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Three Letter Sculpt Names-Your Reactions To Them

Sep 30, 2011

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    1. I don't see why a company would be concerned about whether or not their doll's name is easy to search on DoA -- they have other means of promotion. Sometimes I have great luck with the search function, and sometimes I don't. If the sculpt name is too short I can look up the company name and see if I can find info on that particular sculpt in the threads that come up. It means taking more time to sift through stuff, but it's better than nothing.
       
      #21 Taco, Oct 2, 2011
    2. This is something that has urked me as I have dolls with three letter names, of course its not the companies fault and I think theyre lovely names! But when searching for these dolls I do a Google search for them and add on den of angels, it gives me plenty of threads. Or I search through related threads I know theyll pop up in (like Iplehouse Soa, Id look in the Iplehouse database, waiting room, etc).
       
      #22 honestrabbit, Oct 2, 2011
    3. Also, it's impossible to use the search bar to find wigs or eyes when their model numbers are well...numbers.

      On a note semi-related to the original topic, the search engine's time limit — "This forum requires that you wait 15 seconds between searches. Please try again in x seconds" — is a frustrating hindrance to those who know what they're looking for.
       
      #23 Maple Squad, Oct 3, 2011
    4. Like many others have said, the naming process probably takes very little of our searching convenience into account -- in all seriousness, it would not enter into my thought process on the matter either. This may be a large forum, but they don't owe us that convenience, just as DoA doesn't owe every company exposure. Both are entirely fair.

      Beyond that... aren't these names translated? Maybe I'm having a case of the dumb here and they print the names in English on the sites for home audiences in Japan and Korea and China also, but I somehow doubt that. I also doubt they come up with the translated or English names first.
       
      #24 surreality, Oct 3, 2011
    5. I've got a two-letter example: Dream of Child Si. He was my little sister's dorrie choice and it was a pain to find owner pics of him--until we stumbled upon his database. So sometimes you can get lucky like that, finding a specific database for the sculpt. Sometimes you have to scour the "All"-databses; that's unlucky.xD

      I use the " " method too, and know I'm not turning up as many thread as there actually are. Ah, it's really bad luck if you fall for a three-letter named sculpt.:doh
       
      #25 kanis04, Oct 3, 2011
    6. Soa is actually a very new basic release in the Iplehouse JID line which is part of the reason you can't find much about her. I have only seen two in owner pictures so far and they can be found in the Iplehouse JID thread in the size specific section of the forum.

      Sylvin, who owns a Soa, started a database for her and a flickr group.

      Soa Database
      http://www.denofangels.com/forums/showthread.php?472250-Soa-Beautiful-(Iplehouse-JID-Soa)

      Soa Flickr Group
      http://www.flickr.com/groups/1770166@N21/

      Asa Database (includes all sizes EID, SID, JID)
      http://www.denofangels.com/forums/showthread.php?372101

      Iplehouse Mini (JID) discussion thread
      http://www.denofangels.com/forums/showthread.php?462155-IpleHouse-Mini-Discussion-Part-Five


      Iplehouse has ALOT of short names that make it difficult to search for under the limitations of the board's search function. I usually just go to the Database section and collapse it to Iplehouse, or I go to the size specific forum for the doll I am looking for and check the appropriate threads.
       
      #26 kadepie, Oct 3, 2011
    7. I'm sure companies don't think of DoA when naming their dolls, but I AM sure they think a LOT about DoA when marketing - this forum must generate tons of business, especially for the smaller & newer companies. How many DoA people bought Claude, for instance? Volks may not give us more than a passing thought, but IoS etc sure do :D
       
      #27 Teleri, Oct 3, 2011
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