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 Author: jennnifer View Messages Posted By jennnifer
 Posted: Mar 4, 2024 09:57
 Subject: Variant merge - clarification 553b/c
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jennnifer (3532)

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Hello,
[p=553b]

I see that the old 553b Blocked Stud has been merged with the much newer 3626
Vented Stud.

Was I wrong in expecting that it was also to be merged with 553c Hollow Stud?
Wasn't the point to not have to differentiate between the different stud
types?

Thanks,
~Jen
 Author: 1977_mauro View Messages Posted By 1977_mauro
 Posted: Mar 4, 2024 10:07
 Subject: Re: Variant merge - clarification 553b/c
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Agree to that. Does not make any sense from the timeline perspective as well.

The blocked variant was at the beginning, during the vented variant has been
introduced lately. The intermediate hollow stud variant timeline was between
them but now it is fully covered by the timeline of the blocked / vnted variant
timeline.

Mauro

P.S: The same applies to minifigure, heads.

In Catalog, jennnifer writes:
  Hello,
[p=553b]

I see that the old 553b Blocked Stud has been merged with the much newer 3626
Vented Stud.

Was I wrong in expecting that it was also to be merged with 553c Hollow Stud?
Wasn't the point to not have to differentiate between the different stud
types?

Thanks,
~Jen
 Author: Admin_Russell View Messages Posted By Admin_Russell
 Posted: Mar 4, 2024 11:01
 Subject: Re: Variant merge - clarification 553b/c
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In Catalog, jennnifer writes:
  Hello,
[p=553b]

I see that the old 553b Blocked Stud has been merged with the much newer 3626
Vented Stud.

Was I wrong in expecting that it was also to be merged with 553c Hollow Stud?
Wasn't the point to not have to differentiate between the different stud
types?

Thanks,
~Jen

The big merges have not been finished yet. I need help from a developer to make
sure we don't shut down the servers with the merge operation.
 Author: jennnifer View Messages Posted By jennnifer
 Posted: Mar 4, 2024 16:00
 Subject: Re: Variant merge - clarification 553b/c
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In Catalog, Admin_Russell writes:
  In Catalog, jennnifer writes:
  Hello,
[p=553b]

I see that the old 553b Blocked Stud has been merged with the much newer 3626
Vented Stud.

Was I wrong in expecting that it was also to be merged with 553c Hollow Stud?
Wasn't the point to not have to differentiate between the different stud
types?

Thanks,
~Jen

The big merges have not been finished yet. I need help from a developer to make
sure we don't shut down the servers with the merge operation.

Thank you for your response. That makes much more sense!

Jen
 Author: InanimateReason View Messages Posted By InanimateReason
 Posted: Mar 9, 2024 11:01
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InanimateReason (3452)

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Is there a thread I can follow with planned merges? It would be helpful as a
seller and as a buyer with a lot of want list items to be able to anticipate
these before stuff blows up.

Bill

  
The big merges have not been finished yet. I need help from a developer to make
sure we don't shut down the servers with the merge operation.
 Author: randyf View Messages Posted By randyf
 Posted: Mar 9, 2024 11:31
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In Catalog, InanimateReason writes:
  Is there a thread I can follow with planned merges? It would be helpful as a
seller and as a buyer with a lot of want list items to be able to anticipate
these before stuff blows up.

Bill


I guess you missed the forums for the entire months of January and February.


https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1454437
https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1451828
https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1450622
https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1447090


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https://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=2629


  
  
The big merges have not been finished yet. I need help from a developer to make
sure we don't shut down the servers with the merge operation.
 Author: Vosblokjes View Messages Posted By Vosblokjes
 Posted: Mar 5, 2024 01:26
 Subject: Re: Variant merge - clarification 553b/c
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In Catalog, jennnifer writes:
  Hello,
[p=553b]

I see that the old 553b Blocked Stud has been merged with the much newer 3626
Vented Stud.

Thanks,
~Jen

I really hope that this is not a merge that will take place
Minifigs could end up looking really weird.
 Author: Nubs_Select View Messages Posted By Nubs_Select
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 Author: SylvainLS View Messages Posted By SylvainLS
 Posted: Mar 5, 2024 01:43
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In Catalog, Nubs_Select writes:
  In Catalog, BasKrie writes:
  In Catalog, jennnifer writes:
  Hello,
[p=553b]

I see that the old 553b Blocked Stud has been merged with the much newer 3626
Vented Stud.

Thanks,
~Jen

I really hope that this is not a merge that will take place
Minifigs could end up looking really weird.

Pretty sure it’s already confirmed to happen to all figure heads, there will
be either solid or “hollow” which is hollow, blocked, and vented

Jenn made a typo and said 3626 instead of 3262.  We don’t want heads and domes
to be merged together
 Author: Nubs_Select View Messages Posted By Nubs_Select
 Posted: Mar 5, 2024 01:48
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In Catalog, SylvainLS writes:
  In Catalog, Nubs_Select writes:
  In Catalog, BasKrie writes:
  In Catalog, jennnifer writes:
  Hello,
[p=553b]

I see that the old 553b Blocked Stud has been merged with the much newer 3626
Vented Stud.

Thanks,
~Jen

I really hope that this is not a merge that will take place
Minifigs could end up looking really weird.

Pretty sure it’s already confirmed to happen to all figure heads, there will
be either solid or “hollow” which is hollow, blocked, and vented

Jenn made a typo and said 3626 instead of 3262.  We don’t want heads and domes
to be merged together

Ohhhhhh I misunderstood