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Re: Naming of parts
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lugnet.cad.dat.parts
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Tue, 3 Feb 2004 20:23:15 GMT
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In lugnet.cad.dat.parts, Jaco van der Molen wrote:
> "Niels Karsdorp" <nkp.nkp@hetnet.nl> schreef in bericht
> news:HsIEAw.1sur@lugnet.com...
> > I think more parts need to be renamed.
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> > SNIP<
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> > I think it would be nice to have some sort of specified naming convention for
> > such parts, so new parts will be named the same way.
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> I totally agree with Niels here (again :-)
> There should be a better way for naming parts.
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> Jaco
I agree that some parts still need renaming. Those you mention are good
candidates for an overhaul. We do rely on them getting reviewed quickly on the
Parts Tracker. When a part is submitted to the PT for a name change it should
not be necessary to correct all its other flaws (eg. lack of BFC compliance) for
it to be certified. Would it be acceptable to bypass the three-vote
certification for "name change only" entries? I dont feel we should be using the
PT to discuss part naming.
As for devising a completely future-proof naming convention - that is to my mind
an unachievable dream. If you describe a part in so much detail that it will
continue to be unique whatever similar parts get issued in the future, the name
will contain too much obsolete "noise" to be useful. I believe that the names
should be as terse as needed to separate them from other parts in the official
library. That means that by necessity names will change over time. That is a
fact of life as long as the diversity of parts continues to grow. This problem
has strong analogies in biological nomenclature, where reclassification also
happens, as our understanding grows.
I'd be happy to see someone coordinate the part naming across the various
databases and applications - peeron, BrickLink, LDraw, etc., and don't see this
necessarily as the LDraw parts admin job. But it is a thankless task as there
are often unreconcilable differences in opinion. Experience has shown that an
email or newsgroup based mechanism is not a good forum for reaching agreement on
such issues, as they go on unchecked with no finalisation. Ultimately if we are
to continue to grow the library someone needs to have the final say, and with
the current process this is Steve Bliss or I at the point of the Parts Update.
Alternative, workable, suggestions are welcome.
Chris
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| "Niels Karsdorp" <nkp.nkp@hetnet.nl> schreef in bericht news:HsIEAw.1sur@lugnet.com... (...) for (...) I totally agree with Niels here (again :-) There should be a better way for naming parts. Jaco (21 years ago, 3-Feb-04, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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