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Re: Proposal: New Parts Category for round parts
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Date: 
Thu, 10 Jan 2002 08:30:29 GMT
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"Joshua Delahunty" <dulcaoin@cse.ucsc.edu> writes:

Personally (and I'm apparently in the minority here), I want my
part names to work for me intuitively, and if I have to shift
mindsets "Hmm, let's see, I think this is something they'd call
Technic, so let me start there" rather than go with with it was
initially (I'm speaking more of the steering link than anything
else), it's a lot easier to remember where in the list it might be.


Admittedly, it's a bit early in the morning over here, but I can't
understand wether you mean that you want the parts to be categorized
after the the type of part, or in what kind of set it appears the
first time!  *boggle*


What about the Technic Ski Pole, for example?  It was originally
introduced along with the Technic figure ski element in the mid 80's
Technic arctic sets.  It has a technic connector pin on one end, but
apart from that it has very few traces of technic on it.  And nowadays
it is used mostly as a decorative item in Model Team sets.  Should it
be in the Technic category, or should it be in the Bar category?


It was in Blue in 1995 in a Freestyle set, at least...


It appeared that early in a Freestyle set?!  Wow, at least it
demonstrates that my knowledge about Freestyle is limited.


Fredrik



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  Re: Proposal: New Parts Category for round parts
 
(...) I'd like them to be categorized as the part is used, for the most part, rather than with a hyper-technical over-engineered approach. The steering rod is (to me, personally), a steering rod before it's a technic axle with ball sockets. When I (...) (23 years ago, 10-Jan-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)

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  Re: Proposal: New Parts Category for round parts
 
(...) I like it too, though I think "Towball socket" is a too-long way to say "ball socket". (...) How to determine if it's TRULY a Technic item though? Personally (and I'm apparently in the minority here), I want my part names to work for me (...) (23 years ago, 10-Jan-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)

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