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I also merged all the stories that we already had in the DB with their proper entries. For the ones that did not get merged, can you verify the spelling of the titles and the author names so we can try to figure out where they are (I suspect that "Of All Possible Worlds" is by someome else - the author you have there is born in 1973 :)
 
I also merged all the stories that we already had in the DB with their proper entries. For the ones that did not get merged, can you verify the spelling of the titles and the author names so we can try to figure out where they are (I suspect that "Of All Possible Worlds" is by someome else - the author you have there is born in 1973 :)
 
The result is [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?731973 here]. Let me know if you have any questions and/or concerns. [[User:Anniemod|Annie]] 18:03, 10 September 2019 (EDT)
 
The result is [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?731973 here]. Let me know if you have any questions and/or concerns. [[User:Anniemod|Annie]] 18:03, 10 September 2019 (EDT)
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Thanks so much for your help.  How would I have merged the stories myself?  I don't know how to do that :(
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The Ballot really is a picture.. of the ballot.  I can't think of who else to credit it to (though I got it from Fanac).
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I fixed Of All Possible Worlds... Thank you!

Revision as of 10:06, 11 September 2019

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Galactic Journey

I holding your addition of Galactic Journey as a fanzine. Looking at the supplied link, this looks like a website blog. While ISFDB does catalog webzines, we don't catalog websites in of themselves. We limit our inclusion to online periodicals with distinct issues (see our policy for more details). Abyss & Apex or Beneath Ceaseless Skies would be examples of webzines. Am I missing something regarding the Galactic Journey website? Thanks. -- JLaTondre (talk) 18:14, 28 December 2018 (EST)

Ah, you are correct. It is web only. Is there any way to accommodate web-only entities? Given that they are now eligible for awards (and the Journey has won the Serling and was a Hugo finalist), it seems there should be some way to give them credit in the isfdb. There are, after all, nearly a thousand articles now on the Journey, far more than was published in most fanzines. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Galacticjourney (talk • contribs) .
The issue is not that it is web (we're fine with that). The issue is whether it is an online periodical or simply a blog. We do give extra weight for awards so I will post this at ISFDB:Community Portal. Please feel free to comment there. Also, it's best to sign your posts as it makes following conversations easier. You can use the little signature looking button above the edit window which will insert --~~~~. The software will automatically convert that to the signature. -- JLaTondre (talk) 20:43, 28 December 2018 (EST)
Thank you much for that! :) I'll head there. I should hope we are more than "simply" a blog. There are twenty staff associated with the Journey, many of whom are published SFF authors; we produce an article every other day. --Galacticjourney 21:57, 28 December 2018 (EST)

Rhodomagnetic Digest

I approved your submission, but severely edited it, using an online copy found here.--Dirk P Broer 20:25, 29 December 2018 (EST)

Nicely done! What did you edit (so I know for the future)? I see interior artwork has been added. (BTW, that's my copy you linked. I found it at a local book store and scanned it. :) ) --Galacticjourney 08:59, 31 December 2018 (EST)
On the ISFDB database pages, you should see a "My Changed Primary Verifications" link on the left menu. It actually should be highlighted if you haven't clicked on it yet (the highlighting is to let you know there are new changes). If you click it, it will show edits to your verified pubs. You can click on the listed edit and see the changed fields. Unfortunately, our history function is incomplete (there are plans to expand it). It will only show the current data, but it will at least tell you what Dirk edit and what he changed it to. -- JLaTondre (talk) 09:27, 31 December 2018 (EST)
Thank you, and Happy New Year!

Editing a magazine/webzine

Hi, I rejected all your submissions, sorry. Please read our wiki before you make more submissions. Also, look -open them in 'edit mode'- at how other fanzines/magazines/webzines are entered, and try to emulate that. I know it is not as easy as it looks at first glance, but everybody is allowed to make mistakes in the beginning.--Dirk P Broer 18:54, 9 January 2019 (EST)

I've tried 2017 again, this time putting the authors at the top rather than by individual article (there are more than a hundred articles under the single 2017 entry -- it would be prohibitively difficult to include them all. That's why we opted for the annual omnibus approach when listing in the ISFDB). Please let me know if this works for you so I can then enter the other years. Thank you! --Galacticjourney 19:37, 10 January 2019 (EST)

Rediscovery: Science Fiction by Women (1958-1963)

Hello,

I approved the addition but need to make a few changes:

  • We normalize names so authors with two initials always have space between the initials: so A. J. Howells for example
  • The review sections is for revies contained INTO the book not reviews of the book. So I removed that
  • Generic titles (such as Foreword and so on) need to be disambiguated with the title of the book - or you end up with a page of essays called "Introduction" on the more prolific introduction writers :). I fixed the two in this book.
  • Is "1958 Hugo Awards Ballot" really a picture? And is it credited to "Worldcon Committee"?

I also merged all the stories that we already had in the DB with their proper entries. For the ones that did not get merged, can you verify the spelling of the titles and the author names so we can try to figure out where they are (I suspect that "Of All Possible Worlds" is by someome else - the author you have there is born in 1973 :) The result is here. Let me know if you have any questions and/or concerns. Annie 18:03, 10 September 2019 (EDT)

Thanks so much for your help. How would I have merged the stories myself? I don't know how to do that :(

The Ballot really is a picture.. of the ballot. I can't think of who else to credit it to (though I got it from Fanac).

I fixed Of All Possible Worlds... Thank you!

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