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| | | Author: | stecre  | | Posted: | Apr 14, 2020 06:19 | | Subject: | Big Figure names | | Viewed: | 131 times | | Topic: | Catalog | | Status: | Open | |
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| I may have missed a discussion but was there a specific reason why all the big
figures have been renamed as "Big Figure - NAME"
e.g.
Would it not have been better to be "NAME (Big Figure)" so that they still appear
in the correct alphabetic order in their respective categories?
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| | | | | Author: | Hygrotus | | Posted: | Apr 14, 2020 06:25 | | Subject: | Re: Big Figure names | | Viewed: | 65 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, stecre writes:
| | I may have missed a discussion but was there a specific reason why all the big
figures have been renamed as "Big Figure - NAME"
e.g.
Would it not have been better to be "NAME (Big Figure)" so that they still appear
in the correct alphabetic order in their respective categories?
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to find them easier
https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1177545
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| | | | | | | Author: | stecre | | Posted: | Sep 23, 2020 03:50 | | Subject: | Re: Big Figure names | | Viewed: | 42 times | | Topic: | Catalog Requests | |
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| In Catalog, Hygrotus writes:
| | In Catalog, stecre writes:
| | I may have missed a discussion but was there a specific reason why all the big
figures have been renamed as "Big Figure - NAME"
e.g.
Would it not have been better to be "NAME (Big Figure)" so that they still appear
in the correct alphabetic order in their respective categories?
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to find them easier
https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1177545
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I've just stumbled across this again so apologies for the reply to a post
from April!
In some ways this change has made it harder to find them; for example if you
look at the list of all Star Wars figures and order by "Item NAME", Jabba appears
under "B" rather than "J". I'm sure most people would expect it to be under
"J". This irks me no end!
Can the big figure item names not be changed to be the other way round as suggested
e.g. "Jabba - Big Figure" then they would still be searchable by the term "big
figure" AND appear in the right order in the catalog list so everyone's happy.
Thanks for your consideration.
Steve
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| | | | | | | | | Author: | yensid | | Posted: | Sep 23, 2020 04:48 | | Subject: | Re: Big Figure names | | Viewed: | 34 times | | Topic: | Catalog Requests | |
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| In Catalog Requests, stecre writes:
| | In Catalog, Hygrotus writes:
| | In Catalog, stecre writes:
| | I may have missed a discussion but was there a specific reason why all the big
figures have been renamed as "Big Figure - NAME"
e.g.
Would it not have been better to be "NAME (Big Figure)" so that they still appear
in the correct alphabetic order in their respective categories?
|
to find them easier
https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1177545
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I've just stumbled across this again so apologies for the reply to a post
from April!
In some ways this change has made it harder to find them; for example if you
look at the list of all Star Wars figures and order by "Item NAME", Jabba appears
under "B" rather than "J". I'm sure most people would expect it to be under
"J". This irks me no end!
Can the big figure item names not be changed to be the other way round as suggested
e.g. "Jabba - Big Figure" then they would still be searchable by the term "big
figure" AND appear in the right order in the catalog list so everyone's happy.
Thanks for your consideration.
Steve
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Agreed. As a database engineer as my non-LEGO job, you realize how important
it is to name things so that they sort where you would expect them to be. Other
wise end users either cannot find what they are looking for, or end up creating
another entry (say, a custom item in this case) for it because they think it
does not exist.
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| | | | | | | | | | | Author: | stecre | | Posted: | Sep 23, 2020 07:30 | | Subject: | Re: Big Figure names | | Viewed: | 34 times | | Topic: | Catalog Requests | |
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| In Catalog Requests, yensid writes:
| | Agreed. As a database engineer as my non-LEGO job, you realize how important
it is to name things so that they sort where you would expect them to be. Other
wise end users either cannot find what they are looking for, or end up creating
another entry (say, a custom item in this case) for it because they think it
does not exist.
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Funnily enough, I am a database engineer too! 
Steve
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | Author: | peregrinator | | Posted: | Sep 23, 2020 10:54 | | Subject: | Re: Big Figure names | | Viewed: | 27 times | | Topic: | Catalog Requests | |
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| In Catalog Requests, stecre writes:
| | In Catalog Requests, yensid writes:
| | Agreed. As a database engineer as my non-LEGO job, you realize how important
it is to name things so that they sort where you would expect them to be. Other
wise end users either cannot find what they are looking for, or end up creating
another entry (say, a custom item in this case) for it because they think it
does not exist.
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Funnily enough, I am a database engineer too!
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Also a database engineer (among other things), and I wonder whether there are
enough big figures that they should be in their own sub-category under Minifigs
(I think the same thing about Mini-dolls too).
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | Author: | peregrinator | | Posted: | Sep 23, 2020 10:59 | | Subject: | Re: Big Figure names | | Viewed: | 25 times | | Topic: | Catalog Requests | |
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| On a side note, the sheer number of incomplete Bane big figures is disturbing
considering that the rule on incomplete minifigs is now being enforced
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| | | | | | | | | Author: | Stellar | | Posted: | Sep 23, 2020 08:14 | | Subject: | Re: Big Figure names | | Viewed: | 38 times | | Topic: | Catalog Requests | |
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| In Catalog Requests, stecre writes:
| | In Catalog, Hygrotus writes:
| | In Catalog, stecre writes:
| | I may have missed a discussion but was there a specific reason why all the big
figures have been renamed as "Big Figure - NAME"
e.g.
Would it not have been better to be "NAME (Big Figure)" so that they still appear
in the correct alphabetic order in their respective categories?
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to find them easier
https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1177545
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I've just stumbled across this again so apologies for the reply to a post
from April!
In some ways this change has made it harder to find them; for example if you
look at the list of all Star Wars figures and order by "Item NAME", Jabba appears
under "B" rather than "J". I'm sure most people would expect it to be under
"J". This irks me no end!
Can the big figure item names not be changed to be the other way round as suggested
e.g. "Jabba - Big Figure" then they would still be searchable by the term "big
figure" AND appear in the right order in the catalog list so everyone's happy.
Thanks for your consideration.
Steve
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I too think this order change might be beneficial, lets see if Stormchaser can
comment on this.
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| | | | | | | | | Author: | Give.Me.A.Brick | | Posted: | Sep 23, 2020 09:54 | | Subject: | Re: Big Figure names | | Viewed: | 27 times | | Topic: | Catalog Requests | |
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| In Catalog Requests, stecre writes:
| | In Catalog, Hygrotus writes:
| | In Catalog, stecre writes:
| | I may have missed a discussion but was there a specific reason why all the big
figures have been renamed as "Big Figure - NAME"
e.g.
Would it not have been better to be "NAME (Big Figure)" so that they still appear
in the correct alphabetic order in their respective categories?
|
to find them easier
https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1177545
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I've just stumbled across this again so apologies for the reply to a post
from April!
In some ways this change has made it harder to find them; for example if you
look at the list of all Star Wars figures and order by "Item NAME", Jabba appears
under "B" rather than "J". I'm sure most people would expect it to be under
"J". This irks me no end!
Can the big figure item names not be changed to be the other way round as suggested
e.g. "Jabba - Big Figure" then they would still be searchable by the term "big
figure" AND appear in the right order in the catalog list so everyone's happy.
Thanks for your consideration.
Steve
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Agreed.
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| | | | | | | | | Author: | randyf | | Posted: | Sep 23, 2020 12:15 | | Subject: | Re: Big Figure names | | Viewed: | 28 times | | Topic: | Catalog Requests | |
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| In Catalog Requests, stecre writes:
| | In Catalog, Hygrotus writes:
| | In Catalog, stecre writes:
| | I may have missed a discussion but was there a specific reason why all the big
figures have been renamed as "Big Figure - NAME"
e.g.
Would it not have been better to be "NAME (Big Figure)" so that they still appear
in the correct alphabetic order in their respective categories?
|
to find them easier
https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1177545
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I've just stumbled across this again so apologies for the reply to a post
from April!
In some ways this change has made it harder to find them; for example if you
look at the list of all Star Wars figures and order by "Item NAME", Jabba appears
under "B" rather than "J". I'm sure most people would expect it to be under
"J". This irks me no end!
Can the big figure item names not be changed to be the other way round as suggested
e.g. "Jabba - Big Figure" then they would still be searchable by the term "big
figure" AND appear in the right order in the catalog list so everyone's happy.
Thanks for your consideration.
Steve
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I agree. This needs to be changed.
Cheers,
Randy
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| | | | | | | | | | | Author: | stecre | | Posted: | Sep 23, 2020 13:19 | | Subject: | Re: Big Figure names | | Viewed: | 30 times | | Topic: | Catalog Requests | |
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| | | In Catalog Requests, randyf writes:
I agree. This needs to be changed.
Cheers,
Randy
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Thanks for the support on this (and everyone else)
Steve
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | Author: | starbeanie | | Posted: | Sep 23, 2020 13:52 | | Subject: | Re: Big Figure names | | Viewed: | 22 times | | Topic: | Catalog Requests | |
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| Somebody is doing something. They all disappeared.
In Catalog Requests, stecre writes:
| | | | In Catalog Requests, randyf writes:
I agree. This needs to be changed.
Cheers,
Randy
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Thanks for the support on this (and everyone else)
Steve
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Author: | Give.Me.A.Brick | | Posted: | Sep 23, 2020 15:31 | | Subject: | Re: Big Figure names | | Viewed: | 31 times | | Topic: | Catalog Requests | |
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| In Catalog Requests, starbeanie writes:
| | Somebody is doing something. They all disappeared.
In Catalog Requests, stecre writes:
| | | | In Catalog Requests, randyf writes:
I agree. This needs to be changed.
Cheers,
Randy
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Thanks for the support on this (and everyone else)
Steve
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I would prefer the OP's idea, though.
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Author: | stecre | | Posted: | Sep 24, 2020 13:13 | | Subject: | Re: Big Figure names | | Viewed: | 32 times | | Topic: | Catalog Requests | |
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| In Catalog Requests, Give.Me.A.Brick writes:
| | In Catalog Requests, starbeanie writes:
| | Somebody is doing something. They all disappeared.
In Catalog Requests, stecre writes:
| | | | In Catalog Requests, randyf writes:
I agree. This needs to be changed.
Cheers,
Randy
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Thanks for the support on this (and everyone else)
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I would prefer the OP's idea, though.
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Yes otherwise the reason they were changed in the first place is lost again...
https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1177545
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