User talk:Connorfc

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Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, Spring 1977

Hello. I have your submission on hold for a moment since I would like to know how the INTERIORART on p.100 has been credited: was it printed as credited to Freff? If so, then the update should be as 'Freff (in error)', and that then varianted to Alex Schomberg. You can reply by pressing the edit at the right of this message's title, and indent your reply with one or more colons ':'. If you'd like to get explanation of any sort, do not hesitate to ask, here or over at the Help Desk. Thanks! MagicUnk 14:21, 21 October 2020 (EDT)

It's over two months now, so I asked another verifier of the above issue. This is what he had to say: "It's a tailpiece and not specifically credited. Nor can I find a signature. There is a overall credit for the illustrations in the issue to Frank Kelly Freas, Rick Sternbach, Alex Schomberg and Don Simpson. It wouldn't surprise me if the artists of the tailpieces or spot illustrations were not included in that credit. I've no idea where the original credit came from. I'd probably go with "uncredited" unless he can provide an explanation for the Schomberg credit. Hope this is of some help. --Ron ~ RtraceTalk 11:16, 28 December 2020 (EST)". I will therefore reject your submission, and update per Ron's recommendation to 'uncredited'. If you would read this note in the future, do not hesitate to provide feedback as to the source of the credit to Alex Schomberg, either on my talk page, or on the Community Portal. Regards, MagicUnk 11:55, 28 December 2020 (EST)
The art in question was not credited to me in the magazine itself -- it was (incorrectly) credited to me on the ISFDB page for that issue of the magazine. So that's what I wanted changed. As for an explanation for why I said the piece in question was actually drawn by Alex Schomberg, it's because it is incredibly obvious. Schomberg's style is distinctive and the drawing in question is plainly by him.

Watch by Moonlight

A few changes were needed on this one:

  • We record the author as it is used in the book, then we connect via a pseudonym if needed. I cleaned up the author
  • Cover artists get credit in the CoverArt field. Cover designers get credit only in the notes.
  • We follow house rules on capitalization so "by" is never capitalized unless it is the first word in a title or subtitle.

I cleaned up the record and the result is here. Let me know if you have any questions. Annie 03:38, 1 November 2021 (EDT)

Similar notes on the author for the other novel. I also moved the title comments to the parent title so people can see them when browsing his bibliofraphy. Annie 03:41, 1 November 2021 (EDT)


That's all good, and thank you.

There is one other correction on Parke's page that needs to be made. This database repeats the commonly-repeated error that Parke's book THE LAST RAINBOW is part of the FIRELORD series along with FIRELORD and BELOVED EXILE. But it isn't! There is no connection at all. FIRELORD and BELOVED EXILE are Arthurian books, dealing with King Arthur and Guinevere, respectively. THE LAST RAINBOW is an historical fantasy about the person now referred to as Saint Patrick. There is no connection to Arthurian mythos (even Parke's version of it) at all. The actual third Arthurian book that Parke wrote was THE LOVERS, under his Kate Hawks' pseudonym. As we reprint all his books over the next few years we are going to publicly restore his actual byline and the book's direct connection to the FIRELORD aseries.

Edit the title record, remove the series from and add a note explaining that it is a standalone novel. We record what sources say - so if everyone else calls it a part of the series, that what we recorded. :) Annie 04:30, 5 November 2021 (EDT)
Dude, I did some work on both of the Kate Hawks books you PV'd. When those edits are approved if you have any comments let me know. --Username 09:38, 5 November 2021 (EDT)
Who is this who sent the "Dude" note above, and what work did you do on the two Parke Godwin/Hawks books? Very curious!
Username is the handle I've used since I started last December. I've done hundreds of edits since working on your PV'd books so it's hard to remember what I did, but checking the edit history I found this note by me, "fixed page count, added external ID/month/cover image + notes", for Watch By Moonlight and this note, "added external ID/month/cover image/cover artist + note about cover art", for The Lovers. Also, remember to click the "signature with timestamp" button above after you write a comment so your name is added to the end. --Username 10:26, 16 November 2021 (EST)
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