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Re: Am I the only person who finds Lego CAD systems infuriating?
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lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto
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Thu, 1 Sep 2005 01:43:52 GMT
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Calum Tsang wrote:
> There's been a lot of effort made to repackage the LDraw tools to make
> them easier to install, to create tutorials, to add arcane new features.
I'm not an active user of Ldraw et al, and haven't been for many years now, but
I do maintain an interest. My reasons for no longer being an active user are
many and varied, but I wouldn't particularly highlight lack of usability among
them.
> And of course, as with any Lego AFOL operation, a good heap of
> administrivia and committees. But none of it I've seen actually has
> helped the basic usability of these tools.
It’s easy to mock the 'administrivia and committees'. Doing so mocks the people
who serve on the committees, the people who establish them, the people who vote
for or appoint them, the people who support them, and the work that they do.
But committees (and 'administriviators') change in response to community
concerns. But they only exist because of those concerns. For instance, without
the Steering Committee (or its predecessor committee) where would Ldraw be
today?
It’s easy to imply that the 'administrivia and committees' get in the way of
improving functionality. I would ask, can that argument be turned on its
head? Is it possible that the lack of appreciation of the importance of
'administrivia' and lack of support for the committees is poisoning the
atmosphere and driving people who might meaningfully contribute away, in turn
delaying the development of the basic usability?
Cheers
Richie Dulin
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