  
| Author: | Classicsmiley  | | Posted: | Jul 6, 2016 19:21 | | Subject: | Re: Lego v Bricklink colours | | Viewed: | 39 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, pikachu3 writes:
| | In Suggestions, Rob_and_Shelagh writes:
| | In Suggestions, calsbricks writes:
| | I am aware that this has been suggested many times before by various people and
unfortunately nothing has ever been done about it but perhaps now is the time
to bring it back up.
When a new used comes to Bricklink they are faced with lots of hurdles - they
will not recognise the Bricklink part numbering system; and in lots of cases
the colours as many of them have totally different names.
The Lego stores also call colours differently e.g. Dark Blue to them is their
standard blue brick and if you ask for Earth Blue - they often look at you with
a puzzled look, even though that is an official Lego Colour name. The same with
Green etc.
So, with that in mind could the Bricklink developers not come up with a better
idea than the current colour chart for the catalogue. Perhaps similar to the
very old and outdated Peeron one.
It would help the new buyers - and after all we give them the option to key in
the number at the back of the Lego instructions to find a part (and little do
they know by using that number they get the part in the correct colour).
Bricklink want to encourage new buyers and as a store we want that as well -
but let us give them the tools do make it easier for them not more complicated.
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I would not favour "changing" any BL colour names but I would like to see a user
friendly colour reference section explaining colours (especially as you say for
new users).
Overall, to me this is a "help" issue. BL has never been strong on its user guide/help
guide but a succession of changes to the functionality and navigation of the
site have left it with a useless one. This remains a complex site with many different
areas including colours which old hands take for granted but must confuse the
hell out of new users. Overall... new intuitive help guide please.
Robert
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In the meantime, there's always this: http://ryanhowerter.net/colors
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Once they get the LDD to Wanted List import working, I think it would be crucial
to have a proper color chart/map defined and in place.
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Message is in Reply To: 13 Messages in this Thread:  Msg 1 - calsbricks (8538) 96 months ago Jul 5, 2016 to Suggestions
 Msg 2 - yorbrick (1185) 96 months ago Jul 5, 2016 to Suggestions
  Msg 3 - calsbricks (8538) 96 months ago Jul 5, 2016 to Suggestions
Msg 4 - TheBrickGuys (13312) 96 months ago Jul 6, 2016 to Suggestions
Msg 5 - Rob_and_Shelagh (26342) 96 months ago Jul 5, 2016 to Suggestions
Msg 6 - pikachu3 (2680) 96 months ago Jul 5, 2016 to Suggestions
Msg 7 « - Classicsmiley (285) 96 months ago Jul 6, 2016 to Suggestions
Msg 8 - TBS (7171) 96 months ago Jul 5, 2016 to Suggestions
Msg 9 - LordSkylark (10972) 96 months ago Jul 5, 2016 to Suggestions
Msg 10 - WoutR (921) 96 months ago Jul 5, 2016 to Suggestions
Msg 11 - WoutR (921) 96 months ago Jul 5, 2016 to Suggestions
Msg 12 - calsbricks (8538) 96 months ago Jul 5, 2016 to Suggestions
Msg 13 - WoutR (921) 96 months ago Jul 5, 2016 to Suggestions
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