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Contacting Aliens: An Illustrated Guide to David Brin's Uplift Universe

I'm reaching out to the primary verifiers of the title because I believe it should be re-categorized from "Nonfiction" to "Collection" and I need to gain a consensus. You're marked as a verifier of the 2002 trade paperback edition of Contacting Aliens: An Illustrated Guide to David Brin's Uplift Universe. I think that "Collection" is a better descriptor for the work as it is written in the style of an in-universe guidebook and the contents are all short, encyclopedic entries about fictional alien species and cultures. (Side note, I'm not sure if I am setting up a new topic on your page correctly - my apologies if I've done so incorrectly.) Leporidae (talk) 12:11, 13 February 2023 (EST)Leporidae

My verification was a transient verification (meaning I only had the book temporary). I don't recall enough about it to weigh in - I'm fine either way. Nonfiction vs fiction for "in universe" writing is a borderline case where valid arguments can usually be made either way. I don't have a strong opinion on it. Though, if you are going to change it to collection, the individual contents should be entered. And yes, you created a new section correctly. The "Add topic" button at the top of the screen will work on any talk page. Thanks. -- JLaTondre (talk) 17:13, 13 February 2023 (EST)

Thanks for the quick response. I own a copy of the book, so I would be able to tackle adding the individual contents as needed. Leporidae (talk) 10:54, 14 February 2023 (EST)Leporidae

The Epic of Gilgamesh

Hello JLaTondre!

Way back in 2020 you wanted to fix how The Epic of Gilgamesh is presented in the database, and I'd like to return to this discussion, because I think that is extremely wrong to present this work as a "Novel". I have sent to Anniemod how I would like to change it: what do you think? Thanks, ErickSoares3 (talk) 06:11, 4 March 2023 (EST)

I have not read the book so I do not have opinion on that change. Thanks. -- JLaTondre (talk) 08:09, 4 March 2023 (EST)

Dragon's Eye

https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?11080; I was looking for St. Patrick's Day-related stuff and came across Conly's work in this book; I think it should be a poem. Also, most of the stories don't have lengths; Baen's site has first 3 stories readable, 2nd and 3rd stories' text was entered on wordcount.com and both are 9,000+ words, novelettes, but I can't say for sure about the rest. I've made an edit just adding uploaded-in-2021 Archive.org link and LCCN ID. --Username (talk) 08:47, 17 March 2023 (EDT)

Edit approved. I changed "Saint Patrick's Last Snake" to a poem. Thanks for pointing that out. As for lengths, feel free to update as you see fit. I'm not one for estimating based on counting words on a page. Unless there is an electronic version to run through a word counter, I don't bother with lengths. -- JLaTondre (talk) 19:18, 17 March 2023 (EDT)

ISFDB File: space for images

Cover image File:PPPNTHSTHS1970.jpg --Pippi VSB 1970, here-- is on my list to pursue upon return to work here. I see you have cleaned up that page in the meantime by a simple delete of "Licensing" heading and its {Cover image data} template. I believe that I followed Help: instruction that didn't mention "Summary" or "Licensing", nor that the template might be duplicated. Is yours an expected final step, before when the upload has been executed properly? Should the "Licensing" heading sometime be used, with its version of the template alongside (splitting the content data) or instead of the "Summary"? Some pages use the template without any heading.

(This was the first image I have added to ISFDB, and may have been the first File: page that I have edited.) --Pwendt|talk 18:42, 2 April 2023 (EDT)

When using the "Upload new cover scan" from a publication page, the software will automatically add a licensing template with all the fields completed. You only need to manually select a licensing template when you are uploading directly to the wiki (for example, when adding author photographs). If you manually select a license template, it will add the template, but you will need to then edit to fill in the fields. Since you manually selected a licensing template when using the "Upload new cover scan" option, it added the automatic filled in license template and also the incomplete license template (which had to be deleted). So when using "Upload new cover scan", do not select a license template. When not using "Upload new cover scan", select a license template and then added the correct parameters. Hope that was a clear enough explanation. -- JLaTondre (talk) 08:29, 5 April 2023 (EDT)

Dracula TP

https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/view_submission.cgi?5672679; This should be a HC, I think, based on flaps and other similarly priced Walker books in 2010 on ISFDB being HC. --Username (talk) 17:04, 23 May 2023 (EDT)