User talk:Dlroth

Mhhutchins 23:51, 26 July 2013 (UTC)

Playboy, April 1971
I'm holding your submission to update this record and add two new content records. Are these stories speculative fiction? If not, I'll have to reject the submission. We only include the speculative fiction contents of nongenre magazines like Playboy. Thanks. Mhhutchins 01:17, 31 July 2013 (UTC)


 * Duel by Richard Matheson is a thriller/Horror short story. This is the first appearance of this story which later appears in many anthologies. The Bone Church by Stephen King is a poem of horror. This is the only appearance.


 * I apologize about the interview, I should have read more of the FAQs prior to listing. I was trying to be a completest for this publication. It is not part of speculative fiction. But, I assure you, The Bone Church should be in the database. Other changes were just minor things like page numbers. I will read through more of the documents in order to understand how this works before modifying anything else. (Dlroth 01:28, 31 July 2013 (UTC))


 * There's no question about the Matheson and King pieces being eligible for the database. In fact, "Duel" is already part of the record. You're wanting to add records for "The Miss Malawi Contest" by Paul Theroux and "The Harry Hastings Method" by Warner Law. Those are the two pieces which I was questioning. Mhhutchins 01:33, 31 July 2013 (UTC)


 * Ok, thanks! I would say remove them. Sorry to be a bother. (Dlroth 01:37, 31 July 2013 (UTC))


 * No bother, at all. In fact, we expect that new editors will find some challenge in learning the database entry standards. If we come across as being picky, please forgive us. I assure you it isn't personal. It's just that our goal of keeping the quality of the data to a higher standard might be frustrating to newcomers. If you choose to continue to contribute, the standards will become easier. Just expect the first few miles to be somewhat bumpy. Thanks. Mhhutchins 01:44, 31 July 2013 (UTC)

Playboy, November 2009
I have accepted your submission to add a record for this issue of Playboy, but have made the following changes in order for it to comply with ISFDB standards. You'll find those standards linked in the help pages of the Welcome section above.


 * Title field: changed "Playboy" to "Playboy, November 2009"
 * Editor field: changed "Hugh M. Hefner" to "Editors of Playboy" (standard for entering editors of nongenre magazines)
 * Year field: changed "2009-00-00" to "2009-11-00" (Months should be added to this field if the periodical is month-dated.)
 * Price field: added currency symbol ("$")
 * Publication series field: removed all data. A periodical doesn't have a publication series. Volume numbering can be given in the Note field.
 * Contents: Changed the date of the King poem from "2009-11-01" to "2009-11-00" to match the date of the magazine issue.
 * Contents: Deleted the interview with Benicio del Toro. Only speculative fiction can be added to records for nongenre magazines.

Here is a link to the revised record. Thanks for contributing. Mhhutchins 01:30, 31 July 2013 (UTC)

Thank you! I will mind these standards in the future. (Dlroth 01:37, 31 July 2013 (UTC))