Redisplay Messages: Compact | Brief | All | Full Show Messages: All | Without Replies| Author: | bje  | | Posted: | Nov 22, 2018 16:33 | | Subject: | Re: Seventh Catalog Project Underway | | Viewed: | 31 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
| In Catalog, StormChaser writes:
| | First, let me thank you all for your assistance with these projects. Thanks
to your hard work and discussion we have completed four projects within the last
month and three are ongoing:
https://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=2473
The seventh project consists of moving every 47th item in the Set item type to
the Gear item type. This is necessary because the Set item type just seems larger
than the Gear item type. When these items are moved, perhaps we can also give
them funny titles.
On a more serious note, this project actually consists of standardizing
whether set numbers appear in minifigure titles. Here are some examples of different
ways set numbers are included or not included in minifigure titles:
I realized that standardizing this would be as simple as a single sentence added
to the appropriate section of this page (which hasn't been updated since
2010):
https://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=179
But before we change anything, let us discuss. Do you want minifigure titles
to include set numbers? Do you find set numbers in minifigure titles useful
or can you live without them? Once we decide and get written policy in place,
then we only need to examine the titles of all the minifigures and adjust as
necessary. If we go with including set numbers, then the format would be this
(with the words Multiple Sets instead of individual set numbers for figures that
appear in more than one set):
Minifigure Name (Set 1000-1)
Minifigure Name (Multiple Sets)
If we go with not including set numbers, then we just need to remove existing
set numbers from titles. I don't have a preference either way on this one.
Thoughts?
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I do like the idea of minifigs only ever included in 1 set showing up as unique
to a set. There are, however, minifigs that are unique to gear items and books
as well, so conceivably this would need to be done for all those as well. It
would be a bit of extra work to complete an inventory, as the name change would
have to be done in the case where a minifig is released as part of another set/book/gear.
Personally I do not think that it such a major issue to do a name change as part
of an inventory (I have done one of those, took about two minutes), so this should
not be a major objection.
As regards figs in more than one set, I should think that a simple policy should
just be that unique figs are identified with the set number, anything appearing
in more than one set/book/gear does not get anything tagged on to the name. That
way it becomes consistent in that either it is clearly identified as unique to
a set, or not unique.
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| Author: | bje | | Posted: | Nov 18, 2018 00:50 | | Subject: | Re: Sixth Catalog Project Underway | | Viewed: | 35 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
| as paired with [p87618]
Notes redundant as the item relationship already contains the information in
the note
No note - search redundant
No note - search redundant
to
All of these have no note - search redundant
and
No note - search redundant
No note - search redundant
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| Author: | bje | | Posted: | Nov 17, 2018 23:50 | | Subject: | Re: Fifth Catalog Project Underway | | Viewed: | 35 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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Earth Orange
Light Orange
Lime
Green
Light Turquoise
Maersk Blue
Dark Pink
Light Yellow
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| Author: | bje | | Posted: | Nov 16, 2018 23:53 | | Subject: | Re: Fifth Catalog Project Underway | | Viewed: | 50 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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* | | 2871 Train Motor 9V Decorative Side with Closed Hub Points
Parts: Train |
White
Pink
White
Light Grey
Dark Grey
Black
Orange
Yellow
Blue
Black
Light Salmon
Lime
Dark Turquoise
Orange
Salmon
Orange
Violet
Orange
Yellow
Green
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| Author: | bje | | Posted: | Nov 16, 2018 23:32 | | Subject: | Re: Fifth Catalog Project Underway | | Viewed: | 41 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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White
Brown
Light Orange
Bright Green
Brown
Bright Green
Bright Green
Yellow
Yellow
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| Author: | bje | | Posted: | Nov 16, 2018 17:02 | | Subject: | Re: Fifth Catalog Project Underway | | Viewed: | 43 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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Orange
Bright Green
Dark Turquoise
Very Light Grey
Rust
Salmon
Light Salmon
Tan
Flesh
Orange
Violet
Sand Purple
Tan
Sand Red
Light Green
Medium Blue
Medium Blue
Red
Red
Wedge, plates done, that's me for the day
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| Author: | bje | | Posted: | Nov 16, 2018 16:41 | | Subject: | Re: Fifth Catalog Project Underway | | Viewed: | 42 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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* | | 4599 Tap 1 x 1 (Undetermined Type)
Parts: Tap
Marked for Deletion |
Dark Grey
Light Salmon
Green
Dark Pink
(The balance for these still have lots for sale? and appears in some inventories)
Very Light Grey
Medium Orange
Light Green
Red
Medium Green
Light Green
Trans Clear
Dark Grey
Brown
Tan
Green
Brown
Orange
Green
[p=3731]
Dark Grey
Brown
Tan
Green
Dark Grey
Brown
Tan
Green
Red
Blue
Dark Grey
Green
Very Light Grey
Black
Orange
Yellow
Green
Blue
White
White
White
Red
White
Red
Brown
Tan
Yellow
Green
Blue
White
That is modified plates, the undetermined taps and plate, round done
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| Author: | bje | | Posted: | Nov 16, 2018 16:22 | | Subject: | Re: Fifth Catalog Project Underway | | Viewed: | 34 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
| In Catalog, axaday writes:
| | In Catalog, axaday writes:
| | Inverted Slopes are done
Soft Bricks are done
Sports are done
Springs are done
Stairs are done
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bje completed:
Garage
Glass
Hinge
Homemaker
Hook
Lever
Magnet
Minifig Weapon
Panels
Plates
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Clearing modified plates now
Round Plates done
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| Author: | bje | | Posted: | Nov 15, 2018 16:14 | | Subject: | Re: Sixth Catalog Project Underway | | Viewed: | 40 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
| In Catalog, mhortar writes:
| | In Catalog, bje writes:
| | In Catalog, StormChaser writes:
| | The sixth project is to review all of the existing additional catalog notes:
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Split entries for consistency with other L and R parts
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I think there might be some confusion here. This is one part with a sticker on
either side, not a left and right part. The 'left' and 'right'
on the images makes it sound weird, it really should be 'front' and 'back',
if anything. The 'left' and 'right' only make sense in relation
to the completed model.
Josh
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Thanks, I should maybe also have checked better and certainly have read better
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Please ignore this one. I cannot edit the original post.
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| Author: | bje | | Posted: | Nov 15, 2018 15:57 | | Subject: | Re: Fifth Catalog Project Underway | | Viewed: | 31 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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White
Dark Grey
Brown
Tan
Orange
Yellow
Green
Blue
Dark Grey
Tan
Green
Dark Turquoise
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| Author: | bje | | Posted: | Nov 15, 2018 15:51 | | Subject: | Re: Sixth Catalog Project Underway | | Viewed: | 40 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
| In Catalog, StormChaser writes:
| | The sixth project is to review all of the existing additional catalog notes:
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Don't know if this should have an inventory rather than a note explaining
the inventory?
Add item relationship
Add to shipping dimensions rather than note
Width is correctly indicated in size
Change item description to: Brick 1 x 1 with Red Asian Character (Chinese 'Cooked
Rice' 飯) Pattern
No items for sale, surely this can be deleted? Alternately, treat consistently
with other items marked for deletion which shows the correct parts as item relationships
Note redundant, item only appears in that one set
Delete item, no lots for sale.
Detail of the part referred to in the note already in the description
and
Include detail in item description
Split entries for consistency with other L and R parts
No note - search redundant
Detail already in the description
Change item description
Change item description
Change item description
* | | 3307 Arch 1 x 6 x 2 - Thick Top with Reinforced Underside
Parts: Arch |
* | | 12939 Arch 1 x 6 x 2 - Thin Top without Reinforced Underside
Parts: Arch |
* | | 15254 Arch 1 x 6 x 2 - Medium Thick Top without Reinforced Underside
Parts: Arch |
Note only the thickness of the arch of each variant with that variant it refers
to.
Change the item description
* | | 74188c01 Magnet Brick, Modified 2 x 4 Sealed Base with Extension Plate with 2 Studs and Hole
Parts: Magnet |
No note - search redundant
No note - search redundant
The note should be duplicated for the b variant
No note - search redundant
Rather include an alternate item number?
Inconsistent - no measurements are in inches
Rather include stud dimensions when clarity exist as to what the L entry would
refer to, or include the length in the item description
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| Author: | bje | | Posted: | Nov 15, 2018 14:35 | | Subject: | Re: Fifth Catalog Project Underway | | Viewed: | 45 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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Blue
Green
Brown
Very Light Grey
Medium Orange
Light Orange
Bright Green
Trans Clear
Trans Black
Trans Red
Trans Neon Orange
Trans Neon Green
Trans Green
Trans Medium Blue
Very Light Gray
Light Lime
Light Green
Sand Blue
Light Violet
Purple
Dark Pink
Very Light Gray
Trans Clear
Trans Black
Trans Red
Trans Neon Orange
Trans Neon Green
Trans Green
Trans Dark Blue
Rust
Green
Medium Orange
Light Orange
Purple
Orange
Yellow
Green
Aqua
Very Light Grey
Reddish Brown
Brown
Light Lime
Green
Dark Grey
Brown
Tan
Orange
Green
All of them (17) except Red, which is still in 2 inventories
Light Grey
Dark Grey
Brown
Dark Orange
Medium Orange
Bright Green
Sand Green
Sand Blue
Dark Purple
Pink
(the rest of the images are for colours that still appear in inventories)
Tan
Orange
Green
Pink
Brown
Bright Green
All of them (8) except Black, Light Grey and White , which are still in 6 inventories
Tan
Green
Dark Grey
Brown
Tan
Green
Brown
Tan
Dark Grey
Brown
Light Grey
Yellow
Blue
Stop here for a minute to consider whether this is the aim: https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1115369
or this:
https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1115381
bah
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| Author: | bje | | Posted: | Nov 15, 2018 09:51 | | Subject: | Re: Fifth Catalog Project Underway | | Viewed: | 63 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
| Some more:
Light Grey
Light Grey
Dark Purple
Dark Grey
Sand Red
Light Salmon
Rust
Flesh
Light Yellow
Light Green
Light Turquoise
Very Light Grey
Light Salmon
Flesh
Earth Orange
Very Light Orange
Light Yellow
Bright Green
Medium Green
Sand Purple
Very Light Grey
Light Salmon
Sand Red
Bright Green
Dark Pink
Trans Clear
Very Light Grey
Rust
Earth Orange
Light Orange
Medium Green
Light Turquoise
Very Light Grey
Rust
Light Yellow
Dark Turquoise
Light Turquoise
Purple
Trans Clear
Very Light Grey
Rust
Purple
Trans Clear
Very Light Grey
Trans Clear
Very Light Grey
Rust
Light Orange
Medium Orange
Bright Green
Light Green
Dark Turquoise
Aqua
Pink
Trans Black
Trans Red
Trans Neon Orange
Trans Yellow
Trans Neon Green
Trans Dark Blue
Trans Light Blue
Rust
Earth Orange
Light Orange
Bright Green
Medium Green
Light Green
Light Turquoise
Purple
Very Light Grey
Rust
Salmon
Earth Orange
Light Orange
Bright Green
Dark Turquoise
Purple
Pink
Very Light Grey
Rust
Earth Orange
Light Orange
Light Green
Violet
Bright Pink
Very Light Grey
Bright Green
Aqua
Maersk Blue
Lime
Bright Green
Light Green
Medium Blue
Very Light Grey
Rust
Earth Orange
Orange
Bright Green
Dark Red
Very Light Grey
Rust
Light Orange
Medium Green
Purple
Sand Purple
Pink
Trans Clear
Trans Black
Trans Red
Trans Neon Orange
Trans Yellow
Trans Neon Green
Trans Green
Trans Dark Blue
Trans Light Blue
More to follow later
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| Author: | bje | | Posted: | Nov 15, 2018 08:42 | | Subject: | Re: Fifth Catalog Project Underway | | Viewed: | 48 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
| Images to be deleted
* | | 2362 Panel 1 x 2 x 3 (Undetermined Type)
Parts: Panel
Marked for Deletion |
All of them (16)
* | | 4864 Panel 1 x 2 x 2 (Undetermined Type)
Parts: Panel
Marked for Deletion |
All of them (20)
* | | 4215 Panel 1 x 4 x 3 (Undetermined Type)
Parts: Panel
Marked for Deletion |
all of them (20)
Dark Grey
Green
Red
White
Brown
Tan
Green
Yellow
Very Light Grey
Dark Grey
Orange
Dark Turquoise
These cannot be removed as yet as they still appear in 5 inventories.
All of them (15)
White
Black
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| Author: | bje | | Posted: | Nov 15, 2018 04:04 | | Subject: | Removal of notes | | Viewed: | 60 times | | Topic: | Catalog | | Status: | Open | |
| Please remove additional notes for:
* | | 48457 Bar 2L with 2 Clips and Top Stud Holder (Skeleton Leg Dementor Stand)
Parts: Bar |
Self-explanatory, the additional note is now redundant as a result of the update
on the note.
Item relationship is already shown, note is redundant
* | | 2714b Bar 8L with Stop Rings and Pin (Technic, Figure Accessory Ski Pole) - Flat End
Parts: Bar |
Years of release already include the dates mentioned, and the variant is already
related
* | | 2714a Bar 8L with Stop Rings and Pin (Technic, Figure Accessory Ski Pole) - Rounded End
Parts: Bar |
as for 2714b above, and the note refers to the information applicable to 2714b,
not this part.
* | | 6190 Bar 1 x 3 with 2 Stud Receptacles (Radio Handle / Telephone Handset)
Parts: Bar |
No need for note, add item relationship instead
No note - search redundant
No note - search redundant
I trust this is what is needed, I'll do a few more later
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| Author: | bje | | Posted: | Nov 15, 2018 03:49 | | Subject: | Re: Fifth Catalog Project Underway | | Viewed: | 39 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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* | | 2880 Hinge Bar 2.5L with 2 and 3 Fingers on Ends (Pantograph Shoe Holder)
Parts: Hinge |
White
Light Grey
Dark Grey
Brown
Tan
Yellow
Green
Blue
Light Grey
Red
Brown
Tan
Green
Blue
* | | 2433 Hinge Bar with 3 Fingers and End Stud (Control Lever)
Parts: Hinge |
Light Grey
Dark Grey
Brown
Tan
Green
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| Author: | bje | | Posted: | Nov 10, 2018 03:49 | | Subject: | Re: Fourth Catalog Project Underway | | Viewed: | 39 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
| In Catalog, StormChaser writes:
| | In Catalog, bje writes:
| | So unless Ii understand this completely wrong, you would rather want a naming
convention on ALL heads then?
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Goodness, no. I'm suggesting a brief title addition only to heads
which have printing on more than one side. Or, more precisely, LordSkylark suggested
it and I think it's something we could accomplish.
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Ahh OK, now I understand better. Still think two categories is the way to go
though. For the meantime, maybe consider "bilateral" (defined as having two sides)
or "interchangeable" (defined as transposable). Anything you use is going to
be an awkward as my original thought that some names are going to be long still
stands.
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| Author: | bje | | Posted: | Nov 10, 2018 02:52 | | Subject: | Re: Fourth Catalog Project Underway | | Viewed: | 42 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
| | | Changing titles of certain dual-sided heads to reflect this fact and splitting
heads into single-side print and dual-side print categories.
This was a tough one. It was the second most popular project with 10 people
wanting it, one with no opinion, and three saying no. However, I read the comments
about doing it and I have changed my mind and now don't think it is the best
route to go. I know that heads are a big category, but I think it would be best
to leave them all together. So I'm going against the people and saying no
to the single side/dual side split.
As for the retitling dual-sided heads, I agree that we need to have some way
to distinguish these from heads with printing only on one side. For example:
I think it would be confusing to use the term "dual-sided," so someone come up
with some suggestions for a term we can tack onto titles of heads with non-face
printing on both sides, please.
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So unless Ii understand this completely wrong, you would rather want a naming
convention on ALL heads then? How many people are going to read catalog naming
conventions prior to do doing a search? Let us for the sake of argument use the
following terms then (these are not meant to be the naming conventions):
Single sided face print; (for heads with ONLY a face printed on one side)
Double sided face print; (for heads with ONLY a face printed on BOTH sides)
Single sided ornate print (ornate being defined as a complex pattern, i e pattern
other than a face. Printed on one side only)
Double sided ornate print (Ornate printed on BOTH sides)
Double sided face/ornate print (Face print on one side and ornate print on the
other)
This would mean the vast majority of heads would have to be renamed so as to
split between dual and single sided, new entries would have to be tested against
the naming convention every time (I for one will forget this probably 50% of
the time I add one) and you might end up with the trouble that the names would
be too long for the description field, meaning you would have to start using
abbreviations or worse still, cut out some other detail which might be important.
Unless you go with adding descriptors only to the dual sided heads, in which
case you would still need at least three naming conventions.
Changing dual sided to its own category would mean that you would not necessarily
have to rename face prints, as I think we can all agree that face printing is
the standard, and that you would only need to add a descriptor such as ornate
to those that have no face printing at all.
I get that minifig heads is a large category. A quick search reveals the following:
2 643 heads; 918 with the current descriptor "dual" (~34%). So putting 34% of
the current into a new category, searching through those that have no face printing
and renaming them, could be a fair bit less work than starting with naming conventions
and renaming all 34% of those and possibly 100% of heads, IMO.
In terms of functionality, a dual sided head is possibly used differently to
a single sided printed head. Probably better to split those then, as it might
be easier to search through 918 of a particular use, than 2 643 of a general
use. At least then you would able to completely cut out the descriptor "dual
sided" or whatever would be used and only use the pertinent details of the head
in its description, which would give you some space to rather make sure that
perhaps more pertinent details are added. So that:
* | | 3626bpb0528 Minifigure, Head Dual Sided Alien with SW Luminara Unduli Purple Lips and Large Blue Eyes / Protective Eye Mask Pattern - Blocked Open Stud
Parts: Minifigure, Head |
becomes: Minifig, Alien with SW Luminara Unduli Purple Lips and Large Blue Eyes
/ Protective Eye Mask Pattern - Blocked Open Stud
and
becomes: Minifig, Alien with SW Gray Eyebrows / Implant Pattern (Lobot) - Blocked
Open Stud
I personally would still prefer a split in categories.
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| Author: | bje | | Posted: | Nov 9, 2018 04:14 | | Subject: | Re: Fourth Catalog Project Underway | | Viewed: | 37 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
| In Catalog, StormChaser writes:
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Reorganizing dual-colored molded arms.
My take: I'm good with this and it has been requested before. It will reduce
catalog entries from 23 to 11 entries for straight two-color arms. It will take
some work and I'm not sure about the exact logistics, but it can be done.
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Thumbs up
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Adding individual decorated hips and legs.
My take: This is currently against policy. Policies can be changed, though.
My question would be this: is it necessary? Does anyone feel a burning need
to sell these parts? Have your buyers been requesting them? How many support
this and how strongly?
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If you are splitting the leg assemblies as below, are you not going to need/want
this for inventories of those decorated parts or does the policy also extend
to the inventories of decorated hips and legs? Consistency would be a good thing;
it is of no use that only certain leg assemblies are inventoried because it is
easy to do, and others not because it might present some difficulty. Obviously
adding parts and parts categories might not be the same thing as doing the inventories
thereof, but I would think that you are not about to embark on a project with
only one objective in mind. This is maybe not a burning issue, but certainly
worth considering. If the view is that it is not critical, then you should maybe
consider this as a sub-project to be worked on at a later date.
snip
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Changing titles of certain dual-sided heads to reflect this fact and splitting
heads into single-side print and dual-side print categories.
My take: I think these are good ideas, but am always willing to listen to dissenters.
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No dissent here, should have been done already when these started coming out.
snip
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Splitting decorated/non-decorated minifigure legs.
My take: This one was not on the list for the original project, but I'm adding
it. There are over 1,400 items in the Minifig, Legs Assembly category and I
find it exceedingly difficult to find non-decorated legs in all that mess. Does
anyone else besides me feel like this would be a good split?
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No dissent, mess is never good. And since we already have other parts split into
decorated/non-decorated categories, I can't see that some consistency would
be a bad thing to have.
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| Author: | bje | | Posted: | Nov 1, 2018 12:18 | | Subject: | Re: Second Catalog Project Underway | | Viewed: | 37 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
| In Catalog, StormChaser writes:
| | In Catalog, StormChaser writes:
| | Here's the plan: I'm going to post back here later today with all my
proposed changes (I may have to take this in steps) and give people a chance
to comment.
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If you do have a comment/suggestion on where these parts are going, please suggest
an alternative location. Before you comment, look at the situation carefully
and present a good argument about why the proposed category is inappropriate.
Sets:
There are 106 Other sets. Going in order by the standard way of displaying these
(Item Number, Up):
Rio Mascots - Man, some of these are tough. I feel like the Sorting Hat. Create
new category titled Promotional (very open to suggestions for this one)
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How about "Co-Brand Promotional"? This would indicate that the sets were: (a)
issued together with another company's branding and is not part of the LEGO
Promotional items; (b) that these might only have been exclusively available
at some place other than TLG; (c) makes it easier to both find in and add to
the catalog. You might have to retitle some to include the co-branding though.
| | Max - create new category LEGO Club. Thinking about creating top-level category
LEGO Brand with subcategories LEGO Brand Store, LEGO House, LEGO Club, LEGO Inside
Tour, LEGO Employee Gift, LEGO Facilities, LEGO Promotional, and LEGOLAND Parks.
Open to discussion.
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Brilliant - Go for it, this might also make things much easier on you when you
get to the "other" gear items.
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| Author: | bje | | Posted: | Oct 31, 2018 17:49 | | Subject: | Re: Second Catalog Project Underway | | Viewed: | 37 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
| In Catalog, StormChaser writes:
| | Chains - create new category titled Chain
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Yes Thank you
Maybe better to move this to some Ornamental category, in which you could also
place those Lion Heads and the Ornamental Fish
| | Spike - move to Minifigure, Utensil
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Or Minifigure, Weapon rather?
| | Star Wars Multipack - move to Minifigure, Utensil
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If all of the parts in this is not on a sprue, would it not do better as a subset?
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| Author: | bje | | Posted: | Oct 31, 2018 17:18 | | Subject: | Re: Second Catalog Project Underway | | Viewed: | 33 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
| In Catalog, StormChaser writes:
| | Parts:
There are 98 Other parts. Going in order by the standard way of displaying these
(Item Name, Up):
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Why not Animal, Accessory (Bee-house same as the spider webs, which is technically
a spider house)?
Yes Thank you
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| Author: | bje | | Posted: | Oct 28, 2018 01:47 | | Subject: | Re: Another New Catalog Thing | | Viewed: | 42 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
| In Catalog, StormChaser writes:
| | I am wasting no time in making your lives marginally better, my friends. 
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Certainly not
Here are a few more, for the time being:
Variants with U-clips and O-clips not distinguished
Variants with U-clips and O-clips not distinguished
The above two also obviously count for all of the decorated parts these were
in as well.
Only B variant, no A
In the softer plastic version there is a left and right version. not been able
to confirm the existence of left and right versions on the harder plastic ones.
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| Author: | bje | | Posted: | Oct 26, 2018 00:15 | | Subject: | Re: We have a new Catalog Admin! | | Viewed: | 62 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
| Wow stunning - Congratulations StormChaser! This is very very well deserved.
In Catalog, Admin_Russell writes:
| | Hello everyone,
We are pleased to announce that we have made another appointment. StormChaser,
who was appointed as Inventories Administrator last year, has now been promoted
to Catalog Administrator.
This is an important step for BrickLink. We haven't had a Catalog Admin appointment
for over nine years, and this is the first time someone has moved from the Inventories
side of the system to the Catalog side.
We believe StormChaser is highly qualified for this position. In addition to
an outstanding year as an Inventories Admin, he has had years of intense experience
with every area of the BrickLink Catalog. He has made many thousands of corrections,
uploaded an enormous amount of new data, and has solved a number of LEGO mysteries
over the years. So we're very pleased he has agreed to accept this position,
and we look forward to his activity in this new area.
We will be be making another appointment soon to fill his former position as
Inventories Administrator.
Russell
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| Author: | bje | | Posted: | Oct 25, 2018 14:04 | | Subject: | Re: Price guide improvement | | Viewed: | 42 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| In Suggestions, yorbrick writes:
| | | | Arrives in bond at USD10.00 (GBP rate 8.9) 14 days later (VAT and customs calculated
on 8.9 +5%)
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The rate that customs use is actually fixed in advance, and is valid for a month,
and published online usually about 5 days before the end of the month. There
is a small window of ordering time where it won't arrive under next month
and the exchange rate is unknown (like now!). But if you place an order right
at the end of the month after these are published, or in the first couple of
weeks of the next month, you know the customs rate in advance.
See for example here:
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/743999/exrates-monthly-1018.csv/preview
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My apologies, should have checked that your revenue authorities are perhaps less
inclined to milk citizens for all their worth Last time I checked with ours
earlier this year and questioned this practice, I was of course categorically
informed that all countries where VAT is charged, use this system, go figure
The above was an example though, our actual rate is 10% added to the rate of
exchange the day the goods are presented for clearance, not on the day it arrives.
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