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Re: Follow-up: What *IS* a building instruction anyway?
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Wed, 31 Jul 2002 02:37:06 GMT
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> > > But what do *you* think? What *IS* a building instruction anyway?
> I disagree. Building Instructions (BIs) should be precise and clear steps
> either in text or images that allow another individual to dulplicate (make
> an identical) the original model.
> In the ideal world, the BIs should *AT THE MIN* be of the same quality as
> those made by TLC. Quality in terms of image quality, easy of use, easy of
> transportablity, and universal.
Well, I'd say almost the opposite. Firstly, the instructions Lego produce
are (for most AFOLs) needlessly laborious in their detail. Megablocks and
Shifty/Brick both produce far more compact instructions that do more at each
step and they are still quite clear.
Secondly, if we require Lego quality (or better) instructions, the vast
majority of people will not be able to produce them. So we will end up with
very few instructions published. If we lower the standard required, we will
see a lot more.
The Build-a-Bot posting (in this group) illustrates a way of producing
instructions that is viable for most people with a digital camera, and I
expect this is the kind of thing we will see a lot of. Also, I would not
rule out the use of English (or other natural language) to explain a
detailed point that is hard to illustrate graphically. OK, so if someone
writes in Chinese, I won't be able to read it but I can always ask someone
who can.
Kerry
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 | | Re: Follow-up: What *IS* a building instruction anyway?
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| Yet another 10c from me ... A lot of the time I don't think we really need detailed building instructions. For many models, a few good photos from all angles of the finished product and a few detailed photos of "tricky bits" and "significant (...) (22 years ago, 31-Jul-02, to lugnet.inst)
| | | Re: Follow-up: What *IS* a building instruction anyway?
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| (...) This may be true but I don't HAVE megablocks, Shifty/Brick, DON'T WANT THEM, and more importanlty DO NOT CARE WHAT THEY DO! THOSE ARE FAKE LEGOS AND SHOULD I WILL NEVER TOUCH THEM OR THEIR BIs... YUK! =) So in my mind there is ONLY 1 BRICK: (...) (22 years ago, 2-Aug-02, to lugnet.inst)
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| | Re: Follow-up: What *IS* a building instruction anyway?
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| (...) I disagree. Building Instructions (BIs) should be precise and clear steps either in text or images that allow another individual to dulplicate (make an identical) the original model. In the ideal world, the BIs should *AT THE MIN* be of the (...) (22 years ago, 31-Jul-02, to lugnet.inst)
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