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message 351: by Emy (new)

Emy (emypt) | 5037 comments Started on #349 but internets keep crashing here tonight so only done up to 1st two name combines.


message 355: by Paw3pals (new)

Paw3pals | 1939 comments http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/... (no period initial; remove M D)

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message 356: by Thalia (new)

Thalia (thaliaanderson) | 259 comments #355 done.


message 357: by Koenraad (new)

Koenraad (koenraadkelemen) | 6993 comments Rest of 349 done.


message 358: by Paw3pals (last edited Jun 30, 2013 01:17PM) (new)

Paw3pals | 1939 comments http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/... (missing letter)
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/... (middle name)
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/... (no middle initial)
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/... (initial only)
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Should Jürgen Backhaus & J. Backhaus be put in the author profile of Jürgen G. Backhaus, to join the other occasional name used of Jürgen Georg Backhaus?


message 359: by Koenraad (new)

Koenraad (koenraadkelemen) | 6993 comments #358 Since they are all variants of the author's real name, and there is no reason to believe the author is deliberately keeping the different names as separate identities, there's no reason to keep them apart. Jürgen G. Backhaus seems to be the most frequently used, so I merged everything under that name.


message 360: by Paw3pals (new)

Paw3pals | 1939 comments http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/... (no period initial)

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message 361: by Paw3pals (new)

Paw3pals | 1939 comments Koenraad wrote: "#358 Since they are all variants of the author's real name, and there is no reason to believe the author is deliberately keeping the different names as separate identities, there's no reason to kee..."

Thanx. And I found 1 more misspelling to merge:

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message 362: by Thalia (new)

Thalia (thaliaanderson) | 259 comments #360 and #361 are done!


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message 365: by Thalia (new)

Thalia (thaliaanderson) | 259 comments #363 and #364 done, except the deletion. I think a super has to do that.


message 366: by rivka, Former Moderator (new)

rivka | 45177 comments Mod
There is no way to delete an author. Merged Tussy/Gustafson into Alan S. Tussy, as some of the books appeared to be missing his name.


message 367: by Paw3pals (new)

Paw3pals | 1939 comments http://www.goodreads.com/author/list/...

The above profile is a doubling of the last name of Allen Kent (profile http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...).

Allen Kent is already listed as an author for the 13 books, but I guess a merge should be done anyway?


message 368: by Thalia (new)

Thalia (thaliaanderson) | 259 comments Got #367.


message 371: by Thalia (new)

Thalia (thaliaanderson) | 259 comments Got #369 and #370.


message 373: by Thalia (new)

Thalia (thaliaanderson) | 259 comments #372 done.


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Thalia (thaliaanderson) | 259 comments #374 done.


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Thalia (thaliaanderson) | 259 comments #376 done.


message 380: by Thalia (new)

Thalia (thaliaanderson) | 259 comments Got #378 and #379!


message 383: by Berting (new)

Berting #382 done


message 386: by Janeka (new)

Janeka | 375 comments #385 done.


message 388: by Thalia (new)

Thalia (thaliaanderson) | 259 comments #387 done.


message 390: by Lobstergirl (new)

Lobstergirl Got 389.


message 391: by Paw3pals (new)

Paw3pals | 1939 comments http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/... (no initial)

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message 392: by Koenraad (new)

Koenraad (koenraadkelemen) | 6993 comments #391 done


message 393: by Paw3pals (new)

Paw3pals | 1939 comments Please fix and combine if needed; thanx.

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message 394: by Renee (last edited Jul 04, 2013 04:50AM) (new)

Renee #393 done :)


message 396: by Renee (new)

Renee #395 done, I have nothing better to do other than fix goodreads stuff. :)


message 397: by Paw3pals (last edited Jul 04, 2013 05:26AM) (new)

Paw3pals | 1939 comments Renée wrote: "#393 done :)"

In spot checking #393, some with:

(no period initial)

appear to have had the initials removed? So the authors are in Goodreads without their initials?

Usually (but not always, depending what librarian finds), the first profile listed is the correct one and the following ones should be merged into the first.

(no period initial) means that a period is missing and all initials should have a period (dot) after them according to the Librarian's Manual.

Also, some profiles still have an initial without a period after them?

Would you please check through #393 for the above?


message 398: by Deon (new)

Deon (deonva) | 3718 comments Reminder: Do not remove middle inital, just add the period.


message 399: by Deon (new)

Deon (deonva) | 3718 comments 393, done


message 400: by Misfit (new)

Misfit | 102 comments Not 100% sure if this is a combine author, or a mistake on the GR book page. See book Inherit the Sun. I have this edition with the exact same ISBN # and as you can see on the cover it says the author is Maxwell Grant, yet the GR book page (same ISBN #) says the author is Walter B. Gibson.

Hopefully one of the super librarians can sort it out? Pretty please?


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