User talk:Dfrank

Stonecreek 19:56, 20 March 2013 (UTC)

My mistake!
Hello, Dfrank! I accidentally approved your submission: accidentally because you changed a note in a three times (primary) verified publication. It is ISFDB etiquette to inform primary verifiers on such changes before submitting (don't fret, you couldn't know this) - or if you have also verified the publication to inform them immediately after the change if you only have changed or added notes, added a cover artist or a cover image.

I will inform the verifiers now, not realizing immediately that you changed something (only afterwards). But hey, welcome to ISFDB and do some additions in the future! Stonecreek 20:03, 20 March 2013 (UTC)


 * After this response I reversed the change. Well, if you'd take a second look, maybe you have a different printing! Stonecreek 09:48, 21 March 2013 (UTC)

Linking uploaded images to the database record
Thanks for uploading cover images to the ISFDB wiki. The next step is to link those images to the records of the books for which these are the covers. As the instructions explain:


 * Once the file has been uploaded, the image's wiki page will appear. In order to get the URL (address) for the image you just uploaded, left click anywhere on the image and copy the URL from your browser's address window. (Or right click on the image and choose "Copy Image Location".) If you're adding a cover image to a pub record, this is the URL which you would enter into the pub record's "Image URL" field.

So once you have the image's URL, go back to the pub record (it's linked on the description line in the Fair Use statement on the image's ) and then click the "Edit This Pub" link under the Editing Tools menu. This opens up an edit page. Under the Publication Metadata section, there's a field labeled "Image URL:" Enter the URL of the image you uploaded into this field, and then click on the "Submit Data" button at the bottom of the page. Once the submission has been moderated the cover image will be linked to the publication record. Thanks for contributing. Mhhutchins 21:51, 28 April 2013 (UTC)

Cloning a record of a different work
You should not clone a record unless the title and the author field are exactly identical. I will accept the submission to create a record for the 1968 Magnum edition of Verne's 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, but will have to unmerge it from the title record for Michael Strogoff, and then merge it with the title record for 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. In cased like this, use the "Add Publication to This Title" function instead of "Clone This Publication" function. Again, the latter function should only be used if the titles are identical. If you have to change one character in either the author or title field, you've chosen the wrong function. Please refer to this guide to determine which function to use to create publication records. Thanks for contributing. Mhhutchins 22:44, 28 April 2013 (UTC)

Sourcing records
All submissions to create or update publication records must be sourced. You should provide us with the source for the data you're adding or correcting. If you are working from a copy of the book, you should notify us of that fact in the "Note to Moderator" field of the submission. If you are not working from a book-in-hand, you should give the secondary source for your data in the "Note" field of the submission. Your contributions to the database are appreciated, but in order to maintain the integrity of the database, it is important that users believe that every effort has been made to ensure the data is as accurate as it can possibly be. Your cooperation in this matter are very much appreciated. Thanks for contributing. Mhhutchins 22:47, 28 April 2013 (UTC)