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Re: Part Fix 3959 Space Gun
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lugnet.cad.dat.parts
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Thu, 3 Jul 2003 03:45:52 GMT
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In lugnet.cad.dat.parts, Larry Pieniazek wrote:
> I want to reopen this discussion for two reasons.
I'd really rather not.
> 1) We are having a "discussion" on parts tracker about this part. That's the
> wrong way to do things, in my view.
Definitely agree with you there.
> I placed a hold, the current author responded with counter arguments and we now
> have at least 4 "reviews" that are really discussion. This despite a suggestion
> that it needs to be taken to LUGNET to discuss it.
Argh. This has got to stop. Please, people! The Parts Tracker is not
a discussion blog. Don't use it for conversations!
> 2) "Minifig" - I was lead to believe that we were trying to deemphasise the use
> of "minifig" in part names that are not clearly minifig centric.
I'm not sure where that idea came from.
> Unlike, say, a
> screwdriver, or a hat, or a pair of goggles (all of which I have SEEN used in
> non minifig ways but which most people would agree are clearly minifig centric)
> this part has many many uses, the majority of which are not as a minifig
> utensil, that is, a thing that a minifig holds.
I agree with your point here, but this is ground we covered before.
You can make the same argument about the loudhailer/megaphone/bullhorn.
> Therefore I do not agree that minifig should be in the name.
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> 3) "Torch" - Torch is only one of the possible uses of this part. Further, when
> used as a torch (in the US usage, not the UK flashlight usage) it is vanishingly
> rare that there is a minifig holding it! Most of the time when used as a torch
> or wall sconce, it's plugged into a wall. So "minifig torch" doesn't make
> sense.
It's "Torch" in the UK sense.
> I feel the proper name is one that is shape based. This part is, primarily, a
> rod system part with accessories/protuberances. So it should be named that way,
> in my opinion.
Feel free to suggest keywords, but I feel the name should stay as
"Minifig Torch", and the CATEGORY should remain as Minifig Accessory.
Once we have member polls running on ldraw.org, this type of point would
be something I'd like to see put up for poll. Not to select a specific
name, but to get a feel for what people would like in general.
Steve
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| (...) You have to think to the non native english speaking people. So words have mostly both meanings. The UK and the US one. (...) A lot of parts wouldn't be find in the library if the names has such a name. CU Bernd (21 years ago, 3-Jul-03, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Part Fix 3959 Space Gun
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| (...) I want to reopen this discussion for two reasons. 1) We are having a "discussion" on parts tracker about this part. That's the wrong way to do things, in my view. I placed a hold, the current author responded with counter arguments and we now (...) (21 years ago, 2-Jul-03, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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