User talk:PeterKlancic

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SF Impulse, August 1966

A record for this issue already exists in the database. The difference between your submission and the current record was the title of the magazine: Impulse v. SF Impulse. A scan of the cover shows it to be the latter. Thanks. Mhhutchins 15:28, 27 July 2011 (UTC)

The Stainless Steel Rat Wants You

I think we already have that edition here? BLongley 19:14, 5 August 2011 (UTC)

Analog, May 1962 [UK]

I'm holding a submission to add a new essay content to this issue. Is this a new essay or just the continuation of the essay that starts on page 2? Does it have a new title page and should be considered a different essay? Ordinarily we don't create a new record for the continuation of a piece later on the same issue. Thanks. Mhhutchins 18:53, 11 August 2011 (UTC)

It is a continuation - I won't add these in future. PeterKlancic 09:56, 12 August 2011 (UTC)
Submission rejected by the moderator. You also have the option of cancelling submissions. Thanks again. Mhhutchins 14:50, 12 August 2011 (UTC)

Analog, June 1962 [UK]

I'm holding a submission to update this issue pending the answering of a few questions.

  1. You added the cover artist credit as "Thomas". Is this credited in the pub itself?
    Yes - "Cover by Thomas" I cant scan anything at the moment 'til I put my system back in the right place.
    No need to scan to provide evidence of credit. Doing a primary verification of the record would help though. Thanks. Mhhutchins 14:59, 12 August 2011 (UTC)
  2. Is the new content essay titled "Utopian Voters (continued)" (page 118) actually a new essay, credited as such on its title page and on the issue's content page?
    No - I won't do this in future.
    I've removed the record. Thanks. Mhhutchins 14:59, 12 August 2011 (UTC)
  3. The interiorart credit matches those from the original US edition from which the story was reprinted (Analog, Feb 1962. They are credited to Schoenherr in that record. Are they credited here? (You can credit a piece with an artist signature as well as a stated credit.) We don't use "unknown" unless the piece's authorship is actually unknown by the editor or publisher of the publication. In cases where the artist is not credited we use "uncredited".
    I realised later I should have put "uncredited". I've just been thro' this issue again and can't see any attributions other than Schoenherr.
    I believe at this time, artists were only credited on the contents page. If only Schoenherr is credited there, that means all interior art can be credited to him on the ISFDB record, even if there are no visible signatures on the artwork itself. Mhhutchins 14:59, 12 August 2011 (UTC)
  4. Leaving blank dates in a content record's date field will make the system automatically date it the same as the pub record, which is convenient in most cases. Here, because this is not there original publication, they will have to be fixed. I'm going to merge the records with the original records which will give them the date of those records.
    I left them blank because I had read that they may come from various issues of Analog US. Since I don't have them I didn't feel able to put the dates in.
    Merging the records with the records of the first publication dates them correctly, so this is no problem whatsoever. I just pointed this out so that you don't have to be concerned with dates of content records on any future submissions. Mhhutchins 14:59, 12 August 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for contributing. Mhhutchins 19:08, 11 August 2011 (UTC)

Replied: PeterKlancic 10:31, 12 August 2011 (UTC)
Submission was accepted, and I'll go back and do some more fiddling around. Mhhutchins 14:59, 12 August 2011 (UTC)

Analog, January 1962 [UK]

The submission adding this publication was accepted. I'm going to merge the contents with the records for their original publication which will adjust the dates of each. My question is concerning the essay on page 127. Ordinarily we don't create different records is a piece is continued later on in the same issue. Are you certain that this is a new essay and warrants a new record? Thanks. Mhhutchins 19:12, 11 August 2011 (UTC)

Serials should be entered using this format: TITLE (Part x of y). So I'll adjust the Harrison serial's title to "Sense of Obligation (Part 1 of 3)". Mhhutchins 19:13, 11 August 2011 (UTC)
I have a tendancy to pedantry - I entered what it said! PeterKlancic 10:34, 12 August 2011 (UTC)
No problem. Because each magazine has their own way of indicating different parts, we had to decide on a standard way of entering them into the db. You'll pick up the ISFDB standards in no time, if you continue to contribute (and we hope you do!) Mhhutchins 15:09, 12 August 2011 (UTC)
Is "Science Fantasy" credited to "John W. Campbell" or "The Editor"? Mhhutchins 19:15, 11 August 2011 (UTC)
The Editor - Sorry. PeterKlancic 10:34, 12 August 2011 (UTC)
Fixed. Mhhutchins 15:09, 12 August 2011 (UTC)
Is "Fifty Per Cent Prophet" credited to Darrel T. Langart or Darrell T. Langart? Mhhutchins 19:29, 11 August 2011 (UTC)
The former. PeterKlancic 10:34, 12 August 2011 (UTC)
Is this credit from the contents page or the title page of the story itself? (The latter is the ISFDB standard of titling contents.) I only ask because the story first appeared credited to "Darrell", which I noticed when I merged the records. (We can always reverse that if it's determined it should be "Darrel" Thanks for checking. Mhhutchins 15:09, 12 August 2011 (UTC)
I've added a cover image link and removed the cover art credit for Van Dongen, because it looks like a repainting of his original cover. Can you recheck to see if Van Dongen is actually credited in the pub? I hope all of this doesn't appear to be picky and trivial. I fear newcomers may find our procedures coming across that way, and I want to reassure you that this happens to everyone, even me, when they first become editors. In time, it should be a piece of cake. Again, thanks for contributing and I hope you continue to do so. Mhhutchins 15:09, 12 August 2011 (UTC)
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