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Re: Help: Re: review: LEGO '99
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Date: 
Wed, 15 Dec 1999 09:27:01 GMT
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David Schilling:

If some special syntax is used, then it has to be
something really simple, otherwise people won't do it.

Correct.

Using either #8880 or <8880> as a way of indicating set
numbers would be okay, but anything more and people won't
remember it, or won't bother typing it often enough.

The first one is slightly too general. People do refer to
part #3001 quite often (but it is mostly other parts that
are referenced by number).

Also, any of these conventions means that older posts
won't have the set numbers work as links.

Seriously. Lugnet has only existed for a year (or is it
two?). Within a year, it will only be a minor portion of the
articles, where this is a problem.

What proportion of four digit numbers are actual sets?

About 10%?

If a four digit number is found which IS a set, then I
don't think it would hurt to display it as a link.  If
it's not a set, then don't make it a link.

What if is is both a part and a set number?

With the set indication methods, (# or <>'s, for example)
what should happen if there is no such set?

Nothing.

I like the "<set:ID>" better. It can also be extended with
"<part:ID>" for referring to parts.

Play well,

Jacob

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Message has 3 Replies:
  Re: Help: Re: review: LEGO '99
 
(...) And it does mimic the schema for URLs. ( <URL:(URL) ) (25 years ago, 15-Dec-99, to lugnet.admin.general)
  Re: Help: Re: review: LEGO '99
 
(...) I agree. The fact that the functionality might not be retroactive for old posts is not a problem. (...) True. Or, the suggested LS#xxxx nomenclature could be modified to handle parts lookups -- LP#yyyy would produce a hyperlink to LEGO part (...) (25 years ago, 15-Dec-99, to lugnet.admin.general)
  Set Links (was Re: Help: Re: review: LEGO '99)
 
(...) URLs that point to non-existant sites are still displayed as links, though. If a number is indicated by someone to be a set number using whatever syntax, but there is no such set (or at least not yet) I think that it should still be a link. (...) (25 years ago, 19-Dec-99, to lugnet.admin.general)

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  Re: Help: Re: review: LEGO '99
 
(...) If some special syntax is used, then it has to be something really simple, otherwise people won't do it. Using either #8880 or <8880> as a way of indicating set numbers would be okay, but anything more and people won't remember it, or won't (...) (25 years ago, 15-Dec-99, to lugnet.admin.general)

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