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| (...) Yes, there was a misunderstanding. I thought that you mentioned the name for this project, which you appearently did not. My goal has been changed slightly, from a name database to a searchable database with the different names that are used (...) (25 years ago, 9-Jul-99, to lugnet.admin.database, lugnet.db.brictionary)
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| 4216 has now been released as a Classic set, 480 pcs (box) (looks like its the same set as the existing 4216 Basic) 4293 Classic Value Pack MSRP $29.99 (from sticker on box) 801 pcs (box). This set has the baseplate used in Sphynx Secret Surprise (...) (25 years ago, 9-Jul-99, to lugnet.admin.database)
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| | | | | | Re: Newsgroup for this (was Re: The Bricktionary project)
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| (...) Right. Identification and reference and browsing and all that. Massively cross-referenced within itself and to/from set inventories, MOC's, and the marketplace. So it's really a sub-database of the larger database. The "Brictionary" part is (...) (25 years ago, 8-Jul-99, to lugnet.admin.database, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.db.inv, lugnet.general, lugnet.admin.general)
| | | | | Re: Newsgroup for this (was Re: The Bricktionary project)
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| (...) Steve, I totally agree what is needed is a complete classification/taxonomy system so you can find a part. The naming component is useful and interesting but this project should be a parts database not just a name database. If the (...) (25 years ago, 8-Jul-99, to lugnet.admin.database, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.db.inv, lugnet.general, lugnet.admin.general)
| | | | | Re: Idea: How starting to work for a unique Lego piece naming convention?
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| (...) Personally I prefer Gary Istoc. ;-) [f-up set to lugnet.off-topic.fun] -Tom McD. when replying, spamcake roping has just been outlawed by the Montana Rodeo Commission. (25 years ago, 8-Jul-99, to lugnet.admin.database, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.db.inv, lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
| | | | | Re: The Bricktionary project (Was: Idea: How starting ... Lego piece naming convention?)
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| (...) Great. I'd love to contribute to the Lugnet Bricktionary in any way possible. Of course, I'd love to contribute to just about any effort to establish a public db for part identification and reference. Steve (25 years ago, 8-Jul-99, to lugnet.admin.database, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.db.inv, lugnet.general)
| | | | | Re: Newsgroup for this (was Re: The Bricktionary project)
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| (...) Sounds good. Right place in the hierarchy. (...) And it's not actually part names, but a parts identification database, right? Having standard/prefered names is good, but it's the pictures (and maybe schematics) that actually identify the (...) (25 years ago, 8-Jul-99, to lugnet.admin.database, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.db.inv, lugnet.general, lugnet.admin.general)
| | | | | Re: Idea: How starting to work for a unique Lego piece naming convention?
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| Doesn't seem like they were hidden to me. Just go to "www.lugnet.com", then click on the "Set Inventory Repository" link under "Links & Resources" at the left side of the page, and then select the "800 Town, Train, and other sets inventoried by Tim (...) (25 years ago, 8-Jul-99, to lugnet.admin.database, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.db.inv, lugnet.general)
| | | | | Newsgroup for this (was Re: The Bricktionary project)
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| This seems like it is reaching critical mass (a good thing) and perhaps at this point a dedicated newsgroup should be created for this (i.e., efforts to standardize parts nomenclature). How does lugnet.db.brictionary sound? I wouldn't quite put it (...) (25 years ago, 8-Jul-99, to lugnet.admin.database, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.db.inv, lugnet.general, lugnet.admin.general)
| | | | | Re: The Bricktionary project (Was: Idea: How starting ... Lego piece naming convention?)
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| (...) Oops -- I think there has been a major misunderstanding; that's not what I meant at all. When I wrote: TSL> As they say in Canada, Minnesota, and Maine, "O-ya, it's been parta da TSL> plan since day one." :-) Lots of little prototypes and (...) (25 years ago, 8-Jul-99, to lugnet.admin.database, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.db.inv, lugnet.general)
| | | | | Re: The Bricktionary project (Was: Idea: How starting ... Lego piece naming convention?)
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| John Van Zwieten wrote (...) Both great pages, I still ahve to add them, which is some work with the Technica page because the names of the parts are only in the pictures. I have to check if the parts on Lutz Uhlmann's page, that are also LDrawn (...) (25 years ago, 8-Jul-99, to lugnet.admin.database)
| | | | | Re: The Bricktionary project (Was: Idea: How starting ... Lego piece naming convention?)
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| (...) (I should have done that, discussion can be at one place) (...) That would be great (...) That is a good idea. The information I have till thus far still has included the name where it was used, so that might be possible. However, I still (...) (25 years ago, 8-Jul-99, to lugnet.admin.database)
| | | | | Re: Idea: How starting to work for a unique Lego piece naming convention?
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| (...) I guess it looks fine with a "K"Gary Istok (...) (25 years ago, 8-Jul-99, to lugnet.admin.database, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.db.inv, lugnet.general)
| | | | | Re: Idea: How starting to work for a unique Lego piece naming convention?
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| (...) And don't forget to include the folks in the Upper Penninsula of Michigan or Yoopers as they are called. "Dey talk like dat too". (...) I like it! Especially without a "K". John Matthews brought up an interesting point about not calling (...) (25 years ago, 8-Jul-99, to lugnet.admin.database, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.db.inv, lugnet.general)
| | | | | Re: Idea: How starting to work for a unique Lego piece naming convention?
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| (...) Ok, I could go with: 1x2 45 degree slope, half pyramid Here's an attempt at the rest of the more or less normal slope parts: 1x2 45 degree slope 2x2 45 degree slope 3x2 45 degree slope (3) ... 1x2 45 degree slope, peak 2x2 45 degree slope, (...) (25 years ago, 8-Jul-99, to lugnet.admin.database, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.db.inv, lugnet.general)
| | | | | Re: The Bricktionary project (Was: Idea: How starting ... Lego piece naming convention?)
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| [Followup-To set to lugnet.admin.database -- can we please corral this (important) discussion to one location? It's getting cross-posted to too many ng's] (...) I've got some LDraw-to-AucZILLA cross-reference information. Let me dig it out... (...) (...) (25 years ago, 8-Jul-99, to lugnet.admin.database, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.db.inv, lugnet.general)
| | | | | Re: The Bricktionary project (Was: Idea: How starting ... Lego piece naming convention?)
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| (...) lists (...) lot (...) Two other resources come to mind: Lutz Uhlmann's Parts Reference at: (URL) reference of technic parts at: (URL) of these cover lots of parts not done in LDraw, and the Technica pages even have images of parts not LDrawn. (...) (25 years ago, 8-Jul-99, to lugnet.admin.database, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.db.inv, lugnet.general)
| | | | | The Bricktionary project (Was: Idea: How starting ... Lego piece naming convention?)
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| Hello everybody, In an earlier post in this thread I stated that I would start to make a list containing the various names for each LEGO part. As many parts have different names in different auctions, programms and inventories it is sometimes hard (...) (25 years ago, 8-Jul-99, to lugnet.admin.database, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.db.inv, lugnet.general)
| | | | | Re: Idea: How starting to work for a unique Lego piece naming convention?
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| (...) Those were just examples anyways. :) But I still Think "half-pyramid" is intuitive than "end cap". Jeff - "That is definitely *not* an ordinary spell!" (25 years ago, 8-Jul-99, to lugnet.admin.database, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.db.inv, lugnet.general)
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