User talk:JKeller

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Cosmos, December 2007-January 2008

Was this the only issue that wasn't edited with Wilson da Silva and Damien Broderick? Thanks. Mhhutchins 00:54, 21 October 2010 (UTC)

Nope, I apparently spaced when entering the data. Found the record and put their names in. --BigJim 01:25, 21 October 2010 (UTC)

Cosmos reprints

If you know that some of these stories are reprints, please merge the newly-created records with those that already exist in the database. For example, I know that Bradbury's "There Will Come Soft Rains" is a reprint, so I merged the two records. If you have any questions about merging, you can ask them here on your user talk page. Click the [edit] link, which will open a dialog window, and add your comments below mine, using a colon (:) to offset your remarks from mine. Also check out the links above for other info on entering data. Thanks for contributing and welcome to the ISFDB. Mhhutchins 00:58, 21 October 2010 (UTC)

I've merged the three I'm aware of (actually, the Bradbury piece is the only reprint Cosmos has ever run to the best of my knowledge, but they were first publication on several other pieces that were already in the database because of reprints), and I'll give it a more thorough check over the next couple of days. Thanks for the help! --BigJim 01:44, 21 October 2010 (UTC)

Editors of Cosmos

We ordinarily use the designation "Editors of..." for non-genre magazines, especially when we choose not to give individual credit (e.g. Playboy. I'm assuming that basically Cosmos is a science magazine that publishes one or two pieces of fiction per issue. According to the magazine's website Wilson da Silva is the editor-in-chief and Damien Broderick is the fiction editor. In this case, it would probably be best to just give credit to these two persons. If you agree, I can edit the records to indicate it, while at the same time creating a magazine series for the title. Mhhutchins 03:21, 21 October 2010 (UTC)

You assume correctly. Wilson da Silva is editor-in-chief, Damien Broderick is fiction editor. I see no reason to use the "Editors of..." except to follow the conventions used for other non-genre magazines. If it would be clearer to remove that, then I would so say to go for it. --BigJim 04:13, 21 October 2010 (UTC)