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| | | Author: | Shiny_Stuff  | | Posted: | Jul 16, 2021 02:37 | | Subject: | Part with wrong part number in the name 3070B | | Viewed: | 92 times | | Topic: | Catalog | | Status: | Open | |
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| https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=3070b#T=P
Why does part number 3070B have an incorrect part number in the name ??
It looks like there was an un-approved attempt to change the name.
Normally, Bricklink likes to completely obliterate old part numbers when they
get changed, but in this case, the wrong part number appears in the name of another
piece. Completely Illogical, Captain.
Please fix this by removing the 3070 from the name of 3070B
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| | | | | | | Author: | Shiny_Stuff | | Posted: | Jul 16, 2021 03:04 | | Subject: | Re: Part with wrong part number in the name 3070B | | Viewed: | 38 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, Admin_Russell writes:
| | In Catalog, Shiny_Stuff writes:
| | https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=3070b#T=P
Why does part number 3070B have an incorrect part number in the name ??
It looks like there was an un-approved attempt to change the name.
Normally, Bricklink likes to completely obliterate old part numbers when they
get changed, but in this case, the wrong part number appears in the name of another
piece. Completely Illogical, Captain.
Please fix this by removing the 3070 from the name of 3070B
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[p=3070b]
This was an attempt several months ago to make the most common version of the
part searchable for those who did not know there were multiple versions of the
part and were simply searching for the official LEGO part number:
https://brickset.com/parts/design-3070
But since it appears to add further confusion, I have removed the reference.
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Thanks for the change.
Too bad that, in the past old part numbers got completely obliterated with no
cross-referencing done.
Examples:
3747 -- https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=3747b#T=C
4696B -- https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=4697b#T=C
At least 298 DID get cross-referenced when changed so the old number is still
searchable -- https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=4592#T=C
When BL part numbers are changed (for whatever silly reasons) and no cross-reference
is created, it breaks links with all of the other reference websites from lDraw
to Peeron to Brickset, etc. that use the old numbers (many of which have been
in use for years and years).
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| | | | | | | Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Jul 16, 2021 03:35 | | Subject: | Re: Part with wrong part number in the name 3070B | | Viewed: | 41 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, Admin_Russell writes:
| | In Catalog, Shiny_Stuff writes:
| | https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=3070b#T=P
Why does part number 3070B have an incorrect part number in the name ??
It looks like there was an un-approved attempt to change the name.
Normally, Bricklink likes to completely obliterate old part numbers when they
get changed, but in this case, the wrong part number appears in the name of another
piece. Completely Illogical, Captain.
Please fix this by removing the 3070 from the name of 3070B
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[p=3070b]
This was an attempt several months ago to make the most common version of the
part searchable for those who did not know there were multiple versions of the
part and were simply searching for the official LEGO part number:
https://brickset.com/parts/design-3070
But since it appears to add further confusion, I have removed the reference.
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I thought it was a good idea, as searches for 3070 brought up both 3070a and
3070b indicating the two parts.
Removing this from just 3070b is not a good idea. Shouldn't all occurrences
be removed as now a search for 3070 will return the old version 3070a but not
the common 3070b. That is more confusing.
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