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Re: I wonder where he got the scans from?
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lugnet.general
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Fri, 29 Oct 1999 21:00:03 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> Kevin Loch wrote:
> >
> > > having the scans centralized in one place at least allows
> > > TLG to monitor their quality.
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> > What do you mean my "monitor quality?" I think "observe activity"
> > would be a better choice of words.
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> TLG, by going to a central place, could if it wished, improve the
> quality of scans that are poor by, for example, supplying better ones,
> or supplying actual instructions for a volunteer to scan.
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> Not that they would ever do that, of course, but they COULD if they
> wanted to...
Exactly. This is what I meant.
> > A Fan site can have
> > significant quality and content defects and still be very useful.
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> Agreed.
Kevin's site is superb. I've downloaded almost all of the town/train/boats and
every catalog and I have yet to find one that I wouldn't keep because of its
quality.
> > Also as we
> > have shown, a Fan site can utilize the efforts of hundreds of volunteers to
> > accomplish it's goal.
Let me reiterate here how useful eBay is as a source for scans. Practically
every Lego set in existence passes through there. I am constantly on the
lookout for missig scans.
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| (...) Agreed. You are doing a great service to all of us by finding and securing those scans, I'm sure I speak for many of us when I offer my profuse thanks! And further, the vast majority of sellers (excepting those who are flogging 1775 for 49.95) (...) (25 years ago, 29-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) TLG, by going to a central place, could if it wished, improve the quality of scans that are poor by, for example, supplying better ones, or supplying actual instructions for a volunteer to scan. Not that they would ever do that, of course, but (...) (25 years ago, 29-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)
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