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Re: Working the held queue
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lugnet.cad.dat.parts
Date: 
Sun, 30 Jul 2006 15:16:08 GMT
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In lugnet.cad.dat.parts, Travis Cobbs wrote:
> In lugnet.cad.dat.parts, Chris Dee wrote:
> > In lugnet.cad.dat.parts, Willy Tschager wrote:
> > > 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.
> 
> I agree that perhaps a poll isn't the right way to go,

guys, I was kidding!!!


> 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.  Obviously we can't change the existing parts, but perhaps we should
> come up with an official naming/meta tag convention for "user-friendly" versions
> of existing official parts, and allow these to be submitted for any part.
> 
> While you are correct that standards aren't easily achieved through democracy,
> that is the type of thing that the LDraw Standards Committee is supposed to take
> care of, isn't it?  (That's my understanding, at least.  Since I'm one of the
> new members of the committee, please set me straight if I'm wrong about this.)
> 
> --Travis

no need. IMHO you're absolutely right on this. please take it to the LSC once
the new mailing list is up and running.

w.



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  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. (...) (20 years ago, 29-Jul-06, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)

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