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Subject:	Re: A big day for the Building Instructions Portal
Newsgroups:	lugnet.inst, lugnet.general
Date:	Tue, 4 Mar 2003 18:17:30 GMT
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In lugnet.inst, Jason J. Railton writes: > Jake - this is great news, but can I suggest something that may up it even more? > > I think to casual viewers, it's not always obvious that there are > sub-categories. The list on the right-hand-side isn't particularly > prominent, particularly if your browser isn't full-screen. This seems to be > borne out by the huge numbers of hits for models in the core categories, > compared to those in sub-categories. > > I have a couple of ideas - << Major great ideas snip-o-rama >> Jason, great point, and thanks for the suggestions. I will try to figure out a good way to get this changed up. You are probably right, the nav might be a bit hidden. So on this front, what else would you (and everyone) like to see? It's been a while since I have made any updates or modifications. What is the B.I. Portal missing? What could it do better? Lay it on me! Jake --- Jake McKee LEGO Enthusiast Webmaster - B.I. Portal http://www.bricksonthebrain.com/instructions

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		Re: A big day for the Building Instructions Portal
(...) you asked, so here it goes :) there seem to be a lot of instructions mis-categorized, like lots of vehicles directly under town, instead of being in the vehicle sub-category. i realize that this is a big job, so here's the idea -- how about (...) (22 years ago, 4-Mar-03, to lugnet.inst, lugnet.general)

		Re: A big day for the Building Instructions Portal
(...) Hi Jake, I don't know how hard this would be, but how about a searchable flag or label for instructions that are alternate models from another set or set(s)? This would be good for folks who are looking to see what neat models they can build (...) (22 years ago, 4-Mar-03, to lugnet.inst, lugnet.general)

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		Re: A big day for the Building Instructions Portal
(...) Jake - this is great news, but can I suggest something that may up it even more? I think to casual viewers, it's not always obvious that there are sub-categories. The list on the right-hand-side isn't particularly prominent, particularly if (...) (22 years ago, 4-Mar-03, to lugnet.inst)

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