Difference between revisions of "Template:AuthorFields:DirectoryEntry"

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Last Name - This field is used to build the author directory. When an author is added to the directory, the software parses the canonical name to determine the author's last name. For example, Robert Heinlein = Heinlein; L. E. Modesitt, Jr. = Modesitt. There are cases where the automated parsing fails, for example, R. Garcia y Robertson should be filed in the directory under "Garcia," not "Robertson." The Last Name field allows the editor to supply the correct last name in these instances. The field should contain the last name only.

Revision as of 16:12, 21 December 2007 (view source) Alvonruff (talk \| contribs) m ← Older edit		Revision as of 21:55, 10 October 2010 (view source) Marc Kupper (talk \| contribs) (Rewrite to explain better how this field works) Newer edit →
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−	*'''Last Name''' - This field is used to build the author directory. When an author is added, the software ~~makes a best guess as~~ to the author's last name (Robert Heinlein = Heinlein; L. E. Modesitt, Jr. = Modesitt~~), but there~~ are cases ~~that it won't guess correctly (~~R. Garcia y Robertson = Garcia, not Robertson). The ~~LastName~~ field allows the editor to supply the correct last name ~~if needed~~. The field should contain the last name only.	+	*'''Last Name''' - This field is used to build the author directory. When an author is added to the directory, the software parses the canonical name to determine the author's last name. For example, Robert Heinlein = Heinlein; L. E. Modesitt, Jr. = Modesitt. There are cases where the automated parsing fails, for example, R. Garcia y Robertson should be filed in the directory under "Garcia," not "Robertson." The Last Name field allows the editor to supply the correct last name in these instances. The field should contain the last name only.