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Subject: 
 Re: Working the held queue
Newsgroups: 
 lugnet.cad.dat.parts
Date: 
 Sat, 29 Jul 2006 12:52:16 GMT
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In lugnet.cad.dat.parts, Willy Tschager wrote:
> hi folks,
> 
> flicking through he list of held parts at the PT I came across this part:
> 
> http://www.ldraw.org/cgi-bin/ptdetail.cgi?f=parts/3004p09.dat
> 
> cross-checking with peeron http://www.peeron.com/inv/catpic/3004 or Bricklink
> http://www.bricklink.com/catalogList.asp?pg=2&catString=118&catType=P doesn't
> say anything about a pattern. I really would like to see this part ripped from
> the PT (also because the author is on the list of non-CA authors
> http://www.ldraw.org/article/381 and his brick would ultimately be stripped from
> the official library).

I agree - part deleted from Parts Tracker.

> 
> my next candidate:
> 
> http://www.ldraw.org/cgi-bin/ptdetail.cgi?f=parts/3741c01.dat
> 
> my guess is that this file will hang in the PT forever. though I think that
> 3741c01.dat - Plant Flower (Complete Shortcut) is a far better name than
> Flowers.dat - Plant Flowers with Stem Shortcut.

Agreed - I deleted this and moved flowers.dat to 3741c01.dat

> I don't know who started
> substituting the part name with "delete" for files already submitted to the PT
> but no longer needed after a rework but I consider it a smart idea and took it
> over for this:
> 
> http://www.ldraw.org/cgi-bin/ptdetail.cgi?f=parts/s/4773a.dat
> 
> (well mailing the PTadmin won't hurt anyway).
> 
> one of my favorites!


Deleted

> http://www.ldraw.org/cgi-bin/ptdetail.cgi?f=parts/3149c02.dat
> 
> let me know if someone want's me to set up a poll at ldraw.org:
> is part 3149c02.dat "unneccessary" or "neccessary" ROFL


I understand the intent, but think this is just one of those legacy issues we
have to live with. I see how holding a poll would democratic, but standards are
not easily achieved through democracy.

> please report other examples of held parts that can actually be deleted.
> 
> w.

Chris



Message has 1 Reply:
  Re: Working the held queue
 
(...) I agree that perhaps a poll isn't the right way to go, but the part does address a valid problem. While this particular part is a shortcut part, there are other parts in the library that have bad origin/rotation settings that aren't shortcuts. (...) (18 years ago, 29-Jul-06, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)

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  Working the held queue
 
hi folks, flicking through he list of held parts at the PT I came across this part: (URL) with peeron (URL) or Bricklink (URL) doesn't say anything about a pattern. I really would like to see this part ripped from the PT (also because the author is (...) (18 years ago, 26-Jul-06, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)

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