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Re: Adjusting Colour Names such as Bluish Grey? - BricksThatStick (6360)

[...] [...] And you as well now because I will forever more think of you as Jennifer Grey.
(39 months ago, Feb 17, 2021, to Suggestions)

Re: Adjusting Colour Names such as Bluish Grey? - jennnifer (3532)

[...] That would be hilarious! And terrible. ;) We could call retired colors 'colours' too. It would be a theme. The only Greys on BrickLink are Gandalf and Phoenix. [...]
(39 months ago, Feb 17, 2021, to Suggestions)

Re: Adjusting Colour Names such as Bluish Grey? - peregrinator (771)

[...] I have a hard enough time telling them apart as it is...
(39 months ago, Feb 17, 2021, to Suggestions)

Re: Adjusting Colour Names such as Bluish Grey? - cosmicray (3489)

[...] If memory serves me correct, there was some lack of continuity in the names of the original greys, back in the first 12 or 24 months of BL. I think they started one way, [...]
(39 months ago, Feb 17, 2021, to Suggestions)

Re: Adjusting Colour Names such as Bluish Grey? - Admin_Russell

[...] How about we rename Light Bluish Gray to Light Grey, and retain the "A" for the older color: Light Gray (1970s through 2003) Light Grey (2004 though the present)
(39 months ago, Feb 17, 2021, to Suggestions)

Re: Adjusting Colour Names such as Bluish Grey? - LegoLDK (32)

[...] :) Miss Austen does tell a good tale. Why hasn’t Lego done a Pride & Prejudice set?
(39 months ago, Feb 17, 2021, to Suggestions)

Re: Adjusting Colour Names such as Bluish Grey? - SylvainLS (46)

[...] Isn’t “English English” the proper English English way to write “English English”? ;):P
(39 months ago, Feb 17, 2021, to Suggestions)

Re: Adjusting Colour Names such as Bluish Grey? - jennnifer (3532)

[...] Yes! For certain, I read a lot more books by English authors than any other. I have no idea where else my preference may have originated. :) So, I blame Miss Austen [...]
(39 months ago, Feb 17, 2021, to Suggestions)

Re: Adjusting Colour Names such as Bluish Grey? - brickerking (1862)

[...] That writer is committing name-ism. If I think your name is Gray, and you think it's Grey, who are you to tell me what I should think. I'll speak my truth, thank [...]
(39 months ago, Feb 17, 2021, to Suggestions)

Re: Adjusting Colour Names such as Bluish Grey? - LegoLDK (32)

[...] Love it. I particularly liked the “ if someone’s name is Grey you shouldn’t change it to Gray because you think it’s spelt incorrectly” tip.
(39 months ago, Feb 17, 2021, to Suggestions)

Re: Adjusting Colour Names such as Bluish Grey? - brickerking (1862)

[...] Pip pip, cheerio: (URL)
(39 months ago, Feb 17, 2021, to Suggestions)

Re: Adjusting Colour Names such as Bluish Grey? - LegoLDK (32)

[...] By your own way you mean in proper English english?
(39 months ago, Feb 17, 2021, to Suggestions)

Re: Wanted Lists: Sublists - DeLuca (286)

[...] You can, but the downside is that if you use the same part in the same colour across multiple lists, you will not be able to merge the lists into a single one when purchasing [...]
(39 months ago, Feb 17, 2021, to Suggestions)

Re: Adjusting Colour Names such as Bluish Grey? - infinibrix (4984)

[...] also with regards to the colour definitions at what point do you have to go back to using the basic colour names such as Ligth grey and Dark Grey again? because if Lego [...]
(39 months ago, Feb 17, 2021, to Suggestions)

Re: Wanted Lists: Sublists - yorbrick (1182)

[...] Can't you just use multiple lists to do almost the same thing, with systematic naming. So for example call them Castle Main Keep Castle Main Keep extra parts Castle [...]
(39 months ago, Feb 17, 2021, to Suggestions)

Re: Adjusting Colour Names such as Bluish Grey? - brickerking (1862)

[...] OK if you say so. :-) Sorry, perhaps I aimed my reply a little too personally. It's great to have a discussion about these things. What I mean is that, in general, [...]
(39 months ago, Feb 17, 2021, to Suggestions)

Re: Adjusting Colour Names such as Bluish Grey? - infinibrix (4984)

[...] Russell it would be naive to assume sellers here don't sell on other platforms? Remember sellers that sell elsewhere probably also buy stocks here besides which if [...]
(39 months ago, Feb 17, 2021, to Suggestions)

Re: Adjusting Colour Names such as Bluish Grey? - Admin_Russell

[...] I don't see how it is in BrickLink's best interest to make it easier to sell on other websites. We want both buyers and sellers to come to OUR website with their [...]
(39 months ago, Feb 17, 2021, to Suggestions)

Re: Adjusting Colour Names such as Bluish Grey? - infinibrix (4984)

[...] [...] Just to add you cant start here:- (URL)
(39 months ago, Feb 17, 2021, to Suggestions)

Re: Adjusting Colour Names such as Bluish Grey? - infinibrix (4984)

[...] Because I have Bricklink users that shop with me on all three platforms be that ebay, BL or BO and is that so surprising? Either way it does'nt surprise me that a [...]
(39 months ago, Feb 17, 2021, to Suggestions)

Wanted Lists: Sublists - ThisOneBrick (80)

My number of Wanted Lists has expanded into chaos. I'm working on a big project and I would really appreciate sublists (or superlists) in the Wanted List section. [...]
(39 months ago, Feb 17, 2021, to Suggestions)

Re: Adjusting Colour Names such as Bluish Grey? - brickerking (1862)

[...] I think this paragraph helps us understand more of why you are requesting this colour name change. I assume you want more uniformity in colour names that will spread [...]
(39 months ago, Feb 17, 2021, to Suggestions)

Re: Adjusting Colour Names such as Bluish Grey? - infinibrix (4984)

[...] Don't worry neither have I with my original post and subsequent responses :D
(39 months ago, Feb 17, 2021, to Suggestions)

Re: Adjusting Colour Names such as Bluish Grey? - SylvainLS (46)

[...] :) Where do you think they get the translations from? Translations are stored somewhere and retrieved according to the “locale” (language and other local conventions). [...]
(39 months ago, Feb 17, 2021, to Suggestions)

Re: Adjusting Colour Names such as Bluish Grey? - jennnifer (3532)

[...] Ha, ha! You got me. And, I spell the Gray my own way too. Nothing but trouble here. Jen :)
(39 months ago, Feb 17, 2021, to Suggestions)

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