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Re: The Lepanadat project (Was: Idea: How starting ... Lego piece naming convention?)
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Sat, 10 Jul 1999 03:06:58 GMT
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In lugnet.db.brictionary, Sybrand Bonsma writes:
<snip>
> Yes, there was a misunderstanding. I thought that you mentioned the name for
> this project, which you appearently did not. My goal has been changed • slightly,
> from a name database to a searchable database with the different names that • are
> used for parts, pictures of the parts and in which sets the parts appear. (You
> could say something similar to the current set inventory of Tim Vattima, but
> with pictures of parts and easier searchable). The parts name database is just
> a first step to this searchable database and the best place to have this
> database is of course on LUGNET. At the moment I work on another server,
> because I don't have access to put things on the LUGNET server and I can try
> some things first with searchable databases.
> For now I will rename the project, so the name 'bricktionary' can be used by
> you later. The new name I come up with (Hope this one isn't occupied yet) is:
> Lepanadat (LEgo PArts NAmes DAtabase)
> The website has chnaged accordingly to:
> http://members.tripod.com/~Sybrand_Bonsma/lepanadat/lepanadat.html
> The old address will however still be valid for some time, for people who read
> the previous posts first.
> I think the name of the discussion group shouldn't be changed as those
> discussions will be used for the real Brictionary and also for Lepanadat.
> 
> 
> Hope this is better,

How about a Lego piecesaurus or bricksaurus?

Just a thought. Maybe not a good one either.

-Tom McD.
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  Re: The Lepanadat project (Was: Idea: How starting ... Lego piece naming convention?)
 
Tom? Tom? Oh *there* you are. Now come here this instant! I'm sorry guys. Sometimes Tom gets out of his yard (.pun) and wanders through the neighboring NGs-- he's harmless really. Come on, Tom: Now! Ever since that nasty business in .qotd a while (...) (27 years ago, 10-Jul-99, to lugnet.db.brictionary)
  Re: The Lepanadat project (Was: Idea: How starting ... Lego piece naming convention?)
 
(...) For the moment I will keep the name Lepanadat, otherwise I have to change to change the name in some files again. Also I think there isn't that much people that visit the site at the moment, so the actual name still isn't important. As soon as (...) (27 years ago, 15-Jul-99, to lugnet.db.brictionary)

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  Re: The Lepanadat project (Was: Idea: How starting ... Lego piece naming convention?)
 
(...) Yes, there was a misunderstanding. I thought that you mentioned the name for this project, which you appearently did not. My goal has been changed slightly, from a name database to a searchable database with the different names that are used (...) (27 years ago, 9-Jul-99, to lugnet.admin.database, lugnet.db.brictionary)

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