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Re: Lugnet stopped updating their database ?
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lugnet.admin.database
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Tue, 30 Apr 2002 11:56:47 GMT
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"LUGNET Admin" <suz@lugnet.com> wrote in message
news:GvCwIo.6AA@lugnet.com...
> We typically do not enter sets into the database until their official
> release.
Our policy at Brickset is that sets are added to the database once they have
been confirmed from public sources, i.e., they have not been leaked from a
retailer's catalogue.
> I see Huw noted a number of those as July 2002 releases.
I have just corrected these as they were released in January, at least in
the UK. In fact all of the sets Vincent mentioned were released in January,
I believe.
> Others are
> duplicates of existing sets in the db, re-released as promotions that are
> not widely available.
This is where we like to specialise...
Actually I am surprised that there is a disparity because Dan Boger has
details for retreiving the contents of Brickset from an XML web service on
demand, and I am more than happy for it to be used to keep LUGNET up to
date.
Huw
Webmaster www.brickset.com
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Message has 2 Replies:
 | | Re: Lugnet stopped updating their database ?
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| (...) well, all my script does is send me (and some others) updates when data changes on brickset - it doesn't automatically update the Guide with that data. And with my time being very limited in the past 3 weeks (should be better next week, I (...) (25 years ago, 30-Apr-02, to lugnet.admin.database)
| | | Re: Lugnet stopped updating their database ?
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| (...) Yeah, it's basically the same for us. Though unreleased sets may not be a priority, they do happen. Like when Brad Justus holds up a box at BrickFest... I think Jenn Boger had the Retroliner entered in under a minute. :-) I'd like LUGNET's set (...) (25 years ago, 30-Apr-02, to lugnet.admin.database)
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| | Re: Lugnet stopped updating their database ?
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| We typically do not enter sets into the database until their official release. I see Huw noted a number of those as July 2002 releases. Others are duplicates of existing sets in the db, re-released as promotions that are not widely available. (...) (25 years ago, 30-Apr-02, to lugnet.admin.database)
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