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(...) Yeah, that's no fun, is it. I think what ought to happen when you type "trains" into a top-level search box is that you get back a number of train categories (one encapsulating all, and then one for each of 9v, 4.5v, 12v, and DUPLO trains, (...) (26 years ago, 28-Mar-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.admin.database)
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(...) Ach so! My apologies! So it is. Looks like I saw my own quoting (in my editor) of what *you* wrote and brain-fartedly thought it was you quoting something else to excess. I should've double-checked that, because you're always so careful about (...) (26 years ago, 28-Mar-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.admin.database)
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(...) That might form a nice stop gap measure for the time being. One more To-Do for the pile... Heave HO! (...) Did you read all the way down? There was a lot more than quotage in there. I pulled in a separate response from Larry and related it to (...) (26 years ago, 28-Mar-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.admin.database)
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(...) the dynamically generated lists -- although the paragraphs of commentary ought to be preserved in the transition. But if you wanted to pull down a copy of the .html page and modify it, I'll install an updated version. (...) --Todd (26 years ago, 28-Mar-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.admin.database)
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| | Re: Semi-ADMIN: Pause Train Reference Improvement Work in Good Shape
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(...) Yes. But to keep number of categories, and name length, down to size, perhaps just "Maintenance" or "Maintenance Equipment"? That latter category includes all the sets that MOW Vehicles does, PLUS the washrack (which presumably, (because I'm (...) (26 years ago, 28-Mar-99, to lugnet.admin.database, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Nope. I mean (URL) (...) Larry Answered: ------ In another thread we're talking about not confusing the mundanes. If I were a mundane I would NOT know that there were three voltages and it would be best if there were a way that selecting (...) (26 years ago, 28-Mar-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.admin.database)
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(...) If we go for more groups (I prefer fewer, personally, as I really did visit this already and arrived at fewer after quite some thought -- but do not by that token mean to imply I'm not open to the suggestion), I'm actually warming to (...) (26 years ago, 28-Mar-99, to lugnet.admin.database, lugnet.trains)
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Railroaders, Day two down, one to go! The juges awarded the ribbons this morning and my display got first place in Novelty. Thanks to all who stoped in... Also NO recks today! O'well there is still a day to go? I hope to have pictures Tuesday. More (...) (26 years ago, 28-Mar-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) In another thread we're talking about not confusing the mundanes. If I were a mundane I would NOT know that there were three voltages and it would be best if there were a way that selecting trains returned all trains regardless of voltage. (...) (26 years ago, 28-Mar-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.admin.database)
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| | Re: Semi-ADMIN: Pause Train Reference Improvement Work in Good Shape
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(...) I don't care EXACTLY about the names either, but we need about 2 more categories than we have now. Name them for the mundanes if you must. However I'd say that "Equipment" OR "maintenance of way" are not at all technical to the point of being (...) (26 years ago, 28-Mar-99, to lugnet.admin.database, lugnet.trains)
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(...) I'm not (nor do I probably want to spend the time to become) knowledgeable enough about LEGO Trains and train terminology in general to have an opinion here that really is worth any weight, but generally I fall on the side of the fence that (...) (26 years ago, 27-Mar-99, to lugnet.admin.database, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Awrighty, I just expanded the responsibilities of the cron job so that it now wipes out obsolete links/references in addition to reindexing new ones (...shouldda just done this originally, come to think of it). (...) Technically, in terms of (...) (26 years ago, 27-Mar-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.admin.database)
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(...) World. (we were at Land today, and it's weird, like looking in a distorted mirror. I know Magic Kingdom pretty well and I was constantly getting lost in Disneyland, or expecting things to be the same. They are just enough different to be (...) (26 years ago, 27-Mar-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) That won't help, unfortunately. The theme=xxx thingy matches on the whole string only, not partial strings. Better replacement coming, however; not worth fixing current idiosyncrasies. --Todd (26 years ago, 27-Mar-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.admin.database)
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Railroaders, Day one down, two to go, of H & R Train Show. The juges did there round tonight and will award the ribbons tomorrow morning. My display is operating with little trouble, only two monorail recks today. In one of the recks, two monorail (...) (26 years ago, 27-Mar-99, to lugnet.trains)
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I was looking hard at this set in the S@H Canada catalog but it seems expensive, especially seeing it doesn't have a controller with it. Anyone have this set and have opinions on whether it's a good buy or not? And is it fun? <g> Kevin Wilson (...) (26 years ago, 27-Mar-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) You have alot of stuff on your site. I went through the first block of links a while ago. Now, I have finally gone through the second block of links. That is all I meant. (...) ^^^^^^^ After looking at your Disney World (or was it Land) (...) (26 years ago, 26-Mar-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Not sure what you're trying to say, Christopher. (...) ?? I'm going to be 40 this year, probably not a boy genius any more. I (...) Yep. (...) I made one from the waiter torso, he has a bow tie. (...) No progress, unfortunately, it's packed (...) (26 years ago, 26-Mar-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Glue for models
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woohoo! This is definitely in my field. When I was building models for LEGO we used two different types of glues. (this was different across different model shops, so this really only applies to Enfield.) For 95% of the gluing we used a mix of ABS (...) (26 years ago, 25-Mar-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: new stuff on my site (coach, trolley...again, LEGO Logo art)
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(...) I think Liquid plastic modelers cement would work reasonably well for glueing Lego bricks together since it is a solvent (and is intested for Polystyrene which should be sufficiently similar to ABS (Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene) to work). (...) (26 years ago, 25-Mar-99, to lugnet.trains)
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