To All, Over on Contestroc, we have been discussing which Scale Data is acceptable and which is not, in NAR Competition . . . PINK BOOK requirements : 50.12.1...
What is the definition of "published", as it pertains to Model Rocket Scale Data in 2008 ? In Peter Alway's own words, If you published an article in Scale...
... These days "publishing" certainly means more than it did 20 years ago. Many documents are ONLY published on the web, never seeing the inside of a magazine...
Steve Humphrey wrote....However even a picture scan may need authenticating to verify it is of a real round not a model. If your model looks like the real...
... So the better your SEO skills, the "more published" the data becomes due to higher search engine rankings? "Please link to my data" -- "will work for...
... Heh, exactly! :-) No, the kind of model I meant was some full-scale rocket sitting in a rocket garden someplace, put together from spare parts--and not ...
... Sure, why not? The point is to get the data in the hands of all the modelers. And don't neglect my other point, that the data has to have authentic roots. ...
... There is (or at least was) a good example of this at the missile park at WSMR. One time while visiting I noticed a display that looked a lot like a PAC-3....
In a message dated 3/2/2008 6:40:15 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, r_silverleaf@... writes: What is the definition of "published", as it pertains to Model...
... Isn't being "a little published" kind of like being "a little pregnant?" Either it is, or it ain't. ... I hate to disagree with ya, Steve, but while I *do*...
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In a message dated 3/2/2008 9:50:17 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, shumphrey@... writes: ... oh, and in reference to someone else (who shall not be named)...
... Don't hate disagreeing with me, embrace it ... everyone else does. :-) I dunno, it seems you are agreeing with me. While Darrell might have been baiting me...
Hi, What if I put the data on disc and offer it for sale via the internet ? The data would the be "publicly available" . . . Would that be considered to be...
In a message dated 3/2/2008 3:51:14 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, r_silverleaf@... writes: As Steve Humphrey so eloquently said "The scale drawing also...
... SEO = Search Engine Optimization, therefore SEO skill is something one possesses for manipulation of the search engine rankings. As you mention, the more...
... I never said that was the case--I was equating "easily finding it on the web" with "publication". Publishing data in Sport Rocketry also doesn't...
... What is the definition of "published", as it pertains to Model Rocket Scale Data in 2008 ? <<<<< ... These days "publishing" certainly means more than it...
In a message dated 3/2/2008 7:26:29 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, shumphrey@... writes: Publishing data in Sport Rocketry also doesn't authenticate scale...
In a message dated 3/2/2008 7:49:32 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, gc gassaway@... writes: Once having posted it, then announce it to a number of places....
If what one small item Dave mentioned below is correct ("The dimensioned data, which currently exists, is inadequate to produce an accurate, highly-detailed...
... Oh for crying out loud ... This issue hardly ever comes up. I've never had anyone question the data I've used, I've rarely seen or heard of it happening...
Since the data has already been published, although in at a lesser level of detail, I see no reason why this should be an issue. So please go ahead and make...
In a message dated 3/3/2008 8:54:00 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, kidwell@... writes: Since the data has already been published, although in at a lesser...
The point that novice scale modelers might miss in all this hemming and hawing is that you can have the most super detailed drawings imaginable, but if you try...
In International competition it matters. I have worked on refining the data packet for the the Nike-Asp for several years. I detailed the drawing out and for...
... George, Do you have the space to actually host it on your website, since it is already well-established and easy to find ? If you do, I will send the data...