[...] Sure, who knows. Has anyone really witnessed Pollock working in his studio? I mean, consider his work.... it could well have been his dog~paint~canvas, for all of me! [...] (43 months ago, Nov 17, 2020, to Inventories)
[...] The catalog/inventories admin team tried getting rewritten figure guidelines in place. In fact, we were well on our way to getting them hammered out. See here: (URL) [...] (43 months ago, Nov 16, 2020, to Inventories)
[...] [...] In truth the Oscar probably only warrants one entry which in my opinion is of course the more complete one! though I don’t have a major issue with this as long [...] (43 months ago, Nov 16, 2020, to Inventories)
[...] [...] But defining clear written rules for how ALL minifigs MUST be listed doesn’t always serve its purpose for the benefit of the catalog as the Oscar minifig has [...] (43 months ago, Nov 16, 2020, to Inventories)
[...] I fully agree, for what it is worth. I have no problem with BL defining what a minifigure is, what it must consist of, how it must inventoried or indeed how it must be [...] (43 months ago, Nov 16, 2020, to Inventories)
[...] If rules are there to be broken though, why not have yet another version? We now have a listing for the head the head, body and trash can lid the head, body, trash can [...] (43 months ago, Nov 16, 2020, to Inventories)
[...] Blasfemie! I am an art lover and ‘the know it all about art people’ say you can see his mood in his painting. Nothing to do with his behind! And yes, I really am an [...] (43 months ago, Nov 16, 2020, to Inventories)
[...] What about one without the lid? He doesn't wear the lid as a hat when he leaves the trash can, does he? (43 months ago, Nov 16, 2020, to Inventories)
When I list minfigs, my own rule of thumb is that if something is shown in the catalog inventory it should be included for that minifig to be listed as a complete minifig vs [...] (43 months ago, Nov 14, 2020, to Inventories)
[...] and maybe extending that further to characters that are always seen to look a certain way for instance Shredder always wearing gauntlets, Karlof always shown with big [...] (43 months ago, Nov 14, 2020, to Inventories)
[...] Oscar also never wore the trashcan lid on his head - it would flip back when he popped out of the trashcan. (He was also originally orange, but I'm not old enough [...] (43 months ago, Nov 13, 2020, to Inventories)
[...] I've thought this for a long time. There are some some strange minifigure entries in the catalog. For catalog purposes, guidelines are better than rules. If the [...] (43 months ago, Nov 13, 2020, to Inventories)
[...] Yes the Dollar in the bag should'nt be included as to me its no different to any other minifig tile accessory such as a map, catapult, gamer pad etc... (43 months ago, Nov 13, 2020, to Inventories)
[...] I agree! I get the want for an absolute rule to follow, but I feel like there always needs to be special exceptions. Maybe like an "Iconic Character" clause. Just brainstorming. [...] (43 months ago, Nov 13, 2020, to Inventories)
[...] I'm not against this idea but I have a feeling the Admins/Bricklink will be plus you also have to consider how far we can stretch things because if you give every [...] (43 months ago, Nov 13, 2020, to Inventories)
[...] By the rules laid out that all parts must attach together, it should be deleted and a new entry should be made. Or the rules themselves need to be adjusted. In the [...] (43 months ago, Nov 13, 2020, to Inventories)
[...] Because multiple entries for essentially the same thing are not ideal. They happen, but are not ideal. (43 months ago, Nov 13, 2020, to Inventories)
[...] Ha ha yeah but I think thats the thing, maybe we need less stict policy/rules on how minifigs are handled and deal with them on a case by case basis by cataloging them [...] (43 months ago, Nov 13, 2020, to Inventories)
[...] You make a very good point. So I'm back to where I started, confused ;) What I'm less confused about, is that it can't be easy for those making catalog [...] (43 months ago, Nov 13, 2020, to Inventories)
