User talk:Campus Stellae

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Hello, Campus Stellae, and welcome to the ISFDB Wiki! I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:

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I hope you enjoy editing here! Please sign your name on talk pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will insert your name and the date. If you need help, check out the community portal, or ask me on my talk page. Again, welcome! Stonecreek 18:46, 9 April 2013 (UTC)

There Is No Why

Thank you very much for adding this publication! I had to change some minor data, though, to meet the standards of ISFDB. In addition, I referred for the price to Deutsche Nationalbibliothek, which showed another value. You may want to primary verify the book and then re-submit, if you think DNB is in error in this regard. Again, thank you! Stonecreek 18:50, 9 April 2013 (UTC)

I see that you are trying to upload an image for the book. Please, only use the semi-automated 'Upload new cover scan' button on the publication listing. This way you'll be sure to implement an Image License Tag for the image, which we really do need for copyright reasons. And bear in mind that 600 dpi is the largest allowed measure for any side of the image. Thanks, Stonecreek 19:04, 9 April 2013 (UTC)
Dear Stonecreek, thanks a lot for your fast and friendly reply. Your changes are perfect, thank you for the trouble you took. I'll follow your good advice in uploading the cover scan. Best wishes, Campus Stellae --Campus Stellae 19:33, 9 April 2013 (UTC)
The image was slightly too big, so I resized it to 600 pixels tall in order to conform to ISFDB standards. Thanks for contributing. Mhhutchins 21:07, 9 April 2013 (UTC)
You now need to link the image file to the database record. So go back to the pub record (it's linked on the image's wiki page) 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 (copy the URL here) 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. Mhhutchins 21:10, 9 April 2013 (UTC)
Dear Mhhutchins, thanks so much for your kind info, and for resizing the image. Have a sunny Wednesday. Best wishes, Campus Stellae --Campus Stellae 22:15, 9 April 2013 (UTC)
Great. Now, one last step: if all of your data is from the book in hand, you should do a Primary Verification of the record (link to the Help in the Welcome section above), or give the source for your data if it's from a secondary source. Thanks. Mhhutchins 01:02, 10 April 2013 (UTC)

Done :o) ¡Again, muchísimas gracias! --Campus Stellae 12:03, 10 April 2013 (UTC)

Judging by amazon's look inside I have established a new canonical author and would also like to make one title into a parent of the other. Usually, this would be the earlier title, but perhaps you might have a suggestion which one actually should be the parent? Stonecreek 14:29, 11 April 2013 (UTC)
Also the author's name is stated in the book (relying on DNB and amazon) without Ute. If this is in fact the case this should be reflected in the publication record and the corresponding title record. Thanks, Stonecreek 14:37, 11 April 2013 (UTC)
Last item: it seems that the recorded contents are the same for both books. What do you think of adding them to the newer one? (This can be done by importing them: please ask, if you need help in doing so). Stonecreek 14:42, 11 April 2013 (UTC)
Dear Stonecreek - you've got the patience of a veritable saint! You are right, the Master's thesis "Die Rolle des Religiösen..." came first (1989), only to be published in a revised version under the title "There Is No Why" 20 years later. Also, the authoress used her full last name with the publication of the latter book, dropping one of her first names (Ute). Finally, I did my very best in importing the recorded contents from "Die Rolle..." to "There Is...". Sorry for causing you all this trouble. Have a splendid weekend, Campus Stellae Campus Stellae 16:25, 11 April 2013 (UTC)
Thank you very much for your kindness (and your fast reply): I am interested in nonfiction on Vonnegut (though at the moment other projects and moderating are eating much of my spare time) and liked this book, so it's just natural for me to be interested in its other incarnations: it was no trouble at all. Have a nice weekend, too. Stonecreek 17:00, 11 April 2013 (UTC)
Well, there are still a few problems: 1)Do you really want to drop Ute from Helena Bertram Gräfin von Nimcz zu Caldaha? This would lead to being Helena Bertram Gräfin von Nimcz zu Caldaha the canonical name. Not dropping the first name would lead to Helena Bertram Gräfin von Nimcz zu Caldaha being a pseudonym (which I would think to be correct), so I have put your submission on hold.
2) I rejected your submission to change the ESSAY to NONFICTION: if you edit the pub. record you'll see that there already is a content NONFICTION, which really is reserved for booklength publications. Its addition would lead to another title entry, a doublette.
3) Importing the contents lead to an ESSAY as by Ute H. Bertram in the newer publication: I should have thought about that, but it shows that even moderators aren't perfect. You are to decide which it should be; even a dropping of the ESSAY seems possible. Thanks, Stonecreek 17:17, 11 April 2013 (UTC)
So you are a Vonnegut fan, I am very pleased! "Other incarnations" sounds fine, you hit the - poetical - nail on the head. Concerning the first name issue I leave the decision to you, but IMHO not dropping it (with Ute: canonical, without Ute: pseudonym) would be okay so I withdraw my submission. In contrast, a dropping of the ESSAY as you suggested is correct, as neither of the two books are essays. Again, sorry for all the inconveniences. In my eyes, you are a perfect moderator ☸ڿڰۣ--- Best wishes, Campus Stellae--Campus Stellae 19:52, 11 April 2013 (UTC)
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