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      Jul 08, 2014 01:26AM
    
     You're supposed to put another space between characters I believe. So one should be Paul^D.^Williams, and the next should be Paul^^D.^^Williams, etc. Or maybe Paul^^.D.^Williams. Where ^ is just a space.
      You're supposed to put another space between characters I believe. So one should be Paul^D.^Williams, and the next should be Paul^^D.^^Williams, etc. Or maybe Paul^^.D.^Williams. Where ^ is just a space.
    
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   The extra spaces should be before the surname, so Paul^D.^^Williams should be the second author with that name.
      The extra spaces should be before the surname, so Paul^D.^^Williams should be the second author with that name.
    
        
      I can't find any evidence that the Irish journalist uses "D" as a middle initial. And we have many Paul Williamses. So he is now Paul-6space-Williams.
Anyone unfamiliar with disambiguating authors with the same name is advised to refresh their memories of the Manual: https://www.goodreads.com/help/show/2...
  
  
  Anyone unfamiliar with disambiguating authors with the same name is advised to refresh their memories of the Manual: https://www.goodreads.com/help/show/2...
 I am not the Diane Burton who wrote https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2... Please remove it from the list of books written by me.
      I am not the Diane Burton who wrote https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2... Please remove it from the list of books written by me.Thanks,
Diane Burton
 Diane wrote: "I am not the Diane Burton who wrote https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2... Please remove it from the list of books written by me.
      Diane wrote: "I am not the Diane Burton who wrote https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2... Please remove it from the list of books written by me.Thanks,
Diane Burton"
Done.
 Scott wrote: "Diane wrote: "I am not the Diane Burton who wrote https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2... Please remove it from the list of books written by me.
      Scott wrote: "Diane wrote: "I am not the Diane Burton who wrote https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2... Please remove it from the list of books written by me.Thanks,
Diane Burton..."
Thanks, Scott.





