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Third party part prefix - Orion Pobursky - 2020-06-25

Is the prefix supposed to be "|" or "*".

This post says "*" but don't know if we changed it later:
https://forums.ldraw.org/thread-21841.html


I'm fine with either, just want to update the header spec.

RE: Third party part prefix - Philippe Hurbain - 2020-06-25

(2020-06-25, 16:02)Orion Pobursky Wrote: Is the prefix supposed to be "|" or "*".

This post says "*" but don't know if we changed it later:
https://forums.ldraw.org/thread-21841.html
I'm fine with either, just want to update the header spec.
Yes, it was changed (sometime in January 2019) when we realized that * was unfortunate because the third party were sorted before LEGO parts in a given category! That's why | was used. Unfortunately I find nothing about that on the forum.

RE: Third party part prefix - Orion Pobursky - 2020-06-25

(2020-06-25, 18:25)Philippe Hurbain Wrote: Yes, it was changed (sometime in January 2019) when we realized that * was unfortunate because the third party were sorted before LEGO parts in a given category! That's why | was used. Unfortunately I find nothing about that on the forum.
 
Cool. Thanks. I'll update the spec.

RE: Third party part prefix - Orion Pobursky - 2020-06-25

(2020-06-25, 18:25)Philippe Hurbain Wrote: Yes, it was changed (sometime in January 2019) when we realized that * was unfortunate because the third party were sorted before LEGO parts in a given category! That's why | was used. Unfortunately I find nothing about that on the forum.


Also, that same post says that the description should be "Third Party - <description>"

RE: Third party part prefix - Philippe Hurbain - 2020-06-26

(2020-06-25, 19:19)Orion Pobursky Wrote: Also, that same post says that the description should be "Third Party - <description>"
I think most of the discussion was done on PT, that's why I can't find it again. "Third Party" was dropped because | prefix just meant that, it needlessly lengthened description and made it illegible.