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Re: LEGOFan.net - central community run hub for all areas of the LEGO community.
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Date: 
Thu, 12 Feb 2004 17:08:45 GMT
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"Jindroush" <jindroush@nospam.seznam.nospam.cz> wrote in message
news:402B9401.52E66448@nospam.seznam.nospam.cz...

> Yeah, but if we have _defined_ environment (I mean there is _finite_
> number of all LEGO sets out there), the final result _must_ be same. So
> I don't see the need for competition. Of course, there may be
> differences in 'value added', better pictures, more fields, different
> presentation, but the core data _is_ same by the definition.

OK, agreed.

> The _cooperation_ is the thing LEGOFan.net (or WorldLUG) talks about,

Having re-read the original post, that's how I understand it now too. I
don't think there's any intention to replace anything or any site, just make
them work better together and accessible from one place, which I'm all for.

> methinks. There would be no need for you to 'throw in the towel'. You'd
> just continue in your (BTW very good) work, but just share it with the
> others.

I already provide a webservice:
http://www.brickset.com/webservices/brickset.asmx. It needs a bit of
refining, for example it returns all records in the database, but with a bit
of work I'd be happy to share it with others, as I do for Peeron. Indeed by
publishing this URL, I already have ;)

Huw



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"Huw Millington" <hmillington@btinternet.com> wrote in message news:HszEBF.1DF3@lugnet.com... (...) make (...) for. (...) I think Hugh has hit the nail on the head here. From a personal standpoint, the thing that really excites me about this (...) (23 years ago, 12-Feb-04, to lugnet.general)  

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(...) [snip] (...) Yeah, but if we have _defined_ environment (I mean there is _finite_ number of all LEGO sets out there), the final result _must_ be same. So I don't see the need for competition. Of course, there may be differences in 'value (...) (23 years ago, 12-Feb-04, to lugnet.general)

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