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View Thread Re: Terminology - DB to organize my 100,000+ pcs - SylvainLS (46)
[...] First, that you have trouble finding names for your entities is a big clue they are the wrong entities. Vocabulary-wise, “element,” ”part” and “piece” are mostly the [...]
(48 months ago, Jun 20, 2020, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: part 2494pb08 variants - SylvainLS (46)
[...] Stickers are parts. (Part 6386stk01) (Part 6540stk01)
(48 months ago, Jun 19, 2020, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: Minifigure, Vest with Black Chevron Pattern - SylvainLS (46)
[...] Yes but there’s no official minifigure or part with this sticker applied, so it should only be in the catalogue as a sticker on a sticker sheet.
(48 months ago, Jun 17, 2020, to Inventories)
View Thread Re: Apply order on multiple wish lists - SylvainLS (46)
[...] … but it would still be better if it were directly on BL.
(48 months ago, Jun 17, 2020, to Suggestions)
View Thread Re: Apply order on multiple wish lists - SylvainLS (46)
[...] Another way: (URL)
(48 months ago, Jun 17, 2020, to Suggestions)
View Thread Re: Tan Knit Sweater Minifig Torso (76382) - SylvainLS (46)
[...] As your first post was about PartDesigner, I’m guessing you’re asking for this part to be added to Studio. If that’s the case, the dedicated forum for Studio is (URL) [...]
(48 months ago, Jun 15, 2020, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: Sea Captain's White Hat (13553 / 31841) - SylvainLS (46)
[...] As your first post was about PartDesigner, I’m guessing you’re asking for this part to be added to Studio. If that’s the case, the dedicated forum for Studio is (URL) [...]
(48 months ago, Jun 15, 2020, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: Sea Captain Torso (973 / 88585) - SylvainLS (46)
[...] As your first post was about PartDesigner, I’m guessing you’re asking for this part to be added to Studio. If that’s the case, the dedicated forum for Studio is (URL) [...]
(48 months ago, Jun 15, 2020, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: Captain Jones Minifig Torso (76382) - SylvainLS (46)
[...] As your first post was about PartDesigner, I’m guessing you’re asking for this part to be added to Studio. If that’s the case, the dedicated forum for Studio is (URL) [...]
(48 months ago, Jun 15, 2020, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: Obi-Wan Kenobi Large Figure Head (21939) - SylvainLS (46)
[...] As your first post was about PartDesigner, I’m guessing you’re asking for this part to be added to Studio. If that’s the case, the dedicated forum for Studio is (URL) [...]
(48 months ago, Jun 15, 2020, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: Minifigures being given incorrect codes? - SylvainLS (46)
[...] I guess no one sort by ID….
(48 months ago, Jun 14, 2020, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: Consistent Zamor Sphere Inventory Listings - SylvainLS (46)
[...] The first thing that came to my mind: Dragibus® (sweets). Mmmhh.
(48 months ago, Jun 12, 2020, to Inventories)
View Thread Re: Inverted wanted list in shops - SylvainLS (46)
[...] Easter eggs are generally not as useful as this ;) [...] It was in 2017, 2014 is when I joined :D But still, 3 years and I still give this explanation too often [...]
(48 months ago, Jun 11, 2020, to Suggestions)
View Thread Re: Inverted wanted list in shops - SylvainLS (46)
[...] I think it would be confusing to be in a store and see parts that are not in the store. Besides, what would you do with that list while in the store? You need to go [...]
(48 months ago, Jun 11, 2020, to Suggestions)
View Thread Re: Inverted wanted list in shops - SylvainLS (46)
[...] If the shop is “favorited,” it will be on top too if you check the corresponding store filter. [...]
(48 months ago, Jun 11, 2020, to Suggestions)
View Thread Re: Inverted wanted list in shops - SylvainLS (46)
[...] Use the Buy page, find the store in the list (if it has many parts you want, it will be on top), and use the Wanted Item tab as explained here: (URL) (In short: [...]
(48 months ago, Jun 11, 2020, to Suggestions)
View Thread Re: Clikits colors - SylvainLS (46)
[...] Patient: “Doctor, I have a problem with my memory.” Doctor: ”Since when?” Patient: “Since when what?”
(48 months ago, Jun 9, 2020, to Colors)
View Thread Re: 88072 in Light Gray - SylvainLS (46)
[...] Found it. And he’s a shorty. So, 4 short, 3 long in Black. That may mean 6011 was a long. Or it might not.
(48 months ago, Jun 7, 2020, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: 88072 in Light Gray - SylvainLS (46)
[...] But but but, they are functionnaly different! :O [...]
(48 months ago, Jun 7, 2020, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: 88072 in Light Gray - SylvainLS (46)
[...] Ah, I remember having trouble identifying the variants I had when I got out of my Dark Ages. I thought I was holding them wrong and trusted the catalogue(s) [...]
(48 months ago, Jun 7, 2020, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: Did horizontal become vertical & vice versa? - SylvainLS (46)
[...] I’m not sure this is serious due to the way it’s worded but if I owe an apology, I’d sincerely apologize to you, your wife’s memory, and her family and friends for having [...]
(48 months ago, Jun 7, 2020, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: Did horizontal become vertical & vice versa? - SylvainLS (46)
[...] I mean, “grip” wasn’t in the descriptions as of a few days ago, when you started this thread. So it’s not part of the change you think occured, it’s a consequence of [...]
(48 months ago, Jun 7, 2020, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: Did horizontal become vertical & vice versa? - SylvainLS (46)
[...] (Part 30241b) That part appeared in 2008/2009. [...] Peeron’s name (60475): Brick 1 x 1 with Clip Vertical Peeron hasn’t been updated since 2011. (They [...]
(48 months ago, Jun 7, 2020, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: We have a new Catalog Administrator! - SylvainLS (46)
Congrats! In Catalog, axaday writes: [...] Maybe he should make errors on purpose, so that he can correct them just after. Doubling the contributions! And the work…. Okay, so [...]
(48 months ago, Jun 4, 2020, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: Inventory Change Request for Set 75055-1 - SylvainLS (46)
[...] They are already there, in (Minifigure sw0156)
(48 months ago, Jun 2, 2020, to Inventories Requests)
View Thread Re: Did horizontal become vertical & vice versa? - SylvainLS (46)
[...] No, the answers were why the names were this way. [...] Which are both irrelevant questions because the names didn’t change. When and why did you stop beating your [...]
(48 months ago, Jun 1, 2020, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: Torso: Misprint or Variant? - SylvainLS (46)
[...] LEGO uses the same element ID for different variants and prints. E.g. according to BL, (Part 3626bpb0203) (Part 3626bpb0357) (Part 3626cpb0357) share the PCC 4524911. [...]
(48 months ago, Jun 1, 2020, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: Did horizontal become vertical & vice versa? - SylvainLS (46)
[...] It’s not “carried through” by “laziness.” It’s simply because Brickset’s database IS (a copy of) LEGO’s database. They get their data directly from LEGO and don’t [...]
(48 months ago, Jun 1, 2020, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: Did horizontal become vertical & vice versa? - SylvainLS (46)
[...] You can also think about it as a hand. A minifig hand is a clip and it’s clearer / more natural to apply “horizontal” or “vertical” to it.
(48 months ago, Jun 1, 2020, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: post001 vs post001new - SylvainLS (46)
[...] I think the older one should have a plain-studed head too. But inventories don’t always show these differences. So it’s more that we know they use different variants but [...]
(48 months ago, May 29, 2020, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: Even More Variants Discovered - SylvainLS (46)
[...] “This part has variants with and without two holes on one side (on each side of the penultimate rung from the end without clips).” Er, first, isn’t the “penultimate [...]
(48 months ago, May 28, 2020, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: Why are these Hinges? - SylvainLS (46)
[...] What I understand is that you’re sometimes conceding there are problems and then you go harping on again about how their identified¹ causes are only theoritical, logical [...]
(48 months ago, May 28, 2020, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: Why are these Hinges? - SylvainLS (46)
[...] Well, that’s a strange way to use “yet.” (See, languages do prove problematic….) [...] And you keep dismissing and belittling examples that are not imagined. [...]
(48 months ago, May 28, 2020, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: Why are these Hinges? - SylvainLS (46)
[...] I still don’t get the original sentence in any other way than temporal. I don’t see it applying to something placed further (and later) in the message. [...] [...]
(48 months ago, May 27, 2020, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: Don't show impossible discounts - SylvainLS (46)
[...] Of course. But transparency isn’t the silver bullet. In France, showing prices is an obligation (and “TTC” all taxes included, too, so the 20% VAT is invisible), [...]
(48 months ago, May 27, 2020, to Suggestions)
View Thread Re: Why are these Hinges? - SylvainLS (46)
[...] :? [...] Indeed not. It’s an introductory sentence for the following sentences that explain the problem. :| [...] No, it’s also a problem on its own. It’s even [...]
(48 months ago, May 27, 2020, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: Why are these Hinges? - SylvainLS (46)
[...] “Yet” :? Those are problems now. People can’t find parts without looking everywhere now. Parts are put into categories (and sometimes moved from one category to another) [...]
(48 months ago, May 27, 2020, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: Why are these Hinges? - SylvainLS (46)
[...] But do they struggle? I think they just make choices. They also sometimes put the products in two places. (They can, we can’t.) They aren’t struggling to know [...]
(48 months ago, May 27, 2020, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: Why are these Hinges? - SylvainLS (46)
[...] As you define “meaningful,” shape is meaningful and function isn’t, or is less meaningful. Function is like alphabetical order: you need prior knowledge, arbitrary prior [...]
(48 months ago, May 27, 2020, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: Why are these Hinges? - SylvainLS (46)
[...] Not even a cat? :D
(48 months ago, May 27, 2020, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: Don't show impossible discounts - SylvainLS (46)
[...] Backorders are forbidden by BL ToS. [...] Isn’t it a legal obligation to show all prices in the USA? [...] The problem in the bun example is not that the clients [...]
(48 months ago, May 27, 2020, to Suggestions)
View Thread Re: Why are these Hinges? - SylvainLS (46)
[...] Define “usefulness of the categories.” I note that you have dfficulties finding the “other aspects” a categorisation would have that could serve better (or at all). [...]
(48 months ago, May 26, 2020, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: Why are these Hinges? - SylvainLS (46)
[...] You can also look at how LDraw describes the parts, they (try to) follow a shape approach.
(48 months ago, May 26, 2020, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: Why are these Hinges? - SylvainLS (46)
[...] The French term is “révolution” and we make one from time to time. New boss, same as old boss. But it gets the steam out :D [...] But the categories definitions are [...]
(48 months ago, May 25, 2020, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: 1 x 1 bricks old/new how to comment ? - SylvainLS (46)
[...] I believe the common usage is “side pip” (opposed to “top pip” or “logo pip”).
(48 months ago, May 25, 2020, to Inventories)
View Thread Re: Why are these Hinges? - SylvainLS (46)
[...] Bracket is a shape. [...] Hinge is a function. [...] Shape. [...] Function. [...] Function. If I encounter a part whose function “obviously” is to launch [...]
(48 months ago, May 25, 2020, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: Why are these Hinges? - SylvainLS (46)
[...] Exactly. Because defining a category by “purpose” (or “function”) is The Problem. First, how can you know what’s the purpose of a piece you’ve never encountered? [...]
(48 months ago, May 25, 2020, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: studio trans neon green dissapear - SylvainLS (46)
[...] The dedicated forum for Studio is (URL) (red Studio icon on every page, “Builder Forum”). Specifically (URL) for this bug.
(49 months ago, May 22, 2020, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: Have Quantity in Wanted List - SylvainLS (46)
[...] It’s in the “QTYFILLED” element in the XML. (“Want” is in “MINQTY”.) It works both for download and upload.
(49 months ago, May 21, 2020, to Inventories)
View Thread Re: Stickers: Space Shuttle Discovery (7470) - SylvainLS (46)
(Set 7470-1) In Suggestions, Bricksonbricks7 writes: [...] :? They are in the inventory in the Counterparts section, no?
(49 months ago, May 21, 2020, to Catalog)

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