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Re: Defining the "term" BI
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lugnet.inst, lugnet.cad
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Sat, 13 Sep 2003 20:58:48 GMT
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BBI came out in my mind becuase I wanted a narrow term for “polished BII in
a layout”. BBI and BII are both subsets of BIs. I chose BBI to get the
acroynms all with the letters “B” and “I”. BBI could also be called
“Background Building Instructions”. =)
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I would suggest that trying to make acronyms for the same project all similar
(using ‘B’ as you noted above) will actually lead to confusion. Quick
example... try reading your paragraph above out loud. I think you’ll find
it’s a mouthful. :)
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You are right.. Thanks for this. Perhaps another set of words for BBI would be
best? I like your “step images” word.
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BIs can be more than just want (we) the lego community use to show our stuff
on the web. While nobody has done it yet, they could have used video ortext
only instructions.
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Do you mean animated versions of building instructions?
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Yes I mean animated version of BIs. I know TCL has done this with some of its
technic products via a CD-ROM. I was also thing of .avi or .mpg home-made
movies showing how a model it built.
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And how would text-only instructions work?
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Simple.
Step 1. Take one 1x4 plate
Step 2. Place a 1x1 brick on the 1x4 plate at bla,bla,bla...
This of course IS NOT that way to go with BIs! But it can be done. I just
don’t think in this day and age that Text BIs are a good idea. =)
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Don’t forget a spell checker for your articles. ;)
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Off course, that is why they get edited by someone else. =)
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Anyone else got feedback?
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I hope it doesn’t sound like I’m trying to rip apart your ideas, as that’s
not my intention. I’m just trying to suggest some alternative routes to
explore, before you commit yourself to certain decisions. If you’re going to
take the time to think through these things logically (and I completely
believe we should) then why not make sure it’s 100% solid before continuing?
All the best,
Allan B.
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No problem, Allan. That is why I posted to LUGNET. I wanted others ideas and
both good and bad comments I want to read. If I did not, I would have done my
article and submitted it to the BI portal for posting without ever having a
discussion about the terms. =)
-AHui
A&M LWorks
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| (...) I think there might still be some confusion (at least from where I sit) about the distinction between what you are calling BBI's and a complete set of "Building Instructions". I'm still hoping you can point us to a couple of graphical examples (...) (21 years ago, 13-Sep-03, to lugnet.inst, lugnet.cad, FTX)
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| (...) I would suggest that trying to make acronyms for the same project all similar (using 'B' as you noted above) will actually lead to confusion. Quick example... try reading your paragraph above out loud. I think you'll find it's a mouthful. :) (...) (21 years ago, 13-Sep-03, to lugnet.inst, lugnet.cad, FTX)
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