User talk:GordonD

Welcome!

Hello, GordonD, 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:

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• Help:How to upload images to the ISFDB wiki

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.

Please be careful in editing publications that have been primary verified by other editors. See Help:How to verify data#Making changes to verified pubs. But if you have a copy of an unverified publication, verifying it can be quite helpful. See Help:How to verify data for detailed information.

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! Stonecreek 17:45, 23 March 2014 (UTC)

Cover for Dominator

Thanks for adding the cover image for this publication. You seem to have had some difficulties to add the image to the entry (just like me in the beginning), and I have added it for you. The thing to do would have been to click on DMNTRLPXXQ1989.jpg‎ directly beneath the image on this page and copy the URL into the image field of the publication record (that you have to edit for the task). If you have the book conattntly at your hands it would be best to primary verify it. You are also encouraged to add some notes to the record as in this example. Thanks again for contributing. Stonecreek 18:03, 23 March 2014 (UTC)

We are also very interested in the page count and the stated price of a given publication. Stonecreek 18:06, 23 March 2014 (UTC)

1970 Corgi ed. of Marooned

I've accepted the submission to add this record to the database. But there are several issues which need to be resolved before it complies with ISFDB standards. (You'll find those standards link to the Help pages in the Welcome section above.)

• The number in the ISBN/catalog number field appears to be a pre-cursor to the ISBN. If it is a catalog number, you should add a hash/number symbol (#) before it. You can also convert it to an ISBN by adding a 0 (zero) before it. If you do the latter, be sure to state in the Note field that the ISBN has been derived from the catalog number.
• The price field should be given in decimalized British currency. So "30p" should be entered as "£0.30".
• If there is no artist credited for the cover, then the "Cover Art" field should be blank. You can add a note that the cover is a photograph and can credit the photographer (if stated in the pub) in the record's Note field. By entering "None (photo cover)" in the field, you've created an artist by that name.

I can make the corrections for you, or if you wish, you can update the record yourself. To respond to this message, click on the "[edit]" link to the right. Enter your response in the dialogue box which opens. Start your message with a colon (:) which separates and indents it from the previous message making it easier to follow the discussion. In successive messages, add another colon to the number in the previous message. End your entry with four tildes (~~~~), which will automatically "sign" and date your message. Then click the "Save page" button. When someone has left a message on your talk page, you will be notified by a highlighted "My Messages" link when you log into the ISFDB. I have placed a "Watch" on this page so that I will be notified when you respond. Keep all discussions on the same talk page on which it begins. Do not respond on the other person's talk page. Thanks for contributing and welcome to the ISFDB. Mhhutchins 22:11, 23 March 2014 (UTC)

I've added the cover scan and also made the changes you requested. Apologies for the errors - this is my first day here so I'm picking things up as I go along. GordonD 22:44, 23 March 2014 (UTC)

Thank you for choosing to contribute to the ISFDB as an editor. Adding and updating publication records in the ISFDB is not a simple process. We don't expect all editors to get it right the first time, and we know it may take some time to learn the ins and outs, and all of the tricks. Please be patient with us as we guide you through this process. We will try our best to also be patient, but being human, it may appear that a moderator can be nitpicking, or even overbearing at times. Please be assured that it isn't personal, and we're only trying our best to achieve the quality of data that our users have come to expect. Together we can build a better database. The best piece of advice I can offer is to take some time to read this help page. It has instructions on how to enter each field of a publication record. If you need further assistance, don't hesitate to inquire at the help desk. Again, thank you for becoming a vital part of the ISFDB. Mhhutchins 22:59, 23 March 2014 (UTC)

Multi-priced publications

If a publication gives two or more prices, determine the one that is prevalent for the country of publication and enter that one into the Price Field. As you learned, it is common for 1968-1971 British publications to be priced in two currencies, and you've chosen correctly to give the pre-decimal price. The decimalized price should then be entered into the Note Field. This helps prevent other editors who may not be familiar with the standards from creating a new record. If the prices are given for other territories, you have the option (but are not required) to record those as well in the Note field. Thanks. Mhhutchins 15:51, 24 March 2014 (UTC)

Noted, thanks! GordonD 16:24, 24 March 2014 (UTC)

Adding covers to verified pubs

Hello, I've approved your submission to add the cover for the Asimov autobiography and notified the PV1here. Please remember that it's the normal ISFDB etiquette to notify the primary verifier(s) of such additions (except when they specifically asked not to be notified).Hauck 19:09, 26 March 2014 (UTC)

Apologies - I wasn't aware of this.GordonD 19:48, 26 March 2014 (UTC)

Harry Potter and the Philospher's Stone

I accepted the submission to add this record, but it has an invalid ISBN. Perhaps you mistakenly added the ISBN-13 without the "978" prefix? If there is an ISBN-13 in the book, then it was very likely published after 2005. Is there a date of publication statement, and/or a numbering line giving the printing of your copy? Research has shown that there was an "adult edition" of this title published by Bloomsbury in October 2004 with the ISBN 0-7475-7360-3. Perhaps that is your edition. Thanks. Mhhutchins 17:09, 28 March 2014 (UTC)

The exact situation occurs in the record you submitted for Chamber of Secrets. Mhhutchins 17:11, 28 March 2014 (UTC)

The record for Prisoner of Azkaban has a valid ISBN, but since it was published years after the first hardcover edition, it would be good to note the difference in your copy, especially if there is an edition statement or printing statement. That data is recorded in the Note field. Mhhutchins 17:13, 28 March 2014 (UTC)