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Re: A Question of Size
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lugnet.space
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Tue, 14 Jan 2003 21:52:35 GMT
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In lugnet.space, Leonard Hoffman writes:
> What I thought we (as a community) could use was terms for LEGO creations,
> alongside SHIP. Terms to be used when conversing with other members of the
> community (eg. hey check out my SHIP.. whadya think?) - not terms used within
> a fantasy world.
Ah, yes, I see. Well, we did kick around a few humorous acronyms for
smaller vessels in responses to a thread here:
http://news.lugnet.com/space/?n=18669
However, these did not define anything in brick terms.
> "SHIP" means a space creation longer than 100 studss (or so).
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> What about creations smaller than this?
> Or do you think any LEGO-Lugnet term is un-needed?
I think these things are fun, though I don't know how much they will be used.
> eg. I have a spaceship 64 studs long. Not quite a SHIP, but still something
> kinda big. What do I call it that would give the sense of something big, but
> not be SHIP?
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> It seems to me that there are four basic length types, small (less than 20
> studs), medium (20-50 studs), large (50-90 studs), and super-sized (aka a SHIP,
> 100+).
So perhaps we need acronyms for these distinctions?
> but i suppose this is all silly-ness on my part.
> ho-hum
Nothing wrong with some silliness around here. :)
-H.
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| (...) 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 (...) (21 years ago, 14-Jan-03, to lugnet.space)
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