User talk:Swfritter

 MY TALK PAGE ETIQUETTE: Please feel free to join any discussions on my page but if it appears that such discussions may lead to policy changes the discussion should be moved to the appropriate forum. VERIFIED PUBS: You do not need to notify me of any COVER IMAGE changes or secondary verifications. I should be pre-notified about any other changes to existing data in my VERIFIED PUBS; addition of data does not require pre-notification but in either case, please click HERE and add a message to the bottom of the list. A link to the pub record would be appreciated. Once the pub has been reviewed, I'll remove your note from the list. Thanks. Swfritter

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"Fifth Indian Lake Conference" by Don Ford
Can you see if this piece which appears in both Universe, May 1954 and Science Stories, April 1954 is identical. I just noticed that the magazines have the same publisher. I didn't want to merge the two records unless they're identical. Thanks. Mhhutchins 01:16, 13 January 2011 (UTC)


 * Identical text. Merged. Thanks.--swfritter 21:02, 13 January 2011 (UTC)

Jul 54 Orbit
Here's some more art credits that can be made out in this: The art for "The Lure of the Satellite" and "Why Skeets..." is signed by Schecterson (he's already got some credits in the database). "The Dog That Liked Carmen" is signed by Faragasso but all but the tops of the letters are chopped off. Jonschaper 03:17, 19 January 2011 (UTC)


 * Fixed. I also added the issue numbers to the magazine titles since that is what is printed on the spine. Makes it easier to find the right issue although I can only assume that issue #4 and #5 have that information on the spine since, in both cases, that part of the spine is missing. It would have been alright by me if you add fixed the credits and notified me. Thanks!--swfritter 21:59, 20 January 2011 (UTC)

Theodora DuBois, Famous Fantastic Mysteries, June 1948
You are the primary verifier for this issue of Famous Fantastic Mysteries. The issue is listed as containing the story "The Devil's Spoon" by "Theodora DuBois". On the cover of this issue, and the cover of her 1930 publication of this story, her name is presented as "Theodora Du Bois", with a space. Can you check how it is spelled on the story title page for this story? I'm expecting to correct this spelling, but of course we rely on the name presented on the title page, so I shouldn't do this based on the cover alone. Thanks, Chavey 14:54, 20 January 2011 (UTC)
 * All references are actually with a space. I have approved your submission and will fix my mag.--swfritter 15:58, 20 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Did not realize when I did the approval that there would be stray publications that still have DuBois. This one was primarily verified, this one secondarily, this one not verified. Probably should have done them as variant titles. I also transferred the author data for DuBois to Du Bois.--swfritter 16:12, 20 January 2011 (UTC)


 * I'm going to upload the cover image of the Curtis pb of Solution T-25, which doesn't give a space in the author's last name. I'm not sure how the interior credit gives the name. Scott Latham pops up every now and then, but doesn't respond to inquiries on his wiki talk page. I'm tempted to leave it be and not create a pseudonym until we have proof positive. Mhhutchins 16:40, 20 January 2011 (UTC)


 * I suspect we should leave it as is and make one a variant title of the other. WorldCat lists all editions of this book as by "Du Bois", but they do not have the Curtis edition. Various book covers I've found of hers (e.g. by an Amazon search) shows some books with "Du Bois", some with "du Bois", and some with "DuBois". The official repository of her papers spells it "DuBois". That would tend to imply that her "Legal Name" is DuBois. And I'll submit a change to that effect. BLongley has weighed in on this particular name as well. I think we should list one as a variant of the other, and leave both names in the system. What I'm not sure of is which should be a pseudonym of the other: Her legal name appears to be "DuBois", but the majority of her SF pubs seem to be under "Du Bois".  Chavey 16:49, 20 January 2011 (UTC)


 * And users will be able to find it either way.--swfritter 14:46, 21 January 2011 (UTC)

"Carrie Ann(e) Baade"
Could you please check whether it's "Carrie Ann Baade" or "Carrie Anne Baade" (as confirmed by Amazon's Look Inside for another pub) in your verified Shimmer, Number 10? TIA! Ahasuerus 03:17, 21 January 2011 (UTC)


 * My ebook copy is probably on my old computer, so I will have to track it down but the Shimmer website credits Carrie Ann.--swfritter 14:45, 21 January 2011 (UTC)


 * Carrie Ann in the ebook, too. This person?--swfritter 18:28, 21 January 2011 (UTC)


 * That looks about right, thanks! Apparently the copyright page of the book visible via Look-Inside is in error, so it's pseudonym time! :-) Ahasuerus 18:38, 21 January 2011 (UTC)

Great Science Fiction About Doctors
I think I have the same edition of this you have, only the wrong cover is shown. Mine has a caduceus (doctor's sign) on a black background. If yours is the same I'll move the image to the 4th printing, and upload a new scan. Thanks, --Willem H. 12:00, 22 January 2011 (UTC)


 * The cover on mine is similar to yours. Go ahead. Thanks.--swfritter 14:38, 22 January 2011 (UTC)


 * Thanks! The new image is now visible. --Willem H. 15:15, 22 January 2011 (UTC)

False Spelling or a pseudonym?
Could you please check the interview in your verified pub: is it really Kristine Kathyrn (instead of Kathryn) Rusch who is interviewed? Stonecreek 14:21, 1 February 2011 (UTC)
 * She is credited correctly in the ToC. Changed credit and updated notes. Thanks.--swfritter 14:37, 1 February 2011 (UTC)

Horrors in Hiding cover credit
this pub credits Vincent Di Fate as cover artist, but I can't find any credit in the pub, nor is a signature visible. Google shows little more than ISFDB pages and Jane Frank is silent about this one. Do you know where the credit came from? It could be correct, the image is similar to. Also, the copyright page has SBN 425-02303-6. Should this be converted to ISBN 0-425-02303-6? Thanks, --Willem H. 20:32, 4 February 2011 (UTC)


 * The credit was probably already there as the secondary verifications were done shortly before I made the primary.Made appropriate changes based upon current information. Contento does not list artist so the only other possible source in the verification section is Currey. Perhaps someone can check Currey.--swfritter 23:36, 4 February 2011 (UTC)

Cartoon
Hi, I've added a cartoon listing to the Summer 1952 Fantastic Jonschaper 02:34, 6 February 2011 (UTC)


 * Am I responsible for the one on page 53 that doesn't have a date?--swfritter 14:22, 6 February 2011 (UTC)


 * No, that was the one that Jonschaper added to the pub. I accepted the submission, without noticing that it was undated.  It should, of course, have the same date as the issue. Sorry. Mhhutchins 08:45, 7 February 2011 (UTC)


 * Hi, I entered the cartoon that way because it is a reprint of uknown date and I was going to add a note -- the magazine it originally appeared in is mentioned (London Mystery News or something like that -- I don't have it in front of me at the moment) but it is undated. Jonschaper 22:02, 7 February 2011 (UTC)


 * Ah! That makes sense. Notes in both the pub and the title record of the cartoon would seem to make sense. Your other contributions have been so rock solid that I figured there must be more to the story. Thanks.--swfritter 01:23, 8 February 2011 (UTC)


 * So why haven't you asked about moderatorship yet? BLongley 02:35, 17 February 2011 (UTC)

Adding license tag to TOC for Daily Science Fiction
I've gone back and added a license tag to each of the images for the Daily Science Fiction tables of content. Here's the template:. In place of enter the issue's record number, and in the space, enter the title and month of the issue. So for the February 2011 issue, I entered the tag "DLSCNCFCTB2011" and the name "Daily Science Fiction, February 2011". of editing the image's wiki page with the TOC template. This template was designed to be used for the images we snatched from webzine's contents pages, but it's the closest I could find that relates to this email/website publication. Thanks. Mhhutchins 08:39, 7 February 2011 (UTC)


 * Thanks. Something I do only once a month so, with short term memory issues, I have something "new" to learn every month.--swfritter 14:02, 7 February 2011 (UTC)

"My 100 Most Readable (and Re-Readable) Science Fiction Novels"
Just a note that I have corrected the spelling of 's name in your verified My 100 Most Readable (and Re-Readable) Science Fiction Novels. The Note field already says "There are numerous misspellings of author names and titles. Those misspellings have been corrected to match existing database entries", so I didn't touch it. Ahasuerus 01:03, 17 February 2011 (UTC)

Luckett of the Moon by Slater LeMaster from Bleiler's Science-Fiction: The Early Years
The serial currently as by Slater LeMaster Luckett of the Moon has notes on the individual installments that the data came from Bleiler's Science Fiction: The Early Years for which you are one of the two editors who has a verified copy. Other references to this author and even this serial (Tuck, Clute/Nicholls) have the author's name as "Slater La Master" so I'm pretty certain we currently have the name wrong. Could you check the Bleiler book to see if the mistake is his or ours. I'll happily make the changes and add notes if appropriate. Also cross posting to Hauk's talk as he has the other verified copy. Thanks. --Ron ~ RtraceTalk 16:39, 20 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Hauk got to it first. Thanks. --Ron ~ RtraceTalk 17:37, 20 February 2011 (UTC)


 * I have also updated the review to indicate the way Bleiler lists the name. Because of the number of entries in the Bleiler book this is probably a better place than pub notes to list disparities.--swfritter 15:16, 21 February 2011 (UTC)

Astounding, December 1955
Were the two interior art pieces for "Far from Home" in this pub credited to different artists? The record currently gives credit of the first piece to Emsh and the second one to Freas. It's rare but I suppose it's possible. Thanks for checking. Mhhutchins 17:47, 27 February 2011 (UTC)


 * Totally Emsh. Changed credit. Undid variant relationship and deleted former Freas canonical.--swfritter 17:55, 27 February 2011 (UTC)


 * Appreciate it. Mhhutchins 20:15, 27 February 2011 (UTC)

Probable a typo
Hi, shouldn't be this item titled as Science Fiction Stories, March 1958 instead of ... 1957? Stonecreek 11:43, 3 March 2011 (UTC)


 * Interesting. Cover art data is generated automatically. The magazine may have been originally entered with the wrong pub date. Changed the date. Thanks.--swfritter 14:49, 3 March 2011 (UTC)

Crossed Genres
Would you do me a favor and look at Crossed Genres and tell me how you think we should go about recording it? I just picked up the Fixer submission of (you can also see CGP's blurb), which came through as an anthology. Now I'm wondering if we should do it as a magazine. But then, it seems the individual web issues should be magazines, making these quarterly publications anthologies (or omnibuses?), or do they? I'd appreciate any suggestions. Thanks. --MartyD 01:44, 15 March 2011 (UTC)


 * The webzine version is doable as a magazine because it is issue-based and has ToC's that can be clipped and saved as jpeg files. The bad news is that some of the stories are no longer available online; the good news is that they are documented. And some of the issues do not have obvious SpecFic content although I would suspect those issues might have a SpecFic tone. The anthologies could be done like "Destinies".--swfritter 13:50, 15 March 2011 (UTC)


 * The anthology issue: A lot of work to figure out which stories might be SpecFic and which not. Might have to bite the bullet and not be too fine about trying to make the determination as most of the stories would be probably be of interest to SpecFic readers.--swfritter 13:56, 15 March 2011 (UTC)


 * Thanks. There's further good news in that  and  were published (at least in part) as books, too.  If the first issue was Dec '08, then those might cover everything up to this "quarterly" publication.  They claim that all stories "must" combine the theme-of-the-month with science fiction or fantasy, so if that proved to be their general practice, it seems we'd want to treat this as a genre magazine and record everything.  I will look into it more when I have some time.  Do you think it would ok to put anthologies and the individual issues into a single editor series (from an organizational point of view; I'll do a local test to see how badly the display software might react...)?  I suppose I could make the quarterlies their own sub-series.  --MartyD 15:33, 15 March 2011 (UTC)


 * We need two series. One for the magazine and one for the anthology. Otherwise the magazine grids look kind of wacky. I just got through taking a Planet Stories facsimile reprint out the magazine series for that same reason.--swfritter 16:58, 15 March 2011 (UTC)


 * Like Strange Horizons the issue listings are all on one page so we could keep a website reference by saving that page which would mean we would not have to do screen shots of the ToC for each issue. Just noticed that #17 and onward are actually available as ebooks so they should be entered as such.--swfritter 21:34, 17 March 2011 (UTC)


 * Perhaps a sub-series solution?--swfritter 14:10, 18 March 2011 (UTC)


 * I like sub-series. I think that will work well here.  I will set about entering each issue, and we can always change the organization later if we don't like it.  Thanks for the ideas and pointers.  --MartyD 14:01, 19 March 2011 (UTC)


 * Looks like #17 on are in print, too, and on Amazon with Look Inside.... How handy. --MartyD 14:08, 19 March 2011 (UTC)

(unindent)This mag is actually a little tricky as far as determining which binding to use. If it is available in web, print, & ebook editions. With magazines the general practice has been to prioritize by entering only one of the formats with the highest priority being the print issue. Based upon my experiences the contents of the ebook version can be expected to be identical. I would think that there would be some upset readers otherwise. I would completely ignore the web version if there was a print or ebook verson. If you don't have an ebook or print version of the pub, the web data can be used to enter the date as long as you make it clear in the pub the source of the data. If entries are made for more than one format the display issues with the magazine grid would make it necessary to use a separate series for each format.--swfritter 21:39, 19 March 2011 (UTC)


 * Right. In fact, thank you for spelling that out.  I have done TQF as just single entries despite print + ebook and suddenly had this nagging worry that I should have done something different....  --MartyD 11:27, 20 March 2011 (UTC)


 * Looks great. --swfritter 13:40, 20 March 2011 (UTC)


 * Looks like all of them were published in print, and I can find them all on Amazon. I did this with regard to the various series.  I'm open to other suggestions/reconfigurations.  Also, do you think "pb" is ok for the print mags, or would something else be more appropriate?  Createspace calls them "trade paperback", and Amazon calls them "paperback", but I suspect the latter does that for anything printing and not hardcover.... --MartyD 17:18, 20 March 2011 (UTC)

It seems you have the primary verifications on these pubs. I believe the catalog numbers are in need of some maintenance. It seems WebScription Ebooks - Jim Baen's Universe lists issues with catalog numbers in the ten digit format: <8-digit-issn><1-digit-volume><1-digit-issue> and individual prices at $6.00 each (even though earlier ISDB pub records list "$30.00 per year"; perhaps that was the original list price). ,, and are currently showing as a valid ISBNs but methinks such is incorrect. I assume you won't have issues with my updating such things but since you are the primary verifier (on I believe every issue but I did not check all 24) I thought I would ask. Thanks, Uzume 15:27, 19 March 2011 (UTC)


 * I did all 24 issues. If my memory serves me correctly the ISBN's were pretty much totally fouled up. The numbers I entered were based upon information actually in the magazines themselves. Using the numbers you list above makes more sense even though those catalog numbers would not be consistent with the data actually in the magazines. When it first came out I think the magazine was only available by subscription but the $6.00 price would actually make sense.--swfritter 21:49, 19 March 2011 (UTC)


 * Changed all the prices to $6.00. The ID numbers are actually listed in many cases as ISBN numbers in the magazine but there are a number of cases where 10 and 13 digit numbers which are totally inconsistent are listed; some probably only format as ISBN's by chance. Many of the issues list only the ISSN number. Data entry should primarily reflect data found within a pub so I will think about how I want to enter the data probably going with the website SKU's.--swfritter 13:44, 25 March 2011 (UTC)

Data Cleanup Scripts
I've overdosed a little on these recently, and have left Ahasuerus a lot of new scripts to check before they go live. One of them helps find Duplicate Pub Tags, which I think was a recent concern of yours. Are you anywhere near getting a local copy working so you can test it? The Developers page still says "The following editors are currently in the process of setting up a local copy of the application: Swfritter". Have you given up trying? BLongley 23:57, 20 March 2011 (UTC)


 * I had it running once on a local linux setup. Worked fine for a week until linux moved on to a newer version which exhausted the resources of my old 512mb laptop. Should have turned off updates. I have a newer desktop and may try again on my older desktop but by the time I do that it may be totally obsolete, too. That old laptop runs like a demon when I clean install Windows XP sp0 but by the time sp3 and virus checkers are installed it slows to a crawl.--swfritter 13:24, 21 March 2011 (UTC)


 * I don't know if this will persuade you to try again, but I submitted some additions for Support for multiple web links at title level, which was a feature you apparently thought quite a high priority. BLongley 17:44, 6 April 2011 (UTC)


 * I did get Linux installed my newer (6 years old) laptop and I might give it another try. It was totally discouraging to actually get ISFDB running locally only to see the Linux upgrade make my computer totally unusable a week later.--swfritter 13:38, 7 April 2011 (UTC)


 * I know the feeling. I still have 3 laptops lying around that I don't want to discard, but the amount of work required to make them usable again is discouraging. I seem to be killing monitors far too often though, so it's nice to have something to make sure it's not my video card that's dead instead. BLongley 00:08, 8 April 2011 (UTC)


 * My hardware NEVER dies! I wish it would then I could get rid of it.--swfritter 13:12, 8 April 2011 (UTC)


 * "Support for multiple web links at title level" is now live. I hope you can remember why you wanted it. Or is it no good without "Alias" functionality? BLongley 18:06, 19 May 2011 (UTC)

Other Worlds, Other Seas
Please take a look here, and comment if you like. It's about one of your primary2 verifications. Thanks, --Willem H. 19:30, 31 March 2011 (UTC)

"Gynomorphs"
I wonder if your verified Gynomorphs: Three Classic SF Novellas About Women Who Become Men was edited by or ? Ahasuerus 00:03, 8 April 2011 (UTC)
 * Right! The great thing about ebooks: it took me five seconds to consult the book - less time than it took me to type this line.--swfritter 13:09, 8 April 2011 (UTC)

Satellite Science Fiction, February 1957
I am not sure if you have seen this submission which aims to change Title dates in your verified pub? Ahasuerus 15:39, 8 April 2011 (UTC)


 * Thanks.--swfritter 16:43, 8 April 2011 (UTC)

Science-Fiction Carnival
In this verified pub I changed the credit for "The Swordsmen of Varnis" from Geoffrey Cobbe to Clive Jackson. The pseudonym is not mentioned in the pub. Also added notes. --Willem H. 09:39, 9 April 2011 (UTC)

Arthur C. Clarke's "Ultimate Melody"
You verified which contains The Ultimate Melody and  which contains Ultimate Melody. I wanted to check whether these are the same story. Would you mind checking? Thanks. --JLaTondre 17:42, 10 April 2011 (UTC)


 * Same story but with some added framing sections for the "White Hart" version.--swfritter 20:42, 10 April 2011 (UTC)

Beneath Ceaseless Skies
Ahasuerus has not only implemented the second part of the fix to prevent Duplicate Pub Tags, but the new "Cleanup Scripts" option for Moderators allows you to find the remaining problems. Please try it out - I know that you could just search for "BNTHCSLSSB2009" etc but that's no fun for me. BLongley 03:40, 12 April 2011 (UTC)


 * It looks like I will have to create some duplicate tags in order to see how it works.--swfritter 13:23, 13 April 2011 (UTC)


 * This was the only title that had duplicate tags, which I cleaned up the other night after running Bill's script. I replaced the last two alpha characters (before the 4-digit year) with the issue number.  There were about a dozen or so issues that had duplicate tags. After fixing them, I went to the make the corrections on the Wiki magazine page for the title, but saw that there was no issue grid there, only a link to the db's issue grid. This is not to say that any future issues may duplicate existing tags. Mhhutchins 14:21, 13 April 2011 (UTC)


 * The chances of the system duplicating an existing tag should be fairly astronomical by now, but user-created duplications may still be possible. As we're trying to move away from Pub Tags it might be wise to remove the "Tag:" option entirely for new Magazines - we don't allow it for anything else, including Fanzines. BLongley 20:28, 13 April 2011 (UTC)


 * The good thing about the db grid is that it uses record number instead of tag. I use record number instead of tags for wiki entries also. No chance of duplication with them. Your might also notice a wikipedia link in the merged EDITOR record for 2011. I think John Joseph Adams did this for "Fantasy Magazine" and it actually seems like a good idea so used that idea. It actually might make sense to link to wikipedia from the db grid instead of trying to maintain the wiki pages. If we had series notes we could put any information they don't have in those notes.--swfritter 14:38, 13 April 2011 (UTC)


 * That sounds like "Add a free text Note field to Series records" and maybe  "Support Wikipedia link for series". I will get round to such, but am waiting to see if I did  "Support for multiple web links at title level" right first. BLongley 20:17, 13 April 2011 (UTC)


 * It seems like the standard is to release beta software to the world. At least we do it incrementally and don't screw up everything else. Firefox 4.0 being an example.--swfritter 20:53, 13 April 2011 (UTC)


 * I wish I'd remembered this comment. I moved to Firefox 4.0 a few days ago and so far there's been no benefits and a lot of pain. BLongley 18:09, 19 May 2011 (UTC)


 * Ahasuerus and I are rather timid about changes at times - understandably, as we have had cock-ups even after double-testing (we're developing and testing on Windows and implementing on Linux). We do seem to have different areas of doubt and uncertainty though - for instance, he's suggesting some more improvements to "My Primary Verifications" before it goes live, whereas I think it performs reasonably well and the enhancements might make it perform worse. And we don't really have a clear requirement stated anywhere. But we muddle through eventually - I can't recall the last time we made something worse. BLongley 21:12, 13 April 2011 (UTC)

Divine Intervention by Julia Eklar
Two things about this review: one, I think the surname might properly be "Ecklar" and two, I don't think this is a book but a music album. Am I right? BLongley 23:40, 18 April 2011 (UTC)


 * Changed spelling of name but might wait for input from Ron. Poetry is in and songs are a type of poetry.--swfritter 23:54, 18 April 2011 (UTC)

Robert Silverberg's "King of the Golden World"
You verified which contains King of the Golden World. There is also an another title record for this title which has no publications, but has a variant relationship to The King of the Golden River. As you also verified (third verifier) containing that story, can you check that it really is a variant and that the "King of the Golden World" records can be merged? Thanks. --JLaTondre 13:52, 24 April 2011 (UTC)


 * Same story. Merge of stray variant done.--swfritter 16:42, 24 April 2011 (UTC)

Science Fiction Stories May 1959
When entering the UK quasi-correponding issue here, I've found a second interior illustration for the first story and managed to identify the artist for the serial, so perhaps this can apply to your verified here. Hauck 15:19, 25 April 2011 (UTC)
 * Thanks. Changes incorporated.--swfritter 21:39, 25 April 2011 (UTC)

De Camp Essay
In this issue here, you classify De Camp's text as a shortfiction. As I think that's it's more an essay (it's called an article in Venture SF [UK]), I changed it to the Nonfiction type. Can you confirm ? Hauck 20:37, 29 April 2011 (UTC)


 * Contento lists it as an essay also so that seems like an appropriate classification. Thanks.--swfritter 22:33, 29 April 2011 (UTC)

Satellite, April 1959
Leo Morey's contribution on page 27 of this issue looks like an error in type. Mhhutchins 19:46, 30 April 2011 (UTC)
 * Also check Future, May 1951, page 86 by Luros. Mhhutchins 19:48, 30 April 2011 (UTC)


 * One more issue to check: Planet Stories, January 1954, page 76 by uncredited. Mhhutchins 19:57, 30 April 2011 (UTC)


 * And another: Super Science Stories, September 1949, page 47 by uncredited. Mhhutchins 19:58, 30 April 2011 (UTC)


 * This one's primary verified by Mike Christie, who hasn't been around much. I'm hoping you might have a copy of Infinity, August 1956, page 73, "The Fool" by Weston. Mhhutchins 20:09, 30 April 2011 (UTC)


 * This one is in Imaginative Tales, July 1956, page 99 by uncredited. Mhhutchins 20:12, 30 April 2011 (UTC)


 * Another uncredited one on page 27 of Saturn, March 1958. Mhhutchins 20:14, 30 April 2011 (UTC)


 * And here's one in Satellite SF, February 1959, page 53 by uncredited. Mhhutchins 20:13, 30 April 2011 (UTC)


 * One from the 21st century: Aeon One, page 116 by Martin Cannon. And in the same issue, page 167 by uncredited. Mhhutchins 20:16, 30 April 2011 (UTC)


 * And from a different issue of the same title Aeon Thirteen, page 167 by uncredited. Mhhutchins 20:18, 30 April 2011 (UTC)


 * Sorry about all the questions, I took one of Ahasuerus' ideas and created a small ISFDB:Dup_Shortfiction project. BLongley 21:23, 30 April 2011 (UTC)


 * Fixed. I did not update the project page since ny fixes seemed to have cleared all but Weird Tales and Omni.--swfritter 13:24, 1 May 2011 (UTC)

Planet Stories / Paizo Publishing, LLC
You verified The Dark World by Henry Kuttner, with "Planet Stories" as publisher. I would like to change the publisher to "Paizo Publications, LLC" and make Planet Stories a publication series. The copyright page should state it's #16 in the series. Can you agree? Thanks, --Willem H. 19:19, 2 May 2011 (UTC) You verified three of the Planet Stories series, Black God's Kiss, Elak of Atlantis and Northwest of Earth, with "Planet Stories" as publisher. I would like to change the publisher to "Paizo Publications, LLC" and make Planet Stories a publication series. The notes already state they're #3, #4 and #6 in the series. Can you agree? Thanks, --Willem H. 19:19, 2 May 2011 (UTC)


 * Sounds great!--swfritter 00:34, 3 May 2011 (UTC)


 * Finished. Result is here. You might want to look at the notes again. Thanks, --Willem H. 20:34, 3 May 2011 (UTC)


 * Looks great!,--swfritter 11:44, 4 May 2011 (UTC)

Worlds of Tomorrow
Just in case, I've just added a scan for your verified WOT 08-63 and WoT 10-63 and WoT 12-63, please forgive the big ugly UK price superposed on original price. Hauck 18:46, 4 May 2011 (UTC)

Worlds of Tomorrow (2)
Added scans for WoT 01-65, WoT 05-65, WoT 07-65, WoT 11-65 where I also changed pages for the start of PKD's serial, WoT 03-1966, WoT 02-1967, WoT Summer 1970 and the last one. I don't know if i's worth mentionning but some of my issues have a build-in subscription coupon (forming a "Buisness Reply Mail" card when detached) between pages. Hauck 08:00, 5 May 2011 (UTC)


 * The advertising would only be of any significance at all if they have implicit page numbers. I found a couple of magazines where that was the case and I mentioned that in the notes for those pubs.--swfritter 16:55, 5 May 2011 (UTC)

Worlds of Tomorrow May 1965
Can you please have a look at your copy of this issue as it seems to me that Moore's text is titled _Bogeymen_ (instead of _Bogeyman_), can you confirm ? Hauck 08:14, 5 May 2011 (UTC)


 * Right you are. Changed titles for story and artwork.--swfritter 16:58, 5 May 2011 (UTC)

Worlds of Tomorrow Spring 1971
On this pub Duncan's story seems to be titled _On Venus the Thunder Precedes the Lightning_ instead of your verified _On Venus the Lightning Precedes the Thunder_ (as on TOC), note that __On Venus the Thunder Precedes the Lightning_ seems more logical as different from Earth. Can you confirm ? Hauck 10:00, 5 May 2011 (UTC)


 * Makes sense. Made the change. Not he only ToC mistake on this issue.--swfritter 17:05, 5 May 2011 (UTC)

Worlds of If
Replaced the Visco cover on your verified here and modified notes accordingly. Added one interior art (page 60) to here. Idem for here page 112 and here page 20. Added note about Giunta here. Hauck 13:23, 5 May 2011 (UTC)

The Weird Ones
Is H. L. Gold actually credited as the editor of this book? Reginald1 says it was uncredited, and anonymously edited by Ivan Howard. Thanks for checking. Mhhutchins 21:23, 6 May 2011 (UTC)


 * Contento concurs. There is nothing in the H. L. Gold preface to indicate that he is the editor.--swfritter 10:45, 7 May 2011 (UTC)

If, December 1967
In this pub, I changed the title of Clarke's essay (deleting "Guest Editorial" and adding "Roberts" in the middle) in order to merge it nicely with its other occurences. Is it all right for you ? Hauck 16:19, 7 May 2011 (UTC)


 * Fine by me.--swfritter 16:30, 7 May 2011 (UTC)

If, May 1968
Added an S to the title of Carter's essay (_New CurrentS in fandom_). Hauck 18:19, 7 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Thanks.--swfritter 21:54, 7 May 2011 (UTC)

SF Yearbook
Added cover to your verified here and found artist for Bradbury's and St Clair's story => Leo Morey in both cases, also for Hamilton's, cf. signature (even if barely legible) and previous publication. Hauck 08:50, 8 May 2011 (UTC)

Idem for #2. Hauck 08:59, 8 May 2011 (UTC)

And for #3. Hauck 09:10, 8 May 2011 (UTC)

And for #4. Hauck 09:25, 8 May 2011 (UTC)

And finaly for #5. Hauck 09:32, 8 May 2011 (UTC)


 * Looks good.--swfritter 11:50, 8 May 2011 (UTC)

The Supernatural Reader by Conklin
Is Lucy Conklin credited as co-editor in this printing? All of the other Collier reprints give Groff Conklin as the sole editor. Thanks for checking. Mhhutchins 23:15, 8 May 2011 (UTC)


 * The copyright is for Groff and Lucy although the credit on the title page is Groff only. Contento credits both. In order to be consistent with other pubs and the title page it would probably make sense to have a single editor and place a title note. Note that an editor known for entering details documented the credit situation in this pub.--swfritter 16:56, 11 May 2011 (UTC)


 * If you'll correct your pub, I'll make it (along with the other Collier printings) a variant title record of the original record which credits both Groff and Lucy. Mhhutchins 17:39, 11 May 2011 (UTC)


 * Done. Duplicated the note from the verified pub mentioned above.--swfritter 19:08, 11 May 2011 (UTC)

F&SF December 1957
Can you confirm the data that is provided in the review of Who's Who in Science Fiction in this issue of F&SF? I can't find any listing of this title anywhere. Neither Tuck nor Reginald have a record of it. The only record on the entire Internet is our website. I'm trying to figure out why only Lewis is credited in the pub and both Lewis and Hopkins are credited in the title record. Thanks for checking. Mhhutchins 23:53, 8 May 2011 (UTC)


 * This may well be an 8888. Or perhaps it was published under another title. FPCI was not an especially stable publisher. The review is of a book that had not yet been published. It had a pre-publication price of $4.50. I would assume it was the no longer active first primary verifier of the mag who entered the book data. Ron also has a verification for this pub and unless he has more information I can update the book to add the other author to the pub and 8888 it with an explanation that the review in F&SF is the only known source of publication data.--swfritter 00:45, 9 May 2011 (UTC)


 * In any case, the author(s) of the pub record should match those of the title record. That's what brought it to my attention to begin with. Thanks for checking. Mhhutchins 19:57, 10 May 2011 (UTC)


 * It does seem a bit odd that there is no other reference to this work so 8888 does seem appropriate. Synchronized authors, 8888'd it, and added explanatory notes.--swfritter 14:07, 11 May 2011 (UTC)


 * Sounds like it would have been a very handy reference. Everyone would have to wait a decade until Strauss's NESFA index came out to get the magazine index, and I would love to read all those autobiographies that were solicited and never published. (I've copied your note to the title record in case someone finds it first.) Mhhutchins 15:48, 11 May 2011 (UTC)


 * Since the notes apply to all "known" editions that makes sense; there are many other cases where data in pub notes is probably more appropriate at the title level. I suppose it is possible that parts or even all of the book turned up elsewhere even if only in fan publications.--swfritter 16:45, 11 May 2011 (UTC)

Primary Transients
I can easily supply a hyper-linked list of Primary Transients for you if you want them. Just tell me where to put the wiki-page for such - or I could just email the list if you'd prefer to review them more privately. BLongley 19:50, 10 May 2011 (UTC)


 * It's not for me. My SQL skill are adequate enough for that purpose. I thought others might be interested.--swfritter 13:54, 11 May 2011 (UTC)

"Search" by Geoffrey A. Landis
You asked for consultation before adding to. It appears from this page that the poem "Search" by Geoffrey A. Landis first appeared in this issue. BLongley 18:25, 12 May 2011 (UTC)


 * Poem added and appropriate notes added at pub and title level. The notice in the pub is primarily aimed at editors who are not aware of the past data entry history of this magazine. It would have been fine if you had made the addition and left a note on the Community Portal.--swfritter 12:20, 14 May 2011 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the trust, but I always get wary when editing another active editor's work. This came about when I was fixing contents for a - if we can't be trusted to get those right, how will we be trusted for anything else? BLongley

How the Day Runs Down
I changed the publication date of John Langan's How the Day Runs Down from 2008-12 to 2008-10 as the claims it is original to that publication. --JLaTondre 21:58, 14 May 2011 (UTC)


 * What hath George Romero wrought? He should get a check for every zombie story published since "Night of the Living Dead". And he doesn't even make money on that because the copyright wasn't done correctly.--swfritter 22:09, 14 May 2011 (UTC)


 * There are so many Zombie stories or reworkings around that I'm tempted to add those to the "Add quick tag" options. I just have to finish "The Old Testament - with Zombies!" first. (I considered "The Koran - with Zombies!" but I remember what happened to Salman Rushdie, and I already look too much like him. :- BLongley 23:48, 14 May 2011 (UTC)


 * Don't really have any more to say on this subject but the only way to clear the New Messages message from the main screen is to respond. In any case, it is always nice to have the last word no matter what the subject.--swfritter 13:03, 16 May 2011 (UTC)


 * You shouldn't have to respond to clear it, only read it. It probably is important that you're logged in to the Wiki as well as the DB proper though. If you were logged into both before reading, and the message still appears, then that's a bug that should be reported. (Probably not one I can be sure of fixing though, I don't have a local Wiki install available for testing.) BLongley 18:16, 19 May 2011 (UTC)


 * I probably read it by accessing my talk page directly rather than using the link. Unfortunately my Windows mind-senser is only XP compatible. I need to get the one that works with Windows 7; it should tell the system that I have read the message.--swfritter 19:05, 19 May 2011 (UTC)

Cartoon
There's a missing cartoon listing (untitled and uncredited) in Other Worlds, July 1952 on p. 161 Jonschaper 03:43, 25 May 2011 (UTC)

I've gone ahead and submitted the addition Jonschaper 03:48, 25 May 2011 (UTC)

Short Article
The August 1952 F&SF has a short filler article on p.51 "Les Chevaux Dans le Sky" by uncredited re the search for a French label for SF. Jonschaper 04:14, 25 May 2011 (UTC)

Cartoon
I added a listing for a cartoon on p.13 of the Fall 1952 Fantastic. Jonschaper 04:24, 25 May 2011 (UTC)

Editorial
Del Rey's editorial in the Sep 1952 Space Science Fiction is entitled "An Editorial on Telepathy" Jonschaper 04:44, 25 May 2011 (UTC)
 * In fact, all the SSF editorials seems to have titles on this format ("An editorial on XXXXX"). Hauck 14:09, 29 May 2011 (UTC)

Paul Dell
Hello. I'm verifying the whole run of the magazine _Spaceway_. As some illustrations credited to Paul Blaisdell are signed "Paul Dell" (in a square), I decided to make Paul Dell (who has the same signature) a pseudonym of Paul Blaisdell. Hauck 14:03, 29 May 2011 (UTC)

Spaceway Science Fiction Feb 1955
Hello. I changed the title of Smith's novelet to _The Towers of Silence_ (it was _the Tower of Silence_). Do you agree ? Thanks. Hauck 14:12, 29 May 2011 (UTC)

F&SF Jan-Feb 2011
I added the CID (image data and license) to Mhhutchins 01:56, 31 May 2011 (UTC)


 * And to this one also. Mhhutchins 01:59, 31 May 2011 (UTC)

Barry N. Malzberg's A Triptych
You verified which contains A Triptych and  which contains Triptych. Are these two stories variants of each other (same story, absence of "A" correct)? Thanks. --JLaTondre 23:43, 31 May 2011 (UTC)

Duplicate art credit
Hi, there are two credits for "The Deadly Dust [2]" here. I assume one should be numbered [3]. Jonschaper 02:55, 6 June 2011 (UTC)

Also two credits for "Son of the Tree [2]" hereJonschaper 03:03, 6 June 2011 (UTC)


 * I've gone ahead and submitted an edit for "The Deadly Dust" changing one to "3". As the "Son of the Tree" entries are on consecutive pages I thought it better to let you check that first. Jonschaper 04:05, 9 June 2011 (UTC)

The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, June 1972
Hello, in this pub, I think that the Siodmak story is titled _Variation of a Theme_ instead of _Variations on a Theme_, can you have a look at your copy ? Thanks. Hauck 05:14, 10 June 2011 (UTC)

The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, September 1972
Hello, in this pub, I think that the Kearny story is titled _A Sweet Little Pool of Low-Cost Labor_ instead of _A Sweet Little Pool of Low Cost Labor_ (without hyphen), can you have a look at your copy? Thanks. Hauck 05:23, 10 June 2011 (UTC)

Reference to Incorrect Month
Hi, I've changed references in titles for Brass Tacks and other series from September to July 1960 in the July 1960 AnalogJonschaper 01:24, 16 June 2011 (UTC)

Also changed the reference to August for "According to You" to September for the September 1960 Fantastic Jonschaper 01:26, 16 June 2011 (UTC)

Analog Science Fact -> Science Fiction, May 1962
Please check your verified to see if Nor Iron Bars a Cage is by Johnathan or Jonathan Blake MacKenzie. Please see Author:Randall Garrett. --Marc Kupper|talk 01:35, 19 June 2011 (UTC)

On the same Randall Garrett page also see Analog Science Fact -> Science Fiction, December 1963 and Analog Science Fiction -> Science Fact, October 1965. If your magazines are stored together you might as well check Analog Science Fact -> Science Fiction, November 1962. Thanks! --Marc Kupper|talk 01:38, 19 June 2011 (UTC)

One more is the anthology Analog 3 --Marc Kupper|talk 01:41, 19 June 2011 (UTC)

Garret[t] W. Vance
Would you check whether the cover artist on your verified Jim Baen's Universe and  spells the first name with one "t" or two? Rick Boatright from 1632 was questioning the misspelling on the Grantville Gazettes, which as far as I can tell are all mistaken (we have one "t", but should be two). But I found a spot on WebScriptions.net that misspelled it, so it could be wrong somewhere in Baen's database.... Thanks. --MartyD 00:31, 20 June 2011 (UTC)


 * Sorry, I don't know what I was looking at. I see they both have it with two t's....  Must be bed time or something.  --MartyD 02:41, 20 June 2011 (UTC)

Science Fiction Greats, Winter 1969 (No. 16)
I was wondering if this Finlay title in Science Fiction Greats, Winter 1969 (No. 16) is really Short Fiction or if it should be Interior Art. Thanks. --Ron ~ RtraceTalk 14:15, 25 June 2011 (UTC)

Art Credit Numbering
I fixed up the numbering for Finlay's illustrations of "Serapian" here. There were two "4"s, so I changed one to "5", and changed "5" to "6". Jonschaper 03:39, 27 June 2011 (UTC)

Duplicate listing?
There are two credits for a Finlay illustration on page 10 here. Subsequent illustrations are numbered. Jonschaper 03:51, 27 June 2011 (UTC)

7th Year's Best SF, by Judith Merril
I have corrected the page number of the Jules Feiffer cartoon "Looking Backward" from p. 153 to p. 154 in your verified edition of this book. Chavey 04:24, 5 July 2011 (UTC)

Galaxy, Dec. 1966
In verifying Judith Merril's SF 12, I noticed that the story we have listed as Primary Education of the Camiroi is actually listed in that book as THE Primary Education of the Camiroi. The copyright page of that book implies that this was the title used in the story's first appearance in the Dec. 1966 Galaxy, for which you are the verifier. Could you check that issue to verify how the title is listed there? Thanks, Chavey 02:11, 6 July 2011 (UTC)

Weird Heroes 1 and 2
I have updated Weird Heroes 1, but placed my submission on hold awaiting your approval. I added the coverartist, notes and the various introductions and afterwords. One thing I'm not entirely sure of is how to credit the story introductions. They are not ecplicitely credited to Byron Preiss, but from the text it's clear who wrote them, and Preiss is the editor of course. If you can agree, I would like to treat volume 2 the same way. Thanks, --Willem H. 12:49, 16 July 2011 (UTC)


 * Changes are fine; go ahead and approve the submission. Feel free to make the same changes to vol 2.--swfritter 15:47, 16 July 2011 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the quick response! Approved and will do vol.2 today or tomorrow. --Willem H. 15:51, 16 July 2011 (UTC)


 * Volume 2 completed. See here for the resuld (and please check?) Thanks, --Willem H. 18:54, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

Fantastic May 1966
Added five interior art pieces to [this] but was hesitant to add [reprint] to three of them as I don't know if all the artwork is indeed reprinted. --~ Bill, Bluesman 01:32, 18 July 2011 (UTC)

SF: The Year's Greatest Science Fiction and Fantasy: 4th Annual Volume
After this discussion I added the Asimov essay after the poem "The Thunder-Thieves" to this verified pub under the title "The Thunder-Thieves (afterword)". Hope you can agree. Thanks, --Willem H. 14:10, 24 July 2011 (UTC)

Cantine: Holly vs Holley
Can you check this pub for the spelling of Holly/Holley Cantine's name? I think the canonical name should be Holley (my edition of Judith Merril's anthology, Contento and the NESFA-index and even Amazon.com agree. If all verified publications have the same name, I can change it. Thanks, --Willem H. 15:19, 24 July 2011 (UTC)


 * Ron Kihara already responded and changed the name to Holley. Thanks, --Willem H. 19:21, 29 July 2011 (UTC)

Fantastic Science Fiction, August 1952
Hi, can you please check this pub for the spelling of Kinnon/Kennon. It's a review of his book "Astronomy" on page 41. Cheers, P-Brane 03:33, 25 July 2011 (UTC).

Judith Merril's 6th Annual Edition: the Year's Best S-F
In this verified pub I changed the author of "Double, Double, Toil and Trouble" from 'Holly Cantine' to 'Holley Cantine' (see also the note about Holly vs Holley above), and added a note about Fredric Brown. Thanks, --Willem H. 19:43, 29 July 2011 (UTC)

Analog, September 1961
Can you see if there are only four pieces by Ivie for "The Blaze of Noon" in this issue. Someone has entered the UK edition of this issue with five pieces. Thanks. Mhhutchins 19:25, 11 August 2011 (UTC)

Analog, February 1962
Can you confirm the Simak title reviewed on page 165 of this issue? As reprinted in the UK edition, Time is the Simplest Thing was reviewed, not The Trouble With Tycho. Thanks for checking. Mhhutchins 14:49, 12 August 2011 (UTC)

Astounding, October 1954
Can you check this issue to see if the interiorart listed on page 58 is correctly numbered? Thanks. Mhhutchins 15:45, 15 August 2011 (UTC)
 * I took the liberty to have a look at my copy and I corrected the numbering (should have been 6). Hauck 16:42, 15 August 2011 (UTC)

Science Fiction Stories, January 1960
Can you confirm the author credited for "The Coffin Ship" (page 6) in this issue? Miller/Contento gives it as "Bill Wesley" rather than "Bill Westley" (without the "t"). Thanks for checking. Mhhutchins 18:22, 20 August 2011 (UTC)

Impact-20
Hello, if we go by title pages, shouldn't this pub be titled "Impact 20" ? Hauck 17:23, 24 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Done after consultation with other PVs.Hauck 05:47, 6 September 2011 (UTC)

Robert Silverberg's Appropriation
Please see this note I left Hauck.

Also, in case it was overlooked because of the postings that came later, I'd like to point out this earlier note I left you regarding Barry N. Malzberg's A Triptych. If you just haven't had a chance to get to that one yet, then please ignore this part.

Thanks. --JLaTondre 22:32, 30 August 2011 (UTC)

"Singular..." vs. "A Singular..." in 11th Year's Best SF
See User_talk:Scott_Latham. I thought perhaps since Scott doesn't seem to respond to Wiki inquiries and you're the 2-verifier, you might be able to confirm. I will also ask Willem H. (the 3-verifier). Thanks. --MartyD 11:10, 5 September 2011 (UTC)


 * Chavey is right, and Contento1 is probably wrong, so I changed the title record and left a note for the future verifyer of the Delacorte edition. Thanks, --Willem H. 14:59, 5 September 2011 (UTC)

New Writings in SF 7/8/9
Just verified [#9], added the artist from signature on the cover, then discovered that the contents had no stories in common with the similarly numbered UK edition. A little digging and found [#7] has only three stories in common with the UK edition and [#8] also has no stories in common. #1-#6 are fine and Bantam did not do any past #9. I am thinking these three should be unmerged, placed in a sub-series with [Bantam US] or maybe just [US] appended with appropriate title notes to prevent future merges. You are Primary on 8/9 [I just have 9], Rtrace is Primary on 8 [I'll direct him here] but the Primaries on 7 are both inactive/unresponsive. I can do the work, just want some feedback/suggestions. Cheers! --~ Bill, Bluesman 16:08, 19 September 2011 (UTC)
 * I prefer the sub-series and notes to prevent merges rather than changing the title of the individual anthologies. However, in looking closer at the series, it looks like we may have different titles that should be variants in any case.  It appears that the verified copies of the UK editions have the title in the form "New Writings in S.F.-1".  In general, the Bantam editions follow the parent title form "New Writings in SF 1" (#1 actually has "New Writings in S-F 1").  I think we may actually have a lot of titles that should be variants (where the contents are identical) or just unmerged (where the contents are not).  It would probably be good to get a physical verification for of the title.  I don't know what we should do with the unverified ones, but Reginald1 has yet a third form of the name for the first editions (Dennis Dobson) for all of these:  "New Writings in S-F 1".  He also has the 3 Bantams listed as having different contents and yet more formats of the title where the Corgi edition was first ("New Writings in S.F.-11") or Sidgwick & Jackson ("New Wrintings in SF (21)").  I'll go through Reginald and adjust any unverified listings in the next day or two.  --Ron ~ RtraceTalk 11:57, 20 September 2011 (UTC)
 * I found BLIC to be a good source for the titles as well. Librarians do tend to record exactly what's there, and there are often prices etc. to be had from BLIC. And I had only intended that the sub-series would have a title appendage, not the books themselves [wonder if one can have a series and sub-series with the same name??] Locus1 has the varying contents as well....... --~ Bill, Bluesman 20:29, 20 September 2011 (UTC)


 * Can we have a "series and sub-series with the same name" - no. BLongley 20:45, 20 September 2011 (UTC)


 * I've made a first pass of edits on the series as a whole and detailed the questions here. I'll next start leaving notes on primary verifiers' pages pointing them to that discussion.  I've also left the 3 Bantam volumes un-merged pending the outcome of this discussion.  By the way Bill, I'm not familiar with BLIC.  I did a quick google of the acronym and couldn't find a hit.  Is it an internet resource?  Thanks. --Ron ~ RtraceTalk 12:57, 23 September 2011 (UTC)


 * British Library Integrated Catalogue. [here] is the 'entry' page. Great for finding prices and they often list all printings. As with LOC ISBNs can't have any dashes or they won't search. Cheers! --~ Bill, Bluesman 19:09, 25 September 2011 (UTC)

Windfall
Changed author from Catherine Crook de Camp to Catherine C. de Camp as per title page in this pub.

Jim Baen's Universe, February 2008
Can you confirm the spelling of the author credit for "Spiderweb" in this issue? Thanks. Mhhutchins 14:08, 21 September 2011 (UTC)


 * And for "Ganny Knits a Spaceship" in JB's Universe, August 2009? Mhhutchins 14:09, 21 September 2011 (UTC)

New Writings in SF
Several of our records for books in this series may have incorrect titles, including some that you have verified. Please see this discussion for full details (sparked by the above discussion). The following books are the ones where I suspect the title is incorrect. I'd appreciate it if you could double check the form of the title in your copy.
 * Bantam edition as "New Writings in S-F 1", should it be "New Writings in SF 1" based on the format of the other Bantam titles in this series?
 * Bantam edition as "New Writings in S- 5". I expect it should be "New Writings in SF 5".
 * Bantam edition as "New Writings in SF-6". I expect it should be "New Writings in SF 6".

Thanks. --Ron ~ RtraceTalk 20:06, 24 September 2011 (UTC)


 * One more to check per this discussion. Dirk P Broer's copy of the Bantam edition of number 2 has the title as "New Writings in SF2".  Thanks. --Ron ~ RtraceTalk 00:14, 4 October 2011 (UTC)

Future Perfect, Revised Edition
I just verified the 1995, of Future Perfect, and noticed that you had previously verified the 1978. I identified several of the essays that at a minimum deserve new dates from the 1978 edition, or maybe the 1995 edition. When you get a chance, you might want to dig out your copy and compare it against some of my notes. Some of the new essays I created might be better backdated to 1978, instead of 1995. Cheers - Kevin 20:20, 24 September 2011 (UTC)

Astounding Science Fiction, May 1956
Hello, can you have look at your copy of this issue of Astounding as it seems to me that Siverberg's story is illustrated by Emsh (and that there's a second interior art piece page 58). Hauck 14:19, 25 September 2011 (UTC)

Fantasy Publishing Company, Inc.
When you get a chance, could you take a look at [http://www.isfdb.org/wiki/index.php/ISFDB:Community_Portal#Fantasy_Publishing_Co. this discussion]? Thanks. Mhhutchins 03:05, 29 September 2011 (UTC)

Analog Science Fact -> Fiction, June 1961
Changed the last word of the title of Willard's essay from "Balloon" to "Rocket" as per title page in. Hauck 16:32, 30 September 2011 (UTC)

Analog Science Fact -> Science Fiction, June 1962
Hello, shouldn't Dickson's story in this issue be titled "3-Part Puzzle" instead of "Three-Part Puzzle" as per title page (and shouldn't this title become the canonical one ?) ? Hauck 17:08, 30 September 2011 (UTC)

Analog Science Fact -> Science Fiction, July 1962
Hello, shouldn't Brunner's story in this issue loose its last exclamtion mark (as per title page, but not as per TOC) ? Hauck 17:10, 30 September 2011 (UTC)

Merging Interior Artwork.. in later publications
We would appreciate your input in a discussion on the Rules and Standards board about updating the help with respect to merging artwork (Cover and interior artwork are both under discussion). Thanks - Kevin 16:12, 1 October 2011 (UTC)

Sword and Sceptre
Changed all occurences (Analog 05-73 & 06-73) of this title to _Sword and Scepter_. Hauck 17:09, 9 October 2011 (UTC)

Miscount by C. M. Gloeckner - Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, November 1972
I just corrected the entry in for "Miscount" to be 'as by ', instead of by. This revealed that the only instance of is the appearance of Miscount in. You might want to check your copy when you get a chance to see if the 'M' is a typo 'N', or if she was published under both initials. - Thanks - Kevin 18:54, 10 October 2011 (UTC)

Garen Drussai vs Drussal
Hi, I've changed the author's name to "Drussai" for both his entries here. The dot in the "i" is hard to distinguish on the contents page, making it look like the "l", but can be seen if you look very closely, plus it is spelt with a capital I (distinguishable from their L) on the story pages, and the author has contributed elsewhere as Drussai. Jonschaper 01:34, 14 October 2011 (UTC)

Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, July 1980
Added the Resnick/Tabakow vignette and changed attche to attaché in this issue. Hauck 18:14, 15 October 2011 (UTC)

Editor credits for Amazing/Fantastic from 8/65 - 11/67
There are 28 issues (14 of each title) which credit "Joseph Ross" (Joseph Wrzos) as the editor in the individual pub records, but Sol Cohen is credited in the editor records. I came across this when working on the "Joseph Ross" issue (see this discussion). Shouldn't the pub records match the editor records, or was this intentional? (I'm leaving a note on Rkihara's page to join in the discussion, as he also verified most of the issues.) Thanks. Mhhutchins 17:31, 18 October 2011 (UTC)

Satellite, October 1958
Can you check the spelling of the Noel Loomis serial (and its artwork) in this issue? I just added a book publication of the work and the spellings differ. Thanks. Mhhutchins 01:42, 19 October 2011 (UTC)

Science Fiction Stories, January 1960
Can you verify the spelling of the author's credit for "The Coffin Ship" in this issue? A secondary source (NESFA) gives it as "Bill Wesley" not "Westley". Thanks for checking. Mhhutchins 03:30, 19 October 2011 (UTC)

David Gerold [sic]
Can you see if the two pieces that were published as by in Jim Baen's Universe were actually credited that way, and if so, could they have been written by David Gerrold, and are pseudonym and variants needed? Thanks for checking. Mhhutchins 20:17, 20 October 2011 (UTC)


 * Sorry, I'd forgotten that I'd already asked you this back in September (it sounded vaguely familiar). Still waiting on a response. Mhhutchins 22:05, 20 October 2011 (UTC)

Greg Hartman / Greg Hartmann
There are two stories by each of the above authors in two different issues of Galaxy. Do you know if perhaps they're the same person? Or if one or the other name is misspelled, either in the record or the issue itself? Thanks for checking. Mhhutchins 20:55, 20 October 2011 (UTC)

Annette Peltz McComas vs Annette Pelz McComas
Hi, just stumbled upon this publication. Can you please check whether it is indeed Annette Pelz McComas instead of Annette Peltz McComas for both the title itself and the preface that is published in it? I think that I can even see the 't' in Peltz in the scan that goes with the title. There may be a misprint in the TOC of course. A more clear scan is here. --Dirk P Broer 18:12, 31 October 2011 (UTC)


 * Swfritter has apparently taken a break, but I have a copy and can verify that it's "Peltz."--Rkihara 22:54, 31 October 2011 (UTC)

The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, August 1954
Hello, could you please check in your verified pub the type of this entry : SHORTFICTION for INTERIORART ? Thanks. ChanurBe 06:28, 1 November 2011 (UTC)


 * It's interior art. I made the correction and re-verified as Primary 2. Swfritter appears to have taken a break.--Rkihara 17:23, 2 November 2011 (UTC)

Connor, Ed(ward) / Edward C.
Hi, I saw you verified this publication with three Connor's working in/on it. Ed, Edward and Edward C. Any chance they might be one and the same person, or is this a mere coincidence? --Dirk P Broer 19:30, 17 November 2011 (UTC)

Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos: Volume 2
I added a publication series and a link to the cover image to Derleth's Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos: Volume 2. I also wanted to ask you to check is this other publication is actually the same as yours and one of them should be deleted. I'm leaving this same note on the other verifier's talk page. Thanks. --Ron ~ RtraceTalk 13:37, 30 November 2011 (UTC)

Josepha Sherman / Joesepha Sherman
Hi, could you please check whether either you or the publisher typo'ed with the story "Spacer's Gamble" in ? Locus says Josepha, Semiprozine also says so. --Dirk P Broer 09:36, 2 December 2011 (UTC)

Thrilling Wonder Stories, Winter 1955
You verified this magazine, which includes a cartoon on p. 64 attributed to "Homer". The system currently interprets this to be the ancient Greek writer of the Iliad and the Odyssey. Can you verify that this really is how the cartoon is attributed? Presumably, we need to disambiguate these two people, but I'm hoping for a check on the attribution before I go to that trouble. Chavey 03:47, 18 December 2011 (UTC)

Orbit, Jul-Aug 1954
I added cover art credit to this issue, based on a credited reproduction of the artwork in an article in Science Fiction Age, March 1993. Mhhutchins 22:10, 23 December 2011 (UTC)


 * Same situation with the cover art credit to the Sep-Oct 1954 issue. Mhhutchins 22:26, 23 December 2011 (UTC)

S. F. D. Introduces a New Department
Hi. Should this be an essay? Jonschaper 03:46, 12 January 2012 (UTC)

Analog 1997-01
Changed the title of Ready's essay from _Hubble’s View of the Universe_ to _Hubble’s New Views of the Universe_. Hauck 17:44, 14 January 2012 (UTC)

Analog 1997-02
Changed title of Phalen's story from _Chasing the Idea Rat with My Best Friend_ to _Chasing the Idea Rat with My Best Friend, Jaime_. Hauck 17:50, 14 January 2012 (UTC)

Analog 1997-07&08
Changed authorship of _Safari_ from Rick Shelly to Rick Shelley. Hauck 18:05, 14 January 2012 (UTC)

Analog 1997-12
Changed the title of Hockensmith's story from _Arnold the Conquerer_ to _Arnold the Conqueror_. Hauck 18:18, 14 January 2012 (UTC)

War with the Robots
Added a scan to [this] edition. --~ Bill, Bluesman 22:45, 20 February 2012 (UTC)

Famous Fantastic Mysteries, May-June 1940
For your verified pub, can you check the name of author Frank Lillie Pollack for Finis ? I found Frank Lillie Pollock in the TOC and on title story's page. Thanks. ChanurBe 10:57, 1 April 2012 (UTC)

Planet Stories, January 1954
A new editor, User:Frankhollander, has added the following note to your verified Planet Stories, January 1954: "The story "Solar Stiff" is mistakenly omitted from the table of contents." I approved the submission, but could you please double check your copy when you get a chance? I have this ish somewhere, but I can't find it at the moment :( Ahasuerus 04:38, 6 April 2012 (UTC)

Harper Collins vs. HarperCollins
Could you please check the publisher on your verified Foundation's Triumph (by David Brin) and Cryptonomicon (by Neal Stephenson)? Those two books have them entered as by "Harper Collins/ PerfectBound". There's a slight problem with the missing space before the slash but a possible mistake in the Publisher spelling. Usually, it seems, they spell it "HarperCollins" without the space, and I'm hoping you can check that. Finally, this order of the listing would imply that "Harper Collins" is an imprint of a company named "PerfectBound", which seems unlikely. Is PerfectBound an imprint of HarperCollins? Or is there some other relationship? Chavey 04:49, 14 April 2012 (UTC)

Cover artist for six issues of Fantastic found
Beginning with this issue, I have identified Johnny Bruck as cover artist (thanks to perrypedia). Three are already vt'd, three more are to follow in the next days. Stonecreek 14:35, 17 April 2012 (UTC)

Well, it took some more time than I expected, but now it's done. They comprise (in addition) of the issues from November 1967, March 1968, May 1968, August 1968 & December 1968.

And the same artist was responsible for If, No. 138, May 1969. I vt'd it also and added a short note. Stonecreek 18:25, 24 April 2012 (UTC)

Startling Stories, July 1947
Recently I have been entering some Adventure House facsimile reprints into the data base, and I have come across a signiture that I thought was Harchoni, but you have him (her?) listed as Marchoni. Could this be the same person? Do you know who this is? I have only come across this signiture in Better's publications. Did he/she appear in any of their non-sf publications? MLB 10:09, 19 April 2012 (UTC)

"The Sex Virus", by Darrell Bain
This book, which you verified, had the publisher listed as "Double Dragon". There are, at present, publisher listings for "Double Dragon", "Double Dragon Press", "Double Dragon Publishing", and "Double Dragon eBooks". To overcome the inherent ambiguity of this, I am correcting publisher listings for "Double Dragon" to one of the other more detailed listings. This book appears to belong properly to "Double Dragon eBooks" (an imprint of "Double Dragon Publishing"), so I have changed the publisher to that. Chavey 06:15, 3 May 2012 (UTC)

Introduction to Moon of Skulls
Do you have any objection if I remove the parenthetical disambiguation statement form the title "The Gothic Orient (Introduction to The Moon of Skulls)" in the collectionMoon of Skulls? I can't see any reason that we need to disambiguate. I can add a note on the title that it is an introduction. Thanks. --Ron ~ RtraceTalk 01:34, 10 May 2012 (UTC)

Galaxy 1973-11
Just want to inform you that I've uploaded the second cover for your verified here. Hauck 11:57, 19 May 2012 (UTC)

Review of A Mental Mischance in Bleiler's Science-Fiction: The Early Years
I've corrected the title of the reviewed story in Bleiler's Science-Fiction: The Early Years per this discussion. We had a typo as "A Mental Mishchance". Thanks. --Ron ~ RtraceTalk 13:00, 20 May 2012 (UTC)

The Astounding Science Fiction Anthology - Cover Artist Confirmed, Book Club note on DJ Confirmed
I received a copy of today with dust jacket and have confirmed that the cover artist is listed on the rear flap as 'Leo Manso'. In light of this I've removed the note "Unfortunately it is without dust jacket so the artist cannot be confirmed." My copyright page also is as described without any notice of 'First Printing'. My dust jacket on the front flap states "Book Club Edition". I will add a note "Front flap indicates 'Book Club Edition'". - Thanks - Kevin 16:20, 27 May 2012 (UTC)

Strangers on/in Paradise
Can you chime in on [this] discussion when you have a chance? Thanks. --~ Bill, Bluesman 23:06, 2 June 2012 (UTC)

Douglas Herring in Aeon Seven
I am taking a look at a proposed pseudonym relationship between and, and I'm a little suspicious due to the 15+ year gap between the respective bibliographies. The only outlier is The Doom That Came to Smallmouth in your verified. Is that explicitly credited to "Douglas", or does the credit come from a signature by any chance? I'd also appreciate your opinion on whether those are the same person, while you're looking at this. Thanks, --MartyD 11:10, 9 June 2012 (UTC)
 * There is a link within the epub version of the magazine to this website.--swfritter 20:56, 9 June 2012 (UTC)


 * Beautiful, thanks! Did you notice where he says "For the past 15 years .... Before that, comics, SF/fantasy,..."?  Guess that explains the gap. --MartyD 15:25, 10 June 2012 (UTC)

Willard Marsh 's "Ast[r]onomy Lesson"
's "Astonomy Lesson", which appears in your verified The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, June 1955, has been changed to "Astronomy Lesson". Ahasuerus 21:30, 10 June 2012 (UTC)

And All for One
Can you check the title of the Jerome Bixby story in Other Worlds Science Stories, May 1950? I have a reprint of this story in this pub. The title on the contents page is And All for One, but on the titlepage it's —And All for One". Donald B. Day has the second title for the story, so the question is, should I change the title record or variant my version. Thanks, --Willem H. 19:03, 15 July 2012 (UTC)
 * No response so far. I changed the title record. Drop me a message if you don't agree. Thanks, --Willem H. 20:39, 26 October 2012 (UTC)

George O. Smith's "Spacemen Lost"
Just a note that 's "Spacemen Lost" in your verified "Startling Stories, Fall 1954" has been changed from a novella to a "(Complete Novel)" serial and then turned into a VT of Lost in Space. Ahasuerus 07:49, 22 July 2012 (UTC)

F&SF May 1957 - Poem Title 'Atom-Splitters' vs 'Atom Splitters'
I was doing a verification on and I came across Lyric for Atom Splitters which originally appeared in your verified pub. In my book in hand the title is listed as 'Lyric for Atom-Splitters' (With hyphen). I also happen to have a scan of the May 1957 F&SF issue, and on page 128, the poem appears there also as with the hyphen 'Lyric for Atom-Splitters'. I also found 2 other typos in the listing for this pub, so I beleive this is an across the board typo (Likely all instances have the hyphen). This is just an FYI note, that pending a check from the other verifiers of the other publications, I'll update the record to match the copy and scan I have in hand. - Thanks - Kevin 02:50, 9 August 2012 (UTC)


 * I updated the pub as described. (Turns out that not all locations had a hyphen so I created a variant as well.) - Thanks Kevin 21:52, 18 August 2012 (UTC)

The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, March 1983
I was about to link to a new scan I made of this issue, but then I noticed that my copy has a $2.00 price on the cover, whereas yours has a $1.75 price. The colophon of my issue lists a $1.75 price, like the cover of yours does... is this a common practice? How should I record this? Thanks, Albinoflea 03:11, 13 August 2012 (UTC) (I'm leaving the same note on Rkihara's page.)

The Challenge from Beyond
Please join in this discussion when you get a chance. Mhhutchins 05:41, 15 August 2012 (UTC)

The Closet
Could you verify the opening and closing lines of Kessel's The Closet from this issue of F&SF? I've just created a new entry for a title by the same Author and figure they should be merged, but just want to make sure. Thanks,Albinoflea 06:02, 15 August 2012 (UTC)

Innteriorart credits in Science Fiction Stories #1 and #2
New editor User:Jroneill has submitted two updates providing artist credits on previously uncredited interiorart in your verified ("The Way of Decision" -> Orban) and  ("The Turning Wheel" -> Kelly Freas) based on signatures on the artwork. It took me a long time to get a response to my initial inquiry, and my availability has been somewhat thin of late, so I'm going to accept them and add a note to each that the credits are from signatures. Let me know if you disagree with either, and I'll revert. Thanks. --MartyD 10:09, 15 August 2012 (UTC)

Jonathan Swift Som m ers
Somehow Philip José Farmer's pseudonym had an extra "m" in the database. I corrected this, indirectly changing your verified The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, March 1975 and The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, November 1976. Thanks, --Willem H. 14:06, 28 August 2012 (UTC)

The Book of Iod
Could I get you to check a couple of points on your copy of Kuttner's The Book of Iod? My copy is marked "First Eidtion" has the full number line and May 1995 date as yours does (I'm assuming the number line on yours). It also matches ISBN. However, my copy has a bar code on the last page, which is something I've assumed is indicative of print on demand books. I've no real evidence that POD is what these bar codes mean, but I've observed them on small press books that have come out in very small batches. The other possible difference with your copy is that mine has a symbol of an open book with a lightning bolt either striking it, or coming out of it. This logo appears to the left of the bar code on the back cover. Lastly, my copy has no price. I've been picking up used copies of a number of these Chaosium books lately and I only have one other that has the bar code on the same page and lightning struck book logo. That one does have a price. Chaosium doesn't currently offer any POD editions on their site and I don't know if they ever did. Please let me know if yous matches mine, or is indeed different. Regardless of what you find, I'd like to add a note about the number line and an INTERIORART item for the Geier decorations. Thanks. --Ron ~ RtraceTalk 20:35, 12 October 2012 (UTC)
 * My copy is as described by you with a full 1 thru 10 number line. The book has the look and feel of a POD edition and I assumed it was such. But it may be that they used a POD printing house to create a finite number of copies at a bulk discount.--swfritter 21:24, 12 October 2012 (UTC)
 * Thanks for checking. I'll assume that our edition is a first unless we ever see evidence to the cotrary.--Ron ~ RtraceTalk 22:42, 12 October 2012 (UTC)

Correction to Author Name
Corrected "Parice" Contamine de Latour to "Patrice" in your verified pub Science-Fiction: The Early Years.--Rkihara 17:43, 28 October 2012 (UTC)

If, May 1967
Hello, in addition to entering some interior art, I've changed the title of Hollis' story from _The Long Slow Orbits_ to _The Long, Slow Orbits_ as per title page. Hauck 11:10, 18 November 2012 (UTC)

The disposal of man
Hello, can you have a look at your copy of this magazine to see if Broderick's story is titled _The Disposal Man_ (as entered) or _The Disposal of Man_ (as in this pub) ? Thanks. Hauck 09:57, 1 December 2012 (UTC)
 * "The Disposal Man" on both table of contents and title page.--swfritter 23:21, 2 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Thanks, perhaps a vt is in order (if the bc is to be believed, the Horwitz pb seems to the fist publication of the text) ? Hauck 14:45, 3 December 2012 (UTC)
 * 1965 should definitely be the non-variant.--swfritter 23:05, 5 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Done. Hauck 14:53, 6 December 2012 (UTC)

Other Worlds May 1951
I have a submission by a new editor who wants to change the record of the review on page 37 of this issue from Heinlein's Sixth Column to Leiber's Gather Darkness!. Can you confirm the current listing is correct? Thanks for checking. Mhhutchins 16:09, 11 December 2012 (UTC) "Sixth Column" is mentioned in passing (that it was previously reviewed in an earlier issue - 9/50) as an introduction to an extened review of "Gather, Darkness!". MarkStackpole 19:33, 11 December 2012 (UTC)


 * Looked at my copy. The change is valid.--swfritter 23:34, 11 December 2012 (UTC)


 * Thanks. I'll accept the submission, but will have to re-direct the link to the correct title record. Mhhutchins 01:15, 12 December 2012 (UTC)

Wells' contribution to Apeman, Spaceman
Your opinion would be welcome here. Stonecreek 15:05, 16 December 2012 (UTC)

Billennium / Billenium
I would like to change the title of Ballard's story in this verified pub from "Billennium" to "Billenium" as it is on the titlepage. Hope you can agree. Thanks, --Willem H. 16:30, 16 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Seems appropriate.--swfritter 22:11, 16 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Thanks. Done. --Willem H. 15:53, 17 December 2012 (UTC)

Amazing Science Fiction Stories, March 1959
Your verified is shown as containing two letters by Asimov. The first one (p7) is titled "Letter (Amazing Stories, March 1959)", but dated 1939 which seems odd. Is this a reprint of an earlier letter or a typo on the date? Thanks. -- JLaTondre (talk) 16:11, 28 December 2012 (UTC)


 * This letter was probably first published as a "Meet the Authors" entry in this pub. Since there is a recent verification you can check with the verifier. The first words of the letter are "By the time these words see print". Bit of a dicey problem to merge/variant since the original entries were entered as though the authors were co-writers.--swfritter 22:13, 29 December 2012 (UTC)

The Ambassador's Pet
You verified, which contains The Ambassador's Pet by Robert Silverberg and Randall Garrett. However, the quasi-official Silverberg site lists this story as The Ambassador's Pit. Would you mind checking that it is indeed Pet and not Pit? Thanks, Darkday 20:50, 1 January 2013 (UTC)
 * "Pet" it is and the illustration makes it clear it is not a typo.--swfritter 00:08, 4 January 2013 (UTC)


 * Sent a "what's up" message to majipoor.--swfritter 00:18, 4 January 2013 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the clarification! I was going to contact the majipoor webmaster myself, but I fear the site is no longer being updated. Darkday 01:30, 4 January 2013 (UTC)

How to Succeed at Science Fiction Without Really Trying
I have a copy of Science Fiction Stories, November 1956, which you verified. In the ISFDB, the title of Asimov's poem is indicated as "Parodies Tossed: How to Succeed at Science Fiction Without Really Trying". However, while "Parodies Tossed" appears in the table of contents of the magazine, it does not appear on page 110, where the poem begins. In the help it says "For short stories, essays and poems, when working from a primary source, always take the title from the heading on the page where the work begins." Shouldn't that be applied here? Darkday 19:14, 7 January 2013 (UTC)


 * There are a number of other "Parodies Tossed" entries. They should probably be in a series but keeping the name in the title guarantees that they can be searched. If I remember correctly there is (or were) conflicting entries in Help concerning title page vs ToC as the correct source of a story title.--swfritter 21:57, 10 January 2013 (UTC)


 * Basically a series sounds like a good idea. It seems "Parodies Tossed" was a section in Science Fiction Stories, just like "Probability Zero" was a section in Astounding, and that is a series. But it's true that a title search for "Parodies Tossed" wouldn't return the poems then, only a search for the series "Parodies Tossed" woud lead (indirectly) to the poems. How about making "How to Succeed at Science Fiction Without Really Trying" the canonical title and "Parodies Tossed: How to Succeed at Science Fiction Without Really Trying" a variant title? Darkday 22:21, 14 January 2013 (UTC)


 * Like this?. Don't know if that was your work or not. But series & variant sound fine. As with the item under discussion some of them have not been done yet. The various pieces appear not only in Science Fiction Stories but also in some other Robert W. Lowndes edited pubs but would seem all should be in the same series.--swfritter 22:45, 14 January 2013 (UTC)


 * No, this was not my work. But I tried to follow that example and create a variant title for How to Succeed .... The edit was rejected by Mhhutchins, and in a subsequent discussion he pointed out that "it is ISFDB standard to record only what is recorded on the work's title page." Do you agree? Thanks, Darkday 19:44, 15 January 2013 (UTC)


 * The titles should at the very least be placed in a series to show their relationships to one another. The variant title solution does seem a bit more complex than necessary. It seems inconsistent that the author of a story can be taken from either the ToC or title page but not the title. It seems like an editor should be allowed the leeway to practice a little bit of common sense. It was discussions like this that are a main reason why I substantially reduced the time I spend on the ISFDB.--swfritter 00:27, 16 January 2013 (UTC)


 * As an aside, why isn't the magazine called "The Original Science Fiction Stories"? It says so on the cover and on the spine. Thanks, Darkday 19:20, 7 January 2013 (UTC)


 * Miller/Contento say "Original" is an advertising page added by the publisher. Ashely says it should be a part of the title.--swfritter 21:57, 10 January 2013 (UTC)


 * Grabbed an issue. No "Original" in the title of the magazine as listed in the publishing information at the bottom of the ToC.--swfritter 22:03, 10 January 2013 (UTC)

Apex Magazine, March 2009
I would imagine that the short story "The Puma" in this issue is by Theodora Goss rather than Theodore, but I thought I'd best check with you. Dwarzel 20:37, 10 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Right you are - fixed.--swfritter 21:41, 10 January 2013 (UTC)

The Speaking Bone
In, can you double check whether "The Speaking Bone" is listed as by Cat Howard instead of Kat Howard? In the publisher's contents for and the version on their website, it's Kat. Thanks. -- JLaTondre (talk) 14:20, 12 January 2013 (UTC)


 * Yes. It is Kat. Fixed. Fixed, Merged.--swfritter 21:42, 13 January 2013 (UTC)

International Science-Fiction #2
Your verified pub International Science-Fiction #2 is missing records for a story and interior art: 'Der Heisse Kosmonaut' by Gust Gils on p.42, possibly because it was not listed in the Contents on p.4... Also The Island of Crabs is titled as such in the Contents but as "The Island of the Crabs" on p.49, and H. Sridhar Rao, M.D. is "B. Sridhar Rao, M.D." in the Contents and on p.79. Do you want to make the changes or shall I? Thanks. PeteYoung 17:04, 16 January 2013 (UTC)


 * Go ahead. You should probably note the discrepancies in the notes.--swfritter 20:18, 16 January 2013 (UTC)


 * Done, and I've also added a cover scan and done a PV2. PeteYoung 19:55, 17 January 2013 (UTC)

Gerold ?
Hello, you've verified two stories attributed to David Gerold (instead of Gerrold ?), can you confirm this ? Thanks. Hauck 17:31, 6 February 2013 (UTC)

Same for Joesepha Sherman in this pub.


 * Gerold is credited as such on tables of contents of zines and title pages of stories. There is no other information in the zines about the author. One story is on an honorable mention list. Sherman is credited as Josepha on cover, ToC and, title page of story. Name fixed.--swfritter 21:46, 6 February 2013 (UTC)


 * The story appears on Dozois' 2009 Honorable Mention list, but it is credited to David Gerrold on that list. Mhhutchins 23:37, 6 February 2013 (UTC)


 * An even bettter clue. I will variant.--swfritter 00:29, 7 February 2013 (UTC)

Galaxy, July 1955
Can you check your copy of this issue to see if the interiorart pieces on pages 52 and 66 are attributed to the correct story and artist? They seem to be out of order. The verifier of the UK printing credits them differently. Thanks for looking. Mhhutchins 02:54, 8 February 2013 (UTC)


 * Corrected title and artist data.--swfritter 16:04, 8 February 2013 (UTC)

"The Black Nebulae (Quintet, Part 1)"
FYI, I have changed the spelling of Alfred Bester's "The Black Nebulae (Quintet, Part 1)" to "The Black Nebulea (Quintet, Part 1)" after checking my copy of The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, September 1959. The title was apparently deliberately misspelled by Bester (along with many other words in the body of the story) since Bester was trying to write the way a 10 year old might write. I also deleted the following note:


 * Correcting title as it seems more a typo than intention: 7 Google hits for "Nebulea", but apparently mutually copied without comment or verification; 7 too for "Nebulae", though all from one page at Everything2. Also, changing the type to Poem per various mentions online - makes more sense with the subtitle. Anybody can verify this?


 * Spelling is "Nebulae" verified by mention in F&SF October 1959, and end of year index F&SF December 1959. See synopsis above.

Although the title of the story was spelled "Nebulae" on page 15 of the October 1959 issue where the authors' identities were revealed, that's not how it appeared in the September 1959 issue. Ahasuerus 05:47, 9 February 2013 (UTC)

Galaxy, January 1958
Can you see if perhaps there is an extra interiorart piece for "The Knights of Arthur" in this issue? It was translated into French and published in this issue of Galaxie with four interiorart pieces. Thanks for looking. Mhhutchins 00:22, 14 February 2013 (UTC)


 * Three pieces of artwork but the first consists of one piece of art that takes up the right half of the title page and and all of the next page. The third piece is a single work that takes up the top half of two pages. Perhaps a single piece of art was published on non-successive pages? Most likely the second work which has two men on the left half (page 44) and a suitcase with wire leading from it on the right half (page 45). Some of those wires are extended to the artwork on page 44.--swfritter 22:13, 14 February 2013 (UTC)


 * I've asked Hauck to join the discussion. He verified the French reprint and may be able to compare the art in that issue with your descriptions here. Thanks. Mhhutchins 23:14, 14 February 2013 (UTC)
 * In the french issue the artwork are : pages 76 & 77 : a man trying to open a typewriter, page 89 two men on a boat, page 92 : two men in front of dials and page 94 a suitcase with wires, it indeed seems that the artwork from pages 92 & 94 was just one piece split in two. Hauck 07:15, 15 February 2013 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the explanation. Mhhutchins 15:17, 15 February 2013 (UTC)

Bill Westley
Hello, can you have a look at this PVed issue to see if author is given as "Westley" or "Wesley" ? Thanks. Hervé Hauck 09:35, 19 February 2013 (UTC)


 * "Wesley" it is. Author changed and title merged.--swfritter 20:27, 19 February 2013 (UTC)

The Man with the X-Ray Eyes
Dream World, February 1957 contains The Man With X-Ray Eyes. Although it is spelled that way on the cover, I think that the title should rather be "The Man with the X-Ray Eyes", since this is the spelling on the title page of the story. Do you agree? Thanks, Darkday 00:53, 22 February 2013 (UTC)


 * Corrected title of story and art and also changed "With" to "with" as per capitalization standards.--swfritter 22:40, 22 February 2013 (UTC)

Science Fiction Adventure Classics, Winter 1969
Hello. In your verified, the name of the artist on p. 88 rather unusually, has a dot after the first name. Could you please check. Thank you! ForJohnScalzi 01:01, 28 February 2013 (UTC)


 * Out, damn dot.--swfritter 22:50, 28 February 2013 (UTC)

Fantasy Magazine (2011 ezine)
Do we have permission to deep link our records (for the 2011 ezines) to the cover image files on the publisher's server? Mhhutchins 06:56, 1 March 2013 (UTC)


 * Publisher and editor John Joseph Adams actually did so himself when he entered data from some of the early issues of Lightspeed. When Lightspeed and Fantasy merged the covers became less accessible and I stopped linking to them. I am not sure that the covers of Fantasy are that easy to find.--swfritter 18:58, 1 March 2013 (UTC)


 * Before we can deep link, we must have explicit permission from the website's owner. The next best option is download the cover image files to your hard drive, resize them to ISFDB standards and then re-up them to our server. Mhhutchins 20:36, 1 March 2013 (UTC)


 * See this. The publisher gives permission to his ISFDB persona to link the covers.--swfritter 20:41, 2 March 2013 (UTC)

Blaylock interview
I've changed the interviewee of this record to James P. Blaylock, followign the ISFDB standard of giving the canonical name, regardless of how its given in the publication. Thanks. Mhhutchins 20:33, 1 March 2013 (UTC)

The Hyborian Age
I would like to reclassify "The Hyborian Age" from ESSAY to SHORTFICTION. The piece is obviously fiction; there are two pubs containing this content that I don't believe should be called NONFICTION based on the label ESSAY on "The Hyborian Age". You verified The Hour of the Dragon with this content. Please comment on the proposed reclassification at my page. Bob 03:25, 8 March 2013 (UTC)

The Pilgrims of the Rhine
This record comes up on the pub/title author mismatch list. Either it is wrongly credited or it's under the wrong title record. Thanks for looking at it to make the correction. (I would do it, but I'm not sure which is correct.) Mhhutchins 03:33, 11 March 2013 (UTC)


 * After some research, I've been able to correct the error. Mhhutchins 16:18, 15 March 2013 (UTC)

Submissions in queue
Perhaps you've forgotten about this submission? It's been in the queue for a couple of weeks. Mhhutchins 03:43, 11 March 2013 (UTC)


 * Thanks. Generally try to remember to check more often at the end of sessions.--swfritter 18:03, 15 March 2013 (UTC)

Same or different review of Vance's Big Planet...
... by Silverberg / Knox in this and this? In case you find the time to see if there's a genuine new review or just a reprint of the first publication both titles could be merged or get a note. Thanks, Christian Stonecreek 07:52, 11 March 2013 (UTC)


 * The reviews are different. One is for the Avalon edition and one for an Ace Double edition. I will make a note in each pub.--swfritter 20:47, 11 March 2013 (UTC)

Clarkesworld Magazine, April 2008
Hello. In your verified could you please check cover artist's name, one too many t is suspected. Thank you, ForJohnScalzi 00:31, 18 March 2013 (UTC).


 * The artist's name is spelled incorrectly on the ToC but correctly with the artwork. Pub updated.--swfritter 19:40, 18 March 2013 (UTC)

The Avon Fantasy Reader
Hi! I'm inquiring about the artist credit for The Avon Fantasy Reader. The initial verifier is no longer active on this site, so I'm asking you about this. My copy lists the cover artist as Gray Morrow, but the artist's name of the book listed on this site is Gary Morrow. I can change it, but the name on your copy may be different. Inquiring minds want to know. MLB 21:34, 19 March 2013 (UTC)


 * It truly would be an amazing anomaly if the name were different from yours. But it's not. I made the change and will notify the other verifiers.--swfritter 00:02, 20 March 2013 (UTC)

Wollheim / Lowndes and "The Outpost at Altark" in Nov. 1940 Super Science Stories
While looking at a submission involving, I stumbled across The Outpost at Altark by Robert W. Lowndes, made into a variant of this by Donald A. Wollheim, for whom Robert A. W. Lowndes is set up as a pseudonym. And, of course, Robert W. Lowndes is also a pseudonym of Robert A. W. Lowndes. According to the SF Encyclopedia, Lowndes and Wollheim wrote it together, with Wollheim uncredited.

It looks to me like having either a pseudonym of the other is not appropriate, and the relationships as they currently stand are messed up (circular) and should be straightened out. Hervé is the verifier of the Wollheim collection also containing this title. I'm going to point him here so the two of you can hash this out. If I'm wrong, you guys can ignore me. :-) Thanks.  --MartyD 16:17, 14 April 2013 (UTC)
 * As per Wollheim's introduction to this story in _Up There and Other Strange Directions_, he really wrote the story and submitted it under his name but the editor of the magazine deliberately published it Under Lowndes' name to show its power (or so DAW says). Hauck 16:58, 14 April 2013 (UTC)


 * So should we then just have a variant with no pseudonym? --MartyD 20:41, 14 April 2013 (UTC)


 * Well, we don't have an "or" option for authors. This is only one of many early stories by Futurian authors which have questionable original publication credits. They were writing so fast and furiously that the authors could quite often not remember which stories or parts of stories they wrote. It seems to me that the Encyclopedia entry is from a more neutral source and they may have other sources than DAW. Maybe a canonical title with Lowndes and DAW as authors and one variant with Lowndes as the author and another variant with DAW as the author. No pseudonym relationship would be necessary in this case.--swfritter 00:12, 15 April 2013 (UTC)


 * Between a supposed (SFE) and a clearly stated (the author himself) source, IMHO, the latter is to be trusted in the absence of other data. I'd let the mess like it is, even if it's unsatisfactory or try the route of a disambiguation with the creation of an author along the lines of "Robert A. W. Lowndes (pseudonym of DAW)". Hauck 06:40, 15 April 2013 (UTC)


 * I guess we could send the SFE guys an e-mail and ask where their data comes from. Ahasuerus 07:58, 15 April 2013 (UTC)


 * One other thought: If the original was credited to "Robert W. Lowndes" and we believe that to be Wollheim, shouldn't that be the pseudonym relationship (Robert W. Lowndes, pseud for Donald A. Wollheim (AND for Robert A. W. Lowndes))?  Not Robert A. W. Lowndes as a pseudonym for for Donald A. Wollheim?  And then the variant be from the Robert W.-credited title to the Wollheim-credited title?  It was never published as by Robert A. W. Lowndes.  Maybe that's the crux of the problem.  --MartyD 10:35, 15 April 2013 (UTC)

Fantastic, March 1960
Hi, the cover artist for your verified magazine is listed as Paul Frame, but the signature on the cover spells Jed Thayer. What does the contents page have to say about this? Thanks. Horzel 12:28, 13 May 2013 (UTC)


 * Paul Frame is credited on the ToC and also by Contento and Ashley. I will note in magazine comments.--swfritter 14:54, 14 May 2013 (UTC)

Fantasy Fiction, November 1953
I accepted a submission changing the editor credit on Fantasy Fiction, November 1953's title record from Lester del Rey to Cameron Hall. Your verified was already so credited. I couldn't easily tell what the original state was when you verified it back in 2007, and I didn't see any notifications related to this, so I figured I'd mention it and ask you to look both over. Thanks. --MartyD 11:16, 23 May 2013 (UTC)


 * Never mind. My mistake.  I shouldn't have accepted the submission, and there's already a variant.  I restored it.  --MartyD 11:19, 23 May 2013 (UTC)


 * Thanks. An easy mistake for an editor to make since the variant relationship does not show within the pub.--swfritter 15:53, 24 May 2013 (UTC)

The 6 Fingers of Time
Hello, I've uploaded a scan and changed the title pub of this anthology from _The 6 Fingers of Time and 5 Other Science Fiction Novelets _ to _The 6 Fingers of Time and Other Stories_ as per title page. Hauck 08:41, 1 June 2013 (UTC)

No Guts, No Glory
Elerner submitted a change to No Guts, No Glory which would convert the title to "No GUTs, No Glory". Since you verified the publication, I placed the submission on hold and left a message for the user stating they needed to notify verifiers when making a change. As it's been a week and they haven't done so, I'm bringing it to your attention. The user's rationale is in the moderator's note of the submission. Would you mind taking a look at it? Thanks. -- JLaTondre (talk) 12:43, 8 June 2013 (UTC)


 * The change is justified. It might be a good idea to not the meaning of the acronym in the title notes. Thanks for the notification.--swfritter 17:42, 8 June 2013 (UTC)

Galaxy, March 1955
Please confirm whether the art is credited on page 89 of this publication to or the more commonly used name. Thanks. Mhhutchins 13:40, 2 July 2013 (UTC)

The same situation for the interior art in this publication. Mhhutchins 13:47, 2 July 2013 (UTC)


 * The credit for the first is Docktor. Made the change. The second set of credits are as entered. Use a variant?--swfritter 13:38, 4 July 2013 (UTC)

Ed Arno vs. Ed Amo
You are now the primary verifier for this issue of F&SF. It is listed as having a cartoon by "Ed Amo" (in caps: AMO). That is almost certainly "Ed Arno" (in caps: ARNO), but typographically easy to confuse for whoever entered the contents. Could you verify this and, presumably, correct the spelling? Thanks Chavey 16:42, 24 July 2013 (UTC)


 * Credited on ToC to Ed Arno. Change made.--swfritter 14:43, 30 July 2013 (UTC)

Great Science Fiction About Doctors (again)
My copy of Great Science Fiction About Doctors has a cover with alternate coloring but is otherwise identical to the description of your copy. My initial reaction to variations in coloring is that they don't require a separate publication record. However, I've encountered other titles where publications have been entered that way. In any case, I've added a link to a scan of the cover variant and added my own verification. I'll direct the other verifier here. Please let me know if you feel a different publication record is warranted. Thanks. --Ron ~ RtraceTalk 16:15, 18 August 2013 (UTC)


 * Unless there is some other reason to believe that a different color indicates a separate edition I can't see that another record is necessary.--swfritter 19:49, 30 August 2013 (UTC)

The Candle of Distant Earth
Please confirm the publication date given in this record. Is it possible to have been published three years before the first hardcover edition? (I only know enough about ebooks to be dangerous.) Thanks. Mhhutchins 19:26, 1 September 2013 (UTC)


 * Date corrected. Although not true in this case, there have been more than a few books that have been first published as ebooks and later in print when they became popular.--swfritter 14:46, 2 September 2013 (UTC)

Gold editorial in Galaxy, September 1958
Can you confirm the spelling of the editorial in this issue? It was reprinted as "QWERTYUIOP". Thanks for looking. Mhhutchins 04:03, 13 September 2013 (UTC)

One more Gold editorial to check: the one published in [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?58682 June 1959". It was reprinted as "Special Delivery" ("y" at the end"). Thanks. Mhhutchins 04:03, 13 September 2013 (UTC)


 * Errors in both cases. Changes made.--swfritter 23:04, 15 September 2013 (UTC)

A Guide to the Moon
Please, could you check and see if this is the same as this in Astounding Science Fiction, February 1954? MLB 09:08, 1 October 2013 (UTC)


 * Spelling error fixed and review link made. Good eye.--swfritter 19:42, 2 October 2013 (UTC)

Jaeger or Jarger?
In your verified pub SF The Early Years, should the author entry (p.388) for The Question Mark, by Muriel Jarger, be by Muriel Jaeger?--Rkihara 18:27, 14 October 2013 (UTC)
 * Yes, Bleiler uses the full name but the title was published only with the author's first initial. In order to avoid pseudonym and orphan author issue the discrepancy is noted in the review title notes.--swfritter 18:21, 15 October 2013 (UTC)


 * I made "M. Jaeger" into a pseudonym after adding three other titles (2 published under the full name) based on listings in Reginald1 and OCLC. Mhhutchins 19:59, 15 October 2013 (UTC)

Wellman's Wonder as I Wonder Vignettes
Please see this discussion. Thanks. --Ron ~ RtraceTalk 14:03, 27 November 2013 (UTC)

The Avon Fantasy Reader
Please see this discussion. Thanks. -- JLaTondre (talk) 15:25, 30 November 2013 (UTC)

If, January 1967
Just a note that I have added John and Sandra Miesel's letter to your verified If, January 1967. Ahasuerus 03:46, 26 December 2013 (UTC)


 * Ditto Arthur C. Clarke's letter in If, June 1967. Ahasuerus 04:12, 26 December 2013 (UTC)

Foreign Exchange
Could you verify the author on the story "Foreign Exchange" from this publication? According to Nina Kiriki Hoffman (author) and Kevin J. Anderson (editor) this story was re-printed in 2013 and is by Nina Kiriki Hoffman... and I'm confused!!! Susan O&#39;Fearna 19:49, 28 January 2014 (UTC)


 * The copyright page verifies that Hoffman is the author. The story in F&SF is indeed credited to Aurelia. Which presumably means that Robin Aurelia is a pseudonym for Hoffman. I see you maintain an excellent bibliography. If you are able to contact Hoffman perhaps you could get her to verify that all of the Aurelia stories are indeed by her.--swfritter 21:39, 28 January 2014 (UTC)

Story from Helix Magazine
The actual title of the story listed as "Dead Silence" from this publication seems to be "Dead Silent", according to the author's homepage and this website. Is it ok if I change it? Fsfo 15:31, 2 February 2014 (UTC)
 * Certainly a more authoritative source. Please make a notation in the pub and in the title record for the story stating the source. Thanks!--swfritter 20:08, 2 February 2014 (UTC)

The Eidolon
This record for an October 2013 publication was created from Amazon data. The ISBN-10 was entered for the record when all books published after 2007 should be using the ISBN-13. The price also looks to be a typo. Amazon gives it as $7.99. Thanks. Mhhutchins 07:23, 3 February 2014 (UTC)

This record also has an ISBN-10. (Both records came up on a clean-up script which finds misaligned ISBNs.) Mhhutchins 07:23, 3 February 2014 (UTC)


 * Thanks! About the only time I enter books is when they are the subject if a review.--swfritter 00:13, 5 February 2014 (UTC)


 * I've updated both records using the data on Amazon. Thanks. Mhhutchins 01:59, 5 February 2014 (UTC)

Kuttner's The Graveyard Rat(s) and Others
Changed the title of The Graveyard Rat and Others from Kuttner's "The Graveyard Rat and Others" to "The Graveyard Rats and Others" before I saw your note that you wanted to be pre-notified. Sorry; I'm new. Lee 20:19, 5 February 2014 (UTC)


 * I'm holding the submission for the verifier's response. Please use the "+" (plus) tab to start a new topic. That let's the user know that there's a new post which needs a response. Thanks. Mhhutchins 20:58, 5 February 2014 (UTC)


 * The Amazon listing and its "Look Inside" feature gives it as "Rats" so I'll accept the submission. If the verified copy is different please update the record. Mhhutchins 21:03, 5 February 2014 (UTC)


 * Thanks!--swfritter 22:31, 5 February 2014 (UTC)