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Naming of pieces
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Tue, 10 Jul 2001 22:30:39 GMT
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I'm not sure if this is the right place to bring this up, but...
I've noticed that a lot of pieces have been given names which do not
allow for the full range of use of the elements. Looking at the
inventory of the Sopwith Camel, I found several good exmaples of this:
* The 2625 "Boat Bow Plate 6x7" can be used just as easily on a spaceship or
airplane. How about "Plate 6x7 without Corners"? Or "Wing 6x7"?
* The 4070 "Brick 1x1 with Headlight" can be used for a lot of things
besides headlights - how about "Brick 1x1 with Stud on Side"?
* The 2877 "Brick 1x2 with Grille" - how about "Brick 1x2 with
Corrugated Sides"?
* The 2880 "Hinge Train Cantenary[sic] Holder" is not only misspelled
(should be "Catenary"), but overly specific. I don't have a
suggestion for renaming this one, though...
* The 4740, 3960, etc. "Space Radar Dishes" - how about something
generic like "Parabolic Dishes"?
* The 32124 "Technic Rotor 2 Blade with 4 Studs" - Not necessarily a
rotor. How about "Technic Plate 1x5 with Axle Hole and Rounded Ends"?
* The 32293 "Technic Steering Link 9L" isn't necessarily for
steering. "Technic Link 9L" is the best I can come up with.
* The 2741 "Technic Supercar Steering Wheel" isn't just on the Super
Car. How about "Technic Steering Wheel with T-Shaped Center"?
* The 4349 "Town Loudhailer" is also a space gun, or measuring
instrument, or rocket engine, etc. - how about "Minifg Accessory
with 1x1 Cone" or "Brick 1x1x2 Round with Handle"?
Are the pieces named by the Peeron folks, or by TLC, or by individuals
submitting inventories, or what? Is there any review process for the
names?
I want to add though, that I do appreciate all the hard work people
have gone through to provide this information. I would contribute
myself, but I rarely buy new, uninventoried sets. It's a very useful
service and I don't want to belittle the work that went into it. I
just think it would be good to try to use more generic names.
--Bill.
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William R Ward bill@wards.net http://www.wards.net/~bill/
(formerly known as hermit@bayview.com)
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Message has 2 Replies:
 | | Re: Naming of pieces
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| (...) How about just "technic steering wheel large" with the other one becoming "technic steering wheel small"? (23 years ago, 11-Jul-01, to lugnet.db.inv)
| | | Re: Naming of pieces
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| My thoughts on part naming: A lot of LDRAW names seem like first attempts that have since been improved on by others elsewhere (Auczilla for example.) I've thought hard about many odd part names and I agree it's not easy to make a good name. A good (...) (23 years ago, 11-Jul-01, to lugnet.db.inv)
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