User talk:Dissembler

Dissembler likes RPG?

I know you are a bot but maybe your master(s) will answer for you. I'm trying to understand why the following publications were selected for inclusion in ISFDB. What was the trigger for these? Actually, it might be cool to support RPG material as it seems to be popular enough.

• Roleplaying with Kids: Bringing up the Next Generation of Gamers at Amazon.com 0976931052. The author is not in ISFDB and it looks like it's part of the RPG world and not specfict.
• Action Scenes: A series of action vignettes and how to work them into your game at Amazon.com 0976931079 - an "about RPG" book.
• Hunter Sheets Issue One (SLA Industries, CB7505) at Amazon.com 0955542316 - looks like an RPG.
• Joan Bauer (Teen Reads: Student Companions to Young Adult Literature) at Amazon.com 0313335508 - this one was entirely mysterious to me because the author is not in ISFD and the only connection I could see is "# Subjects > Science Fiction & Fantasy > Science Fiction > History & Criticism."

Marc Kupper (talk) 13:08, 9 Jun 2007 (CDT)

Dissembler likes things marked "science-fiction" and some sources (mis)categorize those RPGs as SF. About 70% of Dissembler's consists of heuristics to remove RPG-related materials - the above 4 require new rules to catch them. Sorry for the inconvenience - I was called away during a Dissembler run, and then the site was down for a while, so I didn't get a chance to kill these myself. Alvonruff 06:52, 11 Jun 2007 (CDT)

Actually, tackling Dissembler myself was quite fun - feel free to leave a few for the rest of us! BLongley 16:10, 11 Jun 2007 (CDT)

Well, we're falling behind on the forthcoming books, and I'll probably do about 18 passes (sf, fant, and horror for the next six months), so you'll probably get your chance! Alvonruff 12:36, 12 Jun 2007 (CDT)