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Re: Changes to Brickshelf?
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lugnet.general
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Wed, 26 Nov 2003 08:51:50 GMT
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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 Specifically, the 'search by lastname' function has been replaced by 'search by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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> Why does this bother me? Well, because I know people by their NAMES not their
> usernames. When I want to look through Phil Painter's stuff - well, I have to
> find his username first.
I find it very boring and frustrating, I don't know exact the member username
and sometimes 2 usernames are very similar...
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> My main question is: Why was this implemented? Because if it is for a good
> reason, I'll understand.
International Privacy laws
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> Secondly, is there a way that changes like this could be announced or explained?
> Sometimes it feels like the administration of BrickShelf doesn't try to
> communicate with the users. It gets frustrating.
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> Lastly, what's up with the poll question? Is it meant as a joke? If it is
> serious, is this really an attempt to find out how many Lego Fans have diabetes?
> It seems like such a strange place to put such a question.
You have to ask it to the webmaster. (If you can contact it!)
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> -Lenny
If everybody would upload a file and this file (picture or text) has as TITLE,
their own NAME, everybody could search another member simply using the "search"
option of Brickshelf (and no longer the "search another user")!
Luca
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| Luca Giannitti wrote in message ... (...) TITLE, (...) "search" (...) There are three fields to fill in when you create a new folder: Name, Description and Keywords. After multiple error messages (getting more irritated every time because the (...) (21 years ago, 26-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
| | | Re: Changes to Brickshelf?
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| (...) Which law exactly? I'm curious why simply displaying a person's real name is somehow illegal, especially considering that Lugnet {insists} on members using their real names. I'm also curious as to how Kevin's suggested solution is any less a (...) (21 years ago, 26-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
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| I've noticed some changes at BrickShelf recently - namely how searches are done. Specifically, the 'search by lastname' function has been replaced by 'search by username.' Why does this bother me? Well, because I know people by their NAMES not their (...) (21 years ago, 21-Nov-03, to lugnet.general) !
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