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| | | Author: | StormChaser  | | Posted: | Sep 1, 2020 04:22 | | Subject: | Obscure Parts Locator | | Viewed: | 292 times | | Topic: | Catalog | | Status: | Open | |
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| In an embarrassingly obvious and somewhat fawning attempt to win the admiration
of you, our handsomely-attired constituents, whilst simultaneously earning slightly-less-baleful
stares of disapproval from our immediate superiors, we (the catalog team) have
created a new page:
https://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=2479
Save the link and be the first to use it when someone posts looking for one of
these hard-to-find items.
If you appreciate this new page, you're welcome to respond with one of the
following phrases:
Oh, now that's helpful. Our catalog people really look out for us.
I never even knew we needed this page until it was created. It brings tears
to my eyes and makes me proud to be a member of this fine website.
The Obscure Parts Locator saved my life in Cambodia in 1977. I don't
know how to thank you all for the fine work you do.
I reckon it's better than a kick in the head from a mule, and that's
saying something.
My goodness, what will they think of next? #innovation #exultation #yellowstonenationalpark
The new page was suggested some years ago by the illustrious mfav in this message:
https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1108428
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| | | | | Author: | Pippysblocks | | Posted: | Sep 1, 2020 04:40 | | Subject: | Re: Obscure Parts Locator | | Viewed: | 40 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| "I never even knew we needed this page until it was created. It brings tears
to my eyes and makes me proud to be a member of this fine website."
In Catalog, StormChaser writes:
| | In an embarrassingly obvious and somewhat fawning attempt to win the admiration
of you, our handsomely-attired constituents, whilst simultaneously earning slightly-less-baleful
stares of disapproval from our immediate superiors, we (the catalog team) have
created a new page:
https://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=2479
Save the link and be the first to use it when someone posts looking for one of
these hard-to-find items.
If you appreciate this new page, you're welcome to respond with one of the
following phrases:
Oh, now that's helpful. Our catalog people really look out for us.
I never even knew we needed this page until it was created. It brings tears
to my eyes and makes me proud to be a member of this fine website.
The Obscure Parts Locator saved my life in Cambodia in 1977. I don't
know how to thank you all for the fine work you do.
I reckon it's better than a kick in the head from a mule, and that's
saying something.
My goodness, what will they think of next? #innovation #exultation #yellowstonenationalpark
The new page was suggested some years ago by the illustrious mfav in this message:
https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1108428
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| | | | | Author: | Stellar | | Posted: | Sep 1, 2020 04:43 | | Subject: | Re: Obscure Parts Locator | | Viewed: | 37 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, StormChaser writes:
| | In an embarrassingly obvious and somewhat fawning attempt to win the admiration
of you, our handsomely-attired constituents, whilst simultaneously earning slightly-less-baleful
stares of disapproval from our immediate superiors, we (the catalog team) have
created a new page:
https://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=2479
Save the link and be the first to use it when someone posts looking for one of
these hard-to-find items.
If you appreciate this new page, you're welcome to respond with one of the
following phrases:
Oh, now that's helpful. Our catalog people really look out for us.
I never even knew we needed this page until it was created. It brings tears
to my eyes and makes me proud to be a member of this fine website.
The Obscure Parts Locator saved my life in Cambodia in 1977. I don't
know how to thank you all for the fine work you do.
I reckon it's better than a kick in the head from a mule, and that's
saying something.
My goodness, what will they think of next? #innovation #exultation #yellowstonenationalpark
The new page was suggested some years ago by the illustrious mfav in this message:
https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1108428
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My goodness, what will they think of next? #innovation #exultation #yellowstonenationalpark
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| | | | | Author: | novabrick | | Posted: | Sep 1, 2020 04:44 | | Subject: | Re: Obscure Parts Locator | | Viewed: | 42 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, StormChaser writes:
| | In an embarrassingly obvious and somewhat fawning attempt to win the admiration
of you, our handsomely-attired constituents, whilst simultaneously earning slightly-less-baleful
stares of disapproval from our immediate superiors, we (the catalog team) have
created a new page:
https://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=2479
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The red part of is also pretty obscure. I've seen it pop up every
now and then.
Great Idea!
Christian
novabrick-team
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| | | | | | | Author: | StormChaser | | Posted: | Sep 1, 2020 04:55 | | Subject: | Re: Obscure Parts Locator | | Viewed: | 49 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, novabrick writes:
| | The red part of is also pretty obscure.
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Added at the bottom of the page. Thank you for the suggestion.
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| | | | | | | | | Author: | novabrick | | Posted: | Sep 2, 2020 02:04 | | Subject: | Re: Obscure Parts Locator | | Viewed: | 25 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, StormChaser writes:
| | In Catalog, novabrick writes:
| | The red part of is also pretty obscure.
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Added at the bottom of the page. Thank you for the suggestion.
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Seeing the latest additions, maybe consider this one.
regards
Christian
novabrick-team
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| | | | | | | | | | | Author: | StormChaser | | Posted: | Sep 2, 2020 03:46 | | Subject: | Re: Obscure Parts Locator | | Viewed: | 25 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, novabrick writes:
| | Seeing the latest additions, maybe consider this one.
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Done. Thank you for the suggestion.
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| | | | | Author: | paulvdb | | Posted: | Sep 1, 2020 04:51 | | Subject: | Re: Obscure Parts Locator | | Viewed: | 43 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, StormChaser writes:
| | In an embarrassingly obvious and somewhat fawning attempt to win the admiration
of you, our handsomely-attired constituents, whilst simultaneously earning slightly-less-baleful
stares of disapproval from our immediate superiors, we (the catalog team) have
created a new page:
https://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=2479
Save the link and be the first to use it when someone posts looking for one of
these hard-to-find items.
If you appreciate this new page, you're welcome to respond with one of the
following phrases:
Oh, now that's helpful. Our catalog people really look out for us.
I never even knew we needed this page until it was created. It brings tears
to my eyes and makes me proud to be a member of this fine website.
The Obscure Parts Locator saved my life in Cambodia in 1977. I don't
know how to thank you all for the fine work you do.
I reckon it's better than a kick in the head from a mule, and that's
saying something.
My goodness, what will they think of next? #innovation #exultation #yellowstonenationalpark
The new page was suggested some years ago by the illustrious mfav in this message:
https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1108428
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Very nice. Maybe you could add this one? It also seems to pop up regularly.
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| | | | | Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Sep 1, 2020 05:24 | | Subject: | Re: Obscure Parts Locator | | Viewed: | 34 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| If these obscure parts are now easy to find, then they are no longer obscure
and should be removed from the obscure parts page. At which point they become
obscure again and need to be added.
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| | | | | Author: | WoutR | | Posted: | Sep 1, 2020 06:21 | | Subject: | Re: Obscure Parts Locator | | Viewed: | 52 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, StormChaser writes:
| | In an embarrassingly obvious and somewhat fawning attempt to win the admiration
of you, our handsomely-attired constituents, whilst simultaneously earning slightly-less-baleful
stares of disapproval from our immediate superiors, we (the catalog team) have
created a new page:
https://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=2479
Save the link and be the first to use it when someone posts looking for one of
these hard-to-find items.
If you appreciate this new page, you're welcome to respond with one of the
following phrases:
Oh, now that's helpful. Our catalog people really look out for us.
I never even knew we needed this page until it was created. It brings tears
to my eyes and makes me proud to be a member of this fine website.
The Obscure Parts Locator saved my life in Cambodia in 1977. I don't
know how to thank you all for the fine work you do.
I reckon it's better than a kick in the head from a mule, and that's
saying something.
My goodness, what will they think of next? #innovation #exultation #yellowstonenationalpark
The new page was suggested some years ago by the illustrious mfav in this message:
https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1108428
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Oh, now that's helpful. Our catalog people really look out for us.
Now I am thinking ... which obscure parts are we forgetting (again)? .. And how
would you like requests for future additions to be made (or will this forum thread
remain active)?
... And how many obscure parts could we include in the overview before they become
unfindable again 
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| | | | | | | Author: | StormChaser | | Posted: | Sep 2, 2020 03:53 | | Subject: | Re: Obscure Parts Locator | | Viewed: | 35 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, WoutR writes:
| | Now I am thinking ... which obscure parts are we forgetting (again)?
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It seems like there are a couple of other lists out there (qwertyboy's and
mfav's lists). We'll probably look over those at some point.
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Any of the usual channels for contacting us are fine. We'd like to keep
the list to a useful size, obviously, to keep it actually useful. So we may
not add all the parts suggested, but we'll at least consider them.
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| | | | | | | | | Author: | randyf | | Posted: | Sep 2, 2020 04:11 | | Subject: | Re: Obscure Parts Locator | | Viewed: | 30 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, StormChaser writes:
| | It seems like there are a couple of other lists out there (qwertyboy's and
mfav's lists). We'll probably look over those at some point.
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This one on Niek's list has been asked for many times and is very hard to
find:
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| | | | | Author: | qwertyboy | | Posted: | Sep 1, 2020 08:37 | | Subject: | Re: Obscure Parts Locator | | Viewed: | 73 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, StormChaser writes:
| | In an embarrassingly obvious and somewhat fawning attempt to win the admiration
of you, our handsomely-attired constituents, whilst simultaneously earning slightly-less-baleful
stares of disapproval from our immediate superiors, we (the catalog team) have
created a new page:
https://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=2479
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Ah - you mean like this?
http://www.qwertyboy.org/files/parts.php
Niek.
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| | | | | | | Author: | Macaronis | | Posted: | Sep 1, 2020 09:07 | | Subject: | Re: Obscure Parts Locator | | Viewed: | 48 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, qwertyboy writes:
Welcome to the 90's BL... I prefer the Machine Learning aspect of this where
it happens automatically. I mean you know BL is just a HUGE DB just waiting for
the Automation of this Century. Give this project to some first year CS student
looking for an intern Grade. If I can get an Annoying Popup on LEGO or other
sites about tech help or Selling... Someone CS101 class could make a simply robot
that does this for you and learn... Come on Someone needs to start thinking outside
the box.
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| | | | | | | | | Author: | Macaronis | | Posted: | Sep 1, 2020 09:11 | | Subject: | Re: Obscure Parts Locator | | Viewed: | 41 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, Macaronis writes:
| | In Catalog, qwertyboy writes:
Welcome to the 90's BL... I prefer the Machine Learning aspect of this where
it happens automatically. I mean you know BL is just a HUGE DB just waiting for
the Automation of this Century. Give this project to some first year CS student
looking for an intern Grade. If I can get an Annoying Popup on LEGO or other
sites about tech help or Selling... Someone CS101 class could make a simply robot
that does this for you and learn... Come on Someone needs to start thinking outside
the box.
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Baaah I wanted to reply to this on the original post not yours.. For all intensive
purposes your page was my Machine Learning page for these parts... 
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| | | | | | | | | Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Sep 1, 2020 09:39 | | Subject: | Re: Obscure Parts Locator | | Viewed: | 54 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, Macaronis writes:
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Give this project to some first year CS student looking for an intern Grade.
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Aren’t all the developments on BL¹ already made by not-yet-first-year CS students?
¹ and on lego.com… and actually on 99% of the Internet
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| | | | | | | | | | | Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Sep 1, 2020 11:05 | | Subject: | Re: Obscure Parts Locator | | Viewed: | 46 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| | | | | Give this project to some first year CS student looking for an intern Grade.
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Aren’t all the developments on BL¹ already made by not-yet-first-year CS students?
¹ and on lego.com… and actually on 99% of the Internet
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No, they are second years. Ones that have been around long enough to know they
can skip attendance at their lectures / seminars.
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | Author: | Macaronis | | Posted: | Sep 1, 2020 16:47 | | Subject: | Re: Obscure Parts Locator | | Viewed: | 40 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, yorbrick writes:
| | | | | | Give this project to some first year CS student looking for an intern Grade.
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Aren’t all the developments on BL¹ already made by not-yet-first-year CS students?
¹ and on lego.com… and actually on 99% of the Internet
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No, they are second years. Ones that have been around long enough to know they
can skip attendance at their lectures / seminars.
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without ML you could even just do some simple API with a tag that when in forum
and you type in "Obscure", it automatically opens up a pop up to the said page
of parts...
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| | | | | | | | | Author: | runner.caller | | Posted: | Sep 1, 2020 10:16 | | Subject: | Re: Obscure Parts Locator | | Viewed: | 43 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| | | Welcome to the 90's BL... I prefer the Machine Learning aspect of this where
it happens automatically. I mean you know BL is just a HUGE DB just waiting for
the Automation of this Century. Give this project to some first year CS student
looking for an intern Grade. If I can get an Annoying Popup on LEGO or other
sites about tech help or Selling... Someone CS101 class could make a simply robot
that does this for you and learn... Come on Someone needs to start thinking outside
the box.
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https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1165324
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| | | | | Author: | runner.caller | | Posted: | Sep 1, 2020 10:09 | | Subject: | Re: Obscure Parts Locator | | Viewed: | 43 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, StormChaser writes:
| | In an embarrassingly obvious and somewhat fawning attempt to win the admiration
of you, our handsomely-attired constituents, whilst simultaneously earning slightly-less-baleful
stares of disapproval from our immediate superiors, we (the catalog team) have
created a new page:
https://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=2479
Save the link and be the first to use it when someone posts looking for one of
these hard-to-find items.
If you appreciate this new page, you're welcome to respond with one of the
following phrases:
Oh, now that's helpful. Our catalog people really look out for us.
I never even knew we needed this page until it was created. It brings tears
to my eyes and makes me proud to be a member of this fine website.
The Obscure Parts Locator saved my life in Cambodia in 1977. I don't
know how to thank you all for the fine work you do.
I reckon it's better than a kick in the head from a mule, and that's
saying something.
My goodness, what will they think of next? #innovation #exultation #yellowstonenationalpark
The new page was suggested some years ago by the illustrious mfav in this message:
https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1108428
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I agree with all of these except the Ingot bar. I mean, anyone that doesn't
use the word "ingot" as part of their daily vocabulary is the obscure one in
my book
Jokes aside, I could see this being useful.
I know there was a forum regular Mark that has a website with FUPS (frequently
unknown parts) that is similar to this.
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| | | | | Author: | crazylegoman | | Posted: | Sep 1, 2020 14:49 | | Subject: | Re: Obscure Parts Locator | | Viewed: | 44 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| Could this be added? I've seen several people ask what it is.
David
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| | | | | | | Author: | StormChaser | | Posted: | Sep 1, 2020 20:14 | | Subject: | Re: Obscure Parts Locator | | Viewed: | 40 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, crazylegoman writes:
Yep, got it.
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| | | | | Author: | randyipp | | Posted: | Sep 1, 2020 21:21 | | Subject: | Re: Obscure Parts Locator | | Viewed: | 45 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, StormChaser writes:
Great work, this a much needed page.
Couple of suggestions I struggled with at some time or another:
and
[p=6919]
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| | | | | | | Author: | StormChaser | | Posted: | Sep 1, 2020 22:54 | | Subject: | Re: Obscure Parts Locator | | Viewed: | 44 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, randyipp writes:
| | Couple of suggestions I struggled with at some time or another:
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Got this one added. Thanks for the suggestion!
Not sure about the necessity of adding this one, so it wasn't added.
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| | | | | Author: | Kenopolis | | Posted: | Sep 2, 2020 01:30 | | Subject: | Re: Obscure Parts Locator | | Viewed: | 50 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| This is very useful in a storm when you are being chased by an annoying newbie
wanting you to identify some random Megablock.
Actually, I like it, but it seems the pictures are rather large.
The part that was not supposed to be removed from the assembly... I think I
have one of those somewhere.
I may have a few to add for you.
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| | | | | | | Author: | StormChaser | | Posted: | Sep 2, 2020 03:48 | | Subject: | Re: Obscure Parts Locator | | Viewed: | 36 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, Kenopolis writes:
| | Actually, I like it, but it seems the pictures are rather large.
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Fair. I've reduced the picture sizes by 100 pixels in both directions.
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| | | | | | | | | Author: | randyf | | Posted: | Sep 2, 2020 04:18 | | Subject: | Re: Obscure Parts Locator | | Viewed: | 44 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, StormChaser writes:
| | In Catalog, Kenopolis writes:
| | Actually, I like it, but it seems the pictures are rather large.
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Fair. I've reduced the picture sizes by 100 pixels in both directions.
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I still think the images and text are *very* large. There is way too much scrolling
needed to look through that list. It would be even more useful if it was condensed
considerably. Look at how small Niek's page is for example. It is useful,
and I don't have to scroll at all. The images on his page could definitely
be a bit larger, but even then, I wouldn't have to scroll. My finger gets
quite the workout on the current page you have.
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| | | | | Author: | Adjour | | Posted: | Sep 2, 2020 02:07 | | Subject: | Re: Obscure Parts Locator | | Viewed: | 40 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| | Arigato |
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| | | | | Author: | StormChaser | | Posted: | Sep 2, 2020 06:10 | | Subject: | Re: Obscure Parts Locator - Updated and Improved | | Viewed: | 48 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, StormChaser writes:
| | We coulda made this page better
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The catalog team has made improvements to this page:
https://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=2479
It is now more modern, more stylish, altogether more attractive, and easier to
browse.
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| | | | | | | Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Sep 2, 2020 10:49 | | Subject: | Re: Obscure Parts Locator - Updated and Improved | | Viewed: | 39 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, StormChaser writes:
| | In Catalog, StormChaser writes:
| | We coulda made this page better
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The catalog team has made improvements to this page:
https://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=2479
It is now more modern, more stylish, altogether more attractive, and easier to
browse.
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It seems the images are scaled without respecting their original aspect ratio.
Never a good idea but especially a bad one when the purpose is to compare objects
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| | | | | Author: | jennnifer | | Posted: | Sep 3, 2020 10:19 | | Subject: | Re: Obscure Parts Locator | | Viewed: | 40 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, StormChaser writes:
| | In an embarrassingly obvious and somewhat fawning attempt to win the admiration
of you, our handsomely-attired constituents, whilst simultaneously earning slightly-less-baleful
stares of disapproval from our immediate superiors, we (the catalog team) have
created a new page:
https://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=2479
Save the link and be the first to use it when someone posts looking for one of
these hard-to-find items.
If you appreciate this new page, you're welcome to respond with one of the
following phrases:
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How about: "You're a treasure!"
Thanks for putting this into practice. Can I assist with creating/editing images
that fit the aspect ratio?
Jen
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| | | | | | | Author: | StormChaser | | Posted: | Sep 3, 2020 14:07 | | Subject: | Re: Obscure Parts Locator | | Viewed: | 48 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, jennnifer writes:
| | Thanks for putting this into practice. Can I assist with creating/editing images
that fit the aspect ratio?
Jen
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Yes, of course. Your assistance is valuable and always welcomed. I added your
image of the stick piece to the page. I think it was the only one that was majorly
out of aspect.
We'll work on that page more as time goes by, of course.
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| | | | | Author: | BeauBricks | | Posted: | Sep 3, 2020 14:36 | | Subject: | Re: Obscure Parts Locator | | Viewed: | 57 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, StormChaser writes:
| | In an embarrassingly obvious and somewhat fawning attempt to win the admiration
of you, our handsomely-attired constituents, whilst simultaneously earning slightly-less-baleful
stares of disapproval from our immediate superiors, we (the catalog team) have
created a new page:
https://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=2479
Save the link and be the first to use it when someone posts looking for one of
these hard-to-find items.
If you appreciate this new page, you're welcome to respond with one of the
following phrases:
Oh, now that's helpful. Our catalog people really look out for us.
I never even knew we needed this page until it was created. It brings tears
to my eyes and makes me proud to be a member of this fine website.
The Obscure Parts Locator saved my life in Cambodia in 1977. I don't
know how to thank you all for the fine work you do.
I reckon it's better than a kick in the head from a mule, and that's
saying something.
My goodness, what will they think of next? #innovation #exultation #yellowstonenationalpark
The new page was suggested some years ago by the illustrious mfav in this message:
https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1108428
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Who can forget?
* | | 650 Hinge Coupling Nylon - Two Connected 2 x 2 Plates
Parts: Hinge |
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