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Re: Black Roof Bricks and Green Bricks
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lugnet.general
Date: 
Sat, 2 Jan 1999 06:59:36 GMT
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Also sprach Larry Pieniazek:
: TLG needs to start over with a 5 digit scheme and give a little thought
: to categorization. IMNSHO.

I've heard that the 5-digit scheme is coming.  I agree that the
numbering scheme is in need of some work.  Certainly there is precedent
for it, since the 3-digit scheme was completely scrapped in 1980 and the
4-digit scheme bore no resemblance to previous numbering conventions.

However, I wouldn't count on it, since a coherent numbering system
probably matters to us more than it does to TLG.

/ _ _ / _ _     "A great many people think they are thinking when they
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  Re: Black Roof Bricks and Green Bricks
 
(...) Not in my case, the European numbering scheme was very similar. For example: Space was in the 800 and 900's and so turned into 6800's and 6900's. Town was in the 300's = 6300's They were the only themes to really use the 3-digit system, I know (...) (26 years ago, 3-Jan-99, to lugnet.general)

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  Re: Black Roof Bricks and Green Bricks
 
(...) So renumber those. TLG needs to start over with a 5 digit scheme and give a little thought to categorization. IMNSHO. (26 years ago, 2-Jan-99, to lugnet.general)

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