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| − | This | + | ::::It seems to me there are two broad categories of series which use parent series for periodicals. One category consists of more than one title for the same periodical, in other words the changed title follows in sequence from the previous and carries on either the numbering or publishing date or both. This shows up nicely in the series view and also makes sense when seen in the issue grid view, although most of the time in this view you can't tell which entry is what title. One example of this is [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pe.cgi?37909 Coven 13-Witchcraft and Sorcery]. |
| + | ::::The second category consists of magazine titles that are linked in some way but are not sequential, so that their dates overlap. Reprints and annuals/quarterlies can do this, e.g. [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pe.cgi?37909 New Worlds]. The [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pe.cgi?40336 Amazing Stories] parent series leaves the entire run of the mag alone, despite its having changed titles several times (but retaining <i>Amazing</i> in all) but adds a quarterly and an annual. [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pe.cgi?20473 Astounding-Analog] has its run broken up into pre-Campbell, Campbell, and post-Campbell series, plus the UK version in for good measure. This looks pretty good in the grid because all the US issues are sequential and the UK issues are marked off with "UK" so they are distinguishable. | ||
| + | ::::Here's what I would do with the other above mags you cited: | ||
| + | :::::Weird Tales: Top series - Weird Tales. Subseries #1 Weird Tales (1923-1974); Subseries #2 Weird Tales (Lin Carter Anthology Series); Subseries #3 Weird Tales (1984-1994); Subseries #4 Worlds of Fantasy & Horror; Subseries #5 Weird Tales (1998-2014). Advantage: the series list would show in chronological order. Disadvantage: can't see all the 'regular' Weird Tales by themselves in a grid. OR: Make the 3 existing series belong to a new parent series in the same order as shown. | ||
| + | :::::Absolute Magnitude: Only 2 'Harsh Mistress' issues. I would delete the Harsh Mistress series and have the 2 HM issues belong to the remaining series, renaming it "Harsh Mistress / Absolute Magnitude". | ||
| + | :::::Impulse: Do the same as the above with new name for parent series "Impulse / SF Impulse" | ||
| + | :::::Startling Stories: Would probably go with re-arranging the 2 existing series here into a parent called "Startling Science Stories / Alien Worlds". | ||
| + | :::::That's it. Thought I'd leave this open for a bit here and see if anyone wants to give input before actually doing it in case I'm off-base here. Thanks, Doug / [[User:Vornoff|Vornoff]] 23:40, 24 March 2017 (UTC) | ||
Revision as of 19:40, 24 March 2017
- It seems to me there are two broad categories of series which use parent series for periodicals. One category consists of more than one title for the same periodical, in other words the changed title follows in sequence from the previous and carries on either the numbering or publishing date or both. This shows up nicely in the series view and also makes sense when seen in the issue grid view, although most of the time in this view you can't tell which entry is what title. One example of this is Coven 13-Witchcraft and Sorcery.
- The second category consists of magazine titles that are linked in some way but are not sequential, so that their dates overlap. Reprints and annuals/quarterlies can do this, e.g. New Worlds. The Amazing Stories parent series leaves the entire run of the mag alone, despite its having changed titles several times (but retaining Amazing in all) but adds a quarterly and an annual. Astounding-Analog has its run broken up into pre-Campbell, Campbell, and post-Campbell series, plus the UK version in for good measure. This looks pretty good in the grid because all the US issues are sequential and the UK issues are marked off with "UK" so they are distinguishable.
- Here's what I would do with the other above mags you cited:
- Weird Tales: Top series - Weird Tales. Subseries #1 Weird Tales (1923-1974); Subseries #2 Weird Tales (Lin Carter Anthology Series); Subseries #3 Weird Tales (1984-1994); Subseries #4 Worlds of Fantasy & Horror; Subseries #5 Weird Tales (1998-2014). Advantage: the series list would show in chronological order. Disadvantage: can't see all the 'regular' Weird Tales by themselves in a grid. OR: Make the 3 existing series belong to a new parent series in the same order as shown.
- Absolute Magnitude: Only 2 'Harsh Mistress' issues. I would delete the Harsh Mistress series and have the 2 HM issues belong to the remaining series, renaming it "Harsh Mistress / Absolute Magnitude".
- Impulse: Do the same as the above with new name for parent series "Impulse / SF Impulse"
- Startling Stories: Would probably go with re-arranging the 2 existing series here into a parent called "Startling Science Stories / Alien Worlds".
- That's it. Thought I'd leave this open for a bit here and see if anyone wants to give input before actually doing it in case I'm off-base here. Thanks, Doug / Vornoff 23:40, 24 March 2017 (UTC)