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Re: Lugnet stopped updating their database ?
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lugnet.admin.database
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Wed, 1 May 2002 13:09:13 GMT
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Dear all,
I would like to thank you all for your reactions.
I agree upon the fact that Lugnet has a long term database which is correct.
We use lugnet to maintain our database, and do this with lots of pleasure.
> BTW, I haven't seen those particular Racer sets in stores. A couple of them
> look pretty cool. It's funny, as much as I *hated* the first wave of Racer
> sets, the 4585 Nitro Pulverizer is, quite possibly, my fav set I got at
> Holiday time. I absolutely adore it!
This shows that Lugnet is an USA database. These racers are here, in the
Netherlands in the stores for 3 months (jan. release). The info is available
at shop at home.
If you want I can send you the pictures of the REAL boxes and sets.
Sincerely,
Vincent Demmink
Rolf Weekhout
In lugnet.admin.database, Suzanne D. Rich writes:
> In lugnet.admin.database, Huw Millington writes:
> >
> > "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.
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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 db to be seen primarily as a long-term reliable
> record. Sometimes there are changes in a set, just prior to its release.
> Behind the scenes, we'll hear of a new set, then ask each other, "How sure
> are we about that?" and anything questionable doesn't get entered.
>
> Unfortunately, I broke my own rule last night by entering data from your
> site without confirming it elsewhere first. And as you see, 4 of the sets'
> data from last night changed today. That's the kind of thing I like to avoid.
>
> > > 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.
>
> ok, fixed here too.
>
> > > 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...
>
> :-) as indeed you do.
>
> I'll admit, I made the above statement as somewhat of a defensive reaction,
> wanting to put the original comment into perspective for the layperson, or
> someone who didn't search your site to find out what those sets were. I
> didn't mean to imply that we don't care about such sets.
>
> Completeness of the LUGNET db within a reasonable amount of time is very
> important to us, most obviously for our members sake, as they use it to
> update their set lists.
>
> > 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.
>
> cool. thanks!
>
>
> BTW, I haven't seen those particular Racer sets in stores. A couple of them
> look pretty cool. It's funny, as much as I *hated* the first wave of Racer
> sets, the 4585 Nitro Pulverizer is, quite possibly, my fav set I got at
> Holiday time. I absolutely adore it!
>
>
> -Suz
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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 (...) (23 years ago, 30-Apr-02, to lugnet.admin.database)
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