Redisplay Messages: Compact | Brief | All | Full Show Messages: All | Without Replies| Author: | Hsousa  | | Posted: | Nov 8, 2019 09:19 | | Subject: | Re: Forum Reforms | | Viewed: | 40 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| In Suggestions, paulvdb writes:
| | In Suggestions, Hsousa writes:
| | Hello there, thank you for replying.
However I wanted to know if there's a way of, when clicking on a thread,
displaying the entire thread? There's an additional click on the "Entire
thread on one page" link every time I want to read a thread.
To rephrase, I want to open the foruns in "Compact" mode (done), but open the
threads in "Entire thread on one page". Is it possible?
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You can click on the text bubble icon in front of the topic title to display
the entire thread on one page.
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Cheers, that helped !
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| Author: | paulvdb | | Posted: | Nov 8, 2019 09:16 | | Subject: | Re: Forum Reforms | | Viewed: | 44 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| In Suggestions, Hsousa writes:
| | Hello there, thank you for replying.
However I wanted to know if there's a way of, when clicking on a thread,
displaying the entire thread? There's an additional click on the "Entire
thread on one page" link every time I want to read a thread.
To rephrase, I want to open the foruns in "Compact" mode (done), but open the
threads in "Entire thread on one page". Is it possible?
|
You can click on the text bubble icon in front of the topic title to display
the entire thread on one page.
|
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| Author: | Hsousa | | Posted: | Nov 8, 2019 09:10 | | Subject: | Re: Forum Reforms | | Viewed: | 45 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| Hello there, thank you for replying.
However I wanted to know if there's a way of, when clicking on a thread,
displaying the entire thread? There's an additional click on the "Entire
thread on one page" link every time I want to read a thread.
To rephrase, I want to open the foruns in "Compact" mode (done), but open the
threads in "Entire thread on one page". Is it possible?
|
| Author: | randyf | | Posted: | Nov 8, 2019 09:02 | | Subject: | Re: Inventory Change Request for Set 1296-1 | | Viewed: | 22 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests | |
| In Inventories Requests, Admin_Russell writes:
| | Btw, the official Lego data on Brickset shows yellow wheels, so I'm inclined
to think the drawings in the instructions are the problem.
|
That does seem more telling, doesn't it? 
I will accept the request to change the wheels to yellow and add an inventory
note about the instructions showing white instead of yellow.
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| Author: | Nathan123 | | Posted: | Nov 8, 2019 04:23 | | Subject: | Re: Forum Reforms | | Viewed: | 63 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| In Suggestions, Admin_Russell writes:
| | In Suggestions, Nathan123 writes:
| | It seems the forum isn't getting the same kind of community involvement as
it once did. It is fairly common to see less than 100 messages per day and I
had to go back to July to find a day that had over 200. The way the forum works
right now it can be very frustrating and time consuming finding posts of interest
as even new posts get buried quickly under 2 or 3 more active posts and that
makes it difficult to participate in the forum if you do not have the time to
browse or search through it. In terms of utility the bricklink forum is not as
easy to use and enjoy as say brickset forum. There are a lot of good parts of
the BL forum but I feel it is largely being ruined.
My suggestion is that when a post is responded to the post itself moves to the
top but it doesn't show up as a new message, so if a post is made and has
10 replies it will still just look like one post on the forum. I would also like
to recommend that certain categories get put into a different area apart from
the forum so maybe for example buying and selling, inventory change requests,
and sales posts could be seperated from the rest so they don't bury the rest
of the posts out there and stagnate the forum.
The goal would be to allow more people and ideas to participate in the community.
|
There are certainly some improvements to be made - pinning posts, notification
/ subscription plans, ability to edit or completely remove posted material -
but most of what you are asking for here can already be done.
First, the BrickLink Discussions Forum is actually many individual Forums all
joined together, including hidden Forums backstage for our community admins.
If you don't wish to read everything, start on this page and read only what
interests you:
https://www.bricklink.com/messageTopics.asp?utm_content=subnav
Second, you can customize the Forum to your exact specifications, including viewing
each thread without the replies. You can also block certain Forums (e.g. sales
posts). See the settings on this page:
https://www.bricklink.com/messageFilter.asp?viewFrom=P
I've never seen a Forum with this level of user customization, and I believe
most members don't even know about these options. Try out these suggestions
and see if that helps your impression.
I have been reading the Forum consistently for over 10 years, and I've noticed
that like rainy and dry periods with the weather, Forum participation ebbs and
flows with time. And if by "community involvement" you mean people like Foster
and Dan/Jon beating each other up on a regular basis, that sort of behavior isn't
tolerated anymore.
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Thank you for this information! I had no clue those options already existed although
I probably should have. It could be that the forum is just in one of those periods
of decreased participation but from the stats it doesn't seem like it has
really changed all that much in about 9 months...to me it seems it should be
busier and for whatever the reason is, it is apparent the forum just has not
grabbed people's interest.
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| Author: | paulvdb | | Posted: | Nov 8, 2019 04:11 | | Subject: | Re: Inventory Change Request for Set 1296-1 | | Viewed: | 25 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests | |
| In Inventories Requests, Admin_Russell writes:
| | In Inventories Requests, Admin_Russell writes:
| | In Inventories Requests, randyf writes:
| | In Inventories Requests, randyf writes:
| | In Inventories Requests, leopard37 writes:
| | Please make changes to the following inventory:
* Change 1 Part {White to Yellow} 3002 Brick 2 x 3
* Change 4 Part {White to Yellow} 6014u Wheel 11mm D. x 12mm, Undetermined Hole Type
Comments from Submitter:
Please see instructions, and picture of built set. No white pieces.
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The instructions that I see at the LEGO site show white wheels. Where are you
seeing yellow wheels in the instructions? I agree that the set picture shows
yellow wheels, but the inventory is based on the instructions.
Cheers,
Randy
|
There was also another mistake in the inventory. It contains two
instead of just one.
Randy
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Looks like there is an alternate version of the instructions:
https://www.brickfactory.info/set/index.html
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Sorry, I thought you were saying the instructions you were looking at showed
only one Light Gray plate.
Btw, the official Lego data on Brickset shows yellow wheels, so I'm inclined
to think the drawings in the instructions are the problem.
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All photos I've found of built sets show yellow wheels. So I agree that this
must be a mistake in the instructions. That seems more likely than all owners
of this set changing the wheels in their sets.
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| Author: | Admin_Russell | | Posted: | Nov 8, 2019 03:33 | | Subject: | Re: Inventory Change Request for Set 1296-1 | | Viewed: | 36 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests | |
| In Inventories Requests, Admin_Russell writes:
| | In Inventories Requests, randyf writes:
| | In Inventories Requests, randyf writes:
| | In Inventories Requests, leopard37 writes:
| | Please make changes to the following inventory:
* Change 1 Part {White to Yellow} 3002 Brick 2 x 3
* Change 4 Part {White to Yellow} 6014u Wheel 11mm D. x 12mm, Undetermined Hole Type
Comments from Submitter:
Please see instructions, and picture of built set. No white pieces.
|
The instructions that I see at the LEGO site show white wheels. Where are you
seeing yellow wheels in the instructions? I agree that the set picture shows
yellow wheels, but the inventory is based on the instructions.
Cheers,
Randy
|
There was also another mistake in the inventory. It contains two
instead of just one.
Randy
|
Looks like there is an alternate version of the instructions:
https://www.brickfactory.info/set/index.html
|
Sorry, I thought you were saying the instructions you were looking at showed
only one Light Gray plate.
Btw, the official Lego data on Brickset shows yellow wheels, so I'm inclined
to think the drawings in the instructions are the problem.
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| Author: | bje | | Posted: | Nov 8, 2019 03:25 | | Subject: | Re: Forum Reforms | | Viewed: | 52 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| In Suggestions, maxx3001 writes:
| | In Suggestions, calsbricks writes:
| | In Suggestions, jennnifer writes:
| | In Suggestions, Nathan123 writes:
| | It seems the forum isn't getting the same kind of community involvement as
it once did. It is fairly common to see less than 100 messages per day and I
had to go back to July to find a day that had over 200.
|
I love the way this old Forum works. Sorry if I am in the minority. I would argue
that the lack of community involvement is directly related to the management's
antipathy.
Jen
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+ several
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+ a number of mine
If management is lacking, why use the forum, you can ask, suggest all you like,
it won’t change a thing.
BrickLink is going the way of the Dodo, while sailors are eating on.....
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| Author: | Admin_Russell | | Posted: | Nov 8, 2019 03:12 | | Subject: | Re: Forum Reforms | | Viewed: | 124 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| In Suggestions, Nathan123 writes:
| | It seems the forum isn't getting the same kind of community involvement as
it once did. It is fairly common to see less than 100 messages per day and I
had to go back to July to find a day that had over 200. The way the forum works
right now it can be very frustrating and time consuming finding posts of interest
as even new posts get buried quickly under 2 or 3 more active posts and that
makes it difficult to participate in the forum if you do not have the time to
browse or search through it. In terms of utility the bricklink forum is not as
easy to use and enjoy as say brickset forum. There are a lot of good parts of
the BL forum but I feel it is largely being ruined.
My suggestion is that when a post is responded to the post itself moves to the
top but it doesn't show up as a new message, so if a post is made and has
10 replies it will still just look like one post on the forum. I would also like
to recommend that certain categories get put into a different area apart from
the forum so maybe for example buying and selling, inventory change requests,
and sales posts could be seperated from the rest so they don't bury the rest
of the posts out there and stagnate the forum.
The goal would be to allow more people and ideas to participate in the community.
|
There are certainly some improvements to be made - pinning posts, notification
/ subscription plans, ability to edit or completely remove posted material -
but most of what you are asking for here can already be done.
First, the BrickLink Discussions Forum is actually many individual Forums all
joined together, including hidden Forums backstage for our community admins.
If you don't wish to read everything, start on this page and read only what
interests you:
https://www.bricklink.com/messageTopics.asp?utm_content=subnav
Second, you can customize the Forum to your exact specifications, including viewing
each thread without the replies. You can also block certain Forums (e.g. sales
posts). See the settings on this page:
https://www.bricklink.com/messageFilter.asp?viewFrom=P
I've never seen a Forum with this level of user customization, and I believe
most members don't even know about these options. Try out these suggestions
and see if that helps your impression.
I have been reading the Forum consistently for over 10 years, and I've noticed
that like rainy and dry periods with the weather, Forum participation ebbs and
flows with time. And if by "community involvement" you mean people like Foster
and Dan/Jon beating each other up on a regular basis, that sort of behavior isn't
tolerated anymore.
|
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| Author: | Nathan123 | | Posted: | Nov 8, 2019 02:37 | | Subject: | Re: Forum Reforms | | Viewed: | 41 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| In Suggestions, maxx3001 writes:
| | In Suggestions, calsbricks writes:
| | In Suggestions, jennnifer writes:
| | In Suggestions, Nathan123 writes:
| | It seems the forum isn't getting the same kind of community involvement as
it once did. It is fairly common to see less than 100 messages per day and I
had to go back to July to find a day that had over 200.
|
I love the way this old Forum works. Sorry if I am in the minority. I would argue
that the lack of community involvement is directly related to the management's
antipathy.
Jen
|
+ several
|
+ a number of mine
If management is lacking, why use the forum, you can ask, suggest all you like,
it won’t change a thing.
BrickLink is going the way of the Dodo, while sailors are eating on.....
At this point it is just a money generating donkey, pulling a load to heavy for
its back 
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Why not ask though? Maybe it is unlikely anything improves but if no one wants
improvements then it will never happen. Wanting the forum to be more interesting
and grow the number of people wjo use it seems like is shouldn't be beyond
expectations.
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| Author: | Nathan123 | | Posted: | Nov 8, 2019 02:26 | | Subject: | Re: Forum Reforms | | Viewed: | 41 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| In Suggestions, JusTiCe8 writes:
| | In addition to what others wrote, you can click on "all" link on top and you'll
get new replies to old topics.
The whole website needs work, but forum is far down below the needto list I guess.
In Suggestions, Nathan123 writes:
| | It seems the forum isn't getting the same kind of community involvement as
it once did. It is fairly common to see less than 100 messages per day and I
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[...]
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The goal would be to allow more people and ideas to participate in the community.
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The forum itself doesn't generate very much business or interest for that
matter but if we don't ask for improvements we shouldn't be surprised
when nothing happens.
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| Author: | Nathan123 | | Posted: | Nov 8, 2019 02:21 | | Subject: | Re: Forum Reforms | | Viewed: | 37 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| In Suggestions, jennnifer writes:
| | In Suggestions, Nathan123 writes:
| | It seems the forum isn't getting the same kind of community involvement as
it once did. It is fairly common to see less than 100 messages per day and I
had to go back to July to find a day that had over 200.
|
I love the way this old Forum works. Sorry if I am in the minority. I would argue
that the lack of community involvement is directly related to the management's
antipathy.
Jen
|
You don't have to apologize for having a different opinion. My point is that
the forum needs help.l It looks like the forum is getting less and less use despite
supposedly more people signing up as buyers than ever before.
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| Author: | maxx3001 | | Posted: | Nov 8, 2019 01:37 | | Subject: | Re: Forum Reforms | | Viewed: | 58 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| In Suggestions, calsbricks writes:
| | In Suggestions, jennnifer writes:
| | In Suggestions, Nathan123 writes:
| | It seems the forum isn't getting the same kind of community involvement as
it once did. It is fairly common to see less than 100 messages per day and I
had to go back to July to find a day that had over 200.
|
I love the way this old Forum works. Sorry if I am in the minority. I would argue
that the lack of community involvement is directly related to the management's
antipathy.
Jen
|
+ several
|
+ a number of mine
If management is lacking, why use the forum, you can ask, suggest all you like,
it won’t change a thing.
BrickLink is going the way of the Dodo, while sailors are eating on.....
At this point it is just a money generating donkey, pulling a load to heavy for
its back
|
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| Author: | JusTiCe8 | | Posted: | Nov 8, 2019 01:31 | | Subject: | Re: Forum Reforms | | Viewed: | 39 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| In addition to what others wrote, you can click on "all" link on top and you'll
get new replies to old topics.
The whole website needs work, but forum is far down below the needto list I guess.
In Suggestions, Nathan123 writes:
| | It seems the forum isn't getting the same kind of community involvement as
it once did. It is fairly common to see less than 100 messages per day and I
|
[...]
| |
The goal would be to allow more people and ideas to participate in the community.
|
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| Author: | calsbricks | | Posted: | Nov 8, 2019 01:28 | | Subject: | Re: Forum Reforms | | Viewed: | 49 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| In Suggestions, jennnifer writes:
| | In Suggestions, Nathan123 writes:
| | It seems the forum isn't getting the same kind of community involvement as
it once did. It is fairly common to see less than 100 messages per day and I
had to go back to July to find a day that had over 200.
|
I love the way this old Forum works. Sorry if I am in the minority. I would argue
that the lack of community involvement is directly related to the management's
antipathy.
Jen
|
+ several
|
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| Author: | jennnifer | | Posted: | Nov 8, 2019 01:13 | | Subject: | Re: Forum Reforms | | Viewed: | 73 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| In Suggestions, Nathan123 writes:
| | It seems the forum isn't getting the same kind of community involvement as
it once did. It is fairly common to see less than 100 messages per day and I
had to go back to July to find a day that had over 200.
|
I love the way this old Forum works. Sorry if I am in the minority. I would argue
that the lack of community involvement is directly related to the management's
antipathy.
Jen
|
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| Author: | Nathan123 | | Posted: | Nov 7, 2019 22:48 | | Subject: | Re: Forum Reforms | | Viewed: | 57 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| In Suggestions, dearlydeparted writes:
| | I agree that the forum can be tedious. The interface and lack of features compared
to other sites is antiquated. Would be nice to be able to edit for one and a
notification feature with link when someone responds to your post - just to name
a few.
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Those are good ideas! I guess the forum already has a button to hide the replies
but it doesn't move the posts up and I would argue it should be the default
setting. If people don't see something that interests them right away they
are not as likely to stay, read, and participate.
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| Author: | legoman77 | | Posted: | Nov 7, 2019 22:45 | | Subject: | Re: Forum Reforms | | Viewed: | 57 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| In Suggestions, Nathan123 writes:
| | It seems the forum isn't getting the same kind of community involvement as
it once did. It is fairly common to see less than 100 messages per day and I
had to go back to July to find a day that had over 200. The way the forum works
right now it can be very frustrating and time consuming finding posts of interest
as even new posts get buried quickly under 2 or 3 more active posts and that
makes it difficult to participate in the forum if you do not have the time to
browse or search through it. In terms of utility the bricklink forum is not as
easy to use and enjoy as say brickset forum. There are a lot of good parts of
the BL forum but I feel it is largely being ruined.
My suggestion is that when a post is responded to the post itself moves to the
top but it doesn't show up as a new message, so if a post is made and has
10 replies it will still just look like one post on the forum. I would also like
to recommend that certain categories get put into a different area apart from
the forum so maybe for example buying and selling, inventory change requests,
and sales posts could be seperated from the rest so they don't bury the rest
of the posts out there and stagnate the forum.
The goal would be to allow more people and ideas to participate in the community.
|
Nope. I am old and hate change of any kind. My middle name is Luddite.
John P
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| Author: | dearlydeparted | | Posted: | Nov 7, 2019 22:28 | | Subject: | Re: Forum Reforms | | Viewed: | 65 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| I agree that the forum can be tedious. The interface and lack of features compared
to other sites is antiquated. Would be nice to be able to edit for one and a
notification feature with link when someone responds to your post - just to name
a few.
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| Author: | Nathan123 | | Posted: | Nov 7, 2019 21:43 | | Subject: | Forum Reforms | | Viewed: | 304 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | | Status: | Open | | Vote: | [Yes|No] | |
| It seems the forum isn't getting the same kind of community involvement as
it once did. It is fairly common to see less than 100 messages per day and I
had to go back to July to find a day that had over 200. The way the forum works
right now it can be very frustrating and time consuming finding posts of interest
as even new posts get buried quickly under 2 or 3 more active posts and that
makes it difficult to participate in the forum if you do not have the time to
browse or search through it. In terms of utility the bricklink forum is not as
easy to use and enjoy as say brickset forum. There are a lot of good parts of
the BL forum but I feel it is largely being ruined.
My suggestion is that when a post is responded to the post itself moves to the
top but it doesn't show up as a new message, so if a post is made and has
10 replies it will still just look like one post on the forum. I would also like
to recommend that certain categories get put into a different area apart from
the forum so maybe for example buying and selling, inventory change requests,
and sales posts could be seperated from the rest so they don't bury the rest
of the posts out there and stagnate the forum.
The goal would be to allow more people and ideas to participate in the community.
|
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| Author: | randyf | | Posted: | Nov 7, 2019 21:11 | | Subject: | Re: Inventory Change Request for Set 1296-1 | | Viewed: | 29 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests | |
| In Inventories Requests, Admin_Russell writes:
| | In Inventories Requests, randyf writes:
| | In Inventories Requests, randyf writes:
| | In Inventories Requests, leopard37 writes:
| | Please make changes to the following inventory:
* Change 1 Part {White to Yellow} 3002 Brick 2 x 3
* Change 4 Part {White to Yellow} 6014u Wheel 11mm D. x 12mm, Undetermined Hole Type
Comments from Submitter:
Please see instructions, and picture of built set. No white pieces.
|
The instructions that I see at the LEGO site show white wheels. Where are you
seeing yellow wheels in the instructions? I agree that the set picture shows
yellow wheels, but the inventory is based on the instructions.
Cheers,
Randy
|
There was also another mistake in the inventory. It contains two
instead of just one.
Randy
|
Looks like there is an alternate version of the instructions:
https://www.brickfactory.info/set/index.html
|
The instructions at brickfactory are the same ones from the LEGO site. Am I missing
something?
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| Author: | Admin_Russell | | Posted: | Nov 7, 2019 19:16 | | Subject: | Re: Inventory Change Request for Set 1296-1 | | Viewed: | 32 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests | |
| In Inventories Requests, randyf writes:
| | In Inventories Requests, randyf writes:
| | In Inventories Requests, leopard37 writes:
| | Please make changes to the following inventory:
* Change 1 Part {White to Yellow} 3002 Brick 2 x 3
* Change 4 Part {White to Yellow} 6014u Wheel 11mm D. x 12mm, Undetermined Hole Type
Comments from Submitter:
Please see instructions, and picture of built set. No white pieces.
|
The instructions that I see at the LEGO site show white wheels. Where are you
seeing yellow wheels in the instructions? I agree that the set picture shows
yellow wheels, but the inventory is based on the instructions.
Cheers,
Randy
|
There was also another mistake in the inventory. It contains two
instead of just one.
Randy
|
Looks like there is an alternate version of the instructions:
https://www.brickfactory.info/set/index.html
|
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| Author: | randyf | | Posted: | Nov 7, 2019 19:02 | | Subject: | Re: Inventory Change Request for Set 1296-1 | | Viewed: | 25 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests | |
| In Inventories Requests, randyf writes:
| | In Inventories Requests, leopard37 writes:
| | Please make changes to the following inventory:
* Change 1 Part {White to Yellow} 3002 Brick 2 x 3
* Change 4 Part {White to Yellow} 6014u Wheel 11mm D. x 12mm, Undetermined Hole Type
Comments from Submitter:
Please see instructions, and picture of built set. No white pieces.
|
The instructions that I see at the LEGO site show white wheels. Where are you
seeing yellow wheels in the instructions? I agree that the set picture shows
yellow wheels, but the inventory is based on the instructions.
Cheers,
Randy
|
There was also another mistake in the inventory. It contains two
instead of just one.
Randy
|
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| Author: | randyf | | Posted: | Nov 7, 2019 18:59 | | Subject: | Re: Inventory Change Request for Set 1296-1 | | Viewed: | 29 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests | |
| In Inventories Requests, leopard37 writes:
| | Please make changes to the following inventory:
* Change 1 Part {White to Yellow} 3002 Brick 2 x 3
* Change 4 Part {White to Yellow} 6014u Wheel 11mm D. x 12mm, Undetermined Hole Type
Comments from Submitter:
Please see instructions, and picture of built set. No white pieces.
|
The instructions that I see at the LEGO site show white wheels. Where are you
seeing yellow wheels in the instructions? I agree that the set picture shows
yellow wheels, but the inventory is based on the instructions.
Cheers,
Randy
|
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| Author: | thevarg | | Posted: | Nov 7, 2019 18:53 | | Subject: | Inventory Change Request for Set 8649-1 | | Viewed: | 27 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests (Entry) | | Status: | Open | |
| Please make changes to the following inventory:
* Add 2 Part 32557 Black Technic, Pin Connector Perpendicular Double 3L
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