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Re: New game: Orphan part of the week
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lugnet.cad.dat.parts
Date: 
Wed, 15 Dec 2004 18:24:20 GMT
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In lugnet.cad.dat.parts, Willy Tschager wrote:
> dear authors,
> 
> I thought al lot about hold voted parts an orphans over the last couple of
> weeks. getting a hold vote at the PT to me is almost a slap in the face
> therefore I try to fix my parts as soon as I can. at the same time I'm also
> aware that the "PT experience" can be quite frustrating with people abandon
> their parts down the way. currently we have 264 held files. many of them with
> an
> uncertain future. at RANDOM I've chosen:
> 
> http://www.ldraw.org/cgi-bin/ptdetail.cgi?f=parts/6246f.dat
> 
> will it end as a beggar at the northeast corner of fifth avenue and 42nd
> street?
> slip into a criminal career and deal with custom parts or megablock replicas?
> it’s x-mas time! lets make a community effort and find a new home for this poor
> orphan -  well, first of all, shall we consider it an orphan?
> 
> w.

If we have not done so already, I would say we make a 'ophaned parts clause' and
display it on the parts tracker pages.

I would say if there has been no author or last change author changes or notes
for some period of time, the part would be considered orphaned.
3 or 6 months?

There are a few(maybe several) parts that I have posted what need some
attention. I simply do not have time to devote to them right now. If someone
wants to pick them up and run, go for it, please leave a note saying you are
doing so.
Emails are nice. I usually reply in a few days.

Paul
(I will still try to keep the primitive generator fixes comming as needed.)



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  Re: New game: Orphan part of the week
 
(...) Yes, I think that sounds like a good idea. The Contributor Agreement we are putting in place addresses taking over orphans inasmuch as authors agree that LDraw.org has: " - The right to create derivative works of the Work" That covers it I (...) (22 years ago, 15-Dec-04, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)

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  New game: Orphan part of the week
 
dear authors, I thought al lot about hold voted parts an orphans over the last couple of weeks. getting a hold vote at the PT to me is almost a slap in the face therefore I try to fix my parts as soon as I can. at the same time I'm also aware that (...) (22 years ago, 14-Dec-04, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)

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