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message 1: by Ann aka Iftcan (new)

Ann aka Iftcan (iftcan) | 17 comments http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/... and http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/... seem to be the same author, but they are listed separately. They show overlap in some of the books, but you can't combine one author's book with the others. Could someone please fix this?


message 2: by Thalia (new)

Thalia (thaliaanderson) | 259 comments I think a super will have to take care of it because one of the Hardings have claimed their GR profile.


message 3: by Deon (new)

Deon (deonva) | 3718 comments Not all those books are by the Goodreads Author, they should not be merged.


message 4: by Koenraad (last edited Jul 28, 2013 11:46AM) (new)

Koenraad (koenraadkelemen) | 6993 comments According to his website (http://www.john-harding.co.uk/index.p...), this John Harding has written no more then than the four books that appear on his author page.
All the books in the other profile are written by one or (probably) more others with the same name.


message 5: by Rebecca (new)

Rebecca Besser (rebecca_besser) | 6 comments I've found a second profile for me that I can't claim because I already have an author profile.

New one: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...

Good one: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...


message 6: by rivka, Former Moderator (new)

rivka | 45177 comments Mod
Deon wrote: "Not all those books are by the Goodreads Author, they should not be merged."

Correct. Individual books should be edited to move them to the GR Author's page.


message 7: by rivka, Former Moderator (new)

rivka | 45177 comments Mod
Rebecca wrote: "I've found a second profile for me that I can't claim because I already have an author profile.

New one: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...

Good one: http://www.goodreads..."


Fixed. You should now also be able to add a profile picture.


message 8: by Paul (new)

Paul Andrew (smileyblue74) | 5 comments I have two editions of the same book but one is not showing up on my author page because my author name is different. How do I change that? One says Paul a Williams (incorrect) and the other Paul Andrew Williams (correct name).

It was uploaded by my publisher

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18...
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18...

Thanks for your help!


message 9: by Sandra (new)

Sandra | 31514 comments This has been fixed.


message 10: by Sylvain (new)

Sylvain (odetothepillow) | 4 comments The same author has two different pages based on accents in his name or lack thereof:
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...
I can try to fix this later myself, but if anybody else has the time to get on it before then... If I end up doing it, do I just need to correct his name for every book by adding accents?


message 11: by rivka, Former Moderator (new)


message 12: by Z-squared (new)

Z-squared | 8575 comments 10 done


message 13: by Sylvain (new)

Sylvain (odetothepillow) | 4 comments Thanks, Z-squared!


message 14: by Julia (new)

Julia (liloe) | 5 comments I think this profile can be deleted: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...

This is the correct one: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...


message 15: by Emy (new)

Emy (emypt) | 5037 comments #14 done as no GR authors involved


message 16: by Julia (new)

Julia (liloe) | 5 comments Thanks!

I think those are supposed to be the same, too:

http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...


message 17: by Abcdarian (new)

Abcdarian | 26579 comments Re: #16 Seems not the same actually; incorrect author name instead. Sorted.


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