User talk:Datil Mountain Muse

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I hope you enjoy editing here! Please sign your name on talk pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will insert your name and the date. If you need help, check out the community portal, or ask me on my talk page. Again, welcome! Mhhutchins 19:12, 10 September 2013 (UTC)

Asimov's The Currents of Space

Thanks for updating this record. I'm assuming you're working from the actual book-in-hand. If so, please consider doing a primary verification of the record (instructions are linked in the Welcome section above). One question, is there a stated identification number? It's a four-digit number printed at the bottom on the back flap of the dustjacket. Considering the print month, it should be in the 1900-2300 range. That number should go in the ISBN/Catalog # field in the format "#nnnn". Thanks for checking and welcome again to the ISFDB. Mhhutchins 19:17, 10 September 2013 (UTC)

I am on that steep portion of the learning curve. forgot the '#' in front of the ID No., fixed that. Finally found the ul html tag to bullet the notes section. Will add a few more notes after I get this better figured out. I am the original owner of the book, got it from SFBC back in high school, many years ago. Datil_Mountain_Muse 20:30, 10 September 2013 (UTC)

Submission to update accepted. Don't sweat the mistakes. It will take some time to become proficient at editing and creating records. A question: according to the pagination you give, the page count (in ISFDB format) should be "xi+204". (The highest numbered roman numeral and the last numbered page of the book.) Thanks. Mhhutchins 20:46, 10 September 2013 (UTC)

Something else to keep in mind when determining the page count: if there is text (not ads) on a page which follows the last numbered page, it (they) should be added to the page count. Does the text of the novel appear on the unnumbered page 204? Mhhutchins 22:30, 10 September 2013 (UTC)

No, it is a completely blank page, & all pages after are blank too. I read the discussion on pagination and unnumbered pages a couple times. The pagination in the notes was based upon an article at <a HREF="http://www.bookthink.com/0166/166pag1.htm">bookthink</a> . Oops, I see I misremembered that it was collation I am doing, & I did not get it exactly correct either. Datil_Mountain_Muse 23:20, 10 September 2013 (UTC)