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Re: Space Station/Base Names (was Re: Space stations?)
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Tue, 28 Sep 1999 20:39:25 GMT
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On Tue, 28 Sep 1999 McSpamcakeBoy mentioned:
> I like it, though in order to preserve "Alpha 1", should we wish to do so,
> everything that has a letter should also have a number; so Surface Base LD-A
> would really be Surface Base LD-A1.
It could go that way, or LD-A could refer to the installation as a whole,
and LD-Ax would be specific models within LD-A.
If LD-A1 is the whole site, then the first model in the site would be
LD-A2, right?
> We could further modify the ID subcode to
> mean "sector A, base number 1" or "sector A1", that is, if we want to
> alphabetize the sectors.
We could, but I'd rather not. That could lead to post office readdressing,
if the sectors filled in later. My preference would be to apply the
letters to each installation, in order of chronological appearance. (I'd
also prefer that the first installation be a Moonbase. ;) If we manage to
get more than 26 installations,
> But this also kind of depends on how big sectors are, and how they could be
> subdivided and/or organized. We know about quadrants eh? How many sectors in
> are in one? Are sections divisions of sectors?
My preference is to not do sectors/quadrants/octants/whatever. Or at
least, not to (generally) use them as part of the name of installations.
> Something else too: I think that "LD" might eventually be dropped from common
> usage, at it'll be assumed. And it does not seem to add distinction amongst
> the various installations.
LD isn't supposed to distinguish between the installations. It's supposed
to unify them. In the same way that Datsville could have neighborhoods,
but all the neighborhoods would still be part of Datsville.
Steve
(going off to look at Tom's chart,
<http://www.baylug.org/space/installations.htm>)
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| (...) I your idea better. (...) I'd rather keep it that 1 means the first thing. [...] (...) Good, and I agree. Duane hasn't been as vocal as we have but I know he wants that base :-) I do too, and the moon is a great place to start. And again I'll (...) (25 years ago, 28-Sep-99, to lugnet.space)
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| (Edited for cogency!) ---...--- In lugnet.space, Steve Bliss responded: (...) I was thinking along the lines of your original thought. It could still work: "Station Outpost" could be a remote installation in deep space, while "Base Outpost" would be (...) (25 years ago, 28-Sep-99, to lugnet.space)
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