Redisplay Messages: Compact | Brief | All | Full Show Messages: All | Without Replies| Author: | DanialR  | | Posted: | Jan 14, 2024 17:41 | | Subject: | Re: Forum Resident Stats | | Viewed: | 35 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| | | Freedom lol, its just about thread spoiling and forum ethics. People ask a serious
question and they get a day long off topic nonsense conversation from 3-4 posters
hijacking the thread.
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Some would contend, proper etiquette or forum ethics starts with a scene from
Bambi, known as the Thumber Rule.
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| Author: | DanialR | | Posted: | Jan 14, 2024 17:35 | | Subject: | Re: USS Independence (CV-62) | | Viewed: | 35 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, brdkey writes:
| | Hello all,
First post here, I was helping my nephew put together a titanic brick set and
got an idea. My father served on USS Independence CV-62, and I tried searching
for a brick set of this ship. I am unable to find anything. Does anyone know
of one or be willing to design it. I would design it myself just need help with
what I need to do.
Thanks,
Brad
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I've seen a number of post-WWII US Aircraft Carrier MOCs on some of the popular
MOC sites. You might have more luck searching for a MOC for one of its sister
ships (Forrestal class) since the USS Independence has recently been reborn as
a Littoral Combat Ship CVL-22.
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| Author: | DanialR | | Posted: | Jan 14, 2024 13:55 | | Subject: | Re: Forum Resident Stats | | Viewed: | 36 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| | | What are the 1st second and 3rd place prizes?
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Pizza with Mustard sauce . . .
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| Author: | DanialR | | Posted: | Jan 13, 2024 21:51 | | Subject: | Re: Forum Resident Stats | | Viewed: | 47 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| In General, 1001bricks writes:
| | | | | | | | 90% is spam, off topic and thread spoiling. Unfortunately the forum rules allow
this.
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Yeah, Freedom is an outdated concept!
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Freedom has nothing to do with it . . . Nubs is Canadian.
There is a 35% discount rate on his comments. 
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Mmmmh let me guess? USD/CAD?
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I hadn't thought of that . . .
I was thinking the pizza exchange rate. 
(Pepperoni versus Canadian Bacon)
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| Author: | DanialR | | Posted: | Jan 13, 2024 21:24 | | Subject: | Re: Forum Resident Stats | | Viewed: | 56 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| In General, 1001bricks writes:
| | In General, Poncke writes:
| | In General, PlanetEarthToys writes:
| | not wanting to say some members live in the forum... but here is the top 10 running
total stats
#1 slot goes to Nubs
8990 post in 36 months
Nubs average: 1 post every 3 hours for 36 months straight
10 members encompass 22.8% of the conversations
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90% is spam, off topic and thread spoiling. Unfortunately the forum rules allow
this.
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Yeah, Freedom is an outdated concept!
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Freedom has nothing to do with it . . . Nubs is Canadian.
There is a 35% discount rate on his comments.
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| Author: | DanialR | | Posted: | Jan 13, 2024 17:34 | | Subject: | Kudos to the Admin Team | | Viewed: | 189 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| Over the past few days I've stumbled across late in the day Forum posts with
a bunch of links off site to CBD products and other inappropriate content. Obviously
timed late enough in the day to try and get them ignored until the next morning.
When I see them, I file a Problem Forum Message Report in the Problem Center.
https://www.bricklink.com/problemMessage.asp
Within minutes the messages are taken down.
I'm sure others are also finding and filing similar reports.
Thank you Admins for working hard and reacting quickly to keep the Forums from
becoming a spam dumping ground.
You have a thankless job. Not sure everyone realizes the 24 x 7 effort all of
you share to manage the site and forums.
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| Author: | DanialR | | Posted: | Jan 13, 2024 17:15 | | Subject: | Re: Forum Resident Stats | | Viewed: | 40 times | | Topic: | General | |
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The count is skewed: Randyf and Axaday (to cite only two) are mainly posting
in the Catalog section and many of their posts are kept indefinitely.
Also, the Studio forum isn’t accounted for!
(Not even mentioning the quality of the messages’ contents… oops, I just did
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Does that mean 4 out of every 100 posts are about Pizza?
I'll bet if Nubs pushed himself, it could be 5 out of 100.
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| Author: | DanialR | | Posted: | Jan 10, 2024 20:08 | | Subject: | Re: printer-friendly page [ w temporary checkbox] | | Viewed: | 43 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, DanialR writes:
| | In Suggestions, Pjc416 writes:
| | I use the option
View a printer-friendly version of this page [with temporary checkboxes]
at the bottom of inventory pages often, but would be able to use it better if
there was some sort of input field on parts with a quantity over 1 to keep track
without denoting the part as inventoried (check-boxed).
Currently Im using scrap paper; if a part is multiple but incomplete, I draw
the piece, maybe make a color note, and do hash marks until I have the entire
quantity and THEN can do the checkbox on my computer.
I want to get rid of the paper part since I'm already so close to a great
system with the provided databases and the "[with temporary checkboxes]"
page, but to be able to this all digital would make the page much more functional.
I wouldn't mind suggestions for inventory software or just general tips for
cataloguing sets (mostly dug from lots) either.
thanks,
Pete
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Have you tried using BrickStore?
1. Open a New File
2. Import the Set
3. Right Click on the Set and 'Part out Item...'
4. Use the Marker, Comment, & Remarks fields to track QtyOnHand, QtyNeeded, SpareParts
(I like having the text instead of relying on the Blue + in the Status)
Note: you can sort multiple columns by holding down the Shift key and selecting
the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, etc. column.
Below is a picture of how it looks for Set 75256 that I was auditing this morning.
I've thought about digging into the code for BrickStore to see if I can add
Audit Fields.
- QtyOnHand and QtyNeeded where QtyNeeded is Quantity - QtyOnHand.
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Forgot to indicate, there is a lot you can do with the BSX file, as examples:
- Can be opened in Excel, you don't get the pictures and have extra fields.
- Strip out all the 'completed' parts and move the QtyNeeded value to
Quantity and you have a file that can be uploaded into a wanted list.
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| Author: | DanialR | | Posted: | Jan 10, 2024 19:58 | | Subject: | Re: printer-friendly page [ w temporary checkbox] | | Viewed: | 40 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, Pjc416 writes:
| | I use the option
View a printer-friendly version of this page [with temporary checkboxes]
at the bottom of inventory pages often, but would be able to use it better if
there was some sort of input field on parts with a quantity over 1 to keep track
without denoting the part as inventoried (check-boxed).
Currently Im using scrap paper; if a part is multiple but incomplete, I draw
the piece, maybe make a color note, and do hash marks until I have the entire
quantity and THEN can do the checkbox on my computer.
I want to get rid of the paper part since I'm already so close to a great
system with the provided databases and the "[with temporary checkboxes]"
page, but to be able to this all digital would make the page much more functional.
I wouldn't mind suggestions for inventory software or just general tips for
cataloguing sets (mostly dug from lots) either.
thanks,
Pete
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Have you tried using BrickStore?
1. Open a New File
2. Import the Set
3. Right Click on the Set and 'Part out Item...'
4. Use the Marker, Comment, & Remarks fields to track QtyOnHand, QtyNeeded, SpareParts
(I like having the text instead of relying on the Blue + in the Status)
Note: you can sort multiple columns by holding down the Shift key and selecting
the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, etc. column.
Below is a picture of how it looks for Set 75256 that I was auditing this morning.
I've thought about digging into the code for BrickStore to see if I can add
Audit Fields.
- QtyOnHand and QtyNeeded where QtyNeeded is Quantity - QtyOnHand.
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| Author: | DanialR | | Posted: | Jan 10, 2024 18:13 | | Subject: | Re: Fishy store? | | Viewed: | 72 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| In General, 1001bricks writes:
Be nice or I'll have to break out the Blue Dots . . .
Just because I'm left-handed, doesn't mean I'm not in my right mind
or a nefarious character.
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| Author: | DanialR | | Posted: | Jan 10, 2024 17:45 | | Subject: | Re: Brick Picker - Mobile App to manage orders | | Viewed: | 39 times | | Topic: | Related Software | |
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| In Related Software, Bluishgray writes:
| | Hello,
I took some time to develop an app to make picking orders easier. The first obvious
advantage is that the order workflow is designed for smartphones (Android only).
The app includes the familiar filtering options found on Bricklink and, at the
end of an order, offers automation features such as automatic feedback, sending
the Drive Thru, changing the order status, and archiving an order.
The app is completely free and open source!
You can download it here:
https://mybrickhub.com/
Additionally, the app is currently in alpha testing on the Play Store:
https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.mybrickhub.brickpicker
Feel free to test the app and let me know if you have any suggestions for improvements
or errors
Tom
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Will the app run in the Visual Studio Android emulator?
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| Author: | DanialR | | Posted: | Jan 10, 2024 17:42 | | Subject: | Re: Fishy store? | | Viewed: | 78 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| In General, Leftoverbricks writes:
| | This store has zero feedback as a seller. They have 1 FB as a buyer.
Yet it has many very desirable sets available at mostly lower costs than average.
The combination of desirable sets is suspect.
They also added a large number of those sets in the past couple of weeks.
Death Star UCS, Mountain Cave, BDP sets....
This is ringing all the alarm bells for me.
https://store.bricklink.com/Misterutrecht19#/shop
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We all have to be vigilante and watch for suspicious activity to prevent a repeat
of the November Nightmare. However, error on the side of caution when something
doesn't look right.
Perhaps the better way to have handled this is to report suspicious activity
to the admin team via the Problem Center so they can evaluate whether there is
an issue.
Based on your definition of fishy I might have to be careful when I open my store
in a few months. (Waiting for our house remodel to be completed.)
Someone might think a new store with 200 sets, 100k parts, and 500 Instructions
would be fishy.
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| Author: | DanialR | | Posted: | Jan 2, 2024 22:45 | | Subject: | Re: Two more colors | | Viewed: | 63 times | | Topic: | Colors | |
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| In Colors, SylvainLS writes:
| | In Colors, 1001bricks writes:
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| | What happened to colours 403 to 421?
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Reserved for 50 Shades of Gray.
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Hmm, arithmetic isn’t your thing, eh? 
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It's only 18 different names for Gray but with recent dye lot differences,
it will be 50 shades.
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| Author: | DanialR | | Posted: | Dec 31, 2023 18:31 | | Subject: | Re: New Color for 2024 :) | | Viewed: | 35 times | | Topic: | Colors | |
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| | | My ColorMunki Design colorimeter gave me #E04912 — better than a photo, taking
ambient lighting and post-processing out of the equation
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Then it might be Syracuse Red Orange (#E0430F) or Flame (#E25822)
------------ Red ----- Green ---- Blue
#E04912: 87.84% - 28.63% - 07.06%
#E0430F: 87.84% - 26.27% - 05.88%
#E25822: 88.60% - 34.50% - 13.30%
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| Author: | DanialR | | Posted: | Dec 31, 2023 17:35 | | Subject: | Re: New Color for 2024 :) | | Viewed: | 32 times | | Topic: | Colors | |
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| In Colors, here4bricks614 writes:
| | “Reddish Orange” it is. No Bricklinkification this time.
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If the picture accurately represents the color then it has a HEX value of #FF5100
International Orange (#FF4F00) is the closest recognized color.
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_orange)
If you want to use the Official Register of Color Names, it fits closest to:
- Maximum Orange (#FF5B00)
- Taobao Orange (#FF4200)
(https://color-register.org/list/orange-color-names)
Dan
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| Author: | DanialR | | Posted: | Dec 15, 2023 22:25 | | Subject: | Re: Who leaves Feedback First? | | Viewed: | 54 times | | Topic: | Feedback | |
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| In Feedback, tknorr writes:
| | I'm curious how many sells out there leave feedback before the buyer does?
My current practice as a seller has been to leave feedback upon payment. Before
I even ship the package. However, in a recent post i was reading about feedback,
it seems like some sellers wait until the buyer leaves feedback before leaving
feedback. As a seller, what is your timeline for posting feedback?
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This is like opening a can of worms . . . different perspectives from buyers
and sellers.
Many sellers waiting to post feedback until after the buyer's posts feedback
are almost expecting negative feedback and want to opportunity to have the last
word.
I recently had an interaction with a seller that is crying for a negative review.
I know he is waiting for me to post my feedback so he can use his to say how
bad a buyer I am.
You can't read his terms of service and blames the poor tools on Bricklink
for his inability to format them properly. Gosh, 99% of the sellers don't
have problems formatting their terms of service. If someone calls him out for
a mistake, it is never his fault and flames the buyer for being aggressive, unreasonable,
etc.
Life is too short to play his game.
I appreciate sellers who don't focus on their feedback. They do the best
they can to keep their customers happy and recognize not everyone will be 100%
satisfied nor will everyone provide feedback. As a seller did their best.
My dad built a multi-million dollar business from scratch. I learned from him:
- Treat your customers right and they will return the favor.
- Some customers will never be happy. Don't dwell on them, it takes your
focus off your other customers.
- Life is not always fair and there's nothing you can do to fix it.
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| Author: | DanialR | | Posted: | Dec 7, 2023 16:31 | | Subject: | Re: Importing x16 Elephants | | Viewed: | 43 times | | Topic: | Buying | |
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| In Buying, 1001bricks writes:
| | In Buying, StickyBrickit writes:
| | I'm looking to buy all 16 Elephants (elephant2c01)
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I wouldn't - they don't like rain.
I'm having a small natural park of them in my shop, but at least the weather
is hot and dry here
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Do you use them for logging the trees worth salvaging from the forest fires?
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| Author: | DanialR | | Posted: | Dec 7, 2023 13:10 | | Subject: | Re: Breaking News! | | Viewed: | 33 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
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| In Off Topic, Nubs_Select writes:
Oh, Look . . . He when through a Blue Dot. (wet paint wasn't his friend)
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| Author: | DanialR | | Posted: | Nov 10, 2023 02:32 | | Subject: | Re: BO is like a shiny Xerox copy… | | Viewed: | 42 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| In General, Brickman4you writes:
| | In General, Nubs_Select writes:
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I guess I’m one of those younger ones as I havnt heard either of those words
ever before but as a younger generation 1 thing I’ve learned is to never
google something that people say you should google…
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Don't worry it will be a Black and white, grainy, documentary video on YouTube
- (before VHS, and please don't ask me what VHS stands for).
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black & white, grainy, "documentary" . . . sounds like something found
hidden in the attic near to the Super-8 projector?
(VHS - Video Home System)
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| Author: | DanialR | | Posted: | Nov 9, 2023 00:55 | | Subject: | Re: Silver Linings… | | Viewed: | 46 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| In General, goldknight writes:
| | In General, popsicle writes:
| | Nearly always to be found if you've got the playbook
It must have been trying days for many here, though. Troublesome, at the least.
I gotta say, for me, it was glorious once I was able to switch to silver-lining
mode. Liberating, even
It was nice to get away. To not care or even think about the usual, was cathartic.
Actually came here to share with you all, some pics of the beautiful Pacific
coast. Maybe lift some spirits... But it seems pic files are a no-go in the forum
at this time? Maybe another time.
-popsicle
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Beach and Pacific coast is so boring. I want snow dammit!!!
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Snow . . . obviously you aren't in Alaska.
Saw a report earlier today, 100+ inches expected in the next 36 hours.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/other/epic-snow-alert-issued-100-inches-forecasted-for-alaska/ar-AA1jBXgk
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| Author: | DanialR | | Posted: | Nov 1, 2023 14:13 | | Subject: | Re: New policy on Forum sales posts | | Viewed: | 84 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
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| In Administrative, Admin_Russell writes:
| | Hello everyone,
We are implementing a change of policy in regard to Sales posts in the Forum.
As the number of sellers has grown and as our site becomes more and more of a
premium marketplace, there is more incentive to advertise in the Forum and this
has led to an overabundance of posts under the Sales topic.
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What about a limit on the number of Pizza posts per month?
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| Author: | DanialR | | Posted: | Aug 11, 2023 14:00 | | Subject: | Re: Lazy Susan Rack for Parts Organizers? | | Viewed: | 49 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
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| In Selling, TallyToyBricks writes:
| | My version, using a furniture dolly from Harbor Freight. Holds 12 storage cabinets.
The whole unit spins pretty well and takes up little space when pushed in the
corner.
Joe
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I like it . . .
Using them this way has a couple advantages:
- Spin them fast enough and you can open all the drawers at once
- You get really good at sorting parts after the grandchildren leave
"Look Anna, if I spin it like this and hold out my hand, I can knock out
lots of drawers."
Dan
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