User talk:Ccfinlay

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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 17:50, 15 March 2016 (UTC)

Hi, I'm trying to add a record for the F&SF, November-December 2015 issue.

There are (at least) two typos in the entry information I provided: "J.P. Rini" should probably have been "J. P. Rini" and "Kathy Maio" should definitely have been "Kathi Maio." The latter is a data entry typo. I can't see any way to correct errors in submissions after I post it for the moderator.

Thank you for being patient while I figure out this process. I would like to get F&SF's records up to date. Ccfinlay 17:57, 15 March 2016 (UTC)

F&SF, Nov-Dec 2015

Thanks for adding a record for this issue. I had to make a few changes for it to conform to ISFDB standards. "J.P. Rini" was changed to "J. P. Rini" (note the space between the initials.) The date was changed to "2015-11". (For magazines we don't use the on-sale date, but the cover date.) I also corrected "Kathy Maio" to "Kathi Maio", "Jay Kristof" to "Jay Kristoff", and "adrienne marie brown" to "adrienne maree brown".

A question: is the collection Flying Home mainstream or speculative fiction? My research was unable to uncover any evidence that it is speculative. If it isn't, the review should be changed to an essay. (That will involve deleting the REVIEW record and creating an ESSAY record.)

Thanks again for contributing. Mhhutchins|talk 18:21, 15 March 2016 (UTC)