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All,
Richard and I (mostly Richard, thanks Richard!) have been working on a new
survey tool to get a better handle on the AFOL part desires. We have been
working on a super top secret project – we’ll call it Project X - for many
months now, and it’s just about ready for our pilot launch. But as part of this
project, we would like to have your feedback on what parts you would most like
to see in bulk form. I wish I could tell you more, but trust me, you’ll love the
outcome. Don’t forget that because you don’t hear anything from us in a while,
doesn’t mean we aren’t working on terrific stuff!
The hope of this project is to be able to quickly and clearly generate a Top 20
list of what specific parts in what specific colors the AFOL community as a
whole would like to see us produce.
I can’t promise that we’ll be able to pull off every part request, but we will
be listening and factoring your opinions into Project X.
You can fill out the survey (just once per AFOL!) at:
http://www.pabtrak.com/survey/
The Bulk Bricks survey allows you to choose up to 20 items each with up to 10
colors. You can only take the survey once per AFOL, so choose wisely! (But don’t
worry…Richard’s super duper “Parts Shopping Cart” allows you to change and
modify your selection for days)
Please note that we have included only the current color selection in this
survey. Richard has been kind enough to agree to a second version of the survey
that is based only on the new and old colors so that we can put a bit more
quantitative data to that discussion about what parts should/could be “locked”.
Richard has also been kind enough to open up a special forum on BrikTrak to
report bugs (only bug reporting, please). You can find it here:
http://www.briktrak.com/forums/display_forum_topics.asp?ForumID=29
Again, sorry I can’t reveal more than this, but sometimes that’s just how it
works. I figured it’s better to get you involved earlier in the process even if
I can’t share the details with you!
Jake
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Jake McKee
Community Liaison
LEGO Community Development
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Jake,
Thanks for putting this tool up - I’m interested to see what the outcome is.
I’m not going to read into your post anything more than is there, but I’m sure
the flames are coming... Your ability (and willingness) to stand up as a
lightning rod for LEGO™ is quite amazing! Yesterday, my son and I were
discussing “courage” as part of Cub Scouts - I think your continued presence is
as good an example as any I could have come up with.
James Wilson
Dallas, TX
Lugnet member #1783
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In lugnet.lego, Jake McKee wrote:
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The Bulk Bricks survey allows you to choose up to 20 items each with up to 10
colors. You can only take the survey once per AFOL, so choose wisely! (But
don’t worry…Richard’s super duper “Parts Shopping Cart” allows you to change
and modify your selection for days)
Jake
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Jake McKee
Community Liaison
LEGO Community Development
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Cool tool! Unfortunately, some things that would be nice, like a rolling garage
door pack, require adding 3 or 4 elements to the cart. Same for windows plus
panes, and left/right doors. But it’s a great idea!
Roy
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LEGO Community Development
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Cool tool! Unfortunately, some things that would be nice, like a rolling
garage door pack,
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the rest...
Oh yeah in more colors than Red bricks and Blue / White / Clear Panels
Definitely in Blue, White, Black, Yellow, (Classic) Light Grey as far as
bricks go, and Yellow, Black, Red, maybe Transparent Black (Smoke),
and Transparent Blue for the panels.
Ben Medinets
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In lugnet.lego, Roy Gal wrote:
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In lugnet.lego, Jake McKee wrote:
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The Bulk Bricks survey allows you to choose up to 20 items each with up to
10 colors. You can only take the survey once per AFOL, so choose wisely!
(But don’t worry…Richard’s super duper “Parts Shopping Cart” allows you to
change and modify your selection for days)
Jake
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Jake McKee
Community Liaison
LEGO Community Development
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Cool tool! Unfortunately, some things that would be nice, like a rolling
garage door pack, require adding 3 or 4 elements to the cart. Same for
windows plus panes, and left/right doors. But it’s a great idea!
Roy
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I knew others would think of that also!
I think that considering what most people will put into a vote of 20 or so
parts, it’ll round out in the end. I voted for a lot of plants and a nice
assortment of earth tone basic bricks.
-Aaron-
President of the Society of Blade Cutters, Electric Department.
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In lugnet.lego, Aaron West wrote:
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In lugnet.lego, Roy Gal wrote:
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In lugnet.lego, Jake McKee wrote:
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The Bulk Bricks survey allows you to choose up to 20 items each with up to
10 colors. You can only take the survey once per AFOL, so choose wisely!
(But don’t worry…Richard’s super duper “Parts Shopping Cart” allows you to
change and modify your selection for days)
Jake
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Jake McKee
Community Liaison
LEGO Community Development
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Cool tool! Unfortunately, some things that would be nice, like a rolling
garage door pack, require adding 3 or 4 elements to the cart. Same for
windows plus panes, and left/right doors. But it’s a great idea!
Roy
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I knew others would think of that also!
I think that considering what most people will put into a vote of 20 or so
parts, it’ll round out in the end. I voted for a lot of plants and a nice
assortment of earth tone basic bricks.
-Aaron-
President of the Society of Blade Cutters, Electric Department.
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I went for lots of SNOT parts, as well as the parts to make big trees and the
small baseplates that should be made available separately.
Flex tubing is also a must! It’s great for pneumatics (rigid tubes mean less
balloon effect) as well as details such as railings.
I could have picked 100 parts, but I figured that bricks would still be in bulk
if anything was, as they are already. 1x1 tiles for lettering are essential as
I keep running out of them in several colours.
I also use a lot of Technic liftarms and angle joints. I hated the fact that
the #4 angle joint didn’t come out in sets at the same time at the #3 and #5
joints.
I also picked some parts in as many shades of green as possible, for doing
scenery.
Since each of us has their own building agenda, I sadly doubt whether my single
vote for some parts will ever materialise as bulk parts at a reasonable price.
The price in bulk packs must be at least comparable to sets to make a purchase
viable. Sadly the parts in Technic bulk packs are twice the price of parts in
sets :-(
Mark
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In lugnet.lego, Jake McKee wrote:
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All,
Richard and I (mostly Richard, thanks Richard!) have been working on a new
survey tool to get a better handle on the AFOL part desires. We have been
working on a super top secret project – we’ll call it Project X - for many
months now, and it’s just about ready for our pilot launch. But as part of
this project, we would like to have your feedback on what parts you would
most like to see in bulk form. I wish I could tell you more, but trust me,
you’ll love the outcome. Don’t forget that because you don’t hear anything
from us in a while, doesn’t mean we aren’t working on terrific stuff!
The hope of this project is to be able to quickly and clearly generate a Top
20 list of what specific parts in what specific colors the AFOL community as
a whole would like to see us produce.
I can’t promise that we’ll be able to pull off every part request, but we
will be listening and factoring your opinions into Project X.
You can fill out the survey (just once per AFOL!) at:
http://www.pabtrak.com/survey/
The Bulk Bricks survey allows you to choose up to 20 items each with up to 10
colors. You can only take the survey once per AFOL, so choose wisely! (But
don’t worry…Richard’s super duper “Parts Shopping Cart” allows you to change
and modify your selection for days)
Please note that we have included only the current color selection in this
survey. Richard has been kind enough to agree to a second version of the
survey that is based only on the new and old colors so that we can put a bit
more quantitative data to that discussion about what parts should/could be
“locked”.
Richard has also been kind enough to open up a special forum on BrikTrak to
report bugs (only bug reporting, please). You can find it here:
http://www.briktrak.com/forums/display_forum_topics.asp?ForumID=29
Again, sorry I can’t reveal more than this, but sometimes that’s just how it
works. I figured it’s better to get you involved earlier in the process even
if I can’t share the details with you!
Jake
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Thank you very much Jake, this is the kind of community input TLC should be
gathering.
I have a question: If I’m not going to buy parts in the new colors, but would
love to buy those parts in the old colors, how should I answer the survey?
Should I just pick other colors (not new grays and brown) for those parts in
this survey, and wait for the second survey to pick things in the original
colors?
Marc Nelson Jr.
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"Marc Nelson Jr." <legomarc@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:HxK8DE.1quB@lugnet.com...
> In lugnet.lego, Jake McKee wrote:
> > All,
> >
> > Richard and I (mostly Richard, thanks Richard!) have been working on a • new
> > survey tool to get a better handle on the AFOL part desires. We have • been
> > working on a super top secret project - we'll call it Project X - for • many
> > months now, and it's just about ready for our pilot launch. But as part • of
> > this project, we would like to have your feedback on what parts you • would
> > most like to see in bulk form. I wish I could tell you more, but trust • me,
> > you'll love the outcome. Don't forget that because you don't hear • anything
> > from us in a while, doesn't mean we aren't working on terrific stuff!
> >
> > The hope of this project is to be able to quickly and clearly generate a • Top
> > 20 list of what specific parts in what specific colors the AFOL • community as
> > a whole would like to see us produce.
> >
> > I can't promise that we'll be able to pull off every part request, but • we
> > will be listening and factoring your opinions into Project X.
> >
> > You can fill out the survey (just once per AFOL!) at:
> >
> > <http://www.pabtrak.com/survey/>
> >
> > The Bulk Bricks survey allows you to choose up to 20 items each with up • to 10
> > colors. You can only take the survey once per AFOL, so choose wisely! • (But
> > don't worry.Richard's super duper "Parts Shopping Cart" allows you to • change
> > and modify your selection for days)
> >
> > Please note that we have included only the current color selection in • this
> > survey. Richard has been kind enough to agree to a second version of the
> > survey that is based only on the new and old colors so that we can put a • bit
> > more quantitative data to that discussion about what parts should/could • be
> > "locked".
> >
> > Richard has also been kind enough to open up a special forum on BrikTrak • to
> > report bugs (only bug reporting, please). You can find it here:
> >
> > <http://www.briktrak.com/forums/display_forum_topics.asp?ForumID=29>
> >
> > Again, sorry I can't reveal more than this, but sometimes that's just • how it
> > works. I figured it's better to get you involved earlier in the process • even
> > if I can't share the details with you!
> >
> > Jake
>
> Thank you very much Jake, this is the kind of community input TLC should • be
> gathering.
>
> I have a question: If I'm not going to buy parts in the new colors, but • would
> love to buy those parts in the old colors, how should I answer the survey?
> Should I just pick other colors (not new grays and brown) for those parts • in
> this survey, and wait for the second survey to pick things in the original
> colors?
>
> Marc Nelson Jr.
Jake might want to jump in here, but for now let me answer this.
The second survey is going to be designed to specifically ask what parts you
would like to see in the old colors, whereas the current survey is more of a
general 'what parts would you like to see'.
So, I would recommend that you choose parts you would like to see in other
colors for this survey.
Then when the next survey is launched, you will be able to choose the parts
you want to see in the old grays/browns etc.
Hope it helps,
Richard.
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Damn it just trashed the cart when I added the 20th item. WTH?
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In lugnet.lego, Ka-On Lee wrote:
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Damn it just trashed the cart when I added the 20th item. WTH?
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I also just had my cart completely trashed on item 17 after some sort of fatal
error that wrote a bunch of the page code to the screen.
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In lugnet.lego, John Radtke wrote:
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In lugnet.lego, Ka-On Lee wrote:
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Damn it just trashed the cart when I added the 20th item. WTH?
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I also just had my cart completely trashed on item 17 after some sort of
fatal error that wrote a bunch of the page code to the screen.
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I’ve had the same thing happen, TWICE - once after 12 items and once after 15...
:-(
JohnG, GMLTC
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In lugnet.lego, John Gerlach wrote:
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In lugnet.lego, John Radtke wrote:
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In lugnet.lego, Ka-On Lee wrote:
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Damn it just trashed the cart when I added the 20th item. WTH?
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I also just had my cart completely trashed on item 17 after some sort of
fatal error that wrote a bunch of the page code to the screen.
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I’ve had the same thing happen, TWICE - once after 12 items and once after
15... :-(
JohnG, GMLTC
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My second time wasn’t the charm either. :( Don’t know if it will help anyone
debug but I was adding to the cart a roof category item on both crashes. I
didn’t see an email addy on the site anywhere to submit the displayed code
to....
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In lugnet.lego, John Gerlach wrote:
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In lugnet.lego, John Radtke wrote:
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In lugnet.lego, Ka-On Lee wrote:
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Damn it just trashed the cart when I added the 20th item. WTH?
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I also just had my cart completely trashed on item 17 after some sort of
fatal error that wrote a bunch of the page code to the screen.
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I’ve had the same thing happen, TWICE - once after 12 items and once after
15... :-(
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Sorry about the problems! Richard and I are having a hard time recreating. I’m
sure Richard will jump in here later, but can you provide details in the
BrikTrak forum about your browser, OS, and possibly any steps taken that you
think may have caused the error?
http://www.briktrak.com/forums/display_forum_topics.asp?ForumID=29
Thanks so much!
Jake
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Jake McKee
Community Liaison
LEGO Community Development
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In lugnet.lego, Jake McKee wrote:
> In lugnet.lego, John Gerlach wrote:
> > In lugnet.lego, John Radtke wrote:
> > > In lugnet.lego, Ka-On Lee wrote:
> > > > Damn it just trashed the cart when I added the 20th item. WTH?
> > >
> > > I also just had my cart completely trashed on item 17 after some sort of
> > > fatal error that wrote a bunch of the page code to the screen.
> >
> > I've had the same thing happen, TWICE - once after 12 items and once after
> > 15... :-(
>
> Sorry about the problems! Richard and I are having a hard time recreating.
> I'm sure Richard will jump in here later, but can you provide details in the
> BrikTrak forum about your browser, OS, and possibly any steps taken that you
> think may have caused the error?
>
> <http://www.briktrak.com/forums/display_forum_topics.asp?ForumID=29>
>
> Thanks so much!
>
> Jake¬
> ----¬
> Jake McKee¬
> Community Liaison¬
> LEGO Community Development
Win2k
IE 6.0
Added 20th item to cart
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/dh34154/Snapshot/error.gif
-Duane
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In lugnet.lego, Duane Hess wrote:
> In lugnet.lego, Jake McKee wrote:
> > In lugnet.lego, John Gerlach wrote:
> > > In lugnet.lego, John Radtke wrote:
> > > > In lugnet.lego, Ka-On Lee wrote:
> > > > > Damn it just trashed the cart when I added the 20th item. WTH?
> > > >
> > > > I also just had my cart completely trashed on item 17 after some sort of
> > > > fatal error that wrote a bunch of the page code to the screen.
> > >
> > > I've had the same thing happen, TWICE - once after 12 items and once after
> > > 15... :-(
> >
> > Sorry about the problems! Richard and I are having a hard time recreating.
> > I'm sure Richard will jump in here later, but can you provide details in the
> > BrikTrak forum about your browser, OS, and possibly any steps taken that you
> > think may have caused the error?
> >
> > <http://www.briktrak.com/forums/display_forum_topics.asp?ForumID=29>
> >
> > Thanks so much!
> >
> > Jake¬
> > ----¬
> > Jake McKee¬
> > Community Liaison¬
> > LEGO Community Development
>
> Win2k
> IE 6.0
> Added 20th item to cart
> http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/dh34154/Snapshot/error.gif
>
> -Duane
OK I've hit this 3 times in a row. If you want my input, fix the bug. Otherwise,
I have screenshots of what I want. I've already burned an hour and a half of my
day...
-Duane
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> OK I've hit this 3 times in a row. If you want my input, fix the bug. • Otherwise,
> I have screenshots of what I want. I've already burned an hour and a half • of my
> day...
>
> -Duane
Hi Duane,
Sorry you're having so many problems - I understand how frustrating it is.
As I said in this post;
http://news.lugnet.com/lego/?n=1724
we have identified the problem being not enough RAM in the server for
the very high load.
We are going to throw an extra 1gig of RAM in tonight, but obviously I
don't want to do that at the present time as there are currently over
500 users using the application and we would need to take the server down
for a while to install the RAM
Hang tight - we will get it fixed.
Hope it helps,
Richard.
www.briktrak.com
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In lugnet.lego, Richard Morton wrote:
> >
> > OK I've hit this 3 times in a row. If you want my input, fix the bug. Otherwise,
> > I have screenshots of what I want. I've already burned an hour and a half of my
> > day...
> >
> > -Duane
>
> Hi Duane,
> Sorry you're having so many problems - I understand how frustrating it is.
> As I said in this post;
> http://news.lugnet.com/lego/?n=1724
> we have identified the problem being not enough RAM in the server for
> the very high load.
> We are going to throw an extra 1gig of RAM in tonight, but obviously I
> don't want to do that at the present time as there are currently over
> 500 users using the application and we would need to take the server down
> for a while to install the RAM
> Hang tight - we will get it fixed.
>
> Hope it helps,
> Richard.
> www.briktrak.com
Hey thanks for doing this guys. I know it will help. Not to complain, but I
was still having this issue today (I assume you upped the RAM?). I am using
WinXP, with IE (6? whatever the latest is). I had the same problem yesterday in
Netscape 7.something.
Do you think the votes I was casting counted? I never hit submit, so I didn't
think so. <shrug>
-Alfred
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"John Gerlach" <gmltc_j1@nospam.yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:HxKDyu.osH@lugnet.com...
> In lugnet.lego, John Radtke wrote:
> > In lugnet.lego, Ka-On Lee wrote:
> > > Damn it just trashed the cart when I added the 20th item. WTH?
> >
> > I also just had my cart completely trashed on item 17 after some sort of
> > fatal error that wrote a bunch of the page code to the screen.
>
> I've had the same thing happen, TWICE - once after 12 items and once after • 15...
> :-(
>
> JohnG, GMLTC
Sorry about the problems with the cart - I know from first hand how
frustrating these types of problems are.
I've had a look and it turns out that the server is occassionally getting
overloaded due to the sheer amount of users who are logging in at the same
time.
Basically, the server (which isn't one of the better servers in our
datacenter) is very occasionally running out of RAM. As I write this, there
are currently over 400 users on the site adding items to their carts - not a
huge amount on the global e-commerce scale of things, but enough to cause my
underpowered server to wobble occasionally.
Tonight I will upgrade the RAM in the server (for obvious reasons, I don't
want to take the server down just yet!) This should solve most of the
problems.
In the meantime, I think things will slowly settle down anyway - we had a
HUGE spike in traffic on this server when Jake announced the site and it is
slowly levelling out.
So, once again sorry about the cart issues - it does seem to be affecting
only a very small amount of users, we're still getting lots of surveys in
and carts created. Just try again when you can - you should have more luck.
Richard.
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In lugnet.lego, John Radtke wrote:
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In lugnet.lego, Ka-On Lee wrote:
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Damn it just trashed the cart when I added the 20th item. WTH?
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I also just had my cart completely trashed on item 17 after some sort of
fatal error that wrote a bunch of the page code to the screen.
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Ditto... I just lost 1 1/2 hour of clicking and picking. So much for that idea.
Maybe when I have more time to blow.
Ray
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In lugnet.lego, Ka-On Lee wrote:
> Damn it just trashed the cart when I added the 20th item. WTH?
Why don't you guys fill in a bug report at:
http://www.briktrak.com/forums/display_forum_topics.asp?ForumID=29
I haven't gotten the "trashed cart" problem, but then I haven't had a chance to
really complete my survey either...
-Bryan
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In lugnet.lego, Ka-On Lee wrote:
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Damn it just trashed the cart when I added the 20th item. WTH?
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Just happened to me too.
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In lugnet.lego, Ka-On Lee wrote:
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Damn it just trashed the cart when I added the 20th item. WTH?
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happend FOUR TIMES to me, at random item numbers!!!!!!!!!!!
jeff
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In lugnet.lego, Jeff Szklennik wrote:
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In lugnet.lego, Ka-On Lee wrote:
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Damn it just trashed the cart when I added the 20th item. WTH?
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happend FOUR TIMES to me, at random item numbers!!!!!!!!!!!
jeff
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this is what i got:
http://www.briktrak.com/forums/display_topic_threads.asp?ForumID=29&TopicID=444&PagePosition=1
I REALLY want to do the survey, but i can’t till this is fixed
JAKE & PICK A BRICK, HELP!!!!!!!
Jeff
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In lugnet.lego, Jeff Szklennik wrote:
oops, that should be JAKE & BRIKTRAK (not PAB) :)
Jeff
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In lugnet.lego, Ka-On Lee wrote:
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Damn it just trashed the cart when I added the 20th item. WTH?
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Happened to me twice on item 19 to 20 transition. I figured that the 19 I chose
were good and submitted anyhow. Question is: Did my vote stick at 19 after
submission? I wanna do-over!
-Aaron-
Chief Respondant to Highlighted Posts From People More Important Than I
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In lugnet.lego, Jake McKee wrote:
> All,
>
> Richard and I (mostly Richard, thanks Richard!) have been working on a new
> survey tool to get a better handle on the AFOL part desires. We have been
> working on a super top secret project – we’ll call it Project X - for many
> months now, and it’s just about ready for our pilot launch. But as part of
> this project, we would like to have your feedback on what parts you would
> most like to see in bulk form. I wish I could tell you more, but trust me,
> you’ll love the outcome. Don’t forget that because you don’t hear anything
> from us in a while, doesn’t mean we aren’t working on terrific stuff!
>
> The hope of this project is to be able to quickly and clearly generate a Top
> 20 list of what specific parts in what specific colors the AFOL community as
> a whole would like to see us produce.
>
> I can’t promise that we’ll be able to pull off every part request, but we
> will be listening and factoring your opinions into Project X.
>
> You can fill out the survey (just once per AFOL!) at:
>
> <http://www.pabtrak.com/survey/>
>
> The Bulk Bricks survey allows you to choose up to 20 items each with up to 10
> colors. You can only take the survey once per AFOL, so choose wisely! (But
> don’t worry…Richard’s super duper "Parts Shopping Cart" allows you to change
> and modify your selection for days)
>
> Please note that we have included only the current color selection in this
> survey. Richard has been kind enough to agree to a second version of the
> survey that is based only on the new and old colors so that we can put a bit
> more quantitative data to that discussion about what parts should/could be
> "locked".
>
> Richard has also been kind enough to open up a special forum on BrikTrak to
> report bugs (only bug reporting, please). You can find it here:
>
> <http://www.briktrak.com/forums/display_forum_topics.asp?ForumID=29>
>
> Again, sorry I can’t reveal more than this, but sometimes that’s just how it
> works. I figured it’s better to get you involved earlier in the process even
> if I can’t share the details with you!
>
> Jake
>
> ---¬
> Jake McKee¬
> Community Liaison¬
> LEGO Community Development
thank you for making this easy to navagate. it is well organized and easy to
follow. i wish there were selections for the old greys but as it is there are
plenty of choices.
thanks,
ondrew
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In lugnet.lego, Jake McKee wrote:
*snip*
*snip2*
Any chance at all we could pick the now-discontinued colors?? I for one would
love to be able to buy certain elements in those colors...
JohnG, GMLTC
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VERY cool survey there Jake/Richard! It will be interesting to see what
impact this has on the selection of parts available at PaB.
On a side note. Is anyone at Lego working on a resource that will present
the current PaB selections to a wider market? It would be most helpful if
there were somewhere that had a reasonably updated listing of the elements
available at the various stores. This would allow a much wider group of
customers to take advantage of this great concept. Personally the closest
PaB to me is over 8 hours away. This means that the only way to take
advantage is ordering over the phone. With the quantity of different parts,
it just isn't practical to get an accurate idea of what you might be missing
during a phone call.
Greg
"Jake McKee" <jacob.mckee@america.lego.com> wrote in message
news:HxK6pr.1Eou@lugnet.com...
> All,
>
> Richard and I (mostly Richard, thanks Richard!) have been working on a new
> survey tool to get a better handle on the AFOL part desires. We have been
> working on a super top secret project - we'll call it Project X - for • many
> months now, and it's just about ready for our pilot launch. But as part of • this
> project, we would like to have your feedback on what parts you would most • like
> to see in bulk form. I wish I could tell you more, but trust me, you'll • love the
> outcome. Don't forget that because you don't hear anything from us in a • while,
> doesn't mean we aren't working on terrific stuff!
>
> The hope of this project is to be able to quickly and clearly generate a • Top 20
> list of what specific parts in what specific colors the AFOL community as • a
> whole would like to see us produce.
>
> I can't promise that we'll be able to pull off every part request, but we • will
> be listening and factoring your opinions into Project X.
>
> You can fill out the survey (just once per AFOL!) at:
>
> <http://www.pabtrak.com/survey/>
>
> The Bulk Bricks survey allows you to choose up to 20 items each with up to • 10
> colors. You can only take the survey once per AFOL, so choose wisely! (But • don't
> worry.Richard's super duper "Parts Shopping Cart" allows you to change and
> modify your selection for days)
>
> Please note that we have included only the current color selection in this
> survey. Richard has been kind enough to agree to a second version of the • survey
> that is based only on the new and old colors so that we can put a bit more
> quantitative data to that discussion about what parts should/could be • "locked".
>
> Richard has also been kind enough to open up a special forum on BrikTrak • to
> report bugs (only bug reporting, please). You can find it here:
>
> <http://www.briktrak.com/forums/display_forum_topics.asp?ForumID=29>
>
> Again, sorry I can't reveal more than this, but sometimes that's just how • it
> works. I figured it's better to get you involved earlier in the process • even if
> I can't share the details with you!
>
> Jake
>
> ---¬
> Jake McKee¬
> Community Liaison¬
> LEGO Community Development
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"Greg Muri" <gmuri1@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:HxKCw4.FDr@lugnet.com...
> VERY cool survey there Jake/Richard! It will be interesting to see what
> impact this has on the selection of parts available at PaB.
>
> On a side note. Is anyone at Lego working on a resource that will present
> the current PaB selections to a wider market? It would be most helpful if
> there were somewhere that had a reasonably updated listing of the elements
> available at the various stores. This would allow a much wider group of
> customers to take advantage of this great concept. Personally the closest
> PaB to me is over 8 hours away. This means that the only way to take
> advantage is ordering over the phone. With the quantity of different • parts,
> it just isn't practical to get an accurate idea of what you might be • missing
> during a phone call.
Funny you should meantion that Greg - I am working on precisely that type of
application. If you go to the PaBTrak homepage at www.pabtrak.com , in the
right hand panel, there is a VERY brief explanation of what the site is
going to be;
"What is PaBTrak.com?
The main functionality of PaBTrak.com is currently under development and
will be available shortly.
This site will be the place to come to find out which LEGO® pieces are
available for purchase at Pick-A-Brick in the LEGO® stores worldwide.
PaBTrak.com will be launching soon, so watch out for announcements in all
the usual places!"
The site is being written right now and should be ready soon(ish). I am
hoping to get as much help from various sources both from inside the LEGO
company and from members of the community as well.
Oh - and based on the current experience of my server, I'll be ordering a
brand new one before I launch the site!!
The site is very much intended to be by the community, for the community and
I will be posting a request for help message within a few weeks so those who
may want to help can volunteer.
Stay tuned for more information!
Hope it helps,
Richard
www.briktrak.com
www.pabtrak.com
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This is excellent news Richard! Would be happy to help in any way I can
although I don't know how much that could be since I don't live anywhere
close to a PaB. Rumor has it that they are getting some form of PaB at the
Lego outlet close by. If that comes through then you can count on me to
keep updated information available for the site.
Thanks for all your effort!
Greg
"BrikTrak.com" <rjmorton@AT4imprintNOSPAM.com> wrote in message
news:HxKK6y.1r8n@lugnet.com...
>
> "Greg Muri" <gmuri1@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:HxKCw4.FDr@lugnet.com...
> > VERY cool survey there Jake/Richard! It will be interesting to see what
> > impact this has on the selection of parts available at PaB.
> >
> > On a side note. Is anyone at Lego working on a resource that will • present
> > the current PaB selections to a wider market? It would be most helpful • if
> > there were somewhere that had a reasonably updated listing of the • elements
> > available at the various stores. This would allow a much wider group of
> > customers to take advantage of this great concept. Personally the • closest
> > PaB to me is over 8 hours away. This means that the only way to take
> > advantage is ordering over the phone. With the quantity of different • parts,
> > it just isn't practical to get an accurate idea of what you might be • missing
> > during a phone call.
>
>
> Funny you should meantion that Greg - I am working on precisely that type • of
> application. If you go to the PaBTrak homepage at www.pabtrak.com , in the
> right hand panel, there is a VERY brief explanation of what the site is
> going to be;
>
> "What is PaBTrak.com?
> The main functionality of PaBTrak.com is currently under development and
> will be available shortly.
> This site will be the place to come to find out which LEGO® pieces are
> available for purchase at Pick-A-Brick in the LEGO® stores worldwide.
> PaBTrak.com will be launching soon, so watch out for announcements in all
> the usual places!"
>
> The site is being written right now and should be ready soon(ish). I am
> hoping to get as much help from various sources both from inside the LEGO
> company and from members of the community as well.
> Oh - and based on the current experience of my server, I'll be ordering a
> brand new one before I launch the site!!
>
> The site is very much intended to be by the community, for the community • and
> I will be posting a request for help message within a few weeks so those • who
> may want to help can volunteer.
> Stay tuned for more information!
>
>
> Hope it helps,
> Richard
> www.briktrak.com
> www.pabtrak.com
>
>
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In lugnet.lego, Richard Morton wrote:
Snip
> This site will be the place to come to find out which LEGO® pieces are
> available for purchase at Pick-A-Brick in the LEGO® stores worldwide.
> PaBTrak.com will be launching soon, so watch out for announcements in all
> the usual places!"
Snip
This sounds absolutely brilliant . . . . BUT
There are no Pick-A-Brick outlets in my country (New Zealand) not even a Lego
Brand store, and I have not heard even a rumour of one opening here, so I guess
this is just one more of those things I can just drool over and wish.
Thanks - Ken
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In lugnet.lego, Richard Morton wrote:
>
> "Greg Muri" <gmuri1@yahoo.com> wrote in message: • snip
>
>
> Funny you should meantion that Greg - I am working on precisely that type of
> application. If you go to the PaBTrak homepage at www.pabtrak.com , in the
> right hand panel, there is a VERY brief explanation of what the site is
> going to be;
>
> "What is PaBTrak.com?
> The main functionality of PaBTrak.com is currently under development and
> will be available shortly.
> This site will be the place to come to find out which LEGO® pieces are
> available for purchase at Pick-A-Brick in the LEGO® stores worldwide.
> PaBTrak.com will be launching soon, so watch out for announcements in all
> the usual places!"
>
> The site is being written right now and should be ready soon(ish). I am
> hoping to get as much help from various sources both from inside the LEGO
> company and from members of the community as well.
> Oh - and based on the current experience of my server, I'll be ordering a
> brand new one before I launch the site!!
>
> The site is very much intended to be by the community, for the community and
> I will be posting a request for help message within a few weeks so those who
> may want to help can volunteer.
> Stay tuned for more information!
Wow! That is the best LEGO news I have heard in a long time. What a great idea.
Big thanks to you and Jake for making this happen.
My one and only complaint about the survey (which I just took and it worked
fine):
No 1x1 tiles!
Marc Nelson Jr.
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BrikTrak.com wrote:
> Funny you should meantion that Greg - I am working on precisely that type of
> application. If you go to the PaBTrak homepage at www.pabtrak.com , in the
> right hand panel, there is a VERY brief explanation of what the site is
> going to be;
Hi, Richard,
first things first, could you please use your name instead of
"BrikTrak.com" for the postings? I tend to communicate with people, not
with a website...
This PAB tracker is the first sensible idea by Lego since the general
introduction of the PABs, and is long overdue. Nice to see that this
kind of service might one day come from the point where the information
is available first-hand instead of the necessity to rely on the fans
efforts to do this (there is already a working PAB tracker on the net,
in case you did not know, but it has to rely on sightings by the users,
and has some other shortcomings).
A capability to mail order those bricks would be a great idea not only
for those who have to drive for a day to reach the nearest one.
A possibilty to tell TLC "I am missing this brick in that colour (and
would purchase X kilograms)" would be a nice addition to get useful
feedback for you (instead of that disoriented survey you and Jake
conduct where nobody knows what it will yield).
Yours, Christian
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In lugnet.lego, Christian Treczoks wrote:
> first things first, could you please use your name instead of
> "BrikTrak.com" for the postings? I tend to communicate with people, not
> with a website...
Could you clarify what you mean by that? When I look at the post in web view
this is what I see on the header:
- start -
Subject:
Re: Top secret project - we need your help
Author:
Richard Morton
Newsgroups:
lugnet.lego, lugnet.color
Date:
Tue, 11 May 2004 21:36:07 GMT
From:
"BrikTrak.com" <rjmorton@AT4imprintNOSPAM.com>
- end -
His name is right there in plain view after 'Author:' Where else do you want to
see his name???
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In lugnet.lego, Jake McKee wrote:
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we would like to have your feedback on what parts you would
most like to see in bulk form.
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Sounds simple enough, but I need a context to answer the question in. Am I to
reply with my most important 20 bricks by my typical volume? Or with the 20
bricks on my “most wanted” list that changes from week to week (i.e., bricks I
really need, but not necessarily a lot of)?
Put another way, I would put 100 1x8 chrome tiles ahead of 5000 2x4 white
bricks, but long term I would NEED the white bricks a lot more. The problem is
that demand is fueled by scarcity as much as by consumption.
And given that 2x4 white bricks by the 1000s are more important to me, volume
wise, than 1x8 chrome tiles, I would buy the tiles at lego.com prices but not
the bricks because the tiles would have no other source and, even if they did,
thet would be more expensive elsewhere because of scarcity, whereas the 2x4s at
$0.14 (current price in bags of 25) are cheaper via other venues (principally
BrickLink).
Or is the operative word in your question “bulk”, meaning more than just 25 or
100 at a time? If you are asking what I would like to be able to buy by the
1000s at BrickLink competitive prices that would be readily available for years
to come, that would steer me in a direction different from my top 20 needs
because-I-can’t-get-them.
Jake?
-Ted
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In lugnet.lego, Ted Michon wrote:
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In lugnet.lego, Jake McKee wrote:
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we would like to have your feedback on what parts you would
most like to see in bulk form.
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Sounds simple enough, but I need a context to answer the question in. Am I to
reply with my most important 20 bricks by my typical volume? Or with the 20
bricks on my “most wanted” list that changes from week to week (i.e., bricks
I really need, but not necessarily a lot of)?
Put another way, I would put 100 1x8 chrome tiles ahead of 5000 2x4 white
bricks, but long term I would NEED the white bricks a lot more. The problem
is that demand is fueled by scarcity as much as by consumption.
And given that 2x4 white bricks by the 1000s are more important to me, volume
wise, than 1x8 chrome tiles, I would buy the tiles at lego.com prices but not
the bricks because the tiles would have no other source and, even if they
did, thet would be more expensive elsewhere because of scarcity, whereas the
2x4s at $0.14 (current price in bags of 25) are cheaper via other venues
(principally BrickLink).
Or is the operative word in your question “bulk”, meaning more than just 25
or 100 at a time? If you are asking what I would like to be able to buy by
the 1000s at BrickLink competitive prices that would be readily available for
years to come, that would steer me in a direction different from my top 20
needs because-I-can’t-get-them.
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Very good questions... and none of them are questions I can answer. :)
Basically, you’ll have to choose your top 20 based one whatever internal
criteria you choose. You’re trying to answer the question “What do I want to
have access to in quantity”.
Jake
---
Jake McKee
Community Liaison
LEGO Community Development
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In lugnet.lego, Jake McKee wrote:
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Very good questions... and none of them are questions I can answer. :)
Basically, you’ll have to choose your top 20 based one whatever internal
criteria you choose. You’re trying to answer the question “What do I want to
have access to in quantity”.
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Jake-
OK, although you can’t answer your final restatement of the question does
clarify things a little.
I’ll take the survey to mean “What are the parts I most would like to buy in
volume, independent of whether I already have a good supply (“good” meaning good
price and good quantity) but assuming that these parts would be at a good
price.”
-Ted
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Jake McKee wrote:
> Very good questions... and none of them are questions I can answer. :)
This is one of your biggest communication handicaps, Jake. You always
promise Wow! Great! New! Things! We! All! Will! Like! and then you
either stop a few inches short, or things start to go *really* bad
(remember the "Absolutely Great New Castle Sets"? The "Great News" that
bley should be made universal instead of grey?).
This time it is the case of a few inches short again.
You should have noticed by now that AFOLs have quite complex purchase
patterns. Some buy large quantities of a limited range of parts, some
buy small amounts of many different lots, some buy heaps of sets to
butcher them, and each pattern has its advantages. And propably anyone
here uses an individual mixture of all thes acquisition methods.
The problem is that the kind of bricks I whould choose depends on how it
will be offered. E.g. if it was a kind of real bulk ordering (like
purchasing those cardbord boxes used to fill up the PAB in Cologne,
which contain e.g. 1000pcs 2x4 of one colour and which I would buy if
they would not ask a ridiculus US$250(!) for those 1000 bricks) my
selection is vastly different from what it sould be if you were talking
about PAB walls or about "5 pieces at a ridiculous price at S@H" pack.
> Basically, you'll have to choose your top 20 based one whatever internal
> criteria you choose. You're trying to answer the question "What do I want to
> have access to in quantity".
You don't offer a reasonable way to decide here. As I said, a few inches
short, again.
And yes, the colours that would really count as universal are missing
from the selection, anyway.
Yours, Christian
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In lugnet.lego, Jake McKee wrote:
> All,
>
> Richard and I (mostly Richard, thanks Richard!) have been working on a new
> survey tool to get a better handle on the AFOL part desires. We have been
> working on a super top secret project – we’ll call it Project X - for many
> months now, and it’s just about ready for our pilot launch. But as part of
> this project, we would like to have your feedback on what parts you would
> most like to see in bulk form. I wish I could tell you more, but trust me,
> you’ll love the outcome. Don’t forget that because you don’t hear anything
> from us in a while, doesn’t mean we aren’t working on terrific stuff!
>
> The hope of this project is to be able to quickly and clearly generate a Top
> 20 list of what specific parts in what specific colors the AFOL community as
> a whole would like to see us produce.
>
> I can’t promise that we’ll be able to pull off every part request, but we
> will be listening and factoring your opinions into Project X.
>
> You can fill out the survey (just once per AFOL!) at:
>
> <http://www.pabtrak.com/survey/>
>
> The Bulk Bricks survey allows you to choose up to 20 items each with up to 10
> colors. You can only take the survey once per AFOL, so choose wisely! (But
> don’t worry…Richard’s super duper "Parts Shopping Cart" allows you to change
> and modify your selection for days)
>
> Please note that we have included only the current color selection in this
> survey. Richard has been kind enough to agree to a second version of the
> survey that is based only on the new and old colors so that we can put a bit
> more quantitative data to that discussion about what parts should/could be
> "locked".
>
> Richard has also been kind enough to open up a special forum on BrikTrak to
> report bugs (only bug reporting, please). You can find it here:
>
> <http://www.briktrak.com/forums/display_forum_topics.asp?ForumID=29>
>
> Again, sorry I can’t reveal more than this, but sometimes that’s just how it
> works. I figured it’s better to get you involved earlier in the process even
> if I can’t share the details with you!
>
> Jake
>
> ---¬
> Jake McKee¬
> Community Liaison¬
> LEGO Community Development
This is great. I have a couple of questions:
- I noticed there are no patterned parts in the lists, was this intentional? I
for one would love to see a bulk pack of certain patterned parts.
- Not all of the currently produced colors are listed; Chrome Gold jumped out at
the most notible.
Thank for the hard work
-Orion
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In lugnet.lego, Orion Pobursky wrote:
>
> This is great. I have a couple of questions:
>
> - I noticed there are no patterned parts in the lists, was this intentional? I
> for one would love to see a bulk pack of certain patterned parts.
Yes, for this iteration.
> - Not all of the currently produced colors are listed; Chrome Gold jumped out at
> the most notible.
Yeah, the chrome colors are a bit tricky, as they actually require modifications
to the mold. (The parts are slightly smaller in order for the post-chromed part
to be normal size. The chrome application is actually pretty think in production
terms)
Jake
---
Jake McKee
Community Liaison
LEGO Community Development
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If you redo this survey at some time I suggest that you include some of the
obvious groups like all basic brick (1x1,1x2,1x3,1x4,1x6,2x2,2x4,2x6).
Or you could have another more focused survey about what proprotions of basic
brick sizes would make a good bulk pack (i.e. 50% 1x4, 10% 2x4, 5% 1x2, etc)
Lester
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Jake,
I've not yet filled out the survey, but I intend to do so. However, I had some
comments.
It might be more efficient to ask, "which pieces/colors should *not* necessarily
be offered in bulk?" For example, I firmly believe that you (LEGO) should
produce bulk packs of the ubiquitous, see-it-and-everyone-knows-it's-LEGO 2x4
brick in **every** color you (LEGO) use. (Well, maybe not the Chrome Silver and
the Chrome Gold, as those might be more expensive to produce... But then, if
this were the case, you [LEGO] could always sell those two colors for a
correspondingly higher price.)
Also, since this survey does not list the Recently Discontinued Three Colors of
Doom (you know which ones I refer to) as choices available, I consider *this*
incarnation of the survey to actually be of less use (to me, as a customer) than
the future one which *will* list Those Three Darned Colors.
Nevertheless, I thank you (Jake) for taking the time and effort to continue
making LEGO cognizant of (and attentive towards) us AFOLs. (Even when some of
us forget the _A_ in AFOL.)
Thanks,
Franklin
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In lugnet.lego, Jake McKee wrote:
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All,
Richard and I (mostly Richard, thanks Richard!) have been working on a new
survey tool to get a better handle on the AFOL part desires. We have been
working on a super top secret project – we’ll call it Project X - for many
months now, and it’s just about ready for our pilot launch. But as part of
this project, we would like to have your feedback on what parts you would
most like to see in bulk form. I wish I could tell you more, but trust me,
you’ll love the outcome. Don’t forget that because you don’t hear anything
from us in a while, doesn’t mean we aren’t working on terrific stuff!
|
Jake,
There was no option to select electric motors.
Kevin
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On Tue, 11 May 2004 23:48:01 GMT, "Kevin L. Clague"
<kevin_clague@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Jake,
>
> There was no option to select electric motors.
>
> Kevin
How much do you think a (bulk) pack of 50 9V motors would cost?
Duq
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Words cannot express how incredibley awesome I think this is.
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In lugnet.lego, Jake McKee wrote:
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The hope of this project is to be able to quickly and clearly generate a Top
20 list of what specific parts in what specific colors the AFOL community as
a whole would like to see us produce.
|
This is very cool. However, given the inclusion of so many obscure parts, I am
disappointed that 1x1 tiles are not an option. 1x1 tiles are very useful both
structurally and aesthetically and have never been available in much quantity at
all in sets or bulk offerings. They are also expensive enough on BrickLink that
S@H bulk prices should be very competitive.
Thanks,
Steve
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Ditto. I've only got 7 parts on my list so far, as I think over others, but 1x1
tiles are a glaring omission. That would have been one of my 20.
Steve Demlow wrote:
> In lugnet.lego, Jake McKee wrote:
>
> > The hope of this project is to be able to quickly and clearly generate a Top
> > 20 list of what specific parts in what specific colors the AFOL community as
> > a whole would like to see us produce.
>
> This is very cool. However, given the inclusion of so many obscure parts, I am
> disappointed that 1x1 tiles are not an option. 1x1 tiles are very useful both
> structurally and aesthetically and have never been available in much quantity at
> all in sets or bulk offerings. They are also expensive enough on BrickLink that
> S@H bulk prices should be very competitive.
>
> Thanks,
> Steve
--
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In lugnet.lego, Thomas Stangl wrote:
> Ditto. I've only got 7 parts on my list so far, as I think over others, but 1x1
> tiles are a glaring omission. That would have been one of my 20.
Ditto here; it was to be on my list. But there may be another
reason it's not there, namely that it's already definitely
"on" any list; watching BrickLink stores, it appears
to be an item that's made it into the PaB mix at least
at Billund, and may come to LL CA and Windsor and Germany
too--Tom, have any colors appeared at LL CA in 1x1 tiles?
all best
LFB
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I wouldn't know what is at LL CA anymore - I moved to FL last July (unfortunately, the
Panhandle area, I'm STILL 400 miles from Downtown Disney).
Mr L F Braun wrote:
> In lugnet.lego, Thomas Stangl wrote:
> > Ditto. I've only got 7 parts on my list so far, as I think over others, but 1x1
> > tiles are a glaring omission. That would have been one of my 20.
>
> Ditto here; it was to be on my list. But there may be another
> reason it's not there, namely that it's already definitely
> "on" any list; watching BrickLink stores, it appears
> to be an item that's made it into the PaB mix at least
> at Billund, and may come to LL CA and Windsor and Germany
> too--Tom, have any colors appeared at LL CA in 1x1 tiles?
>
> all best
>
> LFB
--
Tom Stangl
*http://www.vfaq.com/
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In lugnet.lego, Lindsay Frederick Braun wrote:
> In lugnet.lego, Thomas Stangl wrote:
> > Ditto. I've only got 7 parts on my list so far, as I think over others, but 1x1
> > tiles are a glaring omission. That would have been one of my 20.
>
> Ditto here; it was to be on my list. But there may be another
> reason it's not there, namely that it's already definitely
> "on" any list; watching BrickLink stores, it appears
> to be an item that's made it into the PaB mix at least
> at Billund, and may come to LL CA and Windsor and Germany
> too--Tom, have any colors appeared at LL CA in 1x1 tiles?
>
> all best
>
> LFB
But then the cypress "there's no mold, it'll never be made again" tree is on the
parts list, so what is to be made of that...?
John
#388
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John Radtke wrote:
> But then the cypress "there's no mold, it'll never be made again" tree is on the
> parts list, so what is to be made of that...?
Remember, we are talking about Lego here - consistency was not one of
their better points recently, was it?
Yours, Christian
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The site seems to be down at the moment, and so does the link for bug reporting!
Tim
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Tim David wrote:
> The site seems to be down at the moment, and so does the link for bug reporting!
As the site is running IIS, it's propably windowsing again...
Yours, Christian
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"Christian Treczoks" <ct@braehler.com> wrote in message
news:HxLso5.233q@lugnet.com...
> Tim David wrote:
> > The site seems to be down at the moment, and so does the link for bug • reporting!
> As the site is running IIS, it's propably windowsing again...
>
> Yours, Christian
Okay - sorry, but I can't leave that one unanswered.
The server was down as I was upgrading the memory to something that more
resembles a web server. This is now done and hopefully the site should
behave a lot better.
The problems we had with the PaBTrak survey were due entirely to the fact
that the server that PaBTrak is running on is quite old, underpowered and up
until a few minutes ago had an unrealistic amount of memory in it - it is
NOTHING to do with the fact that it is running windows and IIS. The same
problems would have happened if it had been running Linux, Apache, PhP,
coldfusion or anything else.
Because I don't charge users for PaBTrak, BrikTrak and all other stuff I
build, I have to fund my own hardware and so the stuff doesn't run on the
latest servers. I am lucky in that I can use my companys datacenter for
bandwidth free of charge, but the hardware is up to me to buy. The problems
with the website were entirely hardware related not software. Hopefully the
extra memory I have installed will help, but I am about to order a brand new
server to assist with future stuff.
I don't want to start a platform/OS war here on Lugnet, but I get sick to
death of uninformed people trying to tell me that windows/IIS doesn't
scale - it does and it does it well, providing you do it right. Believe me,
I know as part of my real job involves doing just that.
I once had a senior IBM consultant who was working for one of our vendors
tell me the same thing - Windows doesn't scale. We brought him in and some
representatives to see our company and what we are doing and they literally
left open mouthed. Needless to say that a few days later, I got a written
apology from him admitting that he was wrong. The vendor now relies less on
expensive IBM consultants and uses more Windows based systems. I'm in no way
trying to say that Windows (or any other platform) is better than any
other - they all have their strengths and weaknesses.
Richard - jumping in a telephone box to change back in to the mild mannered
person he usually is!
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Hey, we need you at my work! Our internal ECRM system uses IIS and it has to be
restarted twice a day (mind you the SQL it ties itself in knots every so often
as well)
I'm sure, as you say, its not an inherent problem but just incorrect config but
the vender seems unable/willing to fix it.
Tim
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"Tim David" <talltim@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:HxLr9x.1t1J@lugnet.com...
> The site seems to be down at the moment, and so does the link for bug • reporting!
>
> Tim
I didn't have any problems getting into the site but it crashed on me when I
added my 20th item. Has the RAM upgrade been completed?
Mike
--
Mike Walsh - mike_walsh at mindspring.com
http://www.ncltc.cc - North Carolina LEGO Train Club
http://www.carolinatrainbuilders.com - Carolina Train Builders
http://www.bricklink.com/store.asp?p=mpw - CTB/Brick Depot
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In lugnet.lego, Jake McKee wrote:
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All,
Richard and I (mostly Richard, thanks Richard!) have been working on a new
survey tool to get a better handle on the AFOL part desires. We have been
working on a super top secret project – we’ll call it Project X - for many
months now, and it’s just about ready for our pilot launch. But as part of
this project, we would like to have your feedback on what parts you would
most like to see in bulk form. I wish I could tell you more, but trust me,
you’ll love the outcome. Don’t forget that because you don’t hear anything
from us in a while, doesn’t mean we aren’t working on terrific stuff!
The hope of this project is to be able to quickly and clearly generate a Top
20 list of what specific parts in what specific colors the AFOL community as
a whole would like to see us produce.
I can’t promise that we’ll be able to pull off every part request, but we
will be listening and factoring your opinions into Project X.
You can fill out the survey (just once per AFOL!) at:
http://www.pabtrak.com/survey/
The Bulk Bricks survey allows you to choose up to 20 items each with up to 10
colors. You can only take the survey once per AFOL, so choose wisely! (But
don’t worry…Richard’s super duper “Parts Shopping Cart” allows you to change
and modify your selection for days)
Please note that we have included only the current color selection in this
survey. Richard has been kind enough to agree to a second version of the
survey that is based only on the new and old colors so that we can put a bit
more quantitative data to that discussion about what parts should/could be
“locked”.
Richard has also been kind enough to open up a special forum on BrikTrak to
report bugs (only bug reporting, please). You can find it here:
http://www.briktrak.com/forums/display_forum_topics.asp?ForumID=29
Again, sorry I can’t reveal more than this, but sometimes that’s just how it
works. I figured it’s better to get you involved earlier in the process even
if I can’t share the details with you!
Jake
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Jake McKee
Community Liaison
LEGO Community Development
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Jake,
Not sure how this could be factored into your overall survey but looking at the
Bricklink most wanted lists would provide some insight as well.
Here is a current sample of the list.
Minifigs:
Minifig Stormtrooper 175 Users
Minifig Princess Leia 149 Users
Minifig Clone Trooper 139 Users
Minifig Snowtrooper 120 Users
Minifig Hoth Rebel 99 Users
Minifig Imperial Guard 97 Users
Minifig AT-AT Driver 91 Users
Minifig Tie Fighter Pilot 89 Users
Minifig Forestwoman 84 Users
Minifig Spider-Man 69 Users
Parts:
Part Light Gray Brick 1 x 2 92 Users
Part Light Gray Brick 1 x 4 92 Users
Part Electric, Pole Reverser / Polarity Switch 75 Users
Part Light Gray Brick 1 x 1 71 Users
Part Light Gray Plate 1 x 2 70 Users
Part Black Plate 1 x 2 69 Users
Part Light Gray Brick 2 x 4 68 Users
Part Light Gray Brick 1 x 6 66 Users
Part Black Plate 1 x 1 66 Users
Part Electric, Mini-Motor 9v 65 Users
Thanks, Jeff
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Nice idea.
Still Crashing!!!!!!!
Daniel
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Hey Jake,
This seems like it could lead to some very cool things in the future. I did the
survey with no problems just a few minutes ago.
A few comments:
First, why doesn’t TLC just run an online PaB store? I live 8 hours away from
the nearest PaB, so I can only get out there maybe once per year. If there was
an online PaB, it would make things much easier.
Next, if this survey is so TLC can decide what new bulk packs to make, you
should group associated items together. For example, I much prefer bulk packs
with a good mix of bricks than bulk packs with 100 of the same brick. (unless
the brick is the standard 2x4)
The same with roof slopes. I prefer those packs of mixed 45 degree slopes (with
doubles and corners, etc) that were once available to the packs that contain 100
of the 2x2 slope.
I added all of the 75 degree slopes to my list, but if they were made available
as a bulk pack, I would prefer it be a mixed pack. They should also create a
double concave 75 degree slope.
Adding windows was a pain because if you wanted the window frame, the windows,
shutters, etc, it used up multiple slots in the cart.
Minifig parts would be great. I suppose they were left out because printed parts
were left out. Maybe the next iteration will have them?
*******************************************************************
My Cool Idea:
It would be nice if you made a bag of random minifig parts. Each pack could
contain 10 heads, 10 torso assemblies, 10 leg assemblies, 10 headgears, 5
neckwear/bodywear, and 15 weapons/shields/utensils and then sell it for $10 on
S@H with the bulk bag discount applying.
You could make some heads and torsos rarer than others. Like an easy to get head
or torso might appear once in every 5 bags, while a hard to get head or torso
might appear once in every 20 bags. As long as most of the head and torso
printings were pretty general, people would find a use for most of the parts and
trade or sell the rest. There could even be a few new torso, head, and shield
printings made specifically for this pack.
I think people would buy these by the dozens.
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This is a GREAT idea! Lego could put mass quantities of "standard torsos"
in, and every once in a while mix in something really rare like a forest
maiden or something. This is how collectable card companies sell their
products. Lego could do the same. You also don't have to be limited to
minifig packs....
Imagine a door/window/roof pack that would every once in a while contain
hard to find slopes, doors or windows!
"Rocco J Carello" <rogue27@mac.com> wrote in message
news:HxM07w.1GKE@lugnet.com...
> Hey Jake,
> This seems like it could lead to some very cool things in the future. I • did the
> survey with no problems just a few minutes ago.
>
>
> A few comments:
>
> First, why doesn't TLC just run an online PaB store? I live 8 hours away • from
> the nearest PaB, so I can only get out there maybe once per year. If there • was
> an online PaB, it would make things much easier.
>
> Next, if this survey is so TLC can decide what new bulk packs to make, you
> should group associated items together. For example, I much prefer bulk • packs
> with a good mix of bricks than bulk packs with 100 of the same brick. • (unless
> the brick is the standard 2x4)
>
> The same with roof slopes. I prefer those packs of mixed 45 degree slopes • (with
> doubles and corners, etc) that were once available to the packs that • contain 100
> of the 2x2 slope.
>
> I added all of the 75 degree slopes to my list, but if they were made • available
> as a bulk pack, I would prefer it be a mixed pack. They should also create • a
> double concave 75 degree slope.
>
> Adding windows was a pain because if you wanted the window frame, the • windows,
> shutters, etc, it used up multiple slots in the cart.
>
> Minifig parts would be great. I suppose they were left out because printed • parts
> were left out. Maybe the next iteration will have them?
>
>
> *******************************************************************
>
>
> My Cool Idea:
>
> It would be nice if you made a bag of random minifig parts. Each pack • could
> contain 10 heads, 10 torso assemblies, 10 leg assemblies, 10 headgears, 5
> neckwear/bodywear, and 15 weapons/shields/utensils and then sell it for • $10 on
> S@H with the bulk bag discount applying.
>
> You could make some heads and torsos rarer than others. Like an easy to • get head
> or torso might appear once in every 5 bags, while a hard to get head or • torso
> might appear once in every 20 bags. As long as most of the head and torso
> printings were pretty general, people would find a use for most of the • parts and
> trade or sell the rest. There could even be a few new torso, head, and • shield
> printings made specifically for this pack.
>
> I think people would buy these by the dozens.
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> > My Cool Idea:
> >
> > It would be nice if you made a bag of random minifig parts. Each pack could
> > contain 10 heads, 10 torso assemblies, 10 leg assemblies, 10 headgears, 5
> > neckwear/bodywear, and 15 weapons/shields/utensils and then sell it for
> > $10 on S@H with the bulk bag discount applying.
> >
> > You could make some heads and torsos rarer than others. Like an easy to
> > get head or torso might appear once in every 5 bags, while a hard to get
> > head or torso might appear once in every 20 bags. As long as most of the
> > head and torso printings were pretty general, people would find a use for
> > most of the parts and trade or sell the rest. There could even be a few
> > new torso, head, and shield printings made specifically for this pack.
> >
> > I think people would buy these by the dozens.
In lugnet.lego, Aaron Muhl wrote:
> This is a GREAT idea! Lego could put mass quantities of "standard torsos"
> in, and every once in a while mix in something really rare like a forest
> maiden or something. This is how collectable card companies sell their
> products. Lego could do the same. You also don't have to be limited to
> minifig packs....
>
> Imagine a door/window/roof pack that would every once in a while contain
> hard to find slopes, doors or windows!
Thank you. The collectible card game industry is where I came up with that idea,
and I get excited every time I think about it. However, I think this idea is
only good for minifigs. TLC should just make assortments of slopes and doors,
they shouldn't be hard to get.
Anyway, to expand upon my idea further:
One of these packs could be set up like this:
6 common torsos and heads
3 uncommon torsos and heads
1 rare torso and head
The entire pool of parts could be:
30 common torsos and heads
30 uncommon torsos and heads
30 rare torsos and heads
Things people want lots of like storm troopers and standard castle infantry
should be common. Unique and hard to get figs (princess leia, princess storm,
the king, darth vader, the admiral, captain red beard, dark forest torsos, etc)
should be rare. Things people want in multiples, but not in really large
quantities like firemen, police, classic space guys, and castle peasants would
work well as uncommon.
By providing so many different torsos and heads, people could make all of their
minifigs look different. Imagine having an army of 50 black falcon figures, each
of which has a different face. That would be cool.
Legs don't need varying degrees of rarity, they just need different colors, and
different colored legs should all be available equally.
Every couple years, the parts available in these packs could be rotated. Take
some stuff out, put some new stuff in, and mark the package differently.
Just wishful thinking.
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Hi everyone,
I just wanted to let you know that I have upgraded the memory in the
webserver that is running the Bulk Bricks survey.
HOPEFULLY this will stop the issues that some users have been having with
their carts getting blown out.
In addition I have changed the site this morning, so if an error occurs,
then the website will immediately inform me of the error and give me very
detailed information that I can use to help identify the problem.
Really sorry for the trouble that some users had - we knew this survey would
be popular, but never in my wildest dreams think we would generate the
traffic it did. FYI - yesterday traffic to the PaBTrak website was 3 times
the amount that my company's website had. My companies website is one of the
busier ones out there and runs on a 6 webserver, 4 database server farm,
made up of very powerful machines. The PaBTrak server by comparision runs on
an old underpowered single server - so in hindsight, I'm not suprised it
stuggled!
The extra memory is a short term 'bandaid', but in order to help future
developments, I have today ordered myself a new fast server with bags of
memory and processing power!
So, sorry once again for the problems some of you had. Hopefully the survey
should be much more robust now.
Richard
www.briktrak.com
www.pabtrak.com
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In lugnet.lego, Richard Morton wrote:
> Really sorry for the trouble that some users had - we knew this survey would
> be popular, but never in my wildest dreams think we would generate the
> traffic it did. FYI - yesterday traffic to the PaBTrak website was 3 times
> the amount that my company's website had. My companies website is one of the
> busier ones out there and runs on a 6 webserver, 4 database server farm,
> made up of very powerful machines. The PaBTrak server by comparision runs on
> an old underpowered single server - so in hindsight, I'm not suprised it
> stuggled!
Another example of just how active the online AFOL community really is. I, for
one, filled out the survey within a few hours of seeing the announcement.
It was a hard survey to fill out (picking only 20 parts was the hardest part).
Once I decided to concentrate on one of my favorite themes, it was much easier.
Jeff
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In lugnet.lego, Richard Morton wrote:
> So, sorry once again for the problems some of you had. Hopefully the survey
> should be much more robust now.
Thanks again for putting this together, Richard. I hope that the high amount of
traffic to your poor web server is an indication to TLG that the AFOL population
is very excited about possible future bulk element offerings.
-Bryan
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In lugnet.lego, Jake McKee wrote:
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The Bulk Bricks survey allows you to choose up to 20 items each with up to 10
colors. You can only take the survey once per AFOL, so choose wisely! (But
don’t worry…Richard’s super duper “Parts Shopping Cart” allows you to change
and modify your selection for days)
Please note that we have included only the current color selection in this
survey. Richard has been kind enough to agree to a second version of the
survey that is based only on the new and old colors so that we can put a bit
more quantitative data to that discussion about what parts should/could be
“locked”.
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Thank you!
This is great! If only a portion of the bricks we select will be produced in
bulk, it will be a big help.
I picked a good range of colors (based primarily on what is used at the
modelshop) including the new light grey, dark grey, and brown. I feel that if
these colors are made available in bulk brick (especially the special elements!)
it will make it easier for us all to switch over to the new colors. We know the
decision is final, and now it is time to move on from the color discussion, and
do what we do best: making great, original, one-of-a-kind LEGO creations!!!
On a side note, I couldnt pick out the full 20 bricks I wanted. every time I got
to 15 or 16 picks, it would start generating a new list starting at 1. No matter
how hard I tried, I couldn’t go back to adding bricks to the original list!
After restarting 3 times, I got fed up and just submited 16 choices!
Thanks,
Bill Vollbrecht
www.brickcreations.com
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In lugnet.lego, Jake McKee wrote:
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All,
Richard and I (mostly Richard, thanks Richard!) have been working on a new
survey tool to get a better handle on the AFOL part desires. We have been
working on a super top secret project – we’ll call it Project X - for many
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if I can’t share the details with you!
Jake
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Jake McKee
Community Liaison
LEGO Community Development
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Hello,
Maybe I missed these answers somewhere, but I can’t seem to find them.
Q. Are the results going to be made public?
Q. If so, when might that be?
Ken
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In lugnet.lego, Jake McKee wrote:
Jake / Richard
when I have put in the first item and I click on Browse For More it says I have
0 items in my cart. I know I have cookies enabled and I’ve added pabtrack.com
and briktrak.com to my trusted sites list to enable java.
What else should I do to get it to work in XP with IE6?
Mark
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"Mark Bellis" <mark.bellis@tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message
news:HxMBE3.1DKM@lugnet.com...
<snip>
> Jake / Richard
> when I have put in the first item and I click on Browse For More it says I • have
> 0 items in my cart. I know I have cookies enabled and I've added • pabtrack.com
> and briktrak.com to my trusted sites list to enable java.
>
> What else should I do to get it to work in XP with IE6?
>
> Mark
It looks like there's something not quite right about your cookies.
Could you check the following in Internet Explorer;
Go to Tools>Intenet Options
Click the 'Privacy' tab, then click the 'Advanced' button.
Make sure that the setting for 'First-party Cookies' is Accept and more
importantly, make sure the the 'Always allow session cookies' box is
checked.
Click okay - restart IE and try the site again.
As soon as you add an item to your cart, the number of items figure in the
left hand panel of the website should update. If it doesn't, then it looks
like there's still something not quite right.
The other thing you can also try, just incase there is something strange
with your cookies in IE is the following;
Go to Tools>Intenet Options
Click the 'Privacy' tab
This time click the 'Edit' button in the 'Web sites' panel
type www.pabtrak.com (note there's no 'c' in pabtrak) in the address box and
click 'Allow'
repeat above, this time typing pabtrak.com in the box (no www)
Click ok, close browser and try again.
If you need more help with this, shoot me an email to rjmorton at 4imprint
dot com (replacing the 'at' and 'dot' with '@' and '.' of course!)
Hope it helps,
Richard
www.briktrak.com
www.pabtrak.com
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Jake / Richard
when I have put in the first item and I click on Browse For More it says I
have 0 items in my cart. I know I have cookies enabled and I’ve added
pabtrack.com and briktrak.com to my trusted sites list to enable java.
What else should I do to get it to work in XP with IE6?
Mark
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You could just download Firefox.
http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/
Besides, using IE will get you thrown in jail after some piece of spyware
hijacks your browser and puts kiddie pr0n on your computer.
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I don’t know if I was looking in the wrong place but electrical plates don’t
seem to be in the list.
Tim
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In lugnet.lego, Jake McKee wrote:
Ummmm ok, thats 3 times it’s mysteriously blown away my cart when I add the 19th
or 20th item, I’m not wasting any more time on this until you can guarantee I’ll
be able to complete my submission. Maybe LEGO could provide a high-spec server
for this?
ROSCO
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In lugnet.lego, Ross Crawford wrote:
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In lugnet.lego, Jake McKee wrote:
Ummmm ok, thats 3 times it’s mysteriously blown away my cart when I add the
19th or 20th item, I’m not wasting any more time on this until you can
guarantee I’ll be able to complete my submission. Maybe LEGO could provide a
high-spec server for this?
ROSCO
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This is what’s happening to me now since the server upgrade as well. Instead of
getting the error page previously reported by many, the offending item will be
added to the cart, but all previous cart contents have disappeared.
I can get 20 items in no problem if I only choose 1-3 colors each. When I pick
8-10 colors per part I invariably get the cart blown away before it is full. Are
other people generally maxing out their color selections?
John
#388
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In lugnet.lego, John Radtke wrote:
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In lugnet.lego, Ross Crawford wrote:
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In lugnet.lego, Jake McKee wrote:
Ummmm ok, thats 3 times it’s mysteriously blown away my cart when I add the
19th or 20th item, I’m not wasting any more time on this until you can
guarantee I’ll be able to complete my submission. Maybe LEGO could provide a
high-spec server for this?
ROSCO
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This is what’s happening to me now since the server upgrade as well. Instead
of getting the error page previously reported by many, the offending item
will be added to the cart, but all previous cart contents have disappeared.
I can get 20 items in no problem if I only choose 1-3 colors each. When I
pick 8-10 colors per part I invariably get the cart blown away before it is
full. Are other people generally maxing out their color selections?
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Hmmmmm yes, maybe not maxxing out, but I entered 9 or 10 colours for about half
my list. This may have something to do with it.
ROSCO
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"Ross Crawford" <rosscraw@bigpond.net.au> wrote in message
news:HxMM39.z5D@lugnet.com...
> In lugnet.lego, John Radtke wrote:
> > In lugnet.lego, Ross Crawford wrote:
> > > In lugnet.lego, Jake McKee wrote:
> > > > You can fill out the survey (just once per AFOL!) at:
> > > >
> > > > <http://www.pabtrak.com/survey/>
> > >
> > > Ummmm ok, thats 3 times it's mysteriously blown away my cart when I add • the
> > > 19th or 20th item, I'm not wasting any more time on this until you can
> > > guarantee I'll be able to complete my submission. Maybe LEGO could • provide a
> > > high-spec server for this?
> > >
> > > ROSCO
> >
> > This is what's happening to me now since the server upgrade as well. • Instead
> > of getting the error page previously reported by many, the offending • item
> > will be added to the cart, but all previous cart contents have • disappeared.
> >
> > I can get 20 items in no problem if I only choose 1-3 colors each. When • I
> > pick 8-10 colors per part I invariably get the cart blown away before it • is
> > full. Are other people generally maxing out their color selections?
>
> Hmmmmm yes, maybe not maxxing out, but I entered 9 or 10 colours for about • half
> my list. This may have something to do with it.
>
> ROSCO
Just a follow up to this - tonight I have been working with Rosco to examine
this problem in more detail and try and work through it.
The good news is that I was finally able to simulate the problem and as soon
as I did, I realised what the solution was.
So, I have fixed the site tonight and this seems to have FINALLY done the
trick.
To test, I was creating carts with 100's of items in all colors and the site
didn't flinch once. Whereas before the update, it would generate the above
error more times than not. (before you ask - no, I didn't submit the test
baskets into the survey results - that would be very unfair! Also -no, I am
not going to let anyone have access to the test page that allows them to
pick 100's of items for the survey ; ) )
Once again - sorry for the problems that some of you have had - this really,
really really should finally put paid to the carts blowing out problem.
Richard.
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In lugnet.color, Richard Morton wrote:
>
> "Ross Crawford" <rosscraw@bigpond.net.au> wrote in message
> news:HxMM39.z5D@lugnet.com...
> > In lugnet.lego, John Radtke wrote:
> > >
> > > I can get 20 items in no problem if I only choose 1-3 colors each. When I
> > > pick 8-10 colors per part I invariably get the cart blown away before it is
> > > full. Are other people generally maxing out their color selections?
> >
> > Hmmmmm yes, maybe not maxxing out, but I entered 9 or 10 colours for about half
> > my list. This may have something to do with it.
> >
> > ROSCO
>
> Just a follow up to this - tonight I have been working with Rosco to examine
> this problem in more detail and try and work through it.
> The good news is that I was finally able to simulate the problem and as soon
> as I did, I realised what the solution was.
> So, I have fixed the site tonight and this seems to have FINALLY done the
> trick.
> To test, I was creating carts with 100's of items in all colors and the site
> didn't flinch once. Whereas before the update, it would generate the above
> error more times than not. (before you ask - no, I didn't submit the test
> baskets into the survey results - that would be very unfair! Also -no, I am
> not going to let anyone have access to the test page that allows them to
> pick 100's of items for the survey ; ) )
>
> Once again - sorry for the problems that some of you have had - this really,
> really really should finally put paid to the carts blowing out problem.
And I was also able to successfully submit my selections, thanks Richard!
I hope this fixes everyone's problems!
ROSCO
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In lugnet.lego, Richard Morton wrote:
> Once again - sorry for the problems that some of you have had - this really,
> really really should finally put paid to the carts blowing out problem.
>
> Richard.
Rock n roll, you da 'grammer!
John
#388
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In lugnet.lego, Jake McKee wrote:
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The hope of this project is to be able to quickly and clearly generate a Top
20 list of what specific parts in what specific colors the AFOL community as
a whole would like to see us produce.
Jake
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Jake McKee
Community Liaison
LEGO Community Development
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I snipped you a bit, sorry!
This is for everybody!
Don’t use this so much to rant over the “color issue” of 2004, but rather to
suggest some things you would use as a builder. I know that most space-heads
won’t agree, but would it not be nice to se a grey (any) or tan horse part? How
about fruit trees in Fall colors? There is a broad range of parts and colors
listed, including transparent purple (remember the windscreen discussion of a
few years ago?). This is not an opportunity to complain, but to expand and
imagine!!
Don’t waste the brain cells folk, think about what you really can use.
PS! You can vote for bulk packs of flowers in a wide range of colors too.
Another wish of mine! :o)
Thank you Jake and Richard.
-Aaron-
Official Veto Overlord of the Usage and Print of Kudos as a Compliement.
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How about fruit trees in Fall colors?
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In my basket already! (well Autumn colours anyway!)
Tim
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In lugnet.lego, Jake McKee wrote:
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All,
Richard and I (mostly Richard, thanks Richard!) have been working on a new
survey tool to get a better handle on the AFOL part desires. We have been
working on a super top secret project – we’ll call it Project X - for many
months now, and it’s just about ready for our pilot launch. But as part of
this project, we would like to have your feedback on what parts you would
most like to see in bulk form. I wish I could tell you more, but trust me,
you’ll love the outcome. Don’t forget that because you don’t hear anything
from us in a while, doesn’t mean we aren’t working on terrific stuff!
The hope of this project is to be able to quickly and clearly generate a Top
20 list of what specific parts in what specific colors the AFOL community as
a whole would like to see us produce.
I can’t promise that we’ll be able to pull off every part request, but we
will be listening and factoring your opinions into Project X.
You can fill out the survey (just once per AFOL!) at:
http://www.pabtrak.com/survey/
The Bulk Bricks survey allows you to choose up to 20 items each with up to 10
colors. You can only take the survey once per AFOL, so choose wisely! (But
don’t worry…Richard’s super duper “Parts Shopping Cart” allows you to change
and modify your selection for days)
Please note that we have included only the current color selection in this
survey. Richard has been kind enough to agree to a second version of the
survey that is based only on the new and old colors so that we can put a bit
more quantitative data to that discussion about what parts should/could be
“locked”.
Richard has also been kind enough to open up a special forum on BrikTrak to
report bugs (only bug reporting, please). You can find it here:
http://www.briktrak.com/forums/display_forum_topics.asp?ForumID=29
Again, sorry I can’t reveal more than this, but sometimes that’s just how it
works. I figured it’s better to get you involved earlier in the process even
if I can’t share the details with you!
Jake
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Jake McKee
Community Liaison
LEGO Community Development
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Hi Jake and everyone,
Thanks Jake and Richard for this survey. I cannot wait to find out the results.
I have not seen anyone request bulk pack of the
30401px1, Baseplate, Road
16 x 32 Ramp, Straight. And it is not in the survey. I think it would be a
very desireable part as I have not been able to find any on eBay or BrickLink
for a long time. It was only available in one expensive set (6600) and there
was only one per set. It is a very useful part for virtually any town project.
I would very much like to buy quite a few of these parts. (This is my first
post after lurking for four years, so please don’t make me beg! ;-) )
Thanks for listening.
Steve
(Plesae remove NOSPAM when replying.)
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In lugnet.lego, Steve Doerner wrote:
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...
I have not seen anyone request bulk pack of the
30401px1, Baseplate,
Road 16 x 32 Ramp, Straight. And it is not in the survey. I think it would
be a very desireable part as I have not been able to find any on eBay or
BrickLink for a long time. It was only available in one expensive set (6600)
and there was only one per set. It is a very useful part for virtually any
town project. I would very much like to buy quite a few of these parts.
(This is my first post after lurking for four years, so please don’t make me
beg! ;-) )
Thanks for listening.
Steve
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The straight piece and its curved counterpart look quite useful and could make
good bridges. When I saw the set I was put off both by the price and by the two
inclined ramps, which are too steep for realistic town scenery and make up a
large part of the price. The maximum normal road slope is about 1 in 5, with 1
in 4 or 1 in 3 on some tracks. 1 in 5 would be a 32 stud long roadplate with 16
plates under one end. The ramps have 12 bricks (36 plates under one end, making
them about 1 in 2.4!
The inclined ramps are a bit too large for a multi-storey car park ramp too. I
see them as another example of a piece with high play value for kids but little
realistic value for AFOLs.
Perhaps a pack of 5 straight flat ramps would be good, but the price wouldn’t be
much less than the set you mentioned. Still, the yield (no. useful parts / no.
total parts) would be 100%.
Mark Bellis
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When will we hear the results? In a week? A month?
-Aaron
"Jake McKee" <jacob.mckee@america.lego.com> wrote in message
news:HxK6pr.1Eou@lugnet.com...
> All,
>
> Richard and I (mostly Richard, thanks Richard!) have been working on a new
> survey tool to get a better handle on the AFOL part desires. We have been
> working on a super top secret project - we'll call it Project X - for • many
> months now, and it's just about ready for our pilot launch. But as part of • this
> project, we would like to have your feedback on what parts you would most • like
> to see in bulk form. I wish I could tell you more, but trust me, you'll • love the
> outcome. Don't forget that because you don't hear anything from us in a • while,
> doesn't mean we aren't working on terrific stuff!
>
> The hope of this project is to be able to quickly and clearly generate a • Top 20
> list of what specific parts in what specific colors the AFOL community as • a
> whole would like to see us produce.
>
> I can't promise that we'll be able to pull off every part request, but we • will
> be listening and factoring your opinions into Project X.
>
> You can fill out the survey (just once per AFOL!) at:
>
> <http://www.pabtrak.com/survey/>
>
> The Bulk Bricks survey allows you to choose up to 20 items each with up to • 10
> colors. You can only take the survey once per AFOL, so choose wisely! (But • don't
> worry.Richard's super duper "Parts Shopping Cart" allows you to change and
> modify your selection for days)
>
> Please note that we have included only the current color selection in this
> survey. Richard has been kind enough to agree to a second version of the • survey
> that is based only on the new and old colors so that we can put a bit more
> quantitative data to that discussion about what parts should/could be • "locked".
>
> Richard has also been kind enough to open up a special forum on BrikTrak • to
> report bugs (only bug reporting, please). You can find it here:
>
> <http://www.briktrak.com/forums/display_forum_topics.asp?ForumID=29>
>
> Again, sorry I can't reveal more than this, but sometimes that's just how • it
> works. I figured it's better to get you involved earlier in the process • even if
> I can't share the details with you!
>
> Jake
>
> ---¬
> Jake McKee¬
> Community Liaison¬
> LEGO Community Development
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So far I've only noticed one strange missing part in the list: 4162
Tile 1x8..... And I want them!
Duq
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I did not add some, as e.g. arches already are popular. See my comment for more:
2335 Flag 2 x 2
A system with stickers for different coutries and maybe companies.
Once I have used this flag for a building, using "birthday party stickers",
which fit good. The only downside is the a real flag is app 2x3 in size, while
this is app 1x1 (not counting Schwitzerland).
(link: http://www.hot.ee/sonnich/lego/build/manor.htm )
Windows - I'd like to see window of the transperant type, but not clear - e.g.
in toilets, windows are present (for light), but a type, which you cannot look
through. Dont know the word for this.
Could be usefull in trains.
Arches - large selection in any colour for model building,
- same goes for slopes, and other bricks for building models.
I think of arches, slopes, rounded bricks, tiles, shutters and doors with
holders (e.g. 1x1 brick 2 high) in a selection of colours, such as sand red,
green etc, doors in related black and brown etc. Take a look at a building, and
see what you need (I am thinking og older buildings, such as manor houses,
churches, wooden houses
BR
Sonnich
http://www.hot.ee/sonnich/lego/
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In lugnet.lego, Sonnich Jensen wrote:
>
> Windows - I'd like to see window of the transperant type, but not clear - e.g.
> in toilets, windows are present (for light), but a type, which you cannot look
> through. Dont know the word for this.
> Could be usefull in trains.
Hi Sonnich,
The term you are looking for is 'translucent' which means that it allows light
through, but the light gets diffused (ie. scrambled) so that one can't see
through it. Old Lego windows, incidentally, tend to become translucent as they
collect tiny scratches from jostling with other pieces and being played with.
One can think of a simple continuum with 'transparent' at one end and 'opaque'
at the other. In between there are varying degrees of translucence.
> Arches - large selection in any colour for model building,
> - same goes for slopes, and other bricks for building models.
> I think of arches, slopes, rounded bricks, tiles, shutters and doors with
> holders (e.g. 1x1 brick 2 high) in a selection of colours, such as sand red,
> green etc, doors in related black and brown etc. Take a look at a building, and
> see what you need (I am thinking og older buildings, such as manor houses,
> churches, wooden houses
I second that request.
Peace and clarity,
Professor Whateverly
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