| Redisplay Messages: Compact | Brief | All | Full Show Messages: All | Without Replies| Author: | Adjour  | | Posted: | Mar 5, 2024 15:59 | | Subject: | Re: Phishing email | | Viewed: | 48 times | | Topic: | Administrative | |
| In Administrative, 1001bricks writes:
| | | | Why doesn't a multi-billion dollar company buy up all domains similar to
Bricklink and then just redirect them all to Bricklink.com?
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Because they would've to buy hundreds of domains, like bricklinks.net, bricklinka.com,
brick-link.net, bricklinkk.net, bricklinks.org...
Plus some may already be taken and put for sale at $100,000 ea - so no, it's
not easy.
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agreed.
Also I don't think it would really stop the phishing. I mean, I don't
think 100% of people glance at the url when they hit a link. I know I don't.
It could be www.yourvebeenhacked.com after you click the link and it would still
get a decent number of victims IMO because I doubt the average user checks these
things.
Crystal
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| Author: | Adjour | | Posted: | Mar 4, 2024 20:14 | | Subject: | Re: Seriously? | | Viewed: | 91 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
| In Catalog, Saitobricks.ca writes:
| | In Catalog, Adjour writes:
| | In Catalog, Tracyd writes:
| | In Catalog, here4bricks614 writes:
| | In Catalog, Tracyd writes:
| | In Catalog, here4bricks614 writes:
| | BrickLink does not believe itself to be a historical resource anymore. Surely
this means we’ll be getting rid of the (objectively useless) x000 part IDs?
Grooved variants were added to help users find what they need. What’s stopping
the rest of the grooved variants from being merged in the near future? This sorry
excuse of a project sets this precedent and introduces a slippery slope that
seriously undermines community trust.
Why are other issues that were “addressed” years ago still on the shelf without
solutions? Why does site admin insist on following through with inconsistent
changes that have proven themselves to be wildly unpopular? (Apart from the four
Yes-men lurking in the catalog)
Where is the Rust solution? Where is the Light Pink solution?
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Dan did not originate Bricklink to be a historical resource. I saw his posts
in the forums when it was brought up long before you knew this site existed.
He established Bricklink to facilitate buying and selling Lego parts and sets.
The fact that people put a lot of work into identifying differences made it
into a historical resource, but that was not the intent. Lego has become far
more mainstream today than ever before, but most of the newcomers have no idea
about variants and just want to buy what they want or need, without the confusing
variants. For the people who really care about a variant, there will still be
stores who break them out and will sell them to those who care or need them.
I do recognize all the work that people put in as volunteers to identify and
establish the variants and I do respect their work. It would be nice to have
a variant page/section for reference and to recognize the work they put into
it.
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Knowing “what you need” is based on available information, which has now been
condensed for no good reason. The only reason I know that a set has a specific
variant is because of the work put in by catalog contributors. People aren’t
going to care anymore because the distinction isn’t being explicitly made anymore.
Defending ineptitude and inconsistency is much easier, though.
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That is just it, the VAST majority don't care. Also, because you seem to
not understand something really simple, but very important. This isn't your
site, you don't own it, you don't operate it and you don't get to
make the decisions. It is great that they still listen to the community at large,
however this is a business, and it will be run in the manner that they decide
is best for it.
And as far as ineptitude and inconsistency go, it is still here, it is still
up and running and it is still majorly successful.
If you don't like the direction, they are taking you can find another place
to buy from.
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This x100. Thank you for saving me the effort of typing it out.
I really really get sick of the entitlement I see here when people go full rage
about, IMO, the dumbest things.
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Have you EVER added a item to the catalog???
It's a lot of work!! We are upset because our hours(for some months) of work
are being destoryed!
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Go somewhere else if you hate it so much.
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Easy for you to say, but some have dumped weeks of work into this site.
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Why aren't you banned yet? Christ.
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| Author: | Adjour | | Posted: | Mar 4, 2024 20:02 | | Subject: | Re: Seriously? | | Viewed: | 90 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
| In Catalog, axaday writes:
| | In Catalog, Tracyd writes:
| | Also, because you seem to
not understand something really simple, but very important. This isn't your
site, you don't own it, you don't operate it and you don't get to
make the decisions.
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20,000 images belong to me. And I figure they want more. I get to make the decisions
about that.
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Honest question, you still retain rights to the photos submitted here?
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| Author: | Adjour | | Posted: | Mar 4, 2024 19:59 | | Subject: | Re: Seriously? | | Viewed: | 75 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
| In Catalog, Tracyd writes:
| | In Catalog, here4bricks614 writes:
| | In Catalog, Tracyd writes:
| | In Catalog, here4bricks614 writes:
| | BrickLink does not believe itself to be a historical resource anymore. Surely
this means we’ll be getting rid of the (objectively useless) x000 part IDs?
Grooved variants were added to help users find what they need. What’s stopping
the rest of the grooved variants from being merged in the near future? This sorry
excuse of a project sets this precedent and introduces a slippery slope that
seriously undermines community trust.
Why are other issues that were “addressed” years ago still on the shelf without
solutions? Why does site admin insist on following through with inconsistent
changes that have proven themselves to be wildly unpopular? (Apart from the four
Yes-men lurking in the catalog)
Where is the Rust solution? Where is the Light Pink solution?
|
Dan did not originate Bricklink to be a historical resource. I saw his posts
in the forums when it was brought up long before you knew this site existed.
He established Bricklink to facilitate buying and selling Lego parts and sets.
The fact that people put a lot of work into identifying differences made it
into a historical resource, but that was not the intent. Lego has become far
more mainstream today than ever before, but most of the newcomers have no idea
about variants and just want to buy what they want or need, without the confusing
variants. For the people who really care about a variant, there will still be
stores who break them out and will sell them to those who care or need them.
I do recognize all the work that people put in as volunteers to identify and
establish the variants and I do respect their work. It would be nice to have
a variant page/section for reference and to recognize the work they put into
it.
|
Knowing “what you need” is based on available information, which has now been
condensed for no good reason. The only reason I know that a set has a specific
variant is because of the work put in by catalog contributors. People aren’t
going to care anymore because the distinction isn’t being explicitly made anymore.
Defending ineptitude and inconsistency is much easier, though.
|
That is just it, the VAST majority don't care. Also, because you seem to
not understand something really simple, but very important. This isn't your
site, you don't own it, you don't operate it and you don't get to
make the decisions. It is great that they still listen to the community at large,
however this is a business, and it will be run in the manner that they decide
is best for it.
And as far as ineptitude and inconsistency go, it is still here, it is still
up and running and it is still majorly successful.
If you don't like the direction, they are taking you can find another place
to buy from.
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This x100. Thank you for saving me the effort of typing it out.
I really really get sick of the entitlement I see here when people go full rage
about, IMO, the dumbest things.
Go somewhere else if you hate it so much.
Crystal
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| Author: | Adjour | | Posted: | Mar 4, 2024 19:49 | | Subject: | Re: What would you do? | | Viewed: | 43 times | | Topic: | Shipping | |
| In Shipping, fallinglegos81 writes:
| | In Shipping, Adjour writes:
| | In Shipping, fallinglegos81 writes:
| | Good Morning Forum,
I had a customer reach out asking if I could reduce my shipping before purchasing
a set. I only do instant check out and not invoices. I explained in the email
that the shipping cost is what I believe is a fair price and I don't reduce
shipping. I told him thank you for his interested.
He never wrote back but a day later they purchased the item he had emailed about
and in the comments "Hi. Can you please reduce shipping cost a few dollars
to reflect ups advantage which is cheaper? Thanks!" after I already told
him no and after he had paid.
I don't want to be petty but I'm annoyed that I told them no and ignored
it.
What would you do?
Thanks!
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I'm confused. Are they asking for a discount or are they asking for a cheaper
shipping method? The impression I get from your post is you want to send it priority
instead of ground advantage, and they are asking for ground.
In that case I'd do what the buyer asks.
Crystal
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Thanks for the replay, they are wanting the shipping cheaper after I told them
I wouldn't reduce the price and after the already paid and purchased the
items.
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Yeah, I grasp that. You didn't really answer me though. Are you insisting
on sending it priority when it can be sent ground?
I get that you are annoyed, but if I was the buyer in a case like that, I'd
be annoyed as well.
If so, that's a strange hill to die on. IMO.
Crystal
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