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 Author: Hygrotus View Messages Posted By Hygrotus
 Posted: Sep 13, 2021 13:39
 Subject: Re: Lego video games
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 Topic: Off Topic
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In Off Topic, Iliketurtles1 writes:
  Have any of you played Lego video games? If so, which ones, I personally remember
playing Lego Racers on the GameBoy color. Just curious.

I play only on PC and I have I think all of them on Steam (bought them when were
on sale, frequently they are very cheap), but as for now finished 4 of them with
all achivments: The LEGO Movie 1 & 2, The LEGO Ninjago Movie and LEGO Star Wars
The Force Awaknes.
 Author: Hygrotus View Messages Posted By Hygrotus
 Posted: Aug 4, 2021 13:23
 Subject: Re: Change Die to Dice in part 64776
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 Topic: Catalog Requests
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In Catalog Requests, Stuart9 writes:
  If you hadn’t then it could have been argued that all the rabbit/bunny entries
should have had the rodent description too.

Rabbits and hares are not rodents anymore in modern mammals systematic and taxonomy

There are in separate order - Lagomorpha
 Author: Hygrotus View Messages Posted By Hygrotus
 Posted: May 6, 2021 07:51
 Subject: Re: We have a new Catalog Associate!
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 Topic: Catalog
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Congratulation Randy and wish you all the best.
 Author: Hygrotus View Messages Posted By Hygrotus
 Posted: Apr 21, 2021 06:08
 Subject: Re: Changes involving the CEP
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 Topic: Catalog
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In Catalog, Admin_Russell writes:
  Dear community,

We are sad to inform you that our Catalog Adminstrator StormChaser is no longer
part of the Community Expert Program. We will be updating the Community Admin
page soon.

StormChaser has positively influenced the catalog in many ways, and his passion
for documentation and organization are legendary. We are planning to move ahead
with initiatives he has set in motion and keep alive his vision for a better
catalog.

We must also mention that this is a difficult time for the catalog team, as they
have lost two very experienced admins since the beginning of the year. In the
coming weeks we will announce some plans for the future.

The BrickLink Team

I'm very suprised of his departure
 Author: Hygrotus View Messages Posted By Hygrotus
 Posted: Mar 24, 2021 10:09
 Subject: Re: Minifigure sw0737a
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 Topic: Catalog
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In Catalog, Hygrotus writes:
  In Catalog, randyf writes:
  In Catalog, Thargor writes:
  I just saw that Minifigure sw0737a Poe Dameron was added to the catalog. This
Minifigure is included in set 75149 and comes with helmet and hair piece.
In the past we often had Minifigures that had both helmet and hair piece but
they were only listed once in the catalog e.g. sw0416, sw0772, sw0407 ...
Why is Poe now listed twice as sw0737 with hair and as sw0737a with helmet?

I have submitted a change request.

Figure originally was submitted and approved to the catalog under new unique
number then it was changed ehwn it was in the catalog
https://www.bricklink.com/catalogReqList.asp?itemID=199822

https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?M=sw1144#T=S&O={%22ss%22:%22PL%22,%22iconly%22:0}
[m=sw1144]
So this minifig should has new number as it is in collide with previously used
number
https://www.bricklink.com/catalogReqList.asp?itemID=199822
 Author: Hygrotus View Messages Posted By Hygrotus
 Posted: Mar 24, 2021 10:04
 Subject: Re: Minifigure sw0737a
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In Catalog, randyf writes:
  In Catalog, Thargor writes:
  I just saw that Minifigure sw0737a Poe Dameron was added to the catalog. This
Minifigure is included in set 75149 and comes with helmet and hair piece.
In the past we often had Minifigures that had both helmet and hair piece but
they were only listed once in the catalog e.g. sw0416, sw0772, sw0407 ...
Why is Poe now listed twice as sw0737 with hair and as sw0737a with helmet?

I have submitted a change request.

Figure originally was submitted and approved to the catalog under new unique
number then it was changed ehwn it was in the catalog
https://www.bricklink.com/catalogReqList.asp?itemID=199822
 Author: Hygrotus View Messages Posted By Hygrotus
 Posted: Mar 24, 2021 06:00
 Subject: Re: Minifigure sw0737a
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In Catalog, yorbrick writes:
  In Catalog, axaday writes:
  In Catalog, Thargor writes:
  I just saw that Minifigure sw0737a Poe Dameron was added to the catalog. This
Minifigure is included in set 75149 and comes with helmet and hair piece.
In the past we often had Minifigures that had both helmet and hair piece but
they were only listed once in the catalog e.g. sw0416, sw0772, sw0407 ...
Why is Poe now listed twice as sw0737 with hair and as sw0737a with helmet?

Maybe the new one comes with the 4+ X-wing

It does, but why is it not a new number? It is a different figure as it has different
parts. There are other figures that are similar but different and appear in different
sets and have different numbers. Such as

 
Minifig No: sw0471  Name: Yoda - Olive Green, Open Robe with Large Creases, Neck Bracket
* 
sw0471 (Inv) Yoda - Olive Green, Open Robe with Large Creases, Neck Bracket
Minifigures: Star Wars: Star Wars Episode 2
 
Minifig No: sw0707  Name: Yoda - Olive Green, Open Robe with Large Creases
* 
sw0707 (Inv) Yoda - Olive Green, Open Robe with Large Creases
Minifigures: Star Wars

I totally agree with you
https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1190568 (and whole thread)
but as I see admins have different opinion about that.
I also think it should be new number.

...but I give it up and I don't care any more
 Author: Hygrotus View Messages Posted By Hygrotus
 Posted: Mar 15, 2021 03:52
 Subject: Re: Item number changes
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 Topic: Suggestions
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In Suggestions, Teup writes:
  In Suggestions, hpoort writes:
  In Suggestions, Doodlebug writes:
  It would be helpful if Admin would send out a notification when they change an
item number.
How frustrating is it to look for a part in my inventory only to find the number
has been changed.
If a notice is sent out for items marked for deletion, why can't it be done
for changes.

There is this: https://www.bricklink.com/catalogReqList.asp?viewAction=I

where you can see and search the entire changelog.

How strange that there are no dates in that list? I would like to see which numbers
have changed but without dates, well, I know nothing. It just becomes a sum-up
of every single part that was once changed..

Just click show dates
 
 Author: Hygrotus View Messages Posted By Hygrotus
 Posted: Feb 22, 2021 12:38
 Subject: Re: 40450 Amelia Earhart - add to catalog??
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In Catalog, tonnic writes:
  Of course in Star Trek Voyager we saw what happened to her but nowadays it still
is a mystery.

I like this episode

btw beautiful song about Amelia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzCMhXZWxiA
 Author: Hygrotus View Messages Posted By Hygrotus
 Posted: Feb 3, 2021 06:53
 Subject: Re: Category Changes, Part Two
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In Catalog, infinibrix writes:
  In Catalog, Stellar writes:
  In Catalog, infinibrix writes:
  We have this style of legs/robes under ‘Minifigure, Legs, Modified, Decorated’
which is all good for finding these McGonagall Robes

[P=36036pb23]

But not this style?

 
Part No: 3678bpb023  Name: Slope 65 2 x 2 x 2 with Bottom Tube with Minifigure Dress / Skirt / Robe, HP Professor McGonagall Pattern
* 
3678bpb023 Slope 65 2 x 2 x 2 with Bottom Tube with Minifigure Dress / Skirt / Robe, HP Professor McGonagall Pattern
Parts: Slope, Decorated

I understand it’s probably due to wanting to keep all the decorated sloped bricks
in one place but when the slopes are specifically designed for use with minifigures
this should take precedence as to where they are located because this is where
people will expect to find them i.e under minifigure entries. Likewise those
searching for decorated slopes for a build I’m sure will have very little use
for these kinds of decorated slope designs making them a search hindrance for
the category if anything?

What about these, they can be very well used in a build:

 
Part No: 3678bpb105  Name: Slope 65 2 x 2 x 2 with Bottom Tube with Minifigure Dress / Skirt / Robe, Stone Statue Pattern
* 
3678bpb105 Slope 65 2 x 2 x 2 with Bottom Tube with Minifigure Dress / Skirt / Robe, Stone Statue Pattern
Parts: Slope, Decorated
 
Part No: 3678bpb107  Name: Slope 65 2 x 2 x 2 with Bottom Tube with Minifigure Dress / Skirt / Robe, Dark Bluish Gray Mesh Stripe Pattern
* 
3678bpb107 Slope 65 2 x 2 x 2 with Bottom Tube with Minifigure Dress / Skirt / Robe, Dark Bluish Gray Mesh Stripe Pattern
Parts: Slope, Decorated
 
Part No: 3678bpb049  Name: Slope 65 2 x 2 x 2 with Bottom Tube with Minifigure Dress / Skirt / Robe, Wedding with Silver Trim Pattern
* 
3678bpb049 Slope 65 2 x 2 x 2 with Bottom Tube with Minifigure Dress / Skirt / Robe, Wedding with Silver Trim Pattern
Parts: Slope, Decorated

What I would suggest is just adding the word Skirt to all the 3678b* that are
for minifigs. So that they will appear in searches alongside 36036*

Yes and I think someone else once said they could use these robes for some curtains
when I mentioned the same thing before...

 
Part No: 3678bpb027  Name: Slope 65 2 x 2 x 2 with Bottom Tube with Minifigure Dress / Skirt / Robe, White Panel with Black and Gold Trim Pattern
* 
3678bpb027 Slope 65 2 x 2 x 2 with Bottom Tube with Minifigure Dress / Skirt / Robe, White Panel with Black and Gold Trim Pattern
Parts: Slope, Decorated

but we’re really scratching around the barrel for ideas here on the basis of
a one in a million chance that someone might actually stumble across these parts
and decide to use them for their build either way there is nothing to stop people
having a glance under the minifig robes to see what they can find but overall
they don’t cater very well for builders and likewise slopes with space symbols,
computer panels and numbers don’t cater for the needs of those searching for
minifigure parts hence I feel it would be beneficial to separate them

Likewise we have Minifigure heads which have unrelated heads mixed in with them
from goldfish bowls to death star plans:-

https://www.bricklink.com/v2/search.page?q=minifigure%20head%20without%20face#T=P

These should be given their own category ‘Decorated heads’ also we separated
Plain Legs and Torsos from Decorated Legs and Torsos which I think was a good
move and so I think we should also consider separating plain heads from decorated
heads and separating both these again from minifigure heads

As the catalog expands I think it benefits to cater better for the two main types
of shopper ‘builders’ and ‘minifig enthusiasts’ whereas piling everything into
the same catalog entries just because they are the same design of part doesn’t
actually allow for efficient shopping for either?

We just urgently need tag system finally.

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