Redisplay Messages: Compact | Brief | All | Full Show Messages: All | Without Replies| Author: | TheBrickGuys  | | Posted: | Feb 23, 2024 13:44 | | Subject: | Re: Add Forum Topic - Politics | | Viewed: | 39 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, TheBrickGuys writes:
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Countries?
United States, Canada, Great Britton, France, Denmark, Netherlands??
Jim
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Change Denmark to Germany.
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| Author: | TheBrickGuys | | Posted: | Feb 23, 2024 13:41 | | Subject: | Re: Add Forum Topic - Politics | | Viewed: | 53 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| 🇺🇸🇨🇦🇬🇧🇫🇷🇩🇪🇳🇱
Countries?
United States, Canada, Great Britton, France, Denmark, Netherlands??
Jim
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| Author: | 1001bricks | | Posted: | Feb 23, 2024 12:21 | | Subject: | Re: Add Forum Topic - Politics | | Viewed: | 30 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, Nubs_Select writes:
| | In Suggestions, wildchicken13 writes:
| | In Suggestions, Familybuild writes:
| | the cross border makes a going discussion mostly useless for a lot of users
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Depending upon your perspective, such a discussion could actually be a very useful
learning opportunity.
For example, I know nothing about Dutch politics. Please enlighten me.
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All I know is it involves lots of tractors  maybe chickens would fit in
well
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Tulips also.
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| Author: | Nubs_Select | | Posted: | Feb 23, 2024 12:18 | | Subject: | Re: Add Forum Topic - Politics | | Viewed: | 29 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, wildchicken13 writes:
| | In Suggestions, Familybuild writes:
| | the cross border makes a going discussion mostly useless for a lot of users
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Depending upon your perspective, such a discussion could actually be a very useful
learning opportunity.
For example, I know nothing about Dutch politics. Please enlighten me.
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All I know is it involves lots of tractors maybe chickens would fit in
well
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| Author: | 1001bricks | | Posted: | Feb 23, 2024 11:42 | | Subject: | Re: Add Forum Topic - Politics | | Viewed: | 26 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, Familybuild writes:
| | In Suggestions, Emperor_Penguin writes:
| | Who would want to discuss politics on a lego selling website, it has nothing
to do with it. The discussion forums are wild enough 🤦♂️
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+1
Also.. the cross border makes a going discussion mostly useless for a lot of
users
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Do you mean wildchicken is borderline?
Ah that'd explain many things... thank you!
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| Author: | wildchicken13 | | Posted: | Feb 23, 2024 09:16 | | Subject: | Re: Add Forum Topic - Politics | | Viewed: | 42 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, Familybuild writes:
| | the cross border makes a going discussion mostly useless for a lot of users
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Depending upon your perspective, such a discussion could actually be a very useful
learning opportunity.
For example, I know nothing about Dutch politics. Please enlighten me.
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| Author: | peregrinator | | Posted: | Feb 23, 2024 08:43 | | Subject: | Re: Add Forum Topic - Politics | | Viewed: | 49 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, SylvainLS writes:
| | “Wrong number,” that person does exist. Saved the rest of your post.
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Of course he does, it wouldn't be a political post if he didn't!
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| Author: | Kenopolis | | Posted: | Feb 23, 2024 06:12 | | Subject: | Re: Add Forum Topic - Politics | | Viewed: | 37 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, Familybuild writes:
| | In Suggestions, Emperor_Penguin writes:
| | Who would want to discuss politics on a lego selling website, it has nothing
to do with it. The discussion forums are wild enough 🤦♂️
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+1
Also.. the cross border makes a going discussion mostly useless for a lot of
users
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^^THIS^^
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| Author: | enig | | Posted: | Feb 23, 2024 04:49 | | Subject: | Re: Add Forum Topic - Politics | | Viewed: | 39 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, Saitobricks.ca writes:
| | In Suggestions, SylvainLS writes:
| | In Suggestions, Macaronis writes:
Language please.
As for the suggestion itself, I don’t know why so many people are taking wildchicken13’s
jokes so seriously.
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Wait it’s a joke!?!?
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Does it really matter? It came from someone who identifies as a wild chicken!
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| Author: | Nubs_Select | | Posted: | Feb 22, 2024 20:57 | | Subject: | Re: Add Forum Topic - Politics | | Viewed: | 52 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| | | Now you go too far.
We all know that pizza is far superior.
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indeed
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| Author: | enig | | Posted: | Feb 22, 2024 15:57 | | Subject: | Re: Add Forum Topic - Politics | | Viewed: | 48 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, Give.Me.A.Brick writes:
| | But then again, if everyone agrees with me, I feel I must be wrong
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Nice one
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| Author: | Saitobricks.ca | | Posted: | Feb 22, 2024 15:52 | | Subject: | Re: Add Forum Topic - Politics | | Viewed: | 48 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, 1001bricks writes:
| | | | In Suggestions, peregrinator writes:
| | In Suggestions, wildchicken13 writes:
| | Vote YES! The future of BrickLink depends on it. 🇺🇸🇨🇦🇬🇧🇫🇷🇩🇪🇳🇱
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*posts a picture of (redacted) every day*
We should add a religion forum too!
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Agreed for mustard; this is sacred!
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Now you go too far.
We all know that pizza is far superior.
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| Author: | 1001bricks | | Posted: | Feb 22, 2024 15:24 | | Subject: | Re: Add Forum Topic - Politics | | Viewed: | 48 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| | | In Suggestions, peregrinator writes:
| | In Suggestions, wildchicken13 writes:
| | Vote YES! The future of BrickLink depends on it. 🇺🇸🇨🇦🇬🇧🇫🇷🇩🇪🇳🇱
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*posts a picture of (redacted) every day*
We should add a religion forum too!
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Agreed for mustard; this is sacred!
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| Author: | Saitobricks.ca | | Posted: | Feb 22, 2024 15:11 | | Subject: | Re: Add Forum Topic - Politics | | Viewed: | 33 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, SylvainLS writes:
| | In Suggestions, Macaronis writes:
Language please.
As for the suggestion itself, I don’t know why so many people are taking wildchicken13’s
jokes so seriously.
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Wait it’s a joke!?!?
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Feb 22, 2024 15:00 | | Subject: | Re: Add Forum Topic - Politics | | Viewed: | 47 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| “Wrong number,” that person does exist. Saved the rest of your post.
In Suggestions, peregrinator writes:
| | In Suggestions, wildchicken13 writes:
| | Vote YES! The future of BrickLink depends on it. 🇺🇸🇨🇦🇬🇧🇫🇷🇩🇪🇳🇱
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*posts a picture of (redacted) every day*
We should add a religion forum too!
(Actually there's enough polarization within the hobby itself, there's
no need to add more.)
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Feb 22, 2024 14:56 | | Subject: | Re: Add Forum Topic - Politics | | Viewed: | 39 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, Macaronis writes:
Language please.
As for the suggestion itself, I don’t know why so many people are taking wildchicken13’s
jokes so seriously.
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| Author: | Familybuild | | Posted: | Feb 22, 2024 14:33 | | Subject: | Re: Add Forum Topic - Politics | | Viewed: | 54 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, Emperor_Penguin writes:
| | Who would want to discuss politics on a lego selling website, it has nothing
to do with it. The discussion forums are wild enough 🤦♂️
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+1
Also.. the cross border makes a going discussion mostly useless for a lot of
users
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| Author: | Saitobricks.ca | | Posted: | Feb 22, 2024 14:32 | | Subject: | Re: Add Forum Topic - Politics | | Viewed: | 36 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, 1001bricks writes:
| | In Suggestions, Emperor_Penguin writes:
| | Who would want to discuss politics on a lego selling website, it has nothing
to do with it.
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... says the Emperor!
Sounds like a Diktat to me
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Having flashbacks?
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| Author: | 1001bricks | | Posted: | Feb 22, 2024 14:28 | | Subject: | Re: Add Forum Topic - Politics | | Viewed: | 41 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, Emperor_Penguin writes:
| | Who would want to discuss politics on a lego selling website, it has nothing
to do with it.
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... says the Emperor!
Sounds like a Diktat to me
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| Author: | Emperor_Penguin | | Posted: | Feb 22, 2024 13:57 | | Subject: | Re: Add Forum Topic - Politics | | Viewed: | 53 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| Who would want to discuss politics on a lego selling website, it has nothing
to do with it. The discussion forums are wild enough 🤦♂️
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| Author: | popsicle | | Posted: | Feb 22, 2024 13:38 | | Subject: | Re: Add Forum Topic - Politics | | Viewed: | 92 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, Give.Me.A.Brick writes:
| | In Suggestions, wildchicken13 writes:
| | Vote YES! The future of BrickLink depends on it. 🇺🇸🇨🇦🇬🇧🇫🇷🇩🇪🇳🇱
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I enjoy discussing Politics. From a philosophical and also historical point of
view, mostly.
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Same
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But I regret that so much people are so entrenched in whatever party / ideology
/ righteousness / whatever, that they just can't truly debate in a rational
manner.
As I see it, the final goal of a debate should be improvement, not victory. But
I've been proven wrong.
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Well put
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It would help, as Marcus Aurelius put it, to view things we say as opinions,
not as facts; and everything we see as a perspective, not the truth.
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Some individuals throughout our history burn notably brighter, Marcus Aurelius
was one. I've found a few bits of wisdom that are ascribed to the man, even
more salient today. I imagine when an individual possesses a fulsome understanding
of human nature, their candid thoughts and lessons travel forward through time
well, or seem timeless
Another one of his tenets: https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1432223
Also consider Stoic Tenets...
| | And Jonathan Haidt would add, that anyone who values truth should stop worshiping
begin right.
For which Wayne Dyer comes to mind, but I'll stop here. 
Anyway. It won't happen.
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Great post. Thanks!
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| Author: | Give.Me.A.Brick | | Posted: | Feb 22, 2024 13:36 | | Subject: | Re: Add Forum Topic - Politics | | Viewed: | 50 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, 1001bricks writes:
| | In Suggestions, Give.Me.A.Brick writes:
| | As I see it, the final goal of a debate should be improvement, not victory.
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What??? I've never seen any improvement
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There is. If after a reasonable period of debate everyone agrees with me.
(To quote another football player you may or not may be acquainted with )
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But then again, if everyone agrees with me, I feel I must be wrong
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| | It would help, as Marcus Aurelius put it
And Jonathan Haidt would add
For which Wayne Dyer
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I don't know well all those football players names, sorry 
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| Author: | 1001bricks | | Posted: | Feb 22, 2024 12:50 | | Subject: | Re: Add Forum Topic - Politics | | Viewed: | 53 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, Give.Me.A.Brick writes:
| | As I see it, the final goal of a debate should be improvement, not victory.
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What??? I've never seen any improvement
| | It would help, as Marcus Aurelius put it
And Jonathan Haidt would add
For which Wayne Dyer
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I don't know well all those football players names, sorry
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| Author: | Familybuild | | Posted: | Feb 22, 2024 12:39 | | Subject: | Re: Search/Find Stores by City and Local Pickup? | | Viewed: | 28 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| It might be that he is there on invite, ytubers can have all kinds of arrangements..
Getting in a video with 100rds of thousands of subs, is amazing marketing.
If stores want to be found, outside BL actively they most likely are actively
marketing to be found outside of BL..
Also to give some perspective, one province here, fits inside of a state multiple
times, the population in it, can be placed in the bigger city's easy..
So this does make it relativly different and hard to compare
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| Author: | Saitobricks.ca | | Posted: | Feb 22, 2024 12:39 | | Subject: | Re: Add Forum Topic - Politics | | Viewed: | 43 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, Give.Me.A.Brick writes:
| | In Suggestions, wildchicken13 writes:
| | Vote YES! The future of BrickLink depends on it. 🇺🇸🇨🇦🇬🇧🇫🇷🇩🇪🇳🇱
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I enjoy discussing Politics. From a philosophical and also historical point of
view, mostly.
But I regret that so much people are so entrenched in whatever party / ideology
/ righteousness / whatever, that they just can't truly debate in a rational
manner.
As I see it, the final goal of a debate should be improvement, not victory. But
I've been proven wrong.
It would help, as Marcus Aurelius put it, to view things we say as opinions,
not as facts; and everything we see as a perspective, not the truth.
And Jonathan Haidt would add, that anyone who values truth should stop worshiping
begin right.
For which Wayne Dyer comes to mind, but I'll stop here.
Anyway. It won't happen.
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+1
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| Author: | Give.Me.A.Brick | | Posted: | Feb 22, 2024 12:38 | | Subject: | Re: Add Forum Topic - Politics | | Viewed: | 61 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, wildchicken13 writes:
| | Vote YES! The future of BrickLink depends on it. 🇺🇸🇨🇦🇬🇧🇫🇷🇩🇪🇳🇱
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I enjoy discussing Politics. From a philosophical and also historical point of
view, mostly.
But I regret that so much people are so entrenched in whatever party / ideology
/ righteousness / whatever, that they just can't truly debate in a rational
manner.
As I see it, the final goal of a debate should be improvement, not victory. But
I've been proven wrong.
It would help, as Marcus Aurelius put it, to view things we say as opinions,
not as facts; and everything we see as a perspective, not the truth.
And Jonathan Haidt would add, that anyone who values truth should stop worshiping
begin right.
For which Wayne Dyer comes to mind, but I'll stop here.
Anyway. It won't happen.
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| Author: | Saitobricks.ca | | Posted: | Feb 22, 2024 12:37 | | Subject: | Re: Add Forum Topic - Politics | | Viewed: | 53 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, yorbrick writes:
| | In Suggestions, Stuart9 writes:
| | NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO !
We have to put up with all that garbage in the media, much of it biased mixed
with absolute lies.
Let us have somewhere with relative sanity.
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I agree. And so does Rishi. And Boris. But Trump doesn't. And Putin probably
doesn't either. And Biden is still making up his mind.
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Ooo how even without it politics will show there ugly head anyway.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Feb 22, 2024 11:25 | | Subject: | Re: Add Forum Topic - Politics | | Viewed: | 54 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, Stuart9 writes:
| | NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO !
We have to put up with all that garbage in the media, much of it biased mixed
with absolute lies.
Let us have somewhere with relative sanity.
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I agree. And so does Rishi. And Boris. But Trump doesn't. And Putin probably
doesn't either. And Biden is still making up his mind.
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| Author: | 1001bricks | | Posted: | Feb 22, 2024 11:23 | | Subject: | Re: Add Forum Topic - Politics | | Viewed: | 66 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, wildchicken13 writes:
| | Vote YES! The future of BrickLink depends on it. 🇺🇸🇨🇦🇬🇧🇫🇷🇩🇪🇳🇱
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Abstention.
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| Author: | iprice | | Posted: | Feb 22, 2024 11:15 | | Subject: | Re: Add Forum Topic - Politics | | Viewed: | 58 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, Stuart9 writes:
| | NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO !
We have to put up with all that garbage in the media, much of it biased mixed
with absolute lies.
Let us have somewhere with relative sanity.
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^^ THIS ^^
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| Author: | Stuart9 | | Posted: | Feb 22, 2024 11:03 | | Subject: | Re: Add Forum Topic - Politics | | Viewed: | 75 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO !
We have to put up with all that garbage in the media, much of it biased mixed
with absolute lies.
Let us have somewhere with relative sanity.
In Suggestions, wildchicken13 writes:
| | Vote YES! The future of BrickLink depends on it. 🇺🇸🇨🇦🇬🇧🇫🇷🇩🇪🇳🇱
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| Author: | wildchicken13 | | Posted: | Feb 22, 2024 10:50 | | Subject: | Add Forum Topic - Politics | | Viewed: | 337 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | | Status: | Open | | Vote: | [Yes|No] | |
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| | Vote YES! The future of BrickLink depends on it. 🇺🇸🇨🇦🇬🇧🇫🇷🇩🇪🇳🇱 |
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| Author: | tmtomh | | Posted: | Feb 22, 2024 08:28 | | Subject: | Re: Search/Find Stores by City and Local Pickup? | | Viewed: | 33 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, 1001bricks writes:
| | In Suggestions, tmtomh writes:
| | ... to see sellers' state/province is NOT a violation of this EU rule but allowing
user to see sellers' city WOULD be a violation of this EU rule.
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Privacy is for everyone (here at least).
And because 90% (?) of BrickLink sellers are the same as customers: private individuals,
not professionals.
"I am a Lego hobbyist and have collected Lego since I was a child."
"This is not a business for me"
(Your Terms)
Sorry, I really give up.
Please open a ticket and ask why it's not implemented, if you don't like
my reply?
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Please do give up - no one required or asked you to be the arbitrator of this
suggestion - you inserted yourself into the thread as the first and I believe
now the most frequent responder. That’s fine - but if you do that and claim to
have an answer to the query then your answer actually has to be an answer. It’s
not that I like or don’t like your reply - in fact, I love and agree with the
principle that “Privacy for everyone”. It’s not that I don’t like that idea -
it’s that it’s not responsive to the original suggestion/query, because neither
it nor the text of the EU rule tells us anything about whether BL is legally
barred from extending the existing state/province location information to the
city level.
So yes, there’s nothing more you can add here if you don’t have any information
relevant to that specific distinction.
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| Author: | 1001bricks | | Posted: | Feb 21, 2024 23:27 | | Subject: | Re: Search/Find Stores by City and Local Pickup? | | Viewed: | 38 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, tmtomh writes:
| | ... to see sellers' state/province is NOT a violation of this EU rule but allowing
user to see sellers' city WOULD be a violation of this EU rule.
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Privacy is for everyone (here at least).
And because 90% (?) of BrickLink sellers are the same as customers: private individuals,
not professionals.
"I am a Lego hobbyist and have collected Lego since I was a child."
"This is not a business for me"
(Your Terms)
Sorry, I really give up.
Please open a ticket and ask why it's not implemented, if you don't like
my reply?
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| Author: | tmtomh | | Posted: | Feb 21, 2024 23:13 | | Subject: | Re: Search/Find Stores by City and Local Pickup? | | Viewed: | 29 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, 1001bricks writes:
| | | | I have tried to find the law that 1001Bricks/Sylvain is referring to, but so
far have failed to find any specific or official legal language. By all indications
he doesn't know exactly what the law says either, and he clearly doesn't
care enough to look it up either.
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First sample found in 3 seconds:
https://europa.eu/youreurope/citizens/consumers/internet-telecoms/data-protection-online-privacy/index_en.htm
Read especially:
When is data processing allowed?
(BrickLink owns the buyer's data)
They're ALLOWED to use them in this ONLY specific case described here:
* they have a contract with you – for example, a contract to supply goods
or services (i.e. when you buy something online), or an employee contract
That is ALL.
In short, in Europe - where LEGO is located - the consumer address is authorized
to be used for only ONE SINGLE thing: to ship the Order. That's it.
I stop here, I don't know what this Crusade is all about, but I won't
participate anymore.
Because I ust admit, I'm very happy people can be online and don't have
to show their address or city - for sooooo OBVIOUS reasons.
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This is exactly what I'm talking about: there's not one word or concept
in the linked page or in any of your comments that says why BL allowing users
to see sellers' state/province is NOT a violation of this EU rule but allowing
user to see sellers' city WOULD be a violation of this EU rule.
This has nothing to do with customer address. If just the seller's city constitutes
revealing their address, then so does the seller's state/province that BL
already reveals and makes searchable.
So for the 4th or 5th time, your objections here have NO logic with respect to
this EU regulation. This thread, which I started, was not about BL revealing/processing
sellers ADDRESSES. It was about their CITIES when BL ALREADY reveals/processes
the date of their STATE/PROVINCE.
You are continually misrepresenting what the requested feature actually is, and
you are continually misrepresenting what the EU reg says and does not say.
If you think BL is currently violating EU rules by revealing/processing seller
state/province-location data, then say so and make that case. If not, then you
can kindly take a seat, because you have already amply demonstrated your inability
to provide any compelling or persuasive argument that city location is uniquely
against this EU rule when state/province is not. Once you get more specific than
national location (which is necessary for tax/VAT/import reasons), location data
processing is location data processing, whether it's province or city.
You might not know what this "obsession" with this feature is, but remember
that you are the one who decided to jump in immediately with the first
comment in this thread, making the still-unsupported claim that BL can't
do this for EU legal reasons.
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| Author: | 1001bricks | | Posted: | Feb 21, 2024 22:30 | | Subject: | Re: Search/Find Stores by City and Local Pickup? | | Viewed: | 32 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| | | I have tried to find the law that 1001Bricks/Sylvain is referring to, but so
far have failed to find any specific or official legal language. By all indications
he doesn't know exactly what the law says either, and he clearly doesn't
care enough to look it up either.
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First sample found in 3 seconds:
https://europa.eu/youreurope/citizens/consumers/internet-telecoms/data-protection-online-privacy/index_en.htm
Read especially:
When is data processing allowed?
(BrickLink owns the buyer's data)
They're ALLOWED to use them in this ONLY specific case described here:
* they have a contract with you – for example, a contract to supply goods
or services (i.e. when you buy something online), or an employee contract
That is ALL.
In short, in Europe - where LEGO is located - the consumer address is authorized
to be used for only ONE SINGLE thing: to ship the Order. That's it.
I stop here, I don't know what this Crusade is all about, but I won't
participate anymore.
Because I ust admit, I'm very happy people can be online and don't have
to show their address or city - for sooooo OBVIOUS reasons.
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| Author: | tmtomh | | Posted: | Feb 21, 2024 21:47 | | Subject: | Re: Search/Find Stores by City and Local Pickup? | | Viewed: | 34 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, Brickman4you writes:
| | In Suggestions, tmtomh writes:
| | To my knowledge, there is currently no way to search stores by location beyond
the state/province level.
Would it be possible to be able to search down to the city level, or perhaps
by distance from your own location? And would it be possible to add a "local
pickup" checkbox in sellers' store configuration pages so that buyers
could search stores based on that criterion?
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I'm reminded again, make sure my seafood comes from reliable sources...
As for a need to know location seems a mute point. If you ever have tried to
do a meetup via Facebook, letgo, offerup, craigslist, or the like you will
know that your time and gas money is more valuable than a $4.00 shipping charge.
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I know for a fact that there are BL members - including at least one who's
a very public YouTuber 100s of thousands of subscribers - who have found BL sellers
who are local to them, and who have developed good relations with them and regularly
pick up orders from them locally. It's not a FB, Craigslist, or OfferUp meetup
because it's not a random stranger and it's not necessarily a one-time
thing: it's a seller who regularly sells one particular item (Lego) on a
platform dedicated to the buying and selling of that item, a platform that you're
both registered members of.
More simply, it doesn't matter if you (or I) think it's easier and more
efficient to have items shipped. Some people find local pickup convenient, and
the BL platform and feedback system makes it a simple matter to have easy communication
and dependable, protected transactions via local pickup. If dozens, or 100s,
or more BL members would occasionally or frequently make use of local sellers
they could pick up from when they were already running errands or coming home
from work or making a large bulk purchase or buying boxes sets easily damaged
in shipping or whatever, why would any of us actively argue against enabling
them to find those local sellers?
The only "it's not worth it" argument against adding city-level location
info for sellers and a "local pickup" flag/checkbox for stores is that
so few people would take advantage of it that it's not worth the time and
effort for BL to implement the feature. Given the enormous size of BL's membership,
I don't think anyone has come close to establishing that this is that kind
of "no one would use it" edge case.
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|
| Author: | tmtomh | | Posted: | Feb 21, 2024 21:39 | | Subject: | Re: Search/Find Stores by City and Local Pickup? | | Viewed: | 27 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
|
| In Suggestions, wildchicken13 writes:
| | In Suggestions, tmtomh writes:
| | The idea that we can search by state/province and does NOT run afoul of EU rules but we
would run afoul of EU rules if we searched by city, is an idea that does not seem to make any sense.
|
It makes sense to me.
It's a lot easier to stalk/harass someone if you know what town/city they
live in than just the state/province.
For example, knowing that someone lives near the intersection of 30th Avenue
and Steinway Street gives you a lot more information about that person than if
you just know that they live in New York.
Of course, just knowing what neighborhood someone lives in isn't very useful,
but if you have additional information about the person, you can identify them
quite easily.
That's not to say that people outside of the European Union cannot use this
feature, but that people within the EU may not be able to use it freely, and
that decreases the incentive for BrickLink to develop it in the first place since
much of the BrickLink community resides within the jurisdiction of the EU.
| | we do not have any evidence that adding this feature would be impossible or would run afoul of any legal regulation.
|
https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1454977
At least here in EU it's forbidden to display the location of a private
buyer or seller.
That's enough evidence for me. If you want, you can look up the actual law.
I do agree, however, that this would be a useful and desirable feature, and I
would use it if it were developed. However, given the slow pace of development
around here, I'm not very optimistic about that happening anytime soon.
|
Thanks again for your reply. I don't want to needlessly prolong this exchange,
but I think an important distinction once again needs to be clarified.
To be clear, I absolutely understand your point that the more you narrow down
someone's location, the easier it is to try to use other information (for
example, info that might be available in their profile or elsewhere on the internet
by searching their username or store name or something) to identify someone's
location or real-world identity. So I understand the logic and the principle.
But just because a city is a smaller area than a state or province does not tell
us anything about what criteria EU law uses to define "displaying the location"
of a private (non-business/corporate) buyer or seller. There are a multitude
of reasonable criteria or standards the law might use to define "displaying
someone's location," and "you can't show their city" is only
one among many such possible standards.
I have tried to find the law that 1001Bricks/Sylvain is referring to, but so
far have failed to find any specific or official legal language. By all indications
he doesn't know exactly what the law says either, and he clearly doesn't
care enough to look it up either.
So no, I'm not going to take his word for it, because he doesn't know
whether making seller location searchable at the city level would or would not
run afoul of EU law, and neither do you, and neither do I (though I am still
trying to find out).
So if his assertion is good enough for you, that's your prerogative. But
it's not good enough for me because none of us has any earthly idea whether
his assertion is actually true with regard to city-level location.
Finally, he's also written that he doesn't get why people would want
to be able to search by city; he's questioned how many members would actually
use such a feature; and he's said that as a buyer he would never want to
do local pickup. So in my perception, when challenged about the EU-regulation
assertion, he's just thrown other objections at the wall to see what sticks.
|
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| Author: | Brickman4you | | Posted: | Feb 21, 2024 17:46 | | Subject: | Re: Search/Find Stores by City and Local Pickup? | | Viewed: | 46 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
|
| In Suggestions, tmtomh writes:
| | To my knowledge, there is currently no way to search stores by location beyond
the state/province level.
Would it be possible to be able to search down to the city level, or perhaps
by distance from your own location? And would it be possible to add a "local
pickup" checkbox in sellers' store configuration pages so that buyers
could search stores based on that criterion?
|
I'm reminded again, make sure my seafood comes from reliable sources...
As for a need to know location seems a mute point. If you ever have tried to
do a meetup via Facebook, letgo, offerup, craigslist, or the like you will
know that your time and gas money is more valuable than a $4.00 shipping charge.
|
|
| Author: | wildchicken13 | | Posted: | Feb 21, 2024 17:27 | | Subject: | Re: Search/Find Stores by City and Local Pickup? | | Viewed: | 44 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
|
| In Suggestions, tmtomh writes:
| | The idea that we can search by state/province and does NOT run afoul of EU rules but we
would run afoul of EU rules if we searched by city, is an idea that does not seem to make any sense.
|
It makes sense to me.
It's a lot easier to stalk/harass someone if you know what town/city they
live in than just the state/province.
For example, knowing that someone lives near the intersection of 30th Avenue
and Steinway Street gives you a lot more information about that person than if
you just know that they live in New York.
Of course, just knowing what neighborhood someone lives in isn't very useful,
but if you have additional information about the person, you can identify them
quite easily.
That's not to say that people outside of the European Union cannot use this
feature, but that people within the EU may not be able to use it freely, and
that decreases the incentive for BrickLink to develop it in the first place since
much of the BrickLink community resides within the jurisdiction of the EU.
| | we do not have any evidence that adding this feature would be impossible or would run afoul of any legal regulation.
|
https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1454977
At least here in EU it's forbidden to display the location of a private
buyer or seller.
That's enough evidence for me. If you want, you can look up the actual law.
I do agree, however, that this would be a useful and desirable feature, and I
would use it if it were developed. However, given the slow pace of development
around here, I'm not very optimistic about that happening anytime soon.
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|
| Author: | Replika86 | | Posted: | Feb 21, 2024 03:01 | | Subject: | Re: Import order into your inventory | | Viewed: | 34 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, Replika86 writes:
| | Is it possible to make an export of your order and import it to your own inventory.
Now I do that manually brick by brick. It would be great if you can make an CSV
file of all the parts you have ordered and import them easily into your own collection/inventory.
|
Thanks all! I have managed to do it. I need to make some litte changes in the
XML file before import. But it works great.
|
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| Author: | 1001bricks | | Posted: | Feb 20, 2024 19:49 | | Subject: | Re: Import order into your inventory | | Viewed: | 28 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
|
| In Suggestions, Reejoc writes:
| | In Suggestions, Replika86 writes:
| | Is it possible to make an export of your order and import it to your own inventory.
Now I do that manually brick by brick. It would be great if you can make an CSV
file of all the parts you have ordered and import them easily into your own collection/inventory.
|
Just came to request the same function.
|
BrickStore, free, open source - takes a couple of clicks.
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| Author: | Reejoc | | Posted: | Feb 20, 2024 19:28 | | Subject: | Re: Import order into your inventory | | Viewed: | 29 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, Replika86 writes:
| | Is it possible to make an export of your order and import it to your own inventory.
Now I do that manually brick by brick. It would be great if you can make an CSV
file of all the parts you have ordered and import them easily into your own collection/inventory.
|
Just came to request the same function. You can currently do it by converting
order into wanted list, then downloading as Bricklink CSV, then editing file
to remove 1st line, then importing via My Collection. But this is tedious and
it would be great to have a one button method of adding order parts to My Collection.
Also being able to part out sets within My Collection.
Pretty please Bricklink, you're missing a trick!
|
|
| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Feb 20, 2024 13:53 | | Subject: | Re: Import order into your inventory | | Viewed: | 26 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
|
| In Suggestions, Replika86 writes:
| | Is it possible to make an export of your order and import it to your own inventory.
Now I do that manually brick by brick. It would be great if you can make an CSV
file of all the parts you have ordered and import them easily into your own collection/inventory.
|
Tu peux télécharger tes commandes si elles ont moins de 6 mois.
Après 6 mois, les détails (items, quantités, prix…) sont effacés.
Le lien « Download » ( https://www.bricklink.com/orderExcel.asp?orderType=placed
) est au bas de la liste des commandes ( https://www.bricklink.com/orderPlaced.asp
) quand elle n’est pas vide.
———
You can download you orders if they are less than 6 months old.
After 6 months, the details (items, qty, prices…) are erased.
The link ‘Download’ ( https://www.bricklink.com/orderExcel.asp?orderType=placed
) is at the bottom of the list of orders ( https://www.bricklink.com/orderPlaced.asp
) quand it’s not empty.
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|
| Author: | 1001bricks | | Posted: | Feb 20, 2024 13:49 | | Subject: | Re: Search/Find Stores by City and Local Pickup? | | Viewed: | 28 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
|
| In Suggestions, tmtomh writes:
| | It very well might violate those rules - but it just as well might not. The idea
that we can search by state/province and does NOT run afoul of EU rules but we
would run afoul of EU rules if we searched by city, is an idea that does not
seem to make any sense.
|
IIRC, one of the first thing that disappeared when LEGO acquired BrickLink is
the ability to see when you placed an order, if your seller or buyer was logged
in.
That existed since 2000, and suddenly this disappeared.
I don't know the reason, of course, but I guess it's the same privacy
reason.
Here whe lived 5 years ago in a 1000 inhabitants town.
Right now it's another town with 5000.
That means showing the city may (of course not for NYC or Bombay) could make
it easy to localize someone.
Again, I'm not sure of anything, but in EU laws private people who register
on a web site are by default protected for being physically located (apart specific
agreement) for obvious reasons.
Note we're professionals, name and full address are in our Terms page, but
pros are another thing. In fact, it's even mandatory for us.
|
|
| Author: | 1001bricks | | Posted: | Feb 20, 2024 13:42 | | Subject: | Re: Search/Find Stores by City and Local Pickup? | | Viewed: | 24 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
|
| In Suggestions, wildchicken13 writes:
| | In Suggestions, tmtomh writes:
| | Furthermore, based on your responses - and on a clear pattern evident in a lot
of the many, many other comments you post in other threads here - you are jumping
to conclusions to explain or in some cases defend the BL status quo, and you
are doing so without sufficient evidence or information to draw those conclusions.
|
I wouldn't say that. Sylvain is one of the most experienced members of this
site. You don't earn a violet brick without learning something in the process.
|
Thank you. But I've learnt not to talk to strangers in Forum!
| | Now, as far as that other Sylvain goes… Well, that's a different story.
|
Agreed
|
|
| Author: | Nubs_Select | | Posted: | Feb 20, 2024 13:14 | | Subject: | Re: Import order into your inventory | | Viewed: | 21 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
|
| | Brickstore |
| Author: | Replika86 | | Posted: | Feb 20, 2024 13:13 | | Subject: | Import order into your inventory | | Viewed: | 61 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | | Status: | Open | | Vote: | [Yes|No] | |
|
| Is it possible to make an export of your order and import it to your own inventory.
Now I do that manually brick by brick. It would be great if you can make an CSV
file of all the parts you have ordered and import them easily into your own collection/inventory.
|
|
| Author: | ChrstphrR | | Posted: | Feb 20, 2024 09:59 | | Subject: | Re: Allow/use WEBP image format for images on BL | | Viewed: | 24 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
|
| In Suggestions, DanialR writes:
| | WEBP is not all it is cracked up to be. Google has made a number of claims about
the format that have not shown to be true in the real world.
While it has some great compression it sacrifices color space using 8-bit YUV
4:2:0 format.
With the subtle changes in some Lego colors, the 4:2:0 format could end up with
pictures that are misleading. Primarily with these color combinations Brown-ReddishBrown,
LightGray-LightBluishGray, DarkGray-DarkBluishGray along with possibly others.
|
Ah, I hadn't given the colour acuity enough thought with that. From my own
use, I haven't seen a huge degradation of image quality, or the quality of
the colours.
I don't tend to "crank up" the compression to the point that there's
a large distortion of the hundreds of images I've converted. Like the image
upload page's warnings about file size, or limiting animated GIFs to one
frame, it's quite possible there ought to be a lower limit to the compression
used on Webp.
To be frank, it's a bit of a hard go to discern those subtle changes in the
old/new gray bricks with good light, in person, being I'm just a non-colourblind
male, but lack some of the colour depth/acuity that women or mantis shrimp have.
So, I don't know how severe the problem of telling those more subtle colour
variations apart from images in JPG, GIF, PNG, or Webp.
Before I just make flippant comments:
- I know anecdotal evidence... isn't strong evidence.
- Colour acuity can be dependant on which particular pair of eyes are looking
at them, and that I only have one pair.
So, I'll do some digging, take some pictures, and do some comparisons, and
bring that back.
Fair warning: I don't think I have both of the Brown & Reddish-Brown brick
varieties to compare. I'll do my best with comparing other common colours,
and the two pairs of gray colours.
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|
| Author: | daxio | | Posted: | Feb 20, 2024 04:29 | | Subject: | Re: Add a bulk discount label to Price Guide ? | | Viewed: | 23 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
|
| In Suggestions, daxio writes:
| | There is already the black discount label on Items For Sale view - would it work
on the Price Guide ?
|
Thinking this through I see it would be abused and clutter up the Price Guide.
People would be doing 1% bulk reductions. A threshold, say 5%, could work better
but could still be abused I suspect. Eg. 5% off when you buy the entire stock
of 12457 black 3001 bricks..
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| Author: | daxio | | Posted: | Feb 20, 2024 04:20 | | Subject: | Add a bulk discount label to Price Guide ? | | Viewed: | 60 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | | Status: | Open | | Vote: | [Yes|No] | |
|
| There is already the black discount label on Items For Sale view - would it work
on the Price Guide ?
|
|
|
| Author: | tmtomh | | Posted: | Feb 19, 2024 23:44 | | Subject: | Re: Search/Find Stores by City and Local Pickup? | | Viewed: | 46 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
|
| In Suggestions, wildchicken13 writes:
| | In Suggestions, tmtomh writes:
| | Does the EU regulation specifically say that province/canton does not count as
location but city does? Unless that's the case, I would respectfully say
that once again your point is not relevant to my request.
|
Well, it is relevant to your original request insofar as many BrickLink members
are citizens of the European Union and therefore governed by its laws. Thus,
BrickLink has a strong interest in maintaining compliance with European privacy
laws so that they can continue to do business in Europe.
This may also explain, at least in part, why BrickLink has not yet developed
this feature. If it can't be used by many of their members, that decreases
the incentive they have to develop it in the first place.
Or, it could just be pure laziness or indifference on the part of BrickLink and
the LEGO Group. They don't seem to get much done around here these days.
| | Furthermore, based on your responses - and on a clear pattern evident in a lot
of the many, many other comments you post in other threads here - you are jumping
to conclusions to explain or in some cases defend the BL status quo, and you
are doing so without sufficient evidence or information to draw those conclusions.
|
I wouldn't say that. Sylvain is one of the most experienced members of this
site. You don't earn a violet brick without learning something in the process.
Now, as far as that other Sylvain goes… Well, that's a different story.
But both Sylvains are citizens of France and the European Union and therefore
write from the perspective of such people. Things are different here in the States
where people are less concerned about privacy and more willing to share and sell
their data, as well as to discuss politics and religion in a public forum.
For example, jokes about the three-fifths compromise are okay, but jokes about
pine trees will get cancelled.
|
Appreciate your reply, but with respect, I never said or implied that EU rules
are not relevant or important. It's been asserted by Sylvain - and immediately
so as the first response to my original post - that BL doesn't allow members
to search stores by city because that would violate EU rules against revealing
buyer or seller location.
It very well might violate those rules - but it just as well might not. The idea
that we can search by state/province and does NOT run afoul of EU rules but we
would run afoul of EU rules if we searched by city, is an idea that does not
seem to make any sense. That is why I wrote - clear as day, in the very passage
you have quoted - that if there is an EU rule that says province is okay but
city is too specific, then fine, fair enough. But unless or until someone can
produce some evidence that this seemingly arbitrary distinction is actual codified
into EU regulations and this is the reason BL doesn't enable it, then my
point stands: we do not have any evidence that adding this feature would be impossible
or would run afoul of any legal regulation.
|
|
| Author: | wildchicken13 | | Posted: | Feb 19, 2024 20:45 | | Subject: | Re: Search/Find Stores by City and Local Pickup? | | Viewed: | 40 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
|
| In Suggestions, tmtomh writes:
| | Does the EU regulation specifically say that province/canton does not count as
location but city does? Unless that's the case, I would respectfully say
that once again your point is not relevant to my request.
|
Well, it is relevant to your original request insofar as many BrickLink members
are citizens of the European Union and therefore governed by its laws. Thus,
BrickLink has a strong interest in maintaining compliance with European privacy
laws so that they can continue to do business in Europe.
This may also explain, at least in part, why BrickLink has not yet developed
this feature. If it can't be used by many of their members, that decreases
the incentive they have to develop it in the first place.
Or, it could just be pure laziness or indifference on the part of BrickLink and
the LEGO Group. They don't seem to get much done around here these days.
| | Furthermore, based on your responses - and on a clear pattern evident in a lot
of the many, many other comments you post in other threads here - you are jumping
to conclusions to explain or in some cases defend the BL status quo, and you
are doing so without sufficient evidence or information to draw those conclusions.
|
I wouldn't say that. Sylvain is one of the most experienced members of this
site. You don't earn a violet brick without learning something in the process.
Now, as far as that other Sylvain goes… Well, that's a different story.
But both Sylvains are citizens of France and the European Union and therefore
write from the perspective of such people. Things are different here in the States
where people are less concerned about privacy and more willing to share and sell
their data, as well as to discuss politics and religion in a public forum.
For example, jokes about the three-fifths compromise are okay, but jokes about
pine trees will get cancelled.
|
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| Author: | Nubs_Select | | Posted: | Feb 19, 2024 00:21 | | Subject: | Re: Variants Topic Charter | | Viewed: | 41 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
|
| In Suggestions, 1001bricks writes:
| | In Suggestions, 1001bricks writes:
| |
Few are interesting to scroll down 30 lines to read a single word 
Please cut and leave ONLY what's interesting to keep.
|
*interested
|
Did you “fix” a grammatically correct sentence with an incorrect update? I’m
so confused
|
| Author: | 1001bricks | | Posted: | Feb 18, 2024 13:45 | | Subject: | Re: Variants Topic Charter | | Viewed: | 43 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
|
| In Suggestions, 1001bricks writes:
| |
Few are interesting to scroll down 30 lines to read a single word
Please cut and leave ONLY what's interesting to keep.
|
*interested
|
| Author: | 1001bricks | | Posted: | Feb 18, 2024 13:25 | | Subject: | Re: Variants Topic Charter | | Viewed: | 31 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
|
|
Few are interesting to scroll down 30 lines to read a single word
Please cut and leave ONLY what's interesting to keep.
|
|
| Author: | tmtomh | | Posted: | Feb 18, 2024 12:40 | | Subject: | Re: Search/Find Stores by City and Local Pickup? | | Viewed: | 35 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
|
| In Suggestions, wildchicken13 writes:
| | In Suggestions, 1001bricks writes:
| | Do you really think people searching around them will use English, like in Romania for example?
|
Well, if I were a Romanian buyer searching for stores in Romania, I'd probably
search in Romanian rather than English.
I don't think it's that far-fetched. BrickLink already allows buyers
to search stores by name. Perhaps the same code could be used to give sellers
an optional text field where they can type their location.
Of course, sellers can type anything they want, but sellers that want
buyers to find them easily will make it easy for buyers to find them.
The advantage of doing it this way is that it is searchable, unlike the store
terms and about me page, which are not.
|
Exactly. Well-said and well-reasoned. Thanks!
|
|
| Author: | tmtomh | | Posted: | Feb 18, 2024 12:39 | | Subject: | Re: Variants Topic Charter | | Viewed: | 33 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
|
| In Suggestions, popsicle writes:
Thanks!
|
|
|
| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | Feb 18, 2024 02:19 | | Subject: | Re: Website request - suggestion | | Viewed: | 44 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
|
| In Suggestions, janzenroth writes:
| | Not sure in which topic this would fit, but I would like to make the following
request/suggestion:
Would it be possible to have the colour already selected if a piece is chosen
from the colour guide.
For example I am in the colour guide for medium blue and searching for a particular
slope. When I find the slope I have and want to put in my inventory I select
the picture and I am linked to the page of that piece. I would like that page
to open up with the colour already selected to save a step. Is that possible?
This would save me a fair amount of time when entering pieces.
Would this be helpful to anyone else?
Evan
|
It has been asked years ago but somehow was never acknowledged nor implemented
whilst this most likely is very easy to fix. All it takes is adding a parameter
to the hyperlinks on the colour guide page.
Similarly, it would be great if they could do the same adding of the colour code
to the image references so the relevant colour image is shown and not the default
colour.
This would be very much low hanging fruit and an easy win. If only they were
not afraid to touch the legacy code.
|
|
| Author: | Nubs_Select | | Posted: | Feb 17, 2024 23:15 | | Subject: | Re: Enable Reaction, Multiquote, Editing in Forum | | Viewed: | 32 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
|
| In Suggestions, TheBrickGuys writes:
| | | | Note to self stop using and start using 😁
|
Well the orangish (or maybe even bright light orange) one does look allot more
like pizza.
Jim.
|
|
| Author: | TheBrickGuys | | Posted: | Feb 17, 2024 22:53 | | Subject: | Re: Enable Reaction, Multiquote, Editing in Forum | | Viewed: | 31 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
|
| | | Note to self stop using and start using 😁
|
Well the orangish (or maybe even bright light orange) one does look allot more
like pizza.
Jim.
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| Author: | BricksOfFaith | | Posted: | Feb 17, 2024 21:40 | | Subject: | Re: Merge Forum Topics | | Viewed: | 39 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
|
| Lots and lots of merging going on lately, so why not merge these to!! I’ll vote
yes! 😂
In all seriousness, I agree with it. Condense the massive list of topics and
get rid of the less used ones.
|
| Author: | wildchicken13 | | Posted: | Feb 17, 2024 21:04 | | Subject: | Merge Forum Topics | | Viewed: | 116 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | | Status: | Open | | Vote: | [Yes|No] | |
|
| Except for scammers, very few members post in Currency, Mosaick, Translation,
Packing Dimensions, and LANG Español. These topics should be merged into General.
|
| Author: | popsicle | | Posted: | Feb 17, 2024 20:48 | | Subject: | Variants Topic Charter | | Viewed: | 193 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | | Status: | Open | | Vote: | [Yes|No] | |
|
| Should there be another topic charter added (even if provisionally) to the Reference
Catalog topic of the Discussion Forum?
To better isolate and handle the added inquires, corrections and concerns of
that ongoing site wide process?
As was done for the question of taxes, when collection was implemented:
https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1244764
Just a thought...
-popsicle
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| Author: | wildchicken13 | | Posted: | Feb 17, 2024 20:45 | | Subject: | Re: Enable Reaction, Multiquote, Editing in Forum | | Viewed: | 30 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
|
| In Suggestions, 1001bricks writes:
| | Sylvain
c/o 1001bricks
1/275 Ramsay Street
PORPOISE SPIT, NSW
AUSTRALIA
|
No personal information in the forum, please.
|
|
| Author: | wildchicken13 | | Posted: | Feb 17, 2024 20:26 | | Subject: | Re: Search/Find Stores by City and Local Pickup? | | Viewed: | 35 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
|
| In Suggestions, 1001bricks writes:
| | Do you really think people searching around them will use English, like in Romania for example?
|
Well, if I were a Romanian buyer searching for stores in Romania, I'd probably
search in Romanian rather than English.
I don't think it's that far-fetched. BrickLink already allows buyers
to search stores by name. Perhaps the same code could be used to give sellers
an optional text field where they can type their location.
Of course, sellers can type anything they want, but sellers that want
buyers to find them easily will make it easy for buyers to find them.
The advantage of doing it this way is that it is searchable, unlike the store
terms and about me page, which are not.
|
|
| Author: | janzenroth | | Posted: | Feb 17, 2024 16:55 | | Subject: | Re: Website request - suggestion | | Viewed: | 34 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
|
| Thanks - that may be a bit faster (although I think my suggestion would still
be extremely helpful and much faster!)
Evan
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| Author: | BUC | | Posted: | Feb 17, 2024 16:45 | | Subject: | Re: Website request - suggestion | | Viewed: | 30 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| If you go to the bottom of the Price Guide, click "Add to my Inventory"
and it will auto-select the color from the Price Guide you were looking at.
HTH
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| Author: | janzenroth | | Posted: | Feb 17, 2024 16:34 | | Subject: | Website request - suggestion | | Viewed: | 120 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | | Status: | Open | | Vote: | [Yes|No] | |
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| Not sure in which topic this would fit, but I would like to make the following
request/suggestion:
Would it be possible to have the colour already selected if a piece is chosen
from the colour guide.
For example I am in the colour guide for medium blue and searching for a particular
slope. When I find the slope I have and want to put in my inventory I select
the picture and I am linked to the page of that piece. I would like that page
to open up with the colour already selected to save a step. Is that possible?
This would save me a fair amount of time when entering pieces.
Would this be helpful to anyone else?
Evan
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Feb 17, 2024 03:39 | | Subject: | Re: The original MSRP of sets should be added | | Viewed: | 46 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, BrickDeals writes:
| | In Suggestions, ginatails writes:
| | On some other Lego related sites, you can see the original MSRP/RRP of sets,
which is just a nice feature for historical purposes. However, Bricklink does
not have this function.
I know this isn't really a feature that needs to be added, but it would greatly
enhance the user experience of the site.
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I would like to see this feature restored. From a historical perspective, it
is useful to have this information on BL.
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Why is it useful to have it here? Look it up on other sites if you need it.
There is also the problem of what to record. The USA price, the UK price, the
EU price or the DE, FR, NL, etc prices when they were different. And many other
countries. Then there are sets where the price changed during the production
run.
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| Author: | BrickDeals | | Posted: | Feb 17, 2024 03:27 | | Subject: | Re: The original MSRP of sets should be added | | Viewed: | 34 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, ginatails writes:
| | On some other Lego related sites, you can see the original MSRP/RRP of sets,
which is just a nice feature for historical purposes. However, Bricklink does
not have this function.
I know this isn't really a feature that needs to be added, but it would greatly
enhance the user experience of the site.
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I would like to see this feature restored. From a historical perspective, it
is useful to have this information on BL.
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| Author: | wildchicken13 | | Posted: | Feb 17, 2024 03:25 | | Subject: | Re: Search/Find Stores by City and Local Pickup? | | Viewed: | 36 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, tmtomh writes:
| | Sure, but once you've done a single transaction with any seller, no matter
how near or far they are to you, you can use PayPal Friends and Family or Venmo
or Zelle or CashApp or whatever to do the same thing. Knowing their location
doesn't have anything to do with that.
And once again, that has nothing to do with evading sales tax - it's about
going outside BL itself.
So your argument is that Bricklink allows local pickup, and lets buyers see sellers'
exact address, but to try to stop evasion of sales tax through cash purchases,
it doesn't let buyers SEARCH for sellers based on whether they do local pickup,
and it lets buyers see sellers' exact address after a single transaction
but won't let them search for just their city or ZIP code before they've
done a first transaction.
That's completely illogical and makes no sense as an explanation. Your point
is not persuasive, to say the least.
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I think what yorbrick is trying to say is that being able to search a buyer or
seller's address may not prevent people from transacting outside of BrickLink,
but it makes it easier since you can circumvent BrickLink entirely without even
having to place a single order to begin with. The way it currently works, at
least BrickLink gets the first order.
For example, a member registered in Pennsylvania could be in Philadelphia or
Pittsburgh, but there's no way to know without placing an order first, and
I'm not sure how many people are willing to drive 300+ miles to pick up a
BrickLink order.
At least that's BrickLink's rationale. It could also simply be due to
the fact that they have not yet developed this feature, but that doesn't
mean they never will.
There's nothing stopping people from putting their address in their store
terms or about me page, but those fields are not easy to search.
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| Author: | 1001bricks | | Posted: | Feb 16, 2024 17:48 | | Subject: | Re: SUGGEST: Limit replies to BL only not email | | Viewed: | 39 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, marlinjc writes:
| | I occasionally have to use email to respond to questions in BL. I cannot send
photos in my BL reply so must send to the customer's email address.
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Agree with you, but was a Sep 30, 2010 Suggestion, and discarded!?
| | In Suggestions, BUC writes:
| | When I send an email through BrickLink's system, I would like for the responder
to be able to reply ONLY through BL, and not to my email address.
We have an address we use strictly for BL business and therefore, rarely check
it because we read our messages on BL. On occasion, we miss an email from someone
because they hit reply from their inbox instead of replying through BL's system.
This also prevents a record of the correspondence on the order transaction details.
(We REALLY like that feature, BTW!)
Could this be accomplished by not including the sender's email address on correspondence
(when they receive it in their email inbox instead of reading it through BL)?
Instead could there be a link in the message with something like 'click here
to reply to this message' that would direct them back to BL?
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| Author: | Tracyd | | Posted: | Feb 16, 2024 17:48 | | Subject: | Re: Incomplete Minifigs | | Viewed: | 39 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, marlinjc writes:
| | Yes to C, no to B, A possible.
In Suggestions, TorontoLego writes:
| | Rant:
I am tired of looking in stores to find Minifigs that are missing parts -- Particularly
Feathers and Plumes from Castle Minifigs -- frequently the most expensive part.
Suggestion:
A) Add complete/incomplete to minifig listings -- this might be too large of
a change - not sure how hard this would be.
OR
B) Make a rule that ALL minifigs MUST be complete as inventoried. Otherwise
they should be listed as their component parts.
OR
C) Make a rule that ALL incomplete minifigs must have the phrase INCOMPLETE included
in the comments so that they can be excluded from searches somehow.
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And B is the rule.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Feb 16, 2024 17:45 | | Subject: | Re: Incomplete Minifigs | | Viewed: | 37 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, marlinjc writes:
| | Yes to C, no to B, A possible.
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This is a 13 year old thread and it is already implemented.
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| Author: | marlinjc | | Posted: | Feb 16, 2024 17:45 | | Subject: | Re: SUGGEST: Limit replies to BL only not email | | Viewed: | 28 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| I occasionally have to use email to respond to questions in BL. I cannot send
photos in my BL reply so must send to the customer's email address.
In Suggestions, BUC writes:
| | When I send an email through BrickLink's system, I would like for the responder
to be able to reply ONLY through BL, and not to my email address.
We have an address we use strictly for BL business and therefore, rarely check
it because we read our messages on BL. On occasion, we miss an email from someone
because they hit reply from their inbox instead of replying through BL's system.
This also prevents a record of the correspondence on the order transaction details.
(We REALLY like that feature, BTW!)
Could this be accomplished by not including the sender's email address on correspondence
(when they receive it in their email inbox instead of reading it through BL)?
Instead could there be a link in the message with something like 'click here
to reply to this message' that would direct them back to BL?
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| Author: | marlinjc | | Posted: | Feb 16, 2024 17:41 | | Subject: | Re: Incomplete Minifigs | | Viewed: | 38 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| Yes to C, no to B, A possible.
In Suggestions, TorontoLego writes:
| | Rant:
I am tired of looking in stores to find Minifigs that are missing parts -- Particularly
Feathers and Plumes from Castle Minifigs -- frequently the most expensive part.
Suggestion:
A) Add complete/incomplete to minifig listings -- this might be too large of
a change - not sure how hard this would be.
OR
B) Make a rule that ALL minifigs MUST be complete as inventoried. Otherwise
they should be listed as their component parts.
OR
C) Make a rule that ALL incomplete minifigs must have the phrase INCOMPLETE included
in the comments so that they can be excluded from searches somehow.
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| Author: | tmtomh | | Posted: | Feb 16, 2024 13:21 | | Subject: | Re: Enable Reaction, Multiquote, Editing in Forum | | Viewed: | 23 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, jennnifer writes:
| | In Suggestions, tmtomh writes:
| |
Forum software platforms allow time limits to be set for how long after posting
a comment someone can edit it. A lot of forums use 30 minutes. Bricklink could
use 5 minutes as far as I'm concerned - short enough to allow correction
of typos, or of missing words that change the meaning (like an accidentally omitted
"not" or "should" instead of "shouldn't" and so on).
That would enable folks to edit without engaging in the kind of revisionist history
you're concerned about.
It's also worth noting that the current system allows you to entirely delete
(aka cancel) a message. I just looked up the first message I ever posted here
on the forums, from Sep 2021, and the Cancel function still appears as an option.
So I think there's clearly a better way: allow edits, and have an automated
time limit for both edits and cancellations. That solves the problem you are
concerned about - which, again, already exits via cancellation - while allowing
comment edits, which every web forum I'm aware of has allowed for many years
now.
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This is a good conversation and I just want you to know that I am not trying
to argue with you purposefully. I feel it's important to always speak up
when anyone wants to 'upgrade' our Forum and may not understand all the
specifics involved. It's somewhat arcane knowledge from an advanced user.
And it's for you and for whoever reads these, and whoever at BrickLink
may get ideas in their heads, too.
It's important to know the function here is not just for communication and
social media. The technical requirements would have to be built into any changes
that happen here.
Thanks,
~Jen
ps. If I could add just one feature here it would be a notification of a direct
reply. That would be SO nice!
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I appreciate that and take your point. It's also why I have tried to respond
to your comments by suggesting ways that the new feature could be added without
creating the kind of drawback that you rightfully have mentioned. At any rate,
I woudl agree with you that notifications of replies would be very helpful as
well!
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| Author: | jennnifer | | Posted: | Feb 16, 2024 13:04 | | Subject: | Re: Enable Reaction, Multiquote, Editing in Forum | | Viewed: | 26 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, tmtomh writes:
| |
Forum software platforms allow time limits to be set for how long after posting
a comment someone can edit it. A lot of forums use 30 minutes. Bricklink could
use 5 minutes as far as I'm concerned - short enough to allow correction
of typos, or of missing words that change the meaning (like an accidentally omitted
"not" or "should" instead of "shouldn't" and so on).
That would enable folks to edit without engaging in the kind of revisionist history
you're concerned about.
It's also worth noting that the current system allows you to entirely delete
(aka cancel) a message. I just looked up the first message I ever posted here
on the forums, from Sep 2021, and the Cancel function still appears as an option.
So I think there's clearly a better way: allow edits, and have an automated
time limit for both edits and cancellations. That solves the problem you are
concerned about - which, again, already exits via cancellation - while allowing
comment edits, which every web forum I'm aware of has allowed for many years
now.
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This is a good conversation and I just want you to know that I am not trying
to argue with you purposefully. I feel it's important to always speak up
when anyone wants to 'upgrade' our Forum and may not understand all the
specifics involved. It's somewhat arcane knowledge from an advanced user.
And it's for you and for whoever reads these, and whoever at BrickLink
may get ideas in their heads, too.
It's important to know the function here is not just for communication and
social media. The technical requirements would have to be built into any changes
that happen here.
Thanks,
~Jen
ps. If I could add just one feature here it would be a notification of a direct
reply. That would be SO nice!
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| Author: | Nubs_Select | | Posted: | Feb 16, 2024 12:30 | | Subject: | Re: Enable Reaction, Multiquote, Editing in Forum | | Viewed: | 26 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, 1001bricks writes:
| | In Suggestions, yorbrick writes:
| | | | I would like the forum messages to have a YEA OR NAY vote button, but really
just a NAY. Buyers or sellers with at least a 250+ feedback can vote (all nay
posts moved to "off Topic". Then maybe the people that actually contribute
to the site will start using the forum again.
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How do you define a person that actually contributes to the site?
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Someone who doesn't reply to posts with: ?
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Note to self stop using and start using 😁
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| Author: | Nubs_Select | | Posted: | Feb 16, 2024 12:29 | | Subject: | Re: Enable Reaction, Multiquote, Editing in Forum | | Viewed: | 24 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| | | (Or extended pizza frivolities)
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| Author: | tmtomh | | Posted: | Feb 16, 2024 11:31 | | Subject: | Re: Enable Reaction, Multiquote, Editing in Forum | | Viewed: | 25 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, jennnifer writes:
| | In Suggestions, jennnifer writes:
| | In Suggestions, tmtomh writes:
| | In Suggestions, jennnifer writes:
| | In Suggestions, tmtomh writes:
| | In Suggestions, jennnifer writes:
| | In Suggestions, tmtomh writes:
| | Would it be possible to enhance (or better yet, replace) the forum interface
to allow functionality like the following:
- Likes and other reactions to posts and comments (a sometimes useful indicator
of whether a view is widely shared or an outlier; and also enables people to
chime in without having to post their own "me too" comments)
- Ability to quote more than one prior comment (without having to do so totally
manually)
- Ability to reply to more than one comment if the prior comments are in different
sub-branches of the thread
- Ability to edit comments rather than cancelling them altogether and starting
over
It seems there are a good number of simple, plug-and-play forum software systems
around today that enable such features and much more without a whole lot of administrative
setup effort.
Thanks!
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It's not so simple as that. Yes, we need more features, but a plug-and-play
system won't work. Parts of our Catalog system work extensively with the
Forum. We can't just throw that away. The entire process would need to be
reworked and developed.
Look in Topics to the entire Reference Catalog section.
https://www.bricklink.com/messageTopics.asp?utm_content=subnav
Plus, aside from discord, I haven't yet met a Forum that worked as well as
this one. That is, once you learn the functions and get past the vintage graphical
interface. Most forums also have too much visual clutter.
~Jen
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Thanks for your reply. I hadn't considered the question of catalogue integration
- thanks!
However, with respect I do have to say that the archaic thread structure and
the inability to edit a post or comment(!) has nothing intrinsically to do with
catalogue integration and I remain skeptical that at least comment editing couldn't
be implemented without requiring a total ground-up rework.
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Just curious... What's wrong with the thread structure? To me, it seems extremely
straightforward. I can easily read any message or any thread within a message
by using the 2 links at the bottom of the page. (Entire thread on one page, etc.)
I can also quickly find replies I want to read by scanning through the visual
message tree.
Thanks,
~Jen
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I understand that reasonable people can differ on the question of the thread
structure.
One aspect I would cite is that people routinely post comments that repeat information
in other comments in the thread... because those other comments are part of a
different "branch" of the thread.
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Okay, but there is also the advantage of being able to easily ignore a thread
within the discussion that has devolved into an argument. (Or extended pizza
frivolities)
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But I would hope we could all agree that something as basic as being able to
edit a comment instead of having to cancel the entire thing and start over, would
be useful and isn't too much to ask - yes?
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Yes, and no. Personally, I think being able to edit and fix spelling or grammar
would be great. However, I wouldn't like it if people were able to change
what they originally posted derailing or redefining the entire conversation.
Also, the new text from the edited post wouldn't populate into any existing
responses that copied the text from the original. So, then there would be more
than one version floating around the discussion. That's not good either.
My two cents...
Thanks,
~Jen
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Also, many posts relating to changes within the Catalog are kept and are part
of the public record. It wouldn't be good if those comments could be edited
or changed unless we had a Change Log for these as well. For good or bad, all
our comments and mistakes are there to stay.
~Jen
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Forum software platforms allow time limits to be set for how long after posting
a comment someone can edit it. A lot of forums use 30 minutes. Bricklink could
use 5 minutes as far as I'm concerned - short enough to allow correction
of typos, or of missing words that change the meaning (like an accidentally omitted
"not" or "should" instead of "shouldn't" and so on).
That would enable folks to edit without engaging in the kind of revisionist history
you're concerned about.
It's also worth noting that the current system allows you to entirely delete
(aka cancel) a message. I just looked up the first message I ever posted here
on the forums, from Sep 2021, and the Cancel function still appears as an option.
So I think there's clearly a better way: allow edits, and have an automated
time limit for both edits and cancellations. That solves the problem you are
concerned about - which, again, already exits via cancellation - while allowing
comment edits, which every web forum I'm aware of has allowed for many years
now.
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| Author: | 1001bricks | | Posted: | Feb 16, 2024 11:00 | | Subject: | Re: Enable Reaction, Multiquote, Editing in Forum | | Viewed: | 27 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, yorbrick writes:
| | | | I would like the forum messages to have a YEA OR NAY vote button, but really
just a NAY. Buyers or sellers with at least a 250+ feedback can vote (all nay
posts moved to "off Topic". Then maybe the people that actually contribute
to the site will start using the forum again.
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How do you define a person that actually contributes to the site?
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Someone who doesn't reply to posts with: ?
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| Author: | jennnifer | | Posted: | Feb 16, 2024 09:27 | | Subject: | Re: Enable Reaction, Multiquote, Editing in Forum | | Viewed: | 32 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, jennnifer writes:
| | In Suggestions, tmtomh writes:
| | In Suggestions, jennnifer writes:
| | In Suggestions, tmtomh writes:
| | In Suggestions, jennnifer writes:
| | In Suggestions, tmtomh writes:
| | Would it be possible to enhance (or better yet, replace) the forum interface
to allow functionality like the following:
- Likes and other reactions to posts and comments (a sometimes useful indicator
of whether a view is widely shared or an outlier; and also enables people to
chime in without having to post their own "me too" comments)
- Ability to quote more than one prior comment (without having to do so totally
manually)
- Ability to reply to more than one comment if the prior comments are in different
sub-branches of the thread
- Ability to edit comments rather than cancelling them altogether and starting
over
It seems there are a good number of simple, plug-and-play forum software systems
around today that enable such features and much more without a whole lot of administrative
setup effort.
Thanks!
|
It's not so simple as that. Yes, we need more features, but a plug-and-play
system won't work. Parts of our Catalog system work extensively with the
Forum. We can't just throw that away. The entire process would need to be
reworked and developed.
Look in Topics to the entire Reference Catalog section.
https://www.bricklink.com/messageTopics.asp?utm_content=subnav
Plus, aside from discord, I haven't yet met a Forum that worked as well as
this one. That is, once you learn the functions and get past the vintage graphical
interface. Most forums also have too much visual clutter.
~Jen
|
Thanks for your reply. I hadn't considered the question of catalogue integration
- thanks!
However, with respect I do have to say that the archaic thread structure and
the inability to edit a post or comment(!) has nothing intrinsically to do with
catalogue integration and I remain skeptical that at least comment editing couldn't
be implemented without requiring a total ground-up rework.
|
Just curious... What's wrong with the thread structure? To me, it seems extremely
straightforward. I can easily read any message or any thread within a message
by using the 2 links at the bottom of the page. (Entire thread on one page, etc.)
I can also quickly find replies I want to read by scanning through the visual
message tree.
Thanks,
~Jen
|
I understand that reasonable people can differ on the question of the thread
structure.
One aspect I would cite is that people routinely post comments that repeat information
in other comments in the thread... because those other comments are part of a
different "branch" of the thread.
|
Okay, but there is also the advantage of being able to easily ignore a thread
within the discussion that has devolved into an argument. (Or extended pizza
frivolities)
| |
But I would hope we could all agree that something as basic as being able to
edit a comment instead of having to cancel the entire thing and start over, would
be useful and isn't too much to ask - yes?
|
Yes, and no. Personally, I think being able to edit and fix spelling or grammar
would be great. However, I wouldn't like it if people were able to change
what they originally posted derailing or redefining the entire conversation.
Also, the new text from the edited post wouldn't populate into any existing
responses that copied the text from the original. So, then there would be more
than one version floating around the discussion. That's not good either.
My two cents...
Thanks,
~Jen
|
Also, many posts relating to changes within the Catalog are kept and are part
of the public record. It wouldn't be good if those comments could be edited
or changed unless we had a Change Log for these as well. For good or bad, all
our comments and mistakes are there to stay.
~Jen
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| Author: | jennnifer | | Posted: | Feb 16, 2024 09:20 | | Subject: | Re: Enable Reaction, Multiquote, Editing in Forum | | Viewed: | 43 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, tmtomh writes:
| | In Suggestions, jennnifer writes:
| | In Suggestions, tmtomh writes:
| | In Suggestions, jennnifer writes:
| | In Suggestions, tmtomh writes:
| | Would it be possible to enhance (or better yet, replace) the forum interface
to allow functionality like the following:
- Likes and other reactions to posts and comments (a sometimes useful indicator
of whether a view is widely shared or an outlier; and also enables people to
chime in without having to post their own "me too" comments)
- Ability to quote more than one prior comment (without having to do so totally
manually)
- Ability to reply to more than one comment if the prior comments are in different
sub-branches of the thread
- Ability to edit comments rather than cancelling them altogether and starting
over
It seems there are a good number of simple, plug-and-play forum software systems
around today that enable such features and much more without a whole lot of administrative
setup effort.
Thanks!
|
It's not so simple as that. Yes, we need more features, but a plug-and-play
system won't work. Parts of our Catalog system work extensively with the
Forum. We can't just throw that away. The entire process would need to be
reworked and developed.
Look in Topics to the entire Reference Catalog section.
https://www.bricklink.com/messageTopics.asp?utm_content=subnav
Plus, aside from discord, I haven't yet met a Forum that worked as well as
this one. That is, once you learn the functions and get past the vintage graphical
interface. Most forums also have too much visual clutter.
~Jen
|
Thanks for your reply. I hadn't considered the question of catalogue integration
- thanks!
However, with respect I do have to say that the archaic thread structure and
the inability to edit a post or comment(!) has nothing intrinsically to do with
catalogue integration and I remain skeptical that at least comment editing couldn't
be implemented without requiring a total ground-up rework.
|
Just curious... What's wrong with the thread structure? To me, it seems extremely
straightforward. I can easily read any message or any thread within a message
by using the 2 links at the bottom of the page. (Entire thread on one page, etc.)
I can also quickly find replies I want to read by scanning through the visual
message tree.
Thanks,
~Jen
|
I understand that reasonable people can differ on the question of the thread
structure.
One aspect I would cite is that people routinely post comments that repeat information
in other comments in the thread... because those other comments are part of a
different "branch" of the thread.
|
Okay, but there is also the advantage of being able to easily ignore a thread
within the discussion that has devolved into an argument. (Or extended pizza
frivolities)
| |
But I would hope we could all agree that something as basic as being able to
edit a comment instead of having to cancel the entire thing and start over, would
be useful and isn't too much to ask - yes?
|
Yes, and no. Personally, I think being able to edit and fix spelling or grammar
would be great. However, I wouldn't like it if people were able to change
what they originally posted derailing or redefining the entire conversation.
Also, the new text from the edited post wouldn't populate into any existing
responses that copied the text from the original. So, then there would be more
than one version floating around the discussion. That's not good either.
My two cents...
Thanks,
~Jen
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| Author: | Stellar | | Posted: | Feb 16, 2024 04:23 | | Subject: | Re: Ideal as a payment method | | Viewed: | 43 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, wildchicken13 writes:
| | In Suggestions, Familybuild writes:
| | Germans, french, us, and more they all have different go to methods supported
by stripe.
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Most U.S. buyers are limited to just PayPal and Stripe due to sales tax collection.
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Th other methods suggested are within Stripe, so tax collection would work the
same.
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Many U.S. buyers would love some more flexibility, but BrickLink hasn't indicated
any intention to add more onsite payment methods in the future.
Both PayPal and Stripe allow you to pay with a card, but that only works if the
card has the number written on it.
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For cards that don't have that info printed it is usually available in the
bank APP.
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I do believe BrickLink has a lot of potential, but, for whatever reason (lack
of interest/investment from the LEGO Group), they don't seem to be taking
advantage of it.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Feb 16, 2024 00:44 | | Subject: | Re: Enable Reaction, Multiquote, Editing in Forum | | Viewed: | 39 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| | | I would like the forum messages to have a YEA OR NAY vote button, but really
just a NAY. Buyers or sellers with at least a 250+ feedback can vote (all nay
posts moved to "off Topic". Then maybe the people that actually contribute
to the site will start using the forum again.
|
How do you define a person that actually contributes to the site?
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Feb 16, 2024 00:35 | | Subject: | Re: The original MSRP of sets should be added | | Viewed: | 49 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, ginatails writes:
| | On some other Lego related sites, you can see the original MSRP/RRP of sets,
which is just a nice feature for historical purposes. However, Bricklink does
not have this function.
I know this isn't really a feature that needs to be added, but it would greatly
enhance the user experience of the site.
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Why would you need it here? Other reference sites have this data if you need
it. Even though you don't seem to have used it, the main function of bricklink
is as a marketplace. What matters on a marketplace is current pricing, not recommended
prices from many years ago.
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| Author: | kittybrickz | | Posted: | Feb 16, 2024 00:12 | | Subject: | Re: The original MSRP of sets should be added | | Viewed: | 41 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, Nubs_Select writes:
I believe the original MSRPs are recorded on Brickset, it's pretty quick
to look up
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| Author: | ginatails | | Posted: | Feb 15, 2024 23:45 | | Subject: | The original MSRP of sets should be added | | Viewed: | 129 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | | Status: | Open | | Vote: | [Yes|No] | |
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| On some other Lego related sites, you can see the original MSRP/RRP of sets,
which is just a nice feature for historical purposes. However, Bricklink does
not have this function.
I know this isn't really a feature that needs to be added, but it would greatly
enhance the user experience of the site.
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| Author: | tmtomh | | Posted: | Feb 15, 2024 20:44 | | Subject: | Re: Enable Reaction, Multiquote, Editing in Forum | | Viewed: | 37 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, Brickman4you writes:
| | In Suggestions, tmtomh writes:
| | Would it be possible to enhance (or better yet, replace) the forum interface
to allow functionality like the following:
- Likes and other reactions to posts and comments (a sometimes useful indicator
of whether a view is widely shared or an outlier; and also enables people to
chime in without having to post their own "me too" comments)
- Ability to quote more than one prior comment (without having to do so totally
manually)
- Ability to reply to more than one comment if the prior comments are in different
sub-branches of the thread
- Ability to edit comments rather than cancelling them altogether and starting
over
It seems there are a good number of simple, plug-and-play forum software systems
around today that enable such features and much more without a whole lot of administrative
setup effort.
Thanks!
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I would like the forum messages to have a YEA OR NAY vote button, but really
just a NAY. Buyers or sellers with at least a 250+ feedback can vote (all nay
posts moved to "off Topic". Then maybe the people that actually contribute
to the site will start using the forum again.
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That's actually a very interesting idea!
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| Author: | Brickman4you | | Posted: | Feb 15, 2024 19:59 | | Subject: | Re: Enable Reaction, Multiquote, Editing in Forum | | Viewed: | 46 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, tmtomh writes:
| | Would it be possible to enhance (or better yet, replace) the forum interface
to allow functionality like the following:
- Likes and other reactions to posts and comments (a sometimes useful indicator
of whether a view is widely shared or an outlier; and also enables people to
chime in without having to post their own "me too" comments)
- Ability to quote more than one prior comment (without having to do so totally
manually)
- Ability to reply to more than one comment if the prior comments are in different
sub-branches of the thread
- Ability to edit comments rather than cancelling them altogether and starting
over
It seems there are a good number of simple, plug-and-play forum software systems
around today that enable such features and much more without a whole lot of administrative
setup effort.
Thanks!
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I would like the forum messages to have a YEA OR NAY vote button, but really
just a NAY. Buyers or sellers with at least a 250+ feedback can vote (all nay
posts moved to "off Topic". Then maybe the people that actually contribute
to the site will start using the forum again.
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| Author: | 1001bricks | | Posted: | Feb 15, 2024 19:29 | | Subject: | Re: Enable Reaction, Multiquote, Editing in Forum | | Viewed: | 34 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, tmtomh writes:
| | In Suggestions, 1001bricks writes:
| | In Suggestions, UTLF writes:
| | I think we should also be able to buy virtual coins that could be used to give
awards to posts & an upvote/downvote system
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Ohhhh that's a good idea!!!
Ah and +1 LEGO Insider per post also!
https://www.bricklink.com/messageStats.asp
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You'd never have to pay for Lego again!
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Easier, LEGO could send me pay checks to:
Sylvain
c/o 1001bricks
1/275 Ramsay Street
PORPOISE SPIT, NSW
AUSTRALIA
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| Author: | tmtomh | | Posted: | Feb 15, 2024 19:22 | | Subject: | Re: Enable Reaction, Multiquote, Editing in Forum | | Viewed: | 29 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, 1001bricks writes:
| | In Suggestions, UTLF writes:
| | I think we should also be able to buy virtual coins that could be used to give
awards to posts & an upvote/downvote system
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Ohhhh that's a good idea!!!
Ah and +1 LEGO Insider per post also!
https://www.bricklink.com/messageStats.asp
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You'd never have to pay for Lego again!
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| Author: | tmtomh | | Posted: | Feb 15, 2024 19:21 | | Subject: | Re: Enable Reaction, Multiquote, Editing in Forum | | Viewed: | 25 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, UTLF writes:
| | I think we should also be able to buy virtual coins that could be used to give
awards to posts & an upvote/downvote system, that would be heckin' wholesome
100 thanks for the gold kind stranger if you ask me!
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Likes and other reactions have practical benefits. If you'd like to pretend
they're simply about making people feel good,a and then mock it on that basis,
well, you can certainly spend your time that way if you like.
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| Author: | tmtomh | | Posted: | Feb 15, 2024 19:20 | | Subject: | Re: Enable Reaction, Multiquote, Editing in Forum | | Viewed: | 25 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, jennnifer writes:
| | In Suggestions, tmtomh writes:
| | In Suggestions, jennnifer writes:
| | In Suggestions, tmtomh writes:
| | Would it be possible to enhance (or better yet, replace) the forum interface
to allow functionality like the following:
- Likes and other reactions to posts and comments (a sometimes useful indicator
of whether a view is widely shared or an outlier; and also enables people to
chime in without having to post their own "me too" comments)
- Ability to quote more than one prior comment (without having to do so totally
manually)
- Ability to reply to more than one comment if the prior comments are in different
sub-branches of the thread
- Ability to edit comments rather than cancelling them altogether and starting
over
It seems there are a good number of simple, plug-and-play forum software systems
around today that enable such features and much more without a whole lot of administrative
setup effort.
Thanks!
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It's not so simple as that. Yes, we need more features, but a plug-and-play
system won't work. Parts of our Catalog system work extensively with the
Forum. We can't just throw that away. The entire process would need to be
reworked and developed.
Look in Topics to the entire Reference Catalog section.
https://www.bricklink.com/messageTopics.asp?utm_content=subnav
Plus, aside from discord, I haven't yet met a Forum that worked as well as
this one. That is, once you learn the functions and get past the vintage graphical
interface. Most forums also have too much visual clutter.
~Jen
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Thanks for your reply. I hadn't considered the question of catalogue integration
- thanks!
However, with respect I do have to say that the archaic thread structure and
the inability to edit a post or comment(!) has nothing intrinsically to do with
catalogue integration and I remain skeptical that at least comment editing couldn't
be implemented without requiring a total ground-up rework.
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Just curious... What's wrong with the thread structure? To me, it seems extremely
straightforward. I can easily read any message or any thread within a message
by using the 2 links at the bottom of the page. (Entire thread on one page, etc.)
I can also quickly find replies I want to read by scanning through the visual
message tree.
Thanks,
~Jen
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I understand that reasonable people can differ on the question of the thread
structure.
One aspect I would cite is that people routinely post comments that repeat information
in other comments in the thread... because those other comments are part of a
different "branch" of the thread.
But I would hope we could all agree that something as basic as being able to
edit a comment instead of having to cancel the entire thing and start over, would
be useful and isn't too much to ask - yes?
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| Author: | 1001bricks | | Posted: | Feb 15, 2024 19:14 | | Subject: | Re: Enable Reaction, Multiquote, Editing in Forum | | Viewed: | 30 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, UTLF writes:
| | I think we should also be able to buy virtual coins that could be used to give
awards to posts & an upvote/downvote system
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Ohhhh that's a good idea!!!
Ah and +1 LEGO Insider per post also!
https://www.bricklink.com/messageStats.asp
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| Author: | jennnifer | | Posted: | Feb 15, 2024 18:19 | | Subject: | Re: Enable Reaction, Multiquote, Editing in Forum | | Viewed: | 34 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, tmtomh writes:
| | In Suggestions, jennnifer writes:
| | In Suggestions, tmtomh writes:
| | Would it be possible to enhance (or better yet, replace) the forum interface
to allow functionality like the following:
- Likes and other reactions to posts and comments (a sometimes useful indicator
of whether a view is widely shared or an outlier; and also enables people to
chime in without having to post their own "me too" comments)
- Ability to quote more than one prior comment (without having to do so totally
manually)
- Ability to reply to more than one comment if the prior comments are in different
sub-branches of the thread
- Ability to edit comments rather than cancelling them altogether and starting
over
It seems there are a good number of simple, plug-and-play forum software systems
around today that enable such features and much more without a whole lot of administrative
setup effort.
Thanks!
|
It's not so simple as that. Yes, we need more features, but a plug-and-play
system won't work. Parts of our Catalog system work extensively with the
Forum. We can't just throw that away. The entire process would need to be
reworked and developed.
Look in Topics to the entire Reference Catalog section.
https://www.bricklink.com/messageTopics.asp?utm_content=subnav
Plus, aside from discord, I haven't yet met a Forum that worked as well as
this one. That is, once you learn the functions and get past the vintage graphical
interface. Most forums also have too much visual clutter.
~Jen
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Thanks for your reply. I hadn't considered the question of catalogue integration
- thanks!
However, with respect I do have to say that the archaic thread structure and
the inability to edit a post or comment(!) has nothing intrinsically to do with
catalogue integration and I remain skeptical that at least comment editing couldn't
be implemented without requiring a total ground-up rework.
|
Just curious... What's wrong with the thread structure? To me, it seems extremely
straightforward. I can easily read any message or any thread within a message
by using the 2 links at the bottom of the page. (Entire thread on one page, etc.)
I can also quickly find replies I want to read by scanning through the visual
message tree.
Thanks,
~Jen
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