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Re: Follow-up: What *IS* a building instruction anyway?
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lugnet.inst
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Fri, 2 Aug 2002 06:29:26 GMT
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In lugnet.inst, Kerry Raymond writes:
> > > > 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.
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> 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.
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: LEGO. If it "ani't" LEGO it's going in
the TRASH!
> 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.
I would rather see high quality instructions or nothing at all. But again
we differ in the definition of what a BI is.
See my other post.
-AHui
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| (...) 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 (...) (24 years ago, 31-Jul-02, to lugnet.inst)
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