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LOL no. chat was removed because it was FULL of exploits hacker used to hack
site couple times. Not because of "rant" and such. It pre-dates that new rule
by pretty long shot.

Well I wasn't here when it disappeared...so I was guessing.

I never found it the helpful. I don't really find the forum's very helpful
either, nor do I feel I provide much help.

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bb32457

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Aug 6, 2014 21:52

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Re: New forum topic suggestion.

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In Suggestions, jamesuniverse writes:

Not that it matters much, but a "Ranting" thread would be very well used.

That's all I got to say.
~JU

I think ranting goes against the intent of BL forum's, why do you think Chat
disappeared.

Website support functions are limited and the forum is still a good venue for
that. All other conversation and off-topic is to appease the masses.

Politic's, how your day went, your favorite hair style, what Justin beiber
did, etc. are really topics for Facebook...

This forum should have all things LEGOcentric, to include the above within reason.

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bb32457

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Aug 6, 2014 20:14

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Re: Forum block goes both ways.

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I believe that a LEGO site comprised of adults should be able to act like adults
and not need to implement nanny filters since it's members can't exercise
restraint.

Really...Dealing with school age children is often easier...

Personally I didn't think we had an Ignore/block list aside from stop-list.

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bb32457

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Jul 15, 2014 12:08

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Re: timeout for active membership

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My point related more to unintended consequences or misfortune. If you get hit
by a bus, you can hardly return home to change your Bricklink settings. I've
never heard of an NRS so thanks for the tip - but from the vibe of the forum
there are plenty who take holidays or forget to cahnge their status and it would
be easy to get innocent sellers caught in a tangle over trivia.

Without being crude, in however many years Bricklink has been in existence, many
members could potentially have passed on, including some with stores and heirs
unawares.

My inventory was deleted after 180 days of inactivity in 2011, I've been
busy these last 3 yrs.

That's probably the worst news I had all week.

After digging my store and collection out of a storage unit, I know have to spend
a good portion of time re-listing. I'm toying with just buying and parting
new sets to get the store up faster.

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bb32457

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Jul 14, 2014 13:29

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Re: Wanted List Improvements

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Somewhat of a workaround is to put the quantity desired in the Remarks field
for each item in your wanted list. This is especially practical with large wanted
lists containing large quantities that one store is not likely to carry all of
it.

I also put an average price next to it so that when I search stores I can quickly
see if they have the quantity at a right price. The remarks do show up in the
stores when Wanted list search is being utilized.

This is what I do. In fact one list has a number in the remarks column higher
than qty available on BL. When I am done I change remarks to X and don't
buy any more. couple of my lists are for items I need multiple of...like a car,
box, tree, etc.

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bb32457

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Nov 1, 2010 07:48

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Re: SUGGEST: "1 Set (View It)" views it

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In Suggestions, Brickwilbo writes:

In Suggestions, melbourne_josh writes:

This part appears in: 1 Set (View It) ought to link to the one set, rather
than a page listing the one set. Ditto with part-in-part, minifig-in-set, etc.

Seems more to be an technical issue.

Not really because logically it works as designed. However the suggestion is
to simplify the "logic" behind the programing.

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bb32457

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Sep 17, 2010 22:48

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Re: Please add Telephone Number to member info

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In Suggestions, JuanBlase writes:

In Suggestions, mnementh writes:

In Suggestions, Bighurt writes:

I just wish the note left on your door saying delivery was attempted, had the
drivers number so I could track down my important package Friday night that the
seller failed to inform me was sent signature required...

Just drive around looking for the big brown truck, they aren't that hard to spot!

Troy

For the longest time, when I would look at past packages I received through the
tracking service it would say signed by "fd".
I would often sit and wonder who this "fd" was that was signing for my packages,
then leaving them on my door. I set gnome traps, no luck. I set up deer blinds
in my side yard so I could watch, for hours at a time, always watching for the
elusive "fd".
Finally, I got my chance. Saw the big brown truck pull up. I held my breath,
puckered my lips and slowed my heartbeat to a mere crawl.
He opens the brown truck door and slowly steps out. My eyes cat like, watching
his every move.
Then I spot it. My package, all brown and cardboardy and full of lego lovin.
This was it, now was the time. Seconds away from the answer. Seconds away from
never having to lay awake at night, drenched in a pool of my own cold sweat with
a tinge of the nights spilled rootbeer.
He carried the package out of the truck, across the street, and up the path to
my front door. Every sense in my body is on high alert, anticipating my encounter
with "fd".
This must be the time, its now or never. He must be hiding somewhere on the path,
ready to strike and sign at the first glimmer of a package, stylus, and calculator
looking signing machine.
But wait, No!
There was no encounter, the package is sitting unmolested upon my porch. How
could this be? Was I tricked? Never!
Anticipating plan B, I whip out my Iphone and head direct to the ups tracking
page. Fingers balmy I manage to type the tracking info in.
How could this be? No wait, let me double check.... How could this be??

Status: Delivered
Signed by : fd

Have the heavens aligned to cast the full might of its torturous mind scrambling
pestilence upon my distressed soul? If so then I will rage, nay, relentlessly
fight against such vile tactics. But what could the Gods want with me?
Back to reality I sneakily scamper over the the porch. The package sits unassumingly.
I stand over it, but not before checking back over my shoulder a few more times.
I look down my nose at the package wondering if I am too good for it. I dont
need this crap in my life right now.
I pick it up, shake it a bit for old times sake, the proceed inside through the
door. My mind affluter, I misjudged the placement of my right lower appendage
and managed to scrape it on the metal part of the bottom of the door. Admittedly
I didn't notice until it started to bleed.
Using a kleenex on my foot I couldn't help but think the door got me, or slang
wise "tagged" me.
The front door tagged me.
Another name for tagging is "signing"
The front door signed my foot.
The front door's initials are "fd"
So whatever left a mark on my foot, has been leaving its mark on the UPS guys
life.

The moral of the story is: Never trust your front door.

(This story has been edited for dramatic effect)

End dinner theater

That's pretty good, reminds me of the time long ago I saw an unusual magnet used
to show status of loads. This magnet was different while the others identified
a load number and were place above a particular trailer number this trailer had
a different magnet all together.

The magnet I was referring to was bright green with two letters big bold and
white, an M followed by a T.

What ever could it mean...

Well of course I know now the trailer was empty...what a card.

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bb32457

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Sep 17, 2010 22:41

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Re: Please add Telephone Number to member info

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In Suggestions, mnementh writes:

In Suggestions, Bighurt writes:

Just drive around looking for the big brown truck, they aren't that hard to spot!

Troy

But which has my package...

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bb32457

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Sep 17, 2010 18:25

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Re: Please add Telephone Number to member info

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