User talk:TheHermit

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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|talk 00:12, 26 February 2016 (UTC)

Graphic novels

Most graphic novels usually don't qualify for eligibility in the ISFDB database. There are comic book databases that can do much a better job with that genre than ours. The work must be written directly by an author who is considered "above the threshold", i.e. well-known within the speculative fiction genre, or the majority of whose work is text-based spec-fic. So I had to reject your submission to add a record for The Irregulars. (It also doesn't appear to be spec-fic.) Our rules of eligibility are given here. Mhhutchins|talk 00:12, 26 February 2016 (UTC)

You may be right, sir. I see now in the rules graphic novels are listed as excluded, though it does follow the same mythos as SHADOWS OVER BAKER STREET. I am not sure what the consideration is for "above the threshold" maybe I am? I have hit a bestseller list or two and the majority of my work is text-based spec-fic. I leave it to you.TheHermit 11:33, 28 February 2016 (UTC)

The determination of whether an author is "above the threshold" may be somewhat subjective, but if "the majority of [your] work is text-based spec-fic" then a graphic novel would be eligible under the current rules. So I have created a publication record for the work. Please look it over to see if any additional information is needed, and edit the record if necessary. Mhhutchins|talk 19:06, 28 February 2016 (UTC)

Blondes in Trouble

I'm holding your submission to add a record for this anthology. It appears to be a collection of mystery stories. Are you certain that all of the stories are speculative fiction, i.e. science fiction, fantasy, or horror, and their various sub-genres? Mhhutchins|talk 00:15, 26 February 2016 (UTC): The stories are a blend. All fiction, certainly. Some tend toward mystery and suspense, the majority evoking some supernatural element.

Up to you, sir. TheHermit 11:35, 28 February 2016 (UTC)

I will accept the submission if you're able to remove the non-spec-fic stories, and delete them from the database. Or you can cancel the submission, and create a new publication record which has content records only for the confirmed spec-fic stories. The latter may be the best approach, since the first method will involve many submissions to remove and delete each of the non-eligible titles. Mhhutchins|talk 18:52, 28 February 2016 (UTC)