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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)
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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)
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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)
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| | 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)
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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)
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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)
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| | Re: Newsgroup for this (was Re: The Bricktionary project)
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(...) (25 years ago, 8-Jul-99, to lugnet.db.brictionary)
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Hehe, I found you! 8-) /Tore (25 years ago, 9-Jul-99, to lugnet.db.brictionary)
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| | Re: The Lepanadat project (Was: Idea: How starting ... Lego piece naming convention?)
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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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(...) I actually had something to say in reply to Jim's message, but I posted it incorrectly once (defaulted the Newsgroup field), so I canceled and reposted, but didn't paste in the earlier text. Oh, well. Steve (25 years ago, 9-Jul-99, to lugnet.db.brictionary)
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In lugnet.db.brictionary, Sybrand Bonsma writes: <snip> (...) slightly, (...) are (...) How about a Lego piecesaurus or bricksaurus? Just a thought. Maybe not a good one either. -Tom McD. when replying, be sure to tune for the TV special on the (...) (25 years ago, 10-Jul-99, to lugnet.db.brictionary)
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Tom? Tom? Oh *there* you are. Now come here this instant! I'm sorry guys. Sometimes Tom gets out of his yard (.pun) and wanders through the neighboring NGs-- he's harmless really. Come on, Tom: Now! Ever since that nasty business in .qotd a while (...) (25 years ago, 10-Jul-99, to lugnet.db.brictionary)
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(...) Is that your evil twin brother? :-, Cheers, - jsproat (25 years ago, 10-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Well, I don't know what Tom looks like, but if he is devilishly handsome, yes;-) -John (...) (25 years ago, 10-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) business in (...) Dang. I stay away for one whole day and the brown bricks hit the fan! (...) all...please (...) Hey, IMO, why pick a strange acronym when a pun will do better? (...) Yeah, kinda like Capt. Kirk's evil twin: "Where's the (...) (25 years ago, 11-Jul-99, to lugnet.db.brictionary)
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(...) Actually I look like a cross between Dan Akroyd and Peter Brady. So you could say that, yeah.. you could.. -Tom McD. when replying, Faraday's rule #23: spamcake brings trouble. (25 years ago, 11-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | Re: The Lepanadat project (Was: Idea: How starting ... Lego piece naming convention?)
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(...) For the moment I will keep the name Lepanadat, otherwise I have to change to change the name in some files again. Also I think there isn't that much people that visit the site at the moment, so the actual name still isn't important. As soon as (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jul-99, to lugnet.db.brictionary)
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What's this all about? You guys playing hide and seek in here? Adam Steve Bliss <blisses@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message news:3786467b.729193...net.com... (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jul-99, to lugnet.db.brictionary)
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(...) Not to overwhelm kl.net, but if a piece can be indentified in an old manual that has been scanned maybe a DB field could mention that. Doesn't have to be a direct link, but it might be a good common reference point. Mark (25 years ago, 31-Jul-99, to lugnet.admin.database, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.db.inv, lugnet.general, lugnet.admin.general)
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