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Re: Space Station/Base Names (was Re: Space stations?)
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Tue, 28 Sep 1999 21:19:59 GMT
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In lugnet.space, Steve Bliss writes:
> On Tue, 28 Sep 1999 McSpamcakeBoy mentioned:
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> > 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.
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> 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.
I your idea better.
> If LD-A1 is the whole site, then the first model in the site would be
> LD-A2, right?
I'd rather keep it that 1 means the first thing.
[...]
> 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. ;)
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
just say that I think the first installation should be the Alpha-1 Rocket
Base. Plus the cool name of "Moonbase Alpha" is applicable too :-)
> > 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.
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> We could, but I'd rather not. That could lead to post office readdressing,
> if the sectors filled in later.
True. That could get ugly.
> > 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? If we manage to
> get more than 26 installations,
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> My preference is to not do sectors/quadrants/octants/whatever.
My thinking behind using sectional units was only if someone ever wanted to
map out how space was being populated, or where their "cool spacebase" was, it
might be fun.
Maybe, if at all, were you thinking to label sections of space with more
proper names, such as "Badlands", "Star Nursery", or after major nearby stars,
and other terms like that?
> Or at
> least, not to (generally) use them as part of the name of installations.
True again, especially where mobile installations are concerned.
> > 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.
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> 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.
I get you now. I must've been under medication earlier.
-Tom McD.
when replying, umm.. yeah. spamcake. find it. remove it.
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 | | Re: Space Station/Base Names (was Re: Space stations?)
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| (...) <Clears Throat> I agree. That was the first thing that came up in my mind. To begin with, it would be easy to add on to, just add a baseplate. I really don't have too much input as to the naming conventions used. I just want to build. Has (...) (25 years ago, 29-Sep-99, to lugnet.space)
| | | Re: Space Station/Base Names (was Re: Space stations?)
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| (...) Hmm. Would we have to mark it as mobile? ;-) So what's the nature of Moonbase LD-A? Before we decide that, we should decide on the background environment, so we'll know what's appropriate and inappropriate. I'll take that to another thread, (...) (25 years ago, 29-Sep-99, to lugnet.space)
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| | Re: Space Station/Base Names (was Re: Space stations?)
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| On Tue, 28 Sep 1999 McSpamcakeBoy mentioned: (...) 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, (...) (25 years ago, 28-Sep-99, to lugnet.space)
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