User talk:Arch

Mhhutchins 04:10, 2 September 2013 (UTC)

Binding/pub format field
Please use the standard designations for publication format as shown in this list. In most cases, the terms are not capitalized, so "quarto" should be used instead of "Quarto", just as we don't capitalize "pb" or "hc". Thanks. Mhhutchins 04:13, 2 September 2013 (UTC)

Series
Series data can only be entered in the designated field in an edit/update to the title record. It should not be entered into the title field when entering a content record into a publication record. I've corrected the two content records which were added to this publication. Thanks. Mhhutchins 04:20, 2 September 2013 (UTC)

Reviews of multiple titles
When adding reviews to a publication record, you should create separate records for each book being reviewed, regardless of whether they're reviewed within the same essay. So the review of the Gunn and King works in this issue will have to be split. Just change the current review into the Gunn title and create a new one for the King title. Thanks. Mhhutchins 15:06, 2 September 2013 (UTC)

You'll have to do the same thing with the review of the art books on page 11. Mhhutchins 15:08, 2 September 2013 (UTC)


 * Thanks for ALL of this very useful information. My partner in crime, Artem, just told me this about reviews of multiple books, so I'm chagrined to have put you to the trouble. But on Tuesday, I'll work on fixing up and finishing my current issues. Arch 05:17, 3 September 2013 (UTC)

Special Characters
If I post to my talk page, will a moderator automatically know to reply? I guess I'll find out.

I couldn't find this anywhere, or maybe I overlooked it. What is the accepted convention for forming special characters (not only accents but other special characters, such as the copyright symbol)? I found a discussion of unicode, HTML, etc., but (not being a techie person) I don't even know what these terms really mean in practical application. How do I insert the special characters?


 * This should have been posted at the ISFDB:Help desk. Posting requests and questions on your own page will delay any response, if any at all. I just happened to notice this on the Wiki changes page.


 * To your question: you should use Alt codes for special characters. Do not use HTML in any field of a publication record except for the Note field. Here is a list of all Alt codes. For example, the copyright symbol Alt code is 0169. There is a tutorial there as well. Ask if you need further assistance. (Ask here, since this is the page where the discussion began, a wiki convention.) Mhhutchins 22:30, 21 September 2013 (UTC)