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Yes, that's odd. Gabriel García Márquez is listed under G, but displays as Márquez, Gabriel García.
One other thing I noticed was that if you fix an author name you have to fix the sort by author name also. Would be nice if it was like book titles. Where if you modify the sort by line it takes what you put in, but if you only modify the title line it replaces the sort by line with the fixed title line.Example:
Title (The Hose -> The House)
Sort Title (hose, the -> house, the) if you had not modified the sort line manually
Philip wrote: "One other thing I noticed was that if you fix an author name you have to fix the sort by author name also. Would be nice if it was like book titles. Where if you modify the sort by line it takes wh..."I always fix the sort title line - I have found it often does not do it automatically.
Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "Philip wrote: "One other thing I noticed was that if you fix an author name you have to fix the sort by author name also. Would be nice if it was like book titles. Where if you modify the sort by l..."I usually verify, but I found it did not used to, but in the last couple months it appears to work every time, as long as I do not tab to or change anything in the Sort by field.
Philip wrote: "I usually verify, but I found it did not used to, but in the last couple months it appears to work every time, as long as I do not tab to or change anything in the Sort by field. "
I just stopped checking it. Quicker to make the change and move on.
News on this? It still doesn't work properly
Moloch wrote: "News on this? It still doesn't work properly"This is the last from staff, I believe:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Hello,I do not know whether this has been updated and does not show up on my bookshlef yet but "L.E. Modesitt Jr." still appears as "Jr., L.E. Modesitt". He is a GR author though so I assume he can correct it himself?
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
As announced by Meghan in the Feedback thread, this is working now: good good GOOD! You can't believe how happy I am now looking at My Books all correctly sorted :-)I haven't tried to export yet.
Will the librarian manual be modified to reflect proper sorting format?https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
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What's the policy about authors like "Walt Disney Company" or "The National Geographic Society"? About numbers in sorting please consider popes, for ex. "Francis, Pope" or "Pope Francis"?
"XVI, Pope Benedict" or "Pope Benedict XVI" ?
Thanks!
PS I don't know if this is the right place but this goodreads author need to be fixed
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
"Woolfolk Cross, Donna" instead of "Cross, Donna Woolfolk"
Philip wrote: "One other thing I noticed was that if you fix an author name you have to fix the sort by author name also. Would be nice if it was like book titles. Where if you modify the sort by line it takes wh..."I also would like that.
I missed the implications of Philip's comment earlier. Does that mean when you correct an author name on a book record, you then have to go to the author profile and correct the sort field?
I am not sure about the book record edit case - probably not; but if you fix it on the author's record, the sort field remains unchanged, until you specifically edit that, too.I find somewhat annoying when editing author records on autopilot (these with initials that need correcting, for example).
Are we nearing having a policy and manual addition on Jr., III, etc.?
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It was all-but-finished -- and then we got the additional field. Which is very exciting, but does mean we need to do some re-writing.
Very good, the newest field works fine
Not sure where to put this, so I'll try here...When I sort my to-read list alphabetically Justine Sebastian comes up first--before J.L. Aarne. Clearly something is wrong with the sort-by field, but since the author is a GR author, I can't check it out. Some staff to help?
Ashley E wrote: "Some staff to help? "It's best to send these requests to support (at) goodreads (dot) com
https://www.goodreads.com/author/edit...Shelf display name? Is it correct as shown here? I don't know how things are supposed to display on shelves.
Lobstergirl wrote: "https://www.goodreads.com/author/edit...Shelf display name? Is it correct as shown here? I don't know how things are supposed to display on shelves."
fixed...
name: Bernard F. Rodgers Jr.
sort by name: rodgers, bernard f., jr.
shelf display name: Rodgers Jr., Bernard F.
"Lobstergirl wrote: fixed...name: Bernard F. Rodgers Jr.
sort by name: rodgers, bernard f., jr.
shelf display name: Rodgers Jr., Bernard F. ..."
Thanks for the example. I was having the same problem with John W. Campbell Jr.
Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "I think it's McCall Smith everywhere.I added a note for Honoré de Balzac that he correctly sorts as Balzac, Honoré de, so that he wouldn't be changed. I think it would be good if ..."
LOL I wish there was a way Balzac could automatically default to having an accent on his name, people are forever adding it without it...
Hello, I'm a new author and my book was added by my wife, then I was able to add it as my book, because I just started my account today. I can't edit the book, though? I want to add the cover image. My book is The Podcast Pep Talk. Do I need my page made into an author page? Thank you, Brian
Brian wrote: "I can't edit the book, though? I want to add the cover image..."Hi Brian, welcome to Goodreads!
You already have an author page here. This page was created when your wife entered the data from your book. This page can be altered by all librarians. You can claim your profile, thus limiting access to yourself and staff. To do so, click on the "Is this you? Let us know. ..." link on the bottom of your author page. It may take a few business days to process your request. You will receive email confirmation when your user account is successfully upgraded to an author account. Joining the program merges your author page with your member page. The email will also contain further instructions for managing your author profile.
You can read more about the author program here.
A Goodreads author has limited control over the books of which he is the primary author, but but this does not include changing/deleting covers, adding url's, or separating books. This can be requested in this group, and will be done by one of the librarians.
I have already added the cover image to your book and added some data on your author page.
Hello Librarians, I am a new published author, I have sent 2 applications to have my book cover and profile added. My book is Hidden Secrets - Returning Home. The first application I sent close to a week ago and have not heard any reply, Can someone please help me.
#81: Candy wrote: "Hello Librarians, I am a new published author, I have sent 2 applications to have my book cover and profile added. My book is Hidden Secrets - Returning Home. The first application I sent close to ..."Your book and profile are already on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show... If you wish to claim the profile, here is the form: https://www.goodreads.com/author/conf... When it goes through it will merge with your current reader profile.
Please start a new thread next time, as this thread is not intended for requests, and also the requests have nothing to do with the author sort field.
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Honoré de Balzac (other topics)Justine Sebastian (other topics)
J.L. Aarne (other topics)
Stephen del Mar (other topics)
Gabriel García Márquez (other topics)
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(it's under C, correct, but should obviously be "Collettivo Bauscia 2" and not "2, Collettivo Bauscia")
edit: just checked, and all the edited authors show this behavior