Moving Serieses up or down for an edition affects all other editions

[Eric]

Hey guys,

I've encountered and issue I'm not sure how to resolve.

The Choose your own adventure series has different versions of it worldwide with different numeration.

Thus, I created a Series for the specific Argentine version of the series..

Now, each edition of the books will be included in both serieses, the original one, from the U.S., and the Argentine one I created.
Here's an example of one of the books.

The Problem:

For the argentine edition of the book, I edited the sequence in which the serieses were showing. So, since this is the argentine version, I set the Argentine Series as first. This had the desired effect of showing the correct series on the book's title.

BUT!

To my surprise, editing this on this specific argentine edition, changed the sequence of the series in ALL the other editions. Making the american (original) book edition show the argentine series name on its title.

Is this a glitch?

How can I make each edition show the proper series to which they belong?

Thank you very much in advance :)

[Z-squared]

It's not a glitch; it's just the way the site is programmed. Series numbering applies to ALL editions of a work (which is one reason why GR is so strict about what is and is not a series). If a book is part of multiple series pages, then only the topmost series in the list will be displayed at the top of the page, though all series are listed below the blurb. But the series page itself will still show the books in the appropriate order.

[Eric]

Thanks for your response Z-Squared.

So what can be done in the case of this book, then?

The book is part of the series ""Elige tu propia aventura", and it is NUMBER 1 on this series. But, since the topmost series on the list is the U.S. version, the title shows the incorrect series and number (#4).

I tried, for this specific edition, to change the topmost series to the Argentine (correct) version, but it modified the topmost series on all the other editions of the book.

Thanks again for your valuable time :)

[Z-squared]

I think that book is done perfectly. In the title field, you've got the Argentinian series name, which is specific to this edition. You've got the book added to the series, but the original version of the series is first, which seems appropriate. I don't think there's anything else you can or should do. The right numbering shows up on the right series page, and on every edition page, the list of all series the book is a part of is visible under the blurb. For readers who are aware of the Argentinian numbering and looking for it, all the info is there. The GR system is limited; there just isn't any more you can do here.

[Eric]

Hi Z-squared,

In the title field, you've got the Argentinian series name, which is specific to this edition.

Are you seeing the Argentine series name on the title? I don't. I even tried different browsers to see if it was a cache problem.

This is how it displays to me now:



This is how I think the Argentine edition should be displaying:


By making the list of series edition-specific we could have the correct series and numbering showing on the title, while not interfering with the other editions

This is how I think the original (American) edition should be displaying:


The original series name and numbering showing on the title.

This is currently not achievable since modifying the series list on one edition affects the other editions as well. They don't work independently.

My humble suggestion
I suggest making the sortable series list edition-specific. That way each edition could be displaying the correct series name (in its language) and correct number, without interfering with the other editions.
It could be done by just adding a checkbox saying: "Make this order edition-specific" , or something along those lines.

Looking forward to your thoughts :)

[Z-squared]

You can't have it both ways. All editions are added to all series pages. That's just the way the system has been programmed. So either you have the American/original series listed first or the Argentinian one listed first. Either way, there are going to be mismatched displays at the top of the record. If you put the American/original series first, all editions of the work, regardless of language, will display the American series at the top of the page. Likewise, if you put the Argentinian series first, all editions of the work, regardless of language, will display the Argentinian series at the top, including the American editions. There's no way to make the order of series displayed in a record edition-specific.

However, all series ARE displayed on the record below the blurb:



If you would prefer a series-like page that IS edition-specific, then your best bet is create a Listopia instead. Lists on listopia are edition-specific. You would see the list only on the Argentinian editions, and it would appear just above the review section under "LISTS WITH THIS BOOK." Likewise, the list would only display the Argentinian editions.

That's how the system works now, and those are my suggestions for dealing with it. As far are your suggestions for how you wish editions and series were handled, that's something you'll have to take up with support. Maybe someday they'll add some functionality like that to the site if enough users ask for it.

[Eric]

I'll follow your suggestions and will suggest the added functionality to support.

Hope you have a great rest of the day

Thank you very much for your time and effort Z-squared. 😊

[lethe]

Eric wrote: "Hi Z-squared,

In the title field, you've got the Argentinian series name, which is specific to this edition.

Are you seeing the Argentine series name on the title? I don't. I even tried differe..."

The edition-specific series title is visible on the editions page: https://www.goodreads.com/work/editio...

[lethe]

(BTW, I see an inconsistency in the English numbering. Some editions list it as #4, others as #3.)

[Eric]

Hi lethe,

The edition-specific series title is visible on the editions page

They're showing there, because they were manually included on the title. Here's an example where they don't show:
https://www.goodreads.com/work/editio...

(BTW, I see an inconsistency in the English numbering. Some editions list it as #4, others as #3.)

There are different English series with different numbers as well. I think that's what you're seeing.

Thank you for taking the time 😊