User talk:Thoshmore

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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! Hauck 07:34, 21 March 2017 (UTC)

Other Stories

Hello, I've put your submission on hold. Can you confirm that all the stories listed are spec-ifc? Thanks. (After this will be set, there will be other points to evoke).Hauck 07:36, 21 March 2017 (UTC)

Not sure how best to respond. Ah -- you meant to say "spec-fic" rather than "spec-ifc" which I was misreading as a typo for "specific"! Yes, they're all SF/F; or at least they all have fantasy elements. They're also not particularly good, and much more experimental than most of his writings. It's a very peculiar little collection, and obviously quite scarce: I can't find another copy. Found this one in a library book sale years ago, and it seemed worth adding when it reappeared in my cleaning out a box. I can send pix if that would help. Cheers, Tom Whitmore

Thanks for answering (I've even invented a new genre!). Lets tackle the next phase, I've approved your submission but corrected the following:

• Set number of pages to "(xii)+76" (there's a looooong part about page numbers in the help that you may want to check).
• Deleted data about cover art (if there's none, we just don't enter anything and sometimes state the fact in the note).
• Set the titles of the stories "straight" (we do not use such inverted notation).

The result is here. Thanks for entering such an obscure gem. Hauck 07:13, 22 March 2017 (UTC)

Thanks for your help! I've a few other obscure things to put up (an unrecorded dw variation on THE PETRIFIED PLANET, for example, which I need to check how to upload pictures of: it's apparently early, as the less-known one is on a review copy). Slowly, slowly....

Science Fiction Fandom

Hello, I've placed your submission for Science Fiction Fandom on hold; it appears to be a duplicate entry for this record, although your submission has more content (and details) than the current submission, which seems incomplete. I would advise adding your additional details to the current record, and leaving a note on the Talk page of the primary verifier as to what changes you're making. As for your question regarding bibliography or glossary entries, you are correct to assign those to ESSAY types as far as the ISFDB is concerned... is it somewhat of a catchall for shorter non-fiction items. Albinoflea 04:36, 23 March 2017 (UTC)

I've approved the submission. The contents were incomplete because I've not yet reached this part of my refernce shelves (I'm in the "R" section) so the partial data likely comes from another contributor (probably Darrah). Please remember to verify the publication. Hauck 07:41, 23 March 2017 (UTC)

Three Shouts on a Hill

I've approved your submission of Three Shouts on a Hill, but I've added a content entry for the play itself, as CHAPBOOKS are a bot of an oddity. See the CHAPBOOK section of the Pub Type help page for more details... but the gist of it is that unlike adding a new NOVEL, a CHAPBOOK requires the specific addition of the short piece it contains. Also, you have the binding listed as "unknown"; since you indicate that you were involved with the publication, can you update this to reflect the actual binding used for the 150 numbered copies? If you're unsure which to use, you can see a list of options with their descriptions on the New Pub help page. Thanks. Albinoflea 05:04, 23 March 2017 (UTC)

Moderator Note for Three Shouts on a Hill.

Your editing question is answered above. Re, editing your talk page, there seems to be no problem. Have you checked to see if you're signed in?--Rkihara 00:54, 24 March 2017 (UTC)

I've made the change to the format; pamphlet is just listed as "ph".

The Wiki requires a separate login from the main site, so if you're just seeing "Log in / create account" in the upper right hand corner of Wiki instead of "Thoshmore - My talk - My preferences - My watchlist - My contributions - Log out" then be sure to login again... the sessions aren't always the same between the wiki portion of the site and the main site. Albinoflea 04:29, 24 March 2017 (UTC)