BrickLink Discussion Forum

In Inventories Requests, axaday writes:

Please make changes to the following inventory:

4876-1 (Inv) Fun Friends Hair Bands
21 Parts, 2005
Sets: Clikits

* Change 2 Part {Trans-Dark Pink to Trans-Pink} clikits079 Clikits Icon, Heart 2 x 2 Large with Hole
* Change 2 Part {Trans-Dark Pink to Trans-Pink} clikits002 Clikits Icon, Heart 2 x 2 Small with Hole
* Change 2 Part {Trans-Dark Pink to Trans-Pink} {clikits027u Clikits Icon, Heart 2 x 2 Small with Pin - (Undetermined Version) to clikits027b Clikits Icon, Heart 2 x 2 Small with Pin, Polished (Transparent Colors Only)}
* Change 2 Part Trans-Light Purple {clikits013u Clikits Icon, Star 2 x 2 Small with Pin - (Undetermined Version) to clikits013b Clikits Icon, Star 2 x 2 Small with Pin, Polished (Transparent Colors Only)}
* Change 2 Part Trans-Medium Blue {clikits005u Clikits Icon, Flower 10 Petals 2 x 2 Small with Hole - (Undetermined Version) to clikits005b Clikits Icon, Flower 10 Petals 2 x 2 Small with Hole, Polished (Transparent Colors Only)}
* Change 2 Part Trans-Medium Blue {clikits004u Clikits Icon, Flower 10 Petals 2 x 2 Small with Pin - (Undetermined Version) to clikits004b Clikits Icon, Flower 10 Petals 2 x 2 Small with Pin, Polished (Transparent Colors Only)}

Comments from Submitter:
Sealed Set. I will attach pics when I get home in a few hours. There will be one more change after I create a part.

Author:

cycbuild

Posted:

Nov 8, 2019 17:01

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In Suggestions, Admin_Russell writes:

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.

It might benefit the regulars and newcomers if this was added to the top of the
forum with links below to a shortlist of FAQs. And a hide option, if possible.

https://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=126

Author:

randyf

Posted:

Nov 8, 2019 16:52

Subject:

Re: Inventory Change Request for Set 7623-1

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In Inventories Requests, Turez writes:

772: See my thoughts at https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1163628
I know this is a difficult request and it is probably impossible to find a definitive proof, so I don't mind if it will be rejected. But I'd like to hear at least an opinion on that.

I tend to agree with your assessment, but changing the inventories should come
down to proof like all other changes. If it isn't really in any inventories,
then they probably don't exist. I have a feeling it should be an undetermined
entry.

Cheers,
Randy

Author:

SylvainLS

Posted:

Nov 8, 2019 14:25

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Re: Forum Reforms

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In Suggestions, Admin_Russell writes:

[…]

My point was that forum.bl.com uses a modern, off-the-shelf, forum engine (and,
if I’m not mistaken, phpBB (it uses the Ariki style, designed for phpBB 3.0)).

So BL knows about and has experience with modern, off-the-shelf, forum engines

And our experience has not been good. Very difficult to manage, and a real challenge
to customize.

Yes, that’s why new ones are always popping up.

We had a bug for over year that prevented us from deleting any
post.

And there are no notifications for private messages (took me months to see I
had some), and those can’t be deleted (well, you can, but they are still there).

I actually rather like the mailing-list / usenet look of this old forum. And
the macro tags and the inventory change messages….

Author:

Admin_Russell

Posted:

Nov 8, 2019 14:11

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Re: Forum Reforms

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In Suggestions, SylvainLS writes:

In Suggestions, Admin_Russell writes:

In Suggestions, SylvainLS writes:

In Suggestions, calsbricks writes:

[…]
Just like to add that our forum has all the functionality of this one as well
as the ability to edit, add attachments, conduct polls, plus more and its free
software - phbbs forum. It took our web guy an hour or so to get it installed
and me about a day to learn all about it (and I still don't know all there
is to know) […]

Take a look at http://forum.bricklink.com/ ….

From the front page:

Most users ever online was 20 on Wed Sep 12, 2018 4:25 pm

That was around the time ADP was announced.

And our experience has not been good. Very difficult to manage, and a real challenge
to customize. We had a bug for over year that prevented us from deleting any
post.

Author:

SylvainLS

Posted:

Nov 8, 2019 13:56

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Re: Forum Reforms

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In Suggestions, Admin_Russell writes:

In Suggestions, SylvainLS writes:

In Suggestions, calsbricks writes:

Take a look at http://forum.bricklink.com/ ….

From the front page:

Most users ever online was 20 on Wed Sep 12, 2018 4:25 pm

That was around the time ADP was announced.

Author:

axaday

Posted:

Nov 8, 2019 13:56

Subject:

Inventory Change Request for Set 4876-1

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Inventories Requests (Entry)

Status:

Open

Please make changes to the following inventory:

4876-1 (Inv) Fun Friends Hair Bands
21 Parts, 2005
Sets: Clikits

Author:

Turez

Posted:

Nov 8, 2019 13:44

Subject:

Inventory Change Request for Set 7623-1

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Inventories Requests (Entry)

Status:

Open

Please make changes to the following inventory:

7623-1 (Inv) Temple Escape
526 Parts, 6 Minifigures, 2008
Sets: Indiana Jones: Raiders of the Lost Ark

* Add 1 Part 63965 Reddish Brown Bar 6L with Stop Ring (Alternate) (match ID 2)
* Delete 9 Part 772 Dark Bluish Gray Brick 1 x 2 x 2 without Inside Axle Holder or Stud Holder (match ID 2)
* Change 1 Part Reddish Brown 4095 Bar 6.6L with Stop Ring (Patio Umbrella Stand) {match ID 0 to 2}
* Change 9 Part Dark Bluish Gray 3245b Brick 1 x 2 x 2 with Inside Axle Holder {Alternate to Regular} {match ID 2 to 0}

Comments from Submitter:
Source: Set from my own collection which was bought new and not mixed with other sets. My set from December 2008 came with the new bar type (and 32064 Yellow Technic, Brick 1 x 2 with Axle Hole).

772: See my thoughts at https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1163628
I know this is a difficult request and it is probably impossible to find a definitive proof, so I don't mind if it will be rejected. But I'd like to hear at least an opinion on that.

Author:

Admin_Russell

Posted:

Nov 8, 2019 13:35

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Re: Forum Reforms

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In Suggestions, calsbricks writes:

In Suggestions, Admin_Russell writes:

In Suggestions, SylvainLS writes:

In Suggestions, calsbricks writes:

Take a look at http://forum.bricklink.com/ ….

From the front page:

Most users ever online was 20 on Wed Sep 12, 2018 4:25 pm

That was around the time ADP was announced.

Considering that was from 35 total users at that date and we have a very restricted
membership that isn't worrying. We are still growing there and as things
develop I am sure more will participate. I am not purporting that our forum is
better than this one far from it, but at the same time it shows what can be done
in a short space of time where there is a will.

My quote was from the Studio Forum, not your Forum.

Author:

calsbricks

Posted:

Nov 8, 2019 13:31

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Re: Forum Reforms

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In Suggestions, yorbrick writes:

I don't monitor all the most used AFOL forums, but my impression that the
BrickLink Forum has been the leading and most active AFOL forum for a long time
now, despite it's archaic appearance and limitations. To the extent that
that is true, we don't want to break something that is performing so well.

I don't think it is, at least not for general LEGO discussion, MOCs, new
sets, etc. Eurobricks is more active and has way better content than here.

However, the BL forum is the most active and leading forum when it comes to Bricklink
issues, and aspects of buying and selling on BL. And isn't that primarily
what it should be? A forum that supports BL users with issues when using BL.

So what if the forum is a bit old fashioned looking. It is functional, I'd
hate to lose things like the easy tagging in of sets, parts and minifigures,
and so on.

Sorry for this

Author:

yorbrick

Posted:

Nov 8, 2019 13:24

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Re: Forum Reforms

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Author:

calsbricks

Posted:

Nov 8, 2019 13:07

Subject:

Re: Forum Reforms

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In Suggestions, Admin_Russell writes:

In Suggestions, SylvainLS writes:

In Suggestions, calsbricks writes:

Take a look at http://forum.bricklink.com/ ….

From the front page:

Most users ever online was 20 on Wed Sep 12, 2018 4:25 pm

That was around the time ADP was announced.

Author:

calsbricks

Posted:

Nov 8, 2019 13:02

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Re: Forum Reforms

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In Suggestions, Admin_Russell writes:

In Suggestions, calsbricks writes:

You use the word "richer", but in some ways BrickLink's Forum is much richer
than these one-size-fits-all applications. It is fully integrated with the site
- Inv Change requests, Catalog and suggestions, moderator tools, messaging system,
macro tags, ID cards, and the list goes on and on. Sure, you can set up something
cheap and quick, and because it is new, it has some richer features. But overall,
if we did something like that, it would severely cheapen the BrickLink experience.

It's true that the Forum (as well as all the old code on the site) needs
to be completely rewritten and possibly redesigned. But we need to be sure while
doing that that we don't water down a core feature that made the site great.

So does this mean that is what is going on? Or is the focus still the new tangent
XP?

I don't monitor all the most used AFOL forums, but my impression that the

BrickLink Forum has been the leading and most active AFOL forum for a long time
now, despite it's archaic appearance and limitations. To the extent that
that is true, we don't want to break something that is performing so well.

I think the OP first and susbsequent messages has shown statistically that the
forum is not being used as much as t it had been in the past, and whilst I agree
it is a little like the weather, constantly changeable, he may have a point from
strictly the number side. Don't get us wrong - we enjoy using the forum -
it is really the only communications that goes on on the site, other than comms
via the messaging system.

Still, as we and others have said there are many more important things to be
done than the forum or messaging. My earlier point was it could be done quickly
and easily with plug ins (which is the way most modern software is put together.

Mo one, anywhere can do it all, not today, anyway. Dan and Eric had a head start
and brought this site to what it is today and we, like many others will not forget
that. Of course, improvement and updating is needed, but where and what that
transpires to be is currently outside of our knowledge.

Author:

Admin_Russell

Posted:

Nov 8, 2019 12:55

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Re: Forum Reforms

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In Suggestions, SylvainLS writes:

In Suggestions, calsbricks writes:

Take a look at http://forum.bricklink.com/ ….

From the front page:

Most users ever online was 20 on Wed Sep 12, 2018 4:25 pm

That was around the time ADP was announced.

Author:

calsbricks

Posted:

Nov 8, 2019 12:53

Subject:

Re: Forum Reforms

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In Suggestions, Leftoverbricks writes:

We must not forget their promise to the users after their acquisition

"Message from Jung-Ju “Jay” Kim, founder of the online game company Nexon, incoming
owner of BrickLink.com:

(As of June 5th, the Hong Kong-based company Bricklink Limited has acquired the
assets of BrickLink.com. Bricklink Limited is a subsidiary of NXMH.)

Dear BrickLink Community,

I am extremely pleased to be taking over the operations of BrickLink.com. I’ve
been a LEGO fan for 40 years and an avid user of BrickLink.com for over a decade.
My first plans are to upgrade the website, and do our best to make users happier
and more prosperous, while staying true to the original vision of BrickLink.com
founder, Daniel Jezek. We will work hard in order to ensure that BrickLink.com
becomes stable, secure and as user-friendly as possible.

I want to sincerely thank the family of Daniel Jezek, especially his mother Eliska,
as well as the BrickLink.com Community, for the opportunity to upgrade and operate
such a beloved website as BrickLink.com. In order to expedite the process of
renovating BrickLink.com, I and Bricklink Limited will be asking users to e-mail
us with their ideas for the improved functionality of the site, as well as any
current issues that need to be addressed in order to provide users with the best
possible selling and buying experience. We’ll establish those lines of communication
very soon.

Thank you for your continued patronage and support of Brick"Link.com

Jung-Ju Kim, incoming owner of BrickLink.com

Not really sure we have seen any of the promises turn into reality, but willing
to listen to debate about that.

In the past two years or so the owners of Bricklink showed no interest whatsoever
in changing the old 1990's code. Maybe they think 'don't change a
thing while it's working'.

Their wording was 'Spaghetti code' at the Brickworld conference in Octboer
of last year.

Changes to the forum?
This will not happen.
I wish it would.
But I'm sceptical.

As are we all

BL is really something special: it's outdated but yet thousands of sellers
earn a nice income using the outdated interface.
So I can understand BL's POV: never change something that already works fine.

I think they have bent that guideline several times with updates to the system.

But it's bad anyway. BL is 1990. We need 2019!

They should have started that with a proper system analysis and design project
coupled with liaison with the membership. (It was over 6 years ago and re-doing
this site is not a 6 year development project,

Author:

Admin_Russell

Posted:

Nov 8, 2019 12:50

Subject:

Re: Forum Reforms

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In Suggestions, calsbricks writes:

Author:

calsbricks

Posted:

Nov 8, 2019 12:46

Subject:

Re: Forum Reforms

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In Suggestions, SylvainLS writes:

In Suggestions, calsbricks writes:

Take a look at http://forum.bricklink.com/ ….

That is a more up to date forum but as we are not either users or interested
in stud.io we don't see it.

Does prove they can do it if they want to, but that also shows where their focus
is and it isn't the classic site.

Author:

SylvainLS

Posted:

Nov 8, 2019 12:30

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Re: Forum Reforms

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In Suggestions, calsbricks writes:

Take a look at http://forum.bricklink.com/ ….

Author:

Leftoverbricks

Posted:

Nov 8, 2019 12:28

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I agree, the Forum needs an update.

The forum and many other parts of this site are written in extremely old code
and it would require lots of time and effort for programmers to change this.
It's not like changing old code, they have to develop a completely new environment
from scratch. To make the forum 2019-proof they also have to make the forum responsive
for phones and tablets.

In the past two years or so the owners of Bricklink showed no interest whatsoever
in changing the old 1990's code. Maybe they think 'don't change a
thing while it's working'.

Changes to the forum?
This will not happen.
I wish it would.
But I'm sceptical.

BL is really something special: it's outdated but yet thousands of sellers
earn a nice income using the outdated interface.
So I can understand BL's POV: never change something that already works fine.

But it's bad anyway. BL is 1990. We need 2019!

Author:

calsbricks

Posted:

Nov 8, 2019 12:08

Subject:

Re: Forum Reforms

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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.

Hi Russell and thank you for your comments on this topic (which isn't ours)
as you can tell.

Just like to add that our forum has all the functionality of this one as well
as the ability to edit, add attachments, conduct polls, plus more and its free
software - phbbs forum. It took our web guy an hour or so to get it installed
and me about a day to learn all about it (and I still don't know all there
is to know)

The Bricklink forum and messaging system , as you know, are well out of date
and whilst most of the regular members love this archaic piece of software (and
we have a liking to it as well), newer users are used to much richer applications.

There are lots of things that are more important than the forum and as you have
said in many comments here development time is at a premium whilst the company
determines which direction(s) it is going to take for the future. Might not be
a bad idea to keep the members informed - I know that kind of contravenes current
policy but it would engender a lot more respect for what is happening or about
to happen.

I have been a member for a long time now both as a buyer only (3 years before
we became a store) and nearly 9 years as a store, and feel, like most, that we
are kept in the dark about what is happening with the site. As for earlier times
and forum discussions/debates etc, we remember most of them - but again most
of those members are no longer involved with Bricklink. We get PM's from
some of them from time to time when they read something on the forum and want
an insiders view (Not really sure why they believe we have an insiders view but
still). It is nice to hear from them and we try to comment on what they are asking.

Life, forums, business , relationships are all about multi-directional communications
and this site is no different than any others. Keep your customers happy and
you will grow and prosper - give them cause for concern and you will not see
the real benefits you are looking for, regardless of the dir4ection you choose
and we all kow no one can do it on their own.

Bill & the Team @ Calsbricks.

Author:

Adjour

Posted:

Nov 8, 2019 11:50

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LOL you are the OP.

Ok you changed my mind, we could use forum flair in addition to editing.

Author:

Adjour

Posted:

Nov 8, 2019 11:47

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Please don't get hung up on me saying "hundreds". Its just an example in
reply to the OP who is musing about why there isn't more traffic on the forum,
and wrongly, IMO, blaming it on the forum template.

You can't argue the fact that, like I said, "wholesome" posts are almost
completely ignored here. If people really want more forum participation,
then they need to stop treating other users they do not know yet like
they are stereo instructions and reach out and be friendly. It is my opinion
that the issues presented by the OP is not a template issue.

The issue in my opinion is that there isn't enough
interest to get more people using the forum

This is exactly my point.

Author:

Adjour

Posted:

Nov 8, 2019 11:43

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In Suggestions, SylvainLS writes:

In Suggestions, Adjour writes:

[…]
I remember a regular member posting a very nice collection photo because they
were excited about finishing or near finishing it iirc. I think it got two replies...

On Reddit, that same post would have got hundreds of positive replies. […]

On the other hand, 200 comments of “Good!” and “+1” aren’t fun to read either

To you maybe, but to the OP posting something personal, I'm sure they would
be thrilled. 200 is hyperbole for this site, anyway

I also believe that, as there are other forums that specialize in that sort of
posts, by comparison and by BL’s very nature, BL’s forum will always seem more
oriented towards selling/buying or cataloguing than MOCing or other news.

Right, which is why I don't get these occasional "omg where has tHe fAmIly
GoNE?" posts I see on here occasionally. If people really miss a wholesome forum
that "used to" exist, they should be reaching out to new member and stop acting
like this is some sort of old timers club. (not everyone obviously).

Heck, look at this post and how many replies it has. Lol

Author:

maxx3001

Posted:

Nov 8, 2019 10:14

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In Suggestions, jennnifer writes:

In Suggestions, bje writes:

The captain has therefor cordially invited you to dine at the ship's main
table once it is upright and our onboard chef can manage to cook you dodo a la
efof.

Regards

Paid for by Pals Tours

Excellent.

You brightened my morning considerably.

Jen

+1

Maxx

Author:

Nathan123

Posted:

Nov 8, 2019 10:08

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In Suggestions, Adjour writes:

My personal opinion is the format is largely fine. I modded for years on a v
bulletin based board and the only real feature I miss is editing ability.

What I noticed is wholesome posts are largely ignored here. People posting mocs
or collections are almost completely ignored while drama posts create long chains
of comments

I remember a regular member posting a very nice collection photo because they
were excited about finishing or near finishing it iirc. I think it got two replies...

On Reddit, that same post would have got hundreds of positive replies.

I know personally I've had a few cool post ideas, but I know if it's
not negative or dramatic they will only be met with crickets.

Again, just my opinion

The difference in size is probably why there could be hundreds of positive comments
and upvotes while being met with silence here. Here there cannot be more than
a couple hundred people looking at the BL forum for any significant amount of
time from day to day. The issue in my opinion is that there isn't enough
interest to get more people using the forum but the other problem is that if
more people were to use the forum it would become harder to use as posts would
get buried that much faster.

Author:

SylvainLS

Posted:

Nov 8, 2019 09:48

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In Suggestions, Adjour writes:

On the other hand, 200 comments of “Good!” and “+1” aren’t fun to read either

Author:

Adjour

Posted:

Nov 8, 2019 09:37

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Author:

jennnifer

Posted:

Nov 8, 2019 09:36

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In Suggestions, bje writes:

The captain has therefor cordially invited you to dine at the ship's main
table once it is upright and our onboard chef can manage to cook you dodo a la
efof.

Regards

Paid for by Pals Tours

Excellent.

You brightened my morning considerably.

Jen

Author:

randyf

Posted:

Nov 8, 2019 09:23

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Re: Inventory Change Request for Set 8649-1

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In Inventories Requests, thevarg writes:

Please make changes to the following inventory:

8649-1 (Inv) Nitro Menace
622 Parts, 2005
Sets: Racers: Power Racers

* Add 2 Part 32557 Black Technic, Pin Connector Perpendicular Double 3L

Good catch! It looks like these were accidentally removed from the inventory
over 12 years ago!

For reference, the first version of this set used two

32557 Technic, Pin Connector Perpendicular Double 3L
Parts: Technic, Connector {Black}

on pages 49 and 56 of the instructions and two

32557 Technic, Pin Connector Perpendicular Double 3L
Parts: Technic, Connector {Lime}

on pages 38 and 40 of the instructions.

The set was later redesigned to include four

32557 Technic, Pin Connector Perpendicular Double 3L
Parts: Technic, Connector {Black}

At the same time as that change, two other changes were made:

(1) The two

32013 Technic, Axle and Pin Connector Angled #1
Parts: Technic, Connector {Lime}

were changed to

32013 Technic, Axle and Pin Connector Angled #1
Parts: Technic, Connector {Black}

(2) The four

32291 Technic, Axle and Pin Connector Perpendicular Double
Parts: Technic, Connector {Pearl Light Gray}

were changed to

32291 Technic, Axle and Pin Connector Perpendicular Double
Parts: Technic, Connector {Red}

Along with these changes, a supplemental instruction sheet was included in the
set as seen in the attached image.

Cheers,
Randy

Author:

Hsousa

Posted:

Nov 8, 2019 09:19

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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?

You can click on the text bubble icon in front of the topic title to display
the entire thread on one page.

Cheers, that helped !

Author:

paulvdb

Posted:

Nov 8, 2019 09:16

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In Suggestions, Hsousa writes:

You can click on the text bubble icon in front of the topic title to display
the entire thread on one page.

Author:

Hsousa

Posted:

Nov 8, 2019 09:10

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Author:

randyf

Posted:

Nov 8, 2019 09:02

Subject:

Re: Inventory Change Request for Set 1296-1

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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.

Author:

Nathan123

Posted:

Nov 8, 2019 04:23

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Re: Forum Reforms

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In Suggestions, Admin_Russell writes:

In Suggestions, Nathan123 writes:

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.

Author:

paulvdb

Posted:

Nov 8, 2019 04:11

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Re: Inventory Change Request for Set 1296-1

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In Inventories Requests, Admin_Russell writes:

In Inventories Requests, randyf writes:

In Inventories Requests, leopard37 writes:

Please make changes to the following inventory:

1296-1 (Inv) Land Scooper
27 Parts, 1 Minifigure, 2000
Sets: Town: Classic Town: Construction

* 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

3023 Plate 1 x 2
Parts: Plate {Light Gray}

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.

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.

Author:

Admin_Russell

Posted:

Nov 8, 2019 03:33

Subject:

Re: Inventory Change Request for Set 1296-1

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In Inventories Requests, Admin_Russell writes:

In Inventories Requests, randyf writes:

In Inventories Requests, leopard37 writes:

Please make changes to the following inventory:

1296-1 (Inv) Land Scooper
27 Parts, 1 Minifigure, 2000
Sets: Town: Classic Town: Construction

There was also another mistake in the inventory. It contains two

3023 Plate 1 x 2
Parts: Plate {Light Gray}

instead of just one.

Randy

Looks like there is an alternate version of the instructions:

https://www.brickfactory.info/set/index.html

Author:

bje

Posted:

Nov 8, 2019 03:25

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Re: Forum Reforms

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In Suggestions, maxx3001 writes:

In Suggestions, calsbricks writes:

In Suggestions, jennnifer writes:

In Suggestions, Nathan123 writes:

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.

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Author:

Admin_Russell

Posted:

Nov 8, 2019 03:12

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Re: Forum Reforms

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In Suggestions, Nathan123 writes:

Author:

Nathan123

Posted:

Nov 8, 2019 02:37

Subject:

Re: Forum Reforms

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In Suggestions, maxx3001 writes:

In Suggestions, calsbricks writes:

In Suggestions, jennnifer writes:

In Suggestions, Nathan123 writes:

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

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.

Author:

Nathan123

Posted:

Nov 8, 2019 02:26

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Re: Forum Reforms

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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

[...]

The goal would be to allow more people and ideas to participate in the community.

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.

Author:

Nathan123

Posted:

Nov 8, 2019 02:21

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Re: Forum Reforms

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In Suggestions, jennnifer writes:

In Suggestions, Nathan123 writes:

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.

Author:

maxx3001

Posted:

Nov 8, 2019 01:37

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Re: Forum Reforms

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In Suggestions, calsbricks writes:

In Suggestions, jennnifer writes:

In Suggestions, Nathan123 writes:

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

Author:

JusTiCe8

Posted:

Nov 8, 2019 01:31

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Re: Forum Reforms

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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.

Author:

calsbricks

Posted:

Nov 8, 2019 01:28

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Re: Forum Reforms

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In Suggestions, jennnifer writes:

In Suggestions, Nathan123 writes:

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

Author:

jennnifer

Posted:

Nov 8, 2019 01:13

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Re: Forum Reforms

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In Suggestions, Nathan123 writes:

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

Author:

Nathan123

Posted:

Nov 7, 2019 22:48

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Re: Forum Reforms

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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.

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.

Author:

legoman77

Posted:

Nov 7, 2019 22:45

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Re: Forum Reforms

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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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dearlydeparted

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Nov 7, 2019 22:28

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