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==Welcome!==

Hello, {{PAGENAME}}, 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:
*[[Help:Contents|Help pages]]
*[[Help:Screen:NewPub|Field-by-field guide to entering new publications into the database]]
*[[Help:Getting Started]]
*[[Help:Contents/Purpose|What the ISFDB Wiki is for]]
*[[ISFDB:FAQ|FAQ]]
*[[Help:Editing|Wiki editing help]] - Tips on how to use the wiki-specific features when editing wiki pages.
*[[Help:Wiki Conventions|Wiki Conventions]] - How things are usually done on this wiki.
*[[Help:How to upload images to the ISFDB wiki]] 

'''Note''': Image uploading isn't entirely automated.  You're uploading the files to the wiki which will then have to be linked to the database by editing the publication record.

Please be careful in editing publications that have been [[Help:How to verify data|primary verified]] by other editors. See [[Help:How to verify data#Making changes to verified pubs]]. But if you have a copy of an unverified publication, verifying it can be quite helpful. See  [[Help:How to verify data]] for detailed information.

I hope you enjoy editing here! Please sign your name on talk pages using four tildes (<nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>); this will insert your name and the date. If you need help, check out the [[ISFDB:Community Portal|community portal]], or ask me on my talk page.  Again, welcome! --&nbsp;[[User:JLaTondre|JLaTondre]] ([[User talk:JLaTondre#top|talk]]) 10:31, 31 July 2021 (EDT)

== Elak of Atlantis ==

Hello, 

You can reorder the stories by opening the book for editing: [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/edit/editpub.cgi?448950 here] and then putting a pseudo-page number next to the story. You put |1 for the first story, |2 for the second and so on (note the pipe (|) symbol - it is important :) Let me know if you have any questions! [[User:Anniemod|Annie]] 03:26, 17 November 2021 (EST)

== David Hambling ==

I was required to reject your [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/view_submission.cgi?5302053 submission] linking the author's photograph. We may only link to websites which have granted us permission to do so. [http://www.isfdb.org/wiki/index.php/ISFDB:Image_linking_permissions Here] is an explanation of our policy and a list of sites which allow us to link. After reading, feel free to ask me for clarification. [[User:Scifibones|<b>John</b> <small>Scifibones</small>]] 21:43, 30 April 2022 (EDT)

:: Fine. Now I know why there are almost no author photos. But why did you also reject the link to the author's Facebook page? [[User:AlanHK|AlanHK]] 08:31, 6 May 2022 (EDT)

::: I don't have the ability to edit a submission. I could add the link, but I thought you might wish to do it. Submit a new edit, alert me and I will approve it. You have much more freedom to download an image, upload it to the site and link it to the record.  [http://www.isfdb.org/wiki/index.php/Help:How_to_upload_images_to_the_ISFDB_wiki Here] is the relevant help.
::: To alert me , or anyone else posting on your page, simply answer. Most users will monitor a page when expecting a response. [[User:Scifibones|<b>John</b> <small>Scifibones</small>]] 08:53, 6 May 2022 (E

:::: approved [[User:Scifibones|<b>John</b> <small>Scifibones</small>]] 09:30, 6 May 2022 (EDT)

== David B. Riley ==

I have rejected your edits to [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?31045 David B. Riley] but incorporated the information you provided. Your first edit removed the link to his website with the comment 'davidriley.biz dead for many years Cannot find any live sites for this author.' We don't just discard information. Using the internet archive, I have replaced the broken link with a working link. Your second edit was adding useful information but had the same problem as the first. In the future, think twice about removing or deleting anything. Often there is another way. Don't get frustrated, working on the site is a learning experience. We're all here to help. [[User:Scifibones|<b>John</b> <small>Scifibones</small>]] 09:53, 6 May 2022 (EDT)
:: The link that was there -- "davidriley.biz" WAS dead and probably never worked. And I did look at the Wayback for that and found nothing but error messages. You found a different page, "www.davidriley.biz". Well done for guessing that, but whoever put up the original link messed it up. I did not make sequential edits deliberately. After finding the listed one was dead, I reported that and later spent some time digging around to find the recent article about him and his death. [[User:AlanHK|AlanHK]] 07:38, 7 May 2022 (EDT)

== A Timeline Darkly ==

I approved your submission adding [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?899866 A Timeline Darkly]. I did make a few changes.
* Chapbooks are just containers; the actual work needed to be added to the contents section.
* When you show both the imprint and the publisher, the "/" needs spaces around it.
* Moved all your publication links from the title record to the publication record and moving the Goodreads link to the Ext ID section
* Replaced the image link from a site which we do not have permission to link to with an image I uploaded to our site. (Pay attention yellow warnings)

Chapbooks can be a bit confusing, let me know if you have any questions. [[User:Scifibones|<b>John</b> <small>Scifibones</small>]] 14:39, 23 May 2022 (EDT)

: "Pay attention yellow warnings": problem is, the warning only shows AFTER I have submitted the edit. At which time, I cannot change it. Theoretically, I can cancel it and then spend a half hour rentering all the data. So I just shrug and move on. There should be a hold on submission when there is a warning, asking the submitter if he wants to fix it before committing. Better yet, just automatically copy the image and host it rather than a link that may be problematic, or expire. [[User:AlanHK|AlanHK]] 04:18, 1 June 2022 (EDT)

:: You would not have needed to reenter the whole submission. Next time, hit back arrow, remove the link to an unauthorized site and resubmit. Now go to 'My Pending Edit' click cancel on the original submission and you're good. After the edit is accepted, you can link an image from an allowable site or upload an image directly to our site. Here are the relevant help pages.
::* [http://www.isfdb.org/wiki/index.php/ISFDB:Image_linking_permissions#List_of_sites_granting_permission Sites] we may link to directly.
::* [http://www.isfdb.org/wiki/index.php/Help:How_to_upload_images_to_the_ISFDB_wiki How] to upload images to our site.
::[[User:Scifibones|<b>John</b> <small>Scifibones</small>]] 09:41, 1 June 2022 (EDT)

== Weird Tales of Horror ==

If you're here to tell me there was a warning on the cover link, use https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51J4d4FnyxL.jpg
The original higher quality one was on Amazon's site, however. [[User:AlanHK|AlanHK]] 08:35, 1 June 2022 (EDT)
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