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Re: new category??? "MiniBot"
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Date: 
Wed, 5 Jun 2002 16:31:05 GMT
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In lugnet.cad.dat.parts, Franklin W. Cain wrote:

Steve,

Have you approved "MiniBot" as a new CATEGORY (for the Battle Droid pieces)?

No, I haven't.  I don't think that would be a very desireable category
name.

http://www.ldraw.org/cgi-bin/ptdetail.cgi?f=parts/30375.dat
http://www.ldraw.org/cgi-bin/ptdetail.cgi?f=parts/30376.dat
http://www.ldraw.org/cgi-bin/ptdetail.cgi?f=parts/30377.dat
http://www.ldraw.org/cgi-bin/ptdetail.cgi?f=parts/30378.dat

Hmm.  These parts *should* be under a Minifig category, but not
necessarily the general Minifig category.  Then again, two of these
parts are used for the LOM Martians, along with a couple of other
related parts -- so these qualify as "figure" pieces, not just "robot"
pieces.  So maybe they should be in the general Minifig category.

Plus, we've already got the astromech leg:
30362.DAT     Minifig Robot Leg

So how about these names:
30375.DAT     Minifig Robot Torso
  (this piece has no clips, but should it still have a 'Clip-on' tag?)
30376.DAT     Minifig Robot Legs Clip-on
30377.DAT     Minifig Robot Arm Clip-on
30378.DAT     Minifig Robot Head SW Battle Droid
  (this is a very specific mold, so the 'Battle Droid' tag is alright)

Later on, if we got enough 'Minifig Robot' parts, it could be spawned
off into an official (sub)category.  But then we'd be back to the
problem of the LOM Martians using the 'robot' parts. :\

Steve



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  Re: new category??? "MiniBot"
 
(...) Ack! I never liked that name. I always think, "What _kind_ of robot? Battle Droid? Astromech? Protocol? (etc.)"... Also, the "Minifig" Category, in my opinion, should be just for minifig-compatible stuff, i.e., _parts_ of a minifig (in other (...) (22 years ago, 5-Jun-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)

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Steve, Have you approved "MiniBot" as a new CATEGORY (for the Battle Droid pieces)? (URL) (22 years ago, 4-Jun-02, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dat.parts)

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