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| (...) I've been working on such a cross reference myself (see also my recent post in lugnet.general) and at this moment I have a simple excel sheet which list all BL, Peeron and LEGO names and the ones I was able to match, are matched. Also I've (...) (20 years ago, 11-Jun-04, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.color, lugnet.lego)
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| (...) Certainly possible. With a simple DB dump, we could supply the Consumer Service with a key to put next to the rest of their reference material on their desks. Jake --- Jake McKee Community Liaison LEGO Community Development (20 years ago, 11-Jun-04, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.color, lugnet.lego)
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| (...) Absolutely. They shouldn't be used in lieu of a more fan-friendly naming system, but it's nice to have them available for reference purposes. (...) Oh, yikes. I'm pretty sure there are some color names that refer to different colors depending (...) (20 years ago, 11-Jun-04, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.color, lugnet.lego)
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| (...) I know what you meant by it, and thats what I meant as well. I think if the sites are truly going to work with each other then they all need an equal say - if not it is more 'including' than 'working with'. And there is a large difference (...) (20 years ago, 11-Jun-04, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.color, lugnet.lego)
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| "Mark P" <mark@landofbricks.com> wrote in message news:Hz45ux.3JA@lugnet.com... (...) "own" (...) from (...) Lego). And (...) chose (...) admin (...) less (...) (speaking (...) problem (...) needs to (...) expected (...) and 2 (...) good (...) I (...) (20 years ago, 10-Jun-04, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.color, lugnet.lego)
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| (...) All I mean by "own" (and the reason I keep using quotes) is that someone/some group is driving the process. And as I, and I believe Steve and Tim mentioned, the point I was making wasn't that anyone is told what to do, but that there is input (...) (20 years ago, 10-Jun-04, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.color, lugnet.lego, FTX)
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| (...) This does apply to colors, albeit indirectly. A cross-reference would allow different sites/DBs to maintain different color names if they wished, and still translate between parts and colors. (...) Gaining cooperation for a cross-reference (...) (20 years ago, 10-Jun-04, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.color, lugnet.lego)
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| (...) I'd suggest that we keep the LEGO names in the database, as another naming scheme. That way, when we want to look up the LEGO name for a color, just look it up in the database. Better yet, when an AFOL calls LEGO and refers to OUR name for (...) (20 years ago, 10-Jun-04, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.color, lugnet.lego)
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| (...) Because unless TLC wholy converts over to using the same names that we do, it'd be nice to know what they're talking about when they start using a name that we don't. Also, it's nice to know what to ask for when you need to order a replacement (...) (20 years ago, 10-Jun-04, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.color, lugnet.lego, FTX)
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| (...) While this has absolutly nothing to do with color names, it is a good idea that Steve and I have been kicking around for a couple of years now. I know Richard from BrikTrak has already built some translation tables between Peerl/LDraw and BL. (...) (20 years ago, 10-Jun-04, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.color, lugnet.lego)
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