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Re: Changes to Brickshelf?
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lugnet.general
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Mon, 24 Nov 2003 22:06:15 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Kevin Loch wrote:
> In lugnet.general, Leonard Hoffman wrote:
> > I've noticed some changes at BrickShelf recently - namely how searches are done.
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> > Specifically, the 'search by lastname' function has been replaced by 'search by
> > username.'
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> First and last names are not collected or displayed due to privacy concerns.
> Also, in the unlikely event that someone under 13 uses the site we want
> t o comply with US privacy laws. There is nothing to stop a use from uploading
> a text file with their personal information or including their real name in a
> folder description for easier searching. There is also nothing to stop someone
> form including elements of their real name in their username.
All good and reasonable.
But you didn't answer the (implied) question... Is this a change or are many of
us misremembering? I *seem* to remember being able to put "pien" into the entry
field displayed when you clicked on "search members" from here:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/search.cgi
and find myself.
Now I no longer can.
It is POSSIBLE I'm misremembering and Lenny is too, so hence my question.
++Lar
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| No it's definitely a change. I used to search for people always by name and now I can't. I can't even tell who's stuff I'm looking at in the recent folders. It's really tough to connect people to thier username too. The whole thing is sort of (...) (21 years ago, 24-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) First and last names are not collected or displayed due to privacy concerns. Also, in the unlikely event that someone under 13 uses the site we want t o comply with US privacy laws. There is nothing to stop a use from uploading a text file (...) (21 years ago, 24-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
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