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I did send a message to the support email in case that is a good idea.It is fine that both author names are there. Logged in as LMA I do have the option to 'edit details' on the Dog's page:
'The Three-Headed Dog > Edit Book
Edit BookShow Metadata
Important: if you're on this page you have been granted a special "librarian" or author status, and can edit book data. Don't take this responsibility lightly—if you can help correct any inaccuracies or add any missing data, please do so! But only make changes if you're sure they're correct. '
I'm not sure when that became possible. But doesn't it solve the problem?
Perhaps what now still confuses is that the LA name when clicked leads to a profile with no photo and the question 'Is this you? Let us know.' But maybe it doesn't matter? A searcher puts just LA in the GR machine and gets taken to LMA anyway - did I understand that right?
That is the "edits" we've been talking about. Librarians and authors with claimed profiles can edit books. A searcher puts just LA in the GR machine and gets taken to LMA anyway - did I understand that right?
No, and that's the crux of the problem and why we can't just move all the books to LA.
The GR search engine is very fiddly.
- People who search for LA will likely only find LA. (Which is not a big deal because all the books show on that profile anyway now because both names were added.)
That's why if you want to have only one profile, it has to be the LMA one.
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- People who search for LA will likely only find LA. "
This is backwards.
rivka wrote: "Krazykiwi wrote: "This is backwards."
Oh gosh it is. And I know better. Sorry Laura, I'll try again:
The GR search only returns results that contain all the words you search for.
People who search for LA, will find LA and LMA.
People who search for LMA will only find LMA, because LA doesn't contain the M.
(And since you are here Rivka, can you maybe look at why Laura's claim on the other profile didn't work, or somehow help figure out this twist?)
Krazykiwi wrote: "That is the "edits" we've been talking about. Librarians and authors with claimed profiles can edit books. But in this case the author not with the 'right' name can edit another book. I, the actual author of the Dog, am able to edit the Dog's details. What is it I *can't* edit as things stand now?
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Krazykiwi wrote: "rivka wrote: "Krazykiwi wrote: "This is backwards."
Oh gosh it is. And I know better. Sorry Laura, I'll try again:
The GR search only returns results that contain all the words you search for..."
I just left and tried the search both ways. Both LA and LMA books came up in both searches, I can only presume because both names are listed on the books' pages. A lot of other irrelevant stuff came up too, of course, but that would happen anyway.
Laura wrote: "Both LA and LMA books came up in both searches, I can only presume because both names are listed on the books' pages."Exactly so.
I tried putting both names inside " " too for searches and still got both LA and LMA results. Ie, asking for "LA" still gave me LMA and vice-versa.
rivka wrote: "For questions regarding claiming profiles, authors should use the Contact Us link, as was already suggested."I've done that.
Krazykiwi wrote: "Laura wrote: "Both LA and LMA books came up in both searches, I can only presume because both names are listed on the books' pages."Exactly so."
So that is fine. And I am allowed to edit both, which I thought someone was saying I couldn't, without 'being' or claiming LA as author. And I can do this without switching to another email account. So is there anything I now can't do? Bear with me, I know you've said it somewhere!
Laura wrote: "But in this case the author not with the 'right' name can edit another book. I, the actual author of the Dog, am able to edit the Dog's details. What is it I *can't* edit as things stand now?"You shouldn't be able to edit the Dog's details and I have no idea why you can. I've been told only the primary author can edit books.
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Only certain edits (like setting primary edition) are limited to the primary author.
rivka wrote: "lethe wrote: "I've been told only the primary author can edit books."Only certain edits (like setting primary edition) are limited to the primary author."
Thank you, lethe, that's what I thought you said way back there. If it weren't for the empty-faced LA profile I might let it all go but I suspect there's something not quite right here yet.
rivka wrote: "lethe wrote: "I've been told only the primary author can edit books."Only certain edits (like setting primary edition) are limited to the primary author."
Thank you for the clarification.
lethe wrote: "rivka wrote: "lethe wrote: "I've been told only the primary author can edit books."Only certain edits (like setting primary edition) are limited to the primary author."
Thank you for the clarifi..." Obviously I won't need to change the date of any publication. Is there anything else important I won't be able to do?
Does it seem wrong that the 'other' LA is out there with no profile?
If you want to edit it, it needs to be claimed. If you want us to edit it, we need to know what to put there. We didn't edit it two weeks ago because you were going to claim it and then you could have edited it yourself, but if you're not going to, then if you want we can copy the bio and photo from the LMA profile.
Krazykiwi wrote: "If you want to edit it, it needs to be claimed. If you want us to edit it, we need to know what to put there. We didn't edit it two weeks ago because you were going to claim it and then you could..."
Well er no I can edit the Dog now, as LMA. I can get there via 'edit details'. Rivka seemed to confirm this a while ago. I don't need to edit anything now, so I don't know if I am limited in what I can do.
I've done the claiming of Laura Agustín as author twice now. I've done it the right way, with a different email ID. I just don't hear back.
Maybe I'll hear from the support email I sent.
Laura wrote: "I don't need to edit anything now, so I don't know if I am limited in what I can do."What you can't do, is edit the photo and profile for LA. I think at this point, it's best to just wait for an answer from support.
Support have changed the Laura Agustín user profile to an author profile. Now however the two authors do not appear to be connected. Both names do not appear on any book's line, as they did for the past couple of weeks. This is not an improvement for me if I might chat with readers on GR. Support says 'If you wish to only have one account, please let me know and I can remove the account associated with either profile. Unfortunately, however, we can't remove the profile completely.'
I have reread the above thread and understand the issues better but not completely. If one profile is 'removed' can I get back to the status of both authors on a line and all books visible on both?
There is some history on the LMA profile (reader reviews) - would all that be lost if LA became the only author profile?
What do you think makes sense to do? Thanks.
Laura
(Also there is an error: the Audible edition of Sex at the Margins (LMA) has their generic cover with LA only. This is simply one of the editions of the same book.)
Not hearing from anyone here I went back to Support. The thing I described above was a glitch and got fixed and there were two profiles linked. Then they said they'd decided it was possible to combine the two profiles and that's how it is now, with books under both names all together. This is great. My only question, which I wonder if someone here can help me check, is if someone searching in the GR machine who _only_ knows the name Laura Agustín will reach me and my books in their search results. Could someone whose computer has no memory of these names give it a try? Put Laura Agustín in and see what comes up.
Thanks, Laura
#72: I put in just Laura Agustín and all 3 books came up under the full name on the first page of the search. Same without the accented letter.
... which I already told you upthread: "people searching for Laura Agustín will find books authored by Laura María Agustín, but not the other way around".
Isn't it interesting they were able to combine the two profiles after all?
We offered to do that right from the start :)
But I had to 'claim' the book with LA only as author, which led me to Support, which for some time said I had to have both profiles. Then they changed that. It has been odd. I hope to be able to actually use GR now.
In any case, I'm glad it was sorted out in the end.
2) Not strictly necessary. Since Laura María Agustín is the fuller name, it can also be used for the books that have Laura Agustín on the cover (people searching for Laura Agustín will find books authored by Laura María Agustín, but not the other way around).
3) They were added by librarians (see msg #2-5) in order to have the books appear on your author profile.