 | | Re: A Question of Size —John P. Henderson
| | | | (...) I am not so certain that we ever will, nor whether we need to, come to a consensus on this subject. In the real world, different nations have different definitions of things like "Capitol Ship", "Battleship", etc. I think in our own fictional (...) (22 years ago, 13-Jan-03, to lugnet.space)
| | | | | | | | | | Re: A Question of Size —Allan Bedford
| | | | | | (...) I agree. And I really wonder about the need to even try. Think of the term 'drop ship' referring to the one seen in Aliens. Total complement? I believe it was less than a dozen if you include the Colonial Marines, Ripley and the pilot and (...) (22 years ago, 14-Jan-03, to lugnet.space)
| | | | | | | | | | | | Re: A Question of Size —Leonard Hoffman
| | | | | (...) I realize that I wasn't clear, but my hope and desire was not to supplant people's definitions of words like "cruiser" and "battleship." What I thought we (as a community) could use was terms for LEGO creations, alongside SHIP. Terms to be (...) (22 years ago, 14-Jan-03, to lugnet.space)
| | | | | | | | | | | | Re: A Question of Size —John P. Henderson
| | | | | (...) Ah, yes, I see. Well, we did kick around a few humorous acronyms for smaller vessels in responses to a thread here: (URL) these did not define anything in brick terms. (...) I think these things are fun, though I don't know how much they will (...) (22 years ago, 14-Jan-03, to lugnet.space)
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