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Re: A Technic set DB outline
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Wed, 2 Dec 1998 09:02:05 GMT
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Todd Lehman wrote:
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> Joshua Delahunty <dulcaoin@alumni.cse.ucsc.edu> writes:
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> > In case accuracy WRT TLG is important here, the actual hierarchy looks
> > like the following (I may never forgive Todd for his invention of the
> > term "subtheme" :-P)
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> Eh, whenever did I invent that term? And what have I done to popularize it?
> The weird term I made up for the FLG was "series." I don't like subtheme
> either, unless there is also the concept of supertheme -- as in subcategory
> and supercategory. But I'm not well-versed in taxonomic terms.
'Subtheme' was a term you suggested back in the days when Fibblesnork
was more of a living entity, and you suggested that some terminology be
laid out. It's the one that took off after that discussion. I don't
think it was so much a case of "I like 'subtheme,' let's go with it;"
more of a "hey, I've been thinking about this, and what should we call
items that are within Town, or Space themes? I thought about
'subtheme', but I'm open to futher suggestions." It took off from
there.
You ended up using "series," which I assumed you were using because as
part of the discussion that ensued from your initial query, I mentioned
at the time that TLG used "series" as a catch-all, and so you went with
that. It's quite "correct," so I wouldn't call it weird in the least.
Then there were 3-4 more times that I wrote you about your common usage
of "sub-theme" in the group, after which you finally relented and
consciously made the change.
Of course, my memory could EASILY be off on this. I think that if we
really want to see the change, then you should change the tag on the
reference pages from "Theme:" to "Product Line / Theme:".
-- joshua
> > Product Programme
> > +- Product Line
> > +- Product Theme
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> > "Race" is a theme in the "Town System" Product Line which is part of
> > the "LEGO System" Product Programme (other PP's are DUPLO and
> > TECHNIC). Product lines and themes can be variously referred to as
> > "line" (no product in front) or "series".
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> > The hierarchy comes from TLG documentation that was put out late-80s
> > early-90s, which very specifically spelled out the entire product
> > offering at that time. Lately, there has been further and further
> > blurring of the idea of Product Line versus Theme, so this may no
> > longer apply, but please note that "subtheme" has never been, strickly
> > speaking, correct.
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> Roit!
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> --Todd
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| (...) I dunno. This comment looks like it took place sometime around Sept. '95, and Deja News finds references to "sub-theme" and "subtheme" as far back as April '95 -- and Deja News doesn't go back much further than that. So I don't think Todd's to (...) (28 years ago, 2-Dec-98, to lugnet.admin.database)
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| (...) Eh, whenever did I invent that term? And what have I done to popularize it? The weird term I made up for the FLG was "series." I don't like subtheme either, unless there is also the concept of supertheme -- as in subcategory and supercategory. (...) (28 years ago, 1-Dec-98, to lugnet.admin.database)
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