3 ms·

From a Google search[0], it looks like they've put two LEGO sets under the scanner before, but I can't find them. It would have been cool to see an archive...

by 1f60c 5y ago

From a Google search[0], it looks like they've put two LEGO sets under the scanner before, but I can't find them. It would have been cool to see an archive... [0]: https://www.google.com/search?q=site%3Ascanofthemonth.com https://www.google.com/search?q=site%3Ascanofthemonth.com

adamrmcd 5y ago
I cannot fathom why they would they remove previous scans/links. Maybe to enable a paywall archive? It's super slick how they showcase the object as you scroll down, but flattening it into a single URL and only making one scan available per month restricts your audience appeal. I only first heard of this site when they did the lego minifigs last month. Did they publish any other scans prior to that?
- Starmina 5y ago
  So you have actually a reason put your email in their newsletter input box because you wouldn't want to 'miss' anything you can't go back to.
  - d110af5ccf 5y ago
    Except the only thing it did was cause me to wonder if they were a new site. And then when I saw this my opinion of them dropped dramatically. It's a dark pattern and I don't want to support that.
    - veb 5y ago
      I mean, you're right - but honestly it's really fucking cool. I never sign up to newsletters but this made me do it because it's really fucking cool. Though - I'd be keen to pay $5/m for premium access to what they do, their previous scans. Charge people $10/m so they have voting rights on what to do next. Possibilities are endless! I have a couple of Patreons for people writing federated apps/code, and it's always nice to support them. Would do the same here because I get enormous value from it and it's really fucking cool
el_isma 5y ago
https://web.archive.org/web/*/scanofthemonth.com https://web.archive.org/web/*/scanofthemonth.com You can read the text, and see some images, but the capture wasn't perfect. Such a shame, it looks very interesting. They should have an archive.
deleted 5y ago
[deleted]

by 1f60c 5y ago

adamrmcd 5y ago

I cannot fathom why they would they remove previous scans/links. Maybe to enable a paywall archive? It's super slick how they showcase the object as you scroll down, but flattening it into a single URL and only making one scan available per month restricts your audience appeal. I only first heard of this site when they did the lego minifigs last month. Did they publish any other scans prior to that?

Starmina 5y ago
So you have actually a reason put your email in their newsletter input box because you wouldn't want to 'miss' anything you can't go back to.
- d110af5ccf 5y ago
  Except the only thing it did was cause me to wonder if they were a new site. And then when I saw this my opinion of them dropped dramatically. It's a dark pattern and I don't want to support that.
  - veb 5y ago
    I mean, you're right - but honestly it's really fucking cool. I never sign up to newsletters but this made me do it because it's really fucking cool. Though - I'd be keen to pay $5/m for premium access to what they do, their previous scans. Charge people $10/m so they have voting rights on what to do next. Possibilities are endless! I have a couple of Patreons for people writing federated apps/code, and it's always nice to support them. Would do the same here because I get enormous value from it and it's really fucking cool

el_isma 5y ago

https://web.archive.org/web/*/scanofthemonth.com https://web.archive.org/web/*/scanofthemonth.com You can read the text, and see some images, but the capture wasn't perfect. Such a shame, it looks very interesting. They should have an archive.

deleted 5y ago

[deleted]