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Re: .Space MOC/idea repository concept for discussion
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Date: 
Fri, 22 Aug 2003 01:10:29 GMT
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On 17.26 8/21/2003 +0000, James Wilson wrote

> To the .Space community:¬
> Whereas .Space is the best Lugnet group, and¬
> Whereas some of us have much more time available sitting in front of a
> computer,
> rather than building,¬ I have a proposal for the .Space group.  I’m sure
> some of
> you have attempted to visit older creations only to find them unavailable (try
> going back 10000 messages in .Space and try to open some MOCs announced back
> then).  Whether the user left school, moved his/her creations to another
> folder,
> whatever, many great creations have become vaporware.¬

I like that idea... I hate having to dig back for historical models.



> So, I think .Space should set up a {permanent} repository of {permanent} links
> to Space creations.  To me, the logical place to store the pics is Brickshelf
> (or MOCPages ?), and the links should be “deep links.”  When an item gets
> submitted to the yet-to-be-named link gallery, the folder structure for
> the MOC
> should be permanent, so that someone would be able to find it 4 years from now
> at the same place.¬
> 
> Questions that come to mind immediately include:¬
>  1. Where should it be?  The “links” button on the .Space sidebar could
> link to
> the “links repository,” but where should it be?¬

Well _I_ think it should be in Jain's Guide :-) (www.wildbrick.com)...
course, I may be biased :-)

> 2. Who administers it?  This
> depends on where the “page-o-links” is located.  But I think it should have a
> single administrator rather than a free-for-all.¬

Well, that's a different story... Maybe set up a spider to scan .space
articles for links? hmmm... may need to think about that....



> 3. What goes in?  What I have
> in mind is a hierarchical arrangement, with links not only to MOCs “in full,”
> (i.e., Dan Jassim’s {Dragonstar}) but also to design elements, such as doors,
> windows, command chairs, engines, air locks, hatches, even landing gear.¬

Hmmmm... Including elements is a good idea!

> 4.
> Who decides what goes in?   This one could be a bit thornier, but it doesn’t
> have to be.  I figure, if someone wants to catalog their images appropriately,
> store them appropriately, and contact the administrator with the appropriate
> information, then that’s good enough for me.

Well, if it has a submission feature any maybe a "rating" feature, then
anyone could submit, and the highest rated ones would percolate to the
top... That would make searching a _bit_ easier.



> ¬  5. Who submits what?  Can I
> submit links to someone else's project?¬

Submitting someone else's work is (IMHO) bad juju (at elast without their
permission).

> 6. What should it be called?  I know,
> not really important at this point.¬

Hmmmmm.... we could call it... how bout Jain's Guide!!! :-)



> Anyway, that’s my quite-nebulous concept.  There’s probably lots of things I
> haven’t though of yet.  It’s something I’m willing to work on, hopefully other
> .Spacers will, as well.¬ ¬ James Wilson¬
> Dallas, TX¬
> Lugnet member 1783

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