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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! 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))

Cemetery Dance #72

Submission adding this record was accepted, but changes were made for it to comply with ISFDB standards and other reasons. The link to an image file on a non-permitting website was removed. The pub format was changed to "quarto", and the publisher was changed to "Cemetery Dance Publications". I also changed the cover artist from "Stacey" to "Stacy". If the actual publication credits "Stacey", let me know and I'll create a variant. Thanks. Mhhutchins 22:30, 17 January 2015 (UTC)

The magazine itself shows Stacey. The publisher also lists the name as Stacey. (Dlroth 23:04, 17 January 2015 (UTC))
Thanks. I'll revert to the published credit and make it into a variant. Mhhutchins 23:57, 17 January 2015 (UTC)

"The Rockabye Worm"

At 72 pages (according to the Amazon listing), this publication is a CHAPTERBOOK, not a NOVEL. I'll change it and add a SHORTFICTION content record. Mhhutchins 22:57, 17 January 2015 (UTC)

Are the pages numbered in this book? If not, add squared brackets [ ] around the page number count. Thanks. Mhhutchins 23:01, 17 January 2015 (UTC)

No the pages are not numbered (Dlroth 23:04, 17 January 2015 (UTC))

Chapterbooks

The ISFDB definition of CHAPTERBOOK:

This publication type is a unique ISFDB designation for a separate publication of a single work of SHORTFICTION (q.v.) or a single POEM. In addition to the single SHORTFICTION or POEM content record, such publications may also contain one or more ESSAY and INTERIORART content records. This type covers all bindings and formats, including ebooks and audiobooks of less-than-novel length fiction.
Do not use this type for publications which contain a single ESSAY without a SHORTFICTION or POEM content. Those publications should be entered as NONFICTION. Publications with more than one SHORTFICTION or POEM content record should be entered as ANTHOLOGY (for multiple-author publications) or COLLECTION (for single-author publications).
Do not merge a CHAPTERBOOK's title record with its identically titled content record. (The "Check for Duplicate Titles" function no longer matches such records for merging consideration.)
CHAPTERBOOK title records should not contain a synopsis nor be entered into a title series. Both of those should be added to the SHORTFICTION title record which it contains.
This type should not be confused with the generally accepted publishing format called chapbook or the term used for books intended for intermediate readers called chapter book.

I will accept the submissions of this type which you made, but will have to add a content record to each of them. Can you confirm that each of them contain only a single work of fiction? Stephen King Limited by Quigly appears to be a work of nonfiction so should be entered as NONFICTION. I will change it, but if it is fiction, let me know and I'll change it back. Mhhutchins 00:03, 18 January 2015 (UTC)

Also, the page counts of these would indicated they're closer to a pamphlet than a "pb" (mass-market paperback). I'll change those as well. Again, if they're not pamphlets, let me know. Mhhutchins 00:04, 18 January 2015 (UTC)

Are you certain these give the publisher as "Gauntlet Publications" and not "Gauntlet Press"? Mhhutchins 00:06, 18 January 2015 (UTC)

I've also determined the "2012 vs. Reality" is an essay and should be entered as NONFICTION. Mhhutchins 00:11, 18 January 2015 (UTC)

I have the publications in front of me and will try update a few little things that look wrong. My apologies, but when I updated the name of Stephen King Limited I incorrectly wrote Dear instead of Fear. There are chapter headings in the publication, should I add those? They are labeled Introduction, Glossary, then there are a few titles of short chapters.(Dlroth 17:53, 18 January 2015 (UTC))
If it's a single work, and not a collection of individual essays, then you do not create content records for chapters. You do create a content record for an introduction, afterword, etc. You should not create one for a glossary if it's just a list of words. If it is more essay than list, then you can create a record for it. Mhhutchins 18:49, 18 January 2015 (UTC)
As far as the publisher Gauntlet Publications, I too am a little confused because it is listed multiple ways depending on the publication you look at. I tried to match one of the chapbooks that was already listed under Richard Matheson's works in order to keep it the same. Let me know which you prefer.(Dlroth 17:53, 18 January 2015 (UTC))
It's not a matter of preference. It's an ISFDB standard to record data as it appears exactly in the book itself. If there are variant spellings of the publisher in different places in the publication, use the one given on the title page. Thanks.
Submission adding Stephen King Limited, Part Two was accepted, but as I mentioned above, CHAPTERBOOKs as the ISFDB define the term, are for fiction only. Books of nonfiction, regardless of their format, are typed as NONFICTION. Thanks. Mhhutchins 18:49, 18 January 2015 (UTC)
Noted, Thanks! The Gauntlet chapbooks all list Gauntlet Publications on the copyright page, so I will leave them. (Dlroth 20:14, 18 January 2015 (UTC))

Cemetery Dance #72

I am looking at my copy of Cemetery Dance #72, and I’m wondering if you are going to add a cover image, this issue’s artwork, the additional interviews, any additional articles, this issue’s book reviews, putting the columns into their proper series, and giving the column articles their titles? I can put this information into this listing if you wish. Check out this listing or this listing as examples. MLB 05:56, 22 January 2015 (UTC)

I am now starting to update your posting of this issue of this magazine. MLB 04:46, 16 April 2015 (UTC)
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