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+ | For major contributors, moderators, verifiers, taggers and voters since May 2006, see the [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/stats-and-tops.cgi ISFDB Statistics and Top Lists] page. | ||
+ | What follows is a list of major contributors to the ISFDB until May 2006. This is a rough order rounded to nearest 5000 titles: | ||
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+ | <table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3"> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td>'''Contributions'''</td> | ||
+ | <td>'''User'''</td> | ||
+ | <td>'''Notes'''</td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td>50,000</td> | ||
+ | <td>[[User:Alvonruff|Al von Ruff]]</td> | ||
+ | <td>These were entries from various encyclopedias that were pounded in via keyboard.</td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td>50,000</td> | ||
+ | <td>[[User:Dissembler|Dissembler]]</td> | ||
+ | <td>This was a webbot that cruised numerous sites and populated the database. Dissembler entered about 95% of all the data entered in the ISFDB in 2003–2006.</td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td>20,000</td> | ||
+ | <td>[http://www.nesfa.org/ NESFA] database</td> | ||
+ | <td>The NESFA database is also part of the Locus Index through 1989. This was the first major database merged with the ISFDB.</td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td>15,000</td> | ||
+ | <td>[http://www.mjckeh.demon.co.uk/ Michael J. Cross] database</td> | ||
+ | <td>Mike's database was the 3rd major database to be integrated. Mike also contributed a ton of UK magazines, and probably 40% of all the review data.</td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td>15,000</td> | ||
+ | <td>David G. Grubbs</td> | ||
+ | <td>The ISFDB started as an awards database, and our initial release was heavily populated with titles from David's award database.</td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td>15,000</td> | ||
+ | <td>User Submissions</td> | ||
+ | <td>These were entered primarily in 1996–1999.</td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td>10,000</td> | ||
+ | <td>John Boston database</td> | ||
+ | <td>John's database was the 2nd major database to be integrated. John also entered a ton of books as forthcoming books editor.</td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td>5,000</td> | ||
+ | <td>[http://exordia.net/cary/ Cary Thomas]</td> | ||
+ | <td>Cary supplied 15–20 years worth of ''Analog'' and ''Astounding'' magazine data.</td> | ||
+ | </table> |
Latest revision as of 11:40, 26 January 2020
For major contributors, moderators, verifiers, taggers and voters since May 2006, see the ISFDB Statistics and Top Lists page.
What follows is a list of major contributors to the ISFDB until May 2006. This is a rough order rounded to nearest 5000 titles:
Contributions | User | Notes |
50,000 | Al von Ruff | These were entries from various encyclopedias that were pounded in via keyboard. |
50,000 | Dissembler | This was a webbot that cruised numerous sites and populated the database. Dissembler entered about 95% of all the data entered in the ISFDB in 2003–2006. |
20,000 | NESFA database | The NESFA database is also part of the Locus Index through 1989. This was the first major database merged with the ISFDB. |
15,000 | Michael J. Cross database | Mike's database was the 3rd major database to be integrated. Mike also contributed a ton of UK magazines, and probably 40% of all the review data. |
15,000 | David G. Grubbs | The ISFDB started as an awards database, and our initial release was heavily populated with titles from David's award database. |
15,000 | User Submissions | These were entered primarily in 1996–1999. |
10,000 | John Boston database | John's database was the 2nd major database to be integrated. John also entered a ton of books as forthcoming books editor. |
5,000 | Cary Thomas | Cary supplied 15–20 years worth of Analog and Astounding magazine data. |