Redisplay Messages: Compact | Brief | All | Full Show Messages: All | Without Replies| Author: | cycbuild  | | Posted: | Nov 8, 2019 17:01 | | Subject: | Re: Forum Reforms | | Viewed: | 73 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, Admin_Russell writes:
| | There are certainly some improvements to be made - pinning posts, notification
/ subscription plans, ability to edit or completely remove posted material -
but most of what you are asking for here can already be done.
First, the BrickLink Discussions Forum is actually many individual Forums all
joined together, including hidden Forums backstage for our community admins.
If you don't wish to read everything, start on this page and read only what
interests you:
https://www.bricklink.com/messageTopics.asp?utm_content=subnav
Second, you can customize the Forum to your exact specifications, including viewing
each thread without the replies. You can also block certain Forums (e.g. sales
posts). See the settings on this page:
https://www.bricklink.com/messageFilter.asp?viewFrom=P
I've never seen a Forum with this level of user customization, and I believe
most members don't even know about these options. Try out these suggestions
and see if that helps your impression.
I have been reading the Forum consistently for over 10 years, and I've noticed
that like rainy and dry periods with the weather, Forum participation ebbs and
flows with time. And if by "community involvement" you mean people like Foster
and Dan/Jon beating each other up on a regular basis, that sort of behavior isn't
tolerated anymore.
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It might benefit the regulars and newcomers if this was added to the top of the
forum with links below to a shortlist of FAQs. And a hide option, if possible.
https://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=126
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| Author: | cycbuild | | Posted: | Oct 18, 2019 06:23 | | Subject: | Re: Custom minis | | Viewed: | 32 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, yorbrick writes:
| | In Suggestions, AZbrickGUY writes:
| | Hey all,
Has there ever been a spot for custom minis? Any way we could add
a spot? Mainly MOC out of existing parts that are out there. Not hand made or
painted parts. Thanks.
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Yes, you can add them to your store as a custom figure.
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I don't understand the system in place, because the only minifigures in the
MOC character category are pad printed. And if you visit the Custom Items,
the actual mini MOCs are still buried by the homebrew plastic listings.
There's probably wide community out there, looking for this. Eurobricks enthusiasts,
for one. There's definitely overlap with BrickLink there. Personally, I keep
posting figgy projects in the forum and people still click on those (thank you),
so maybe we'd see more mini MOCs if there was a proper place for them?
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| Author: | cycbuild | | Posted: | Oct 18, 2019 00:40 | | Subject: | Re: Custom minis | | Viewed: | 42 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, AZbrickGUY writes:
| | Hey all,
Has there ever been a spot for custom minis? Any way we could add
a spot? Mainly MOC out of existing parts that are out there. Not hand made or
painted parts. Thanks.
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+1
It would be nice to have a distinction between customs and MOCs. Add a minifig
category to the MOC Shop?
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| Author: | cycbuild | | Posted: | Oct 10, 2019 03:13 | | Subject: | Re: SW Blasters | | Viewed: | 40 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, myixjetjet24 writes:
| | I saw someone selling different colors of SW blasters like Orange, Dark Red,
Red etc. When I checked on where to gets these, it doesn't show any sets
or figs. Is this a custom one? Although the colors are available in the dropdown
of that item
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I thought the listings might be from sets waiting to be catalogued, but some
are from April/March. They don't appear to be custom, so are they getting
from LEGO directly 
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| Author: | cycbuild | | Posted: | Oct 10, 2019 02:50 | | Subject: | Re: SW Blasters | | Viewed: | 29 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, myixjetjet24 writes:
| | I saw someone selling different colors of SW blasters like Orange, Dark Red,
Red etc. When I checked on where to gets these, it doesn't show any sets
or figs. Is this a custom one? Although the colors are available in the dropdown
of that item
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Wonder if it's related to the BrickArms color rebellion?
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| Author: | cycbuild | | Posted: | Aug 24, 2019 18:00 | | Subject: | Re: How much does your pet mean to you? | | Viewed: | 49 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, legoman77 writes:
| | never go to a shelter to look around
their back rooms. I was looking for a missing outdoor cat and looked in the
shelters "death" room. 80 to 90 cats waiting to be put down. I could never
go back into that room. It still affects me. I asked if I could take some home
and they said sure, but I would have to pay 130-150 dollars for each one. I
cannot forget the cold look in the worker's eyes.
I guess I just ruined my day.
John P
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Hi John. The cats in the public viewing room, sitting on used pillows and beds,
have already been cleared for adoption. Most likely, they were waiting in the
backroom at one point. Glass half-full, some of the cats you saw eventually found
a loving home. And as far as shelter employees are concerned, a kind expression
is a false hope. Don't take it personally. I've seen adoption fees drop
to $60, but it's not a free clinic.
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| Author: | cycbuild | | Posted: | Aug 20, 2019 00:48 | | Subject: | Re: How much does your pet mean to you? | | Viewed: | 53 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, popsicle writes:
| | It remains one of the saddest thoughts in my long life thinking about this. Even
as I type it, tears flow. Silly!
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What a beautiful story, Cory. Sounds like you gave that badger biter the time
of his life. 
Before moving, I'd visit a humane society that served as a hub for all shelters
in the valley. I loved the high-energy kennel with the biggest dogs you're
allowed to walk, but also walk the smaller dogs for a quick bowel movement in
parking lot bushes, a block or two. This fat roly-poly kinda thing caught my
eye one day, and we'd walk a little longer every time I stopped by. I guess
he was too fat, because one of the vet-techs told me he'd been put down not
transferred. What a crap day. Sometimes think about whether I would've been
allowed to start a 10 day-hold and other what-ifs. At the end of the day it's
easier just to shrug and say "damn you, world!"
To lighten the mood, here's a few satellite photos of a wild tribe of wolves
-source unknown
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| Author: | cycbuild | | Posted: | Aug 18, 2019 22:50 | | Subject: | Re: How much does your pet mean to you? | | Viewed: | 45 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, Captain_Q writes:
| | I found them while feeding some feral cats.
They were too young to capture right away, around 5 weeks, so I
pre-socialized them on the outside with wet food and playing with a cat favorite
toy, the fake bird on a string and stick.
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That's awesome!
| | Had to do it at night as apartment
management disapproves of feeding the feral cats.
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We won't tell! I signed something once, to encourage local spay & neuter
programs over a candlelit spaghetti dinner for frisky furballs, but
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| Author: | cycbuild | | Posted: | Aug 9, 2019 15:40 | | Subject: | Re: Country flag icon on sales posts | | Viewed: | 34 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, iprice writes:
| | In Suggestions, popsicle writes:
| | In Suggestions, Jamesf077 writes:
| | It would be really helpful if the 'sales' posts in the marketplace discussion
page had a stores country flag icon next to the username. To be able to see at
a glance would save us having to click on each post to find out. Personally I
tend not to buy outside the EU because of shipping costs and taxes.
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Maybe I'm not understanding completely, James, but it does in the forum "Marketplace".....
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We both mean in the forum thread listings, not the forum posts. Unless you click
on thread, you don't see the actual post with the seller's country flag.
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| Author: | cycbuild | | Posted: | Aug 5, 2019 11:02 | | Subject: | Re: 973pb0679c01 | | Viewed: | 31 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, carluiscruz writes:
| | Good evening,
I just bought a LEGO minifig with the part torso 973pb0679c01. This torso is
not associated here to none complete minifig, with just the information that
is from 1980. The minifig head in my hands have a small ring, possibly indicating
the minifig was part of a keychan. Could anyone provide me more information about
this curious item?
Best regards,
Cruz
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this
variant (better picture of minifig color)
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| Author: | cycbuild | | Posted: | Jul 27, 2019 03:40 | | Subject: | Re: Either a bonafide brain-fart, or a seizure... | | Viewed: | 70 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, popsicle writes:
| | I didn't need to respond.
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Let's leave it at that. Speaking as a buyer, I am all for hanging up a WL
for a month to see higher quantity listings.
"The mark of an educated mind [is] to be able to entertain a thought without
accepting it."
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| Author: | cycbuild | | Posted: | Jul 26, 2019 09:16 | | Subject: | Re: Either a bonafide brain-fart, or a seizure... | | Viewed: | 38 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, Teup writes:
| | In Suggestions, cycbuild writes:
| | Sylvain has spent a lot of time familiarizing himself with BrickLink, and is
a frequent contributor here. There's no need to be so relentlessly dismissive.
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I agree. But in all fairness we can't ignore the question in the back of
our minds: When is this guy finally going to buy some more LEGO? 
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::Gallic shrug:: 
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| Author: | cycbuild | | Posted: | Jul 26, 2019 09:03 | | Subject: | Re: Either a bonafide brain-fart, or a seizure... | | Viewed: | 42 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| Sylvain has spent a lot of time familiarizing himself with BrickLink, and is
a frequent contributor here. There's no need to be so relentlessly dismissive.
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| Author: | cycbuild | | Posted: | Jul 23, 2019 18:54 | | Subject: | Re: Plant 2417? | | Viewed: | 37 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, Teup writes:
| | In Catalog, TallyToyBricks writes:
| | How are the 2417 plant leaves different from the "plant based" 2417?
Thanks
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It's the same plastic: Polyethylene. It's just made from fresh plants
rather than from dinosaurs (oil). But it isn't biodegradable in any way and
as far as I can see doesn't have much merit in terms of sustainability or
the environment.
"The new sustainable LEGO elements are made from polyethylene, which is a soft,
durable and flexible plastic, and while they are based on sugar-cane material,
they are technically identical to those produced using conventional plastic."
(and a bit of marketing blabla about sustainability)
https://www.lego.com/en-us/aboutus/news-room/2018/march/pfp
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Intentions aside, it's kind of fascinating - plants turned into plastic mimicking
plants. The equivalent of making a long-lasting forest diorama out of chemically
processed wood and pine resin?
No more plastic straws where I live, just like plastic bags a few years back.
The zoomers' kids' kids are going to grow up with flimsy magnetic-silicone
LEGO and holographic bricks. Good thing ABS takes forever to break down 
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| Author: | cycbuild | | Posted: | Jul 4, 2019 18:17 | | Subject: | Re: holographic tile ID please | | Viewed: | 23 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, mr.misior writes:
| | could someone please tell me which set this belongs to.
the face is holographic and only visible at certain angle.
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| Author: | cycbuild | | Posted: | Jun 24, 2019 10:14 | | Subject: | Re: Flesh colored yoda, no markings | | Viewed: | 59 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, Adjour writes:
| | In Catalog, cycbuild writes:
| | Subject: Flesh colored yoda, no markings
In Catalog, ForTheGirls writes:
| | Is this s legitimate LEGO head? I dont see it in the catalog.
In Catalog, swoosh_factor writes:
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Flesh colored yoda oh my god. This is f-ing amazing
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My dog, Chili, looks like just Dobby, so this is naturally going to be his new
nickname.
"The flesh Yoda is a bit Spicy"
I loooove it.
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Chili dog.... I would call his leash the cheese whip lol
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| Author: | cycbuild | | Posted: | Jun 23, 2019 12:46 | | Subject: | Re: Flesh colored yoda, no markings | | Viewed: | 56 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, popsicle writes:
| | In Catalog, ForTheGirls writes:
| | Is this s legitimate LEGO head? I dont see it in the catalog.
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It’s as Michael (Hurt) posted, with missing print. I don’t think it’s “worn off”
too clean. It's not uncommon with earlier Lego modified heads produced in
China. It seems their QC was not on par with other production sites of TLG
-Cory
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I've noticed their ink often doesn't take to their bendy heads. 9 years
of bustling between bricks and it's gone completely. If you look at the listings,
you'll see it's a common issue.
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| Author: | cycbuild | | Posted: | Jun 23, 2019 09:49 | | Subject: | Re: Flesh colored yoda, no markings | | Viewed: | 43 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, ForTheGirls writes:
| | In Catalog, cycbuild writes:
| | Subject: Flesh colored yoda, no markings
In Catalog, ForTheGirls writes:
| | Is this s legitimate LEGO head? I dont see it in the catalog.
In Catalog, swoosh_factor writes:
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Flesh colored yoda oh my god. This is f-ing amazing
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Thank you for your reply. The problem with my yoda is it has closed eyes. The
part you referenced has open eyes.
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It's this one 100%. Almost all listings mention the eyes, or lack of
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| Author: | cycbuild | | Posted: | Jun 23, 2019 09:24 | | Subject: | Re: Flesh colored yoda, no markings | | Viewed: | 52 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| Subject: Flesh colored yoda, no markings
In Catalog, ForTheGirls writes:
| | Is this s legitimate LEGO head? I dont see it in the catalog.
In Catalog, swoosh_factor writes:
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Flesh colored yoda oh my god. This is f-ing amazing
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