see why the help desk is so quick now.

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In Off Topic, Admin_Russell writes:

The API is a specialized service that we tend to keep hidden from the general
public. For better or for worse, this the way it has always been. If it helps,
think of the API service as a different company, like XE.com which currently
provides exchange rate services. You wouldn't go to BrickLink customer service
to report a problem with XE.com

It would be great if it was the other way around, there is awesome people in
this community that could build better tools and innovate in the LEGO world.

Author:

pcthurman

Posted:

May 15, 2023 01:38

Subject:

Re: Business, Home, and Auto Insurance

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In Off Topic, macebobo writes:

Prices for my all my policies have risen dramatically:

Business: Up 40% (The Hartford, through an independent agent) They will be getting
a call tomorrow.

Home: Up 45% (USAA)

Auto: Up 28% (USAA)

Is anyone else seeing these types of increases?

We have Allstate and did see a minor increase of $25.

Author:

Ziegelmeister

Posted:

May 15, 2023 00:27

Subject:

Re: It seemed like a good idea

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LOL!! Awe man, I'm sorry, but this is something I know all too well. When
I decided to sell my old parts from the 80's the first thing I had to do
was pick out all the pieces (nearly 35% of them) that were gnawed on by our three
schnauzers.

All the other toys in the house that were also made out of quasi malleable plastic,
they went for the LEGO.

Except for one GI Joe that eventually looked like he got lit up by a mini gun.

Author:

1001bricks

Posted:

May 14, 2023 23:55

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Re: I see why the help desk is so quick now.

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Thank you Russell. I did forward it to them, however why could the help desk
agent not forward it and let me know in the future I need to send corrections
to the API documentation there?

Because the API channel is completely separate from the Help Desk.

Sorry Russell, but this time I strongly disagree with you

From a member POV, BrickLink's API are used on the BrickLink website provided
by BrickLink.

Nobody as a member should have to care about who's doing the Taxes questions,
the Development, the Resource Management and cleaning the BrickLink office floors
(thank you!).

But if there's a question regarding whatever subject, then BrickLink should
gracefully transfer the question, and/or make the proper people to be in contact,
and/or (better!) provide a ticket system with a specific topic for Taxes, Developement,
API, etc.

Author:

fracksfreakshow $View Messages Posted By fracksfreakshow$

Posted:

May 14, 2023 23:33

Subject:

It seemed like a good idea

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I've been a Lego addict for about the last 20 years of my adult life. It
seemed like now was a good time to get my first ever puppy. What could possibly
go wrong I thought. In the last week I have learned that not all of my Lego
are as secure as I thought. Expecting a response from my puppy I have said countless
times "what are you chewing on".

Author:

azbrickz

Posted:

May 14, 2023 18:45

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Re: Business, Home, and Auto Insurance

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