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Re: Follow-up: What *IS* a building instruction anyway?
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lugnet.inst
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Wed, 31 Jul 2002 05:25:10 GMT
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In lugnet.inst, Ahui Herrera writes:
> In lugnet.inst, Nicole Drumm writes:
> > Seems simple and straightforward enough definition to me.
> > --
> > Thanx~
> > Nicole
> > http://www.geocities.com/duelarcane1/
> > http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?m=drumm-family
> > http://www.geekshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?m=Drumm-Family
> >
> > <snippered!>
> > > any
> > > means that allows one person to share an idea, concept, model, or design
> > > with another person."
> > >
> > > http://www.bricksonthebrain.com/instructions/faqs/index.cfm
> > >
> > > But what do *you* think? 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.
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> 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.
It's a nice goal to have in mind, but I think having it as a minimum
standard would kill any significant repository of instructions by lack of
volume. Simply put, most people won't go to the significant effort of
producing professional quality instructions when a much simpler format is
perfectly good at getting the idea across.
$0.02
thanks,
James
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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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