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Subject:	Re: Idea: How starting to work for a unique Lego piece naming convention?
Newsgroups:	lugnet.admin.database, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.db.inv, lugnet.general
Date:	Tue, 6 Jul 1999 14:00:47 GMT
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Sybrand Bonsma <bonsma@phys.chem.ethz.ch> wrote in message news:FEG10M.DFB@lugnet.com... > In lugnet.admin.database, Selçuk Göre writes: > > Actually subject line says all. How about making a move about it? Many > > efforts ongoing around the community requires this. The first examples that > > come to mind are piece auctions, set inventory database and Lego CAD > > studies. We have already several half-agreed standards, like Ldraw lib and > > Auczilla names, but isn't there a real and (starting to be) urgent need for > > a universal naming convention? > > > > What 's your opinions? > > I think this is a good idea. If such database is hosted on Lugnet, or a • clear > link to another place everybody can use the same names when they want to > auction/buy/sell/trade pieces. If there are pictures shown of the pieces it > would even be better. > I know there is a database of the pieces in LDraw together with pictures, • maybe > this could be used for this purpose also. > > Personal opinions: start with comparing the nomenclature that is used in • LDraw, > Auczilla and the set inventories here on LUGNET. When pieces are named > identical in all three systems this should be adapted, otherwise there • should > be a voting. The problem is that there are different needs for different applications using piece names. LDraw piece categories and sorting are based on the name, which is why we have some rather tortured names--which wouldn't serve very well for auctions, etc. At the same time, if there were voting on standard names, and LDraw names lost, does that mean LDraw names would be changed? The result to our categories and sorting could be very bad. Perhaps, though, separate LDraw and auction names could be chosen which are obvious derivatives of each other. -John Van

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		Re: Idea: How starting to work for a unique Lego piece naming convention?
(...) My feeling is that it would be good to have a standard set of names for auctions and inventories. It would be nice if LDraw could use these names also, but sounds like there is good reason for it to use a different set of names. Two sets of (...) (25 years ago, 6-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?
(...) To start with the second point you mention: I don't think anyone should be obliged to used the `standard' nomenclature. As you say, for different applications the best name to use can vary for a piece. Even, if one wants to call a 1x1 brick a (...) (25 years ago, 6-Jul-99, to lugnet.admin.database, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.db.inv, lugnet.general)

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		Re: Idea: How starting to work for a unique Lego piece naming convention?
(...) I think this is a good idea. If such database is hosted on Lugnet, or a clear link to another place everybody can use the same names when they want to auction/buy/sell/trade pieces. If there are pictures shown of the pieces it would even be (...) (25 years ago, 6-Jul-99, to lugnet.admin.database, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.db.inv, lugnet.general)

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