User talk:Ir'revrykal

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Welcome!

Hello, Ir'revrykal, and welcome to the ISFDB Wiki! I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:

Note: Image uploading isn't entirely automated. You're uploading the files to the wiki which will then have to be linked to the database by editing the publication record.

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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! Kraang 20:38, 19 February 2022 (EST)

Anthologies and collections

Hello,

In ISFDB, we separate the two based on authors:

  • One author (or the same team of authors in each story): collection
  • Multiple authors - anthology.

So this is a collection for us - as all stories are written by the same author, regardless of how external parties call it. Let me know if you have any questions. Annie 10:44, 1 March 2022 (EST)

Understood. Thank you. --Ir'revrykal 11:20, 1 March 2022 (EST)
Thanks for the update though - I did add the link to the book (as you dug it out anyway) :) Annie 11:23, 1 March 2022 (EST)

Adding preexisting stories

When we already have the stories in the DB, you can import them instead of adding them. When you add, you create new entries - which need to be merged later (I did that in "The Uriel Ventris Chronicles: Volume Two". The Import menu is on the left menu on each publication.

One more trick: when you know the order of stories/novels, you can use piped numbering to order them without specifying pages. See how I did it here :) Let me know if you have any questions and thanks for updating these. If you are Warhammer 40,000/ Warhammer fan, there is quite a lot of work to be done on that series if you are in the mood to work on them :) Annie 11:32, 1 March 2022 (EST)

Both useful tips. I will try the import function next time. I've been compiling information on Warhammer releases for my own personal research, leaning heavily on ISFDB in particular. I noticed a few errors here and there, hence my registering an account. I will most definitely be continuing to make small adjustments as I keep learning the ropes. Thank you for your help. --Ir'revrykal 11:46, 1 March 2022 (EST)

Fear of the Dark

Hello,

The link to the story goes better with the story record (so I moved it there). Not sure which of the subseries the story belongs to so I will leave you to add it where it belongs. The end result of the book is here. Thanks for adding it. Annie 11:37, 1 March 2022 (EST)

I see. Sorry about that, I am still figuring out the order in which information is added. --Ir'revrykal 11:42, 1 March 2022 (EST)
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