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Issues with Quotes > Please edit or correct or delete this quote. (part 4)

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message 351: by Banjomike (new)

Banjomike | 5166 comments Francisca wrote: "Can anyone please delete this quote? Thank you very much!

https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/5852..."


Not really. It has been 'liked' and has also been on Goodreads for two and a half years. Does it need editing?


message 353: by Arenda (new)

Arenda | 26448 comments #356 book added to quote


message 354: by Jenni (new)

Jenni (jentoyi) | 6 comments Please delete this quote:
https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/6403...

It's a duplicate of this one:
https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/4103...

Thank You.


message 355: by Koenraad (new)

Koenraad (koenraadkelemen) | 6989 comments #358 both had likes, merged


message 356: by [deleted user] (new)

Please delete this quote from my page: https://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes...


message 357: by Banjomike (new)

Banjomike | 5166 comments Christian wrote: "Please delete this quote from my page: https://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes..."

Done.


message 358: by Sophie (new)

Sophie (notemily) | 469 comments I think this is from a movie. https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/1270...


message 359: by Guatón (last edited Mar 09, 2015 10:07AM) (new)

Guatón (donguaton) | 97 comments 362 done. I fixed and attributed the quote to the screenwriter of House of Wax.

Sophie wrote: "I think this is from a movie. https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/1270..."


message 360: by Sophie (new)

Sophie (notemily) | 469 comments "Thomas White not an author":
https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/1256...


message 361: by rivka, Former Moderator (new)

rivka | 45177 comments Mod
Quotes can come from non-authors. However, they must be from notable sources, and that one wasn't. (That is, there are many notable Thomas Whites, but there is no evidence one of them said that.)


message 362: by Stacia (new)

Stacia (staciakj) | 1 comments https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/1006...

1. This is not a Terry Pratchett quote. It was written by editor, reviewer and blogger James Nicoll.

2. The quote is incorrect as well. The full quote:

"The problem with defending the purity of the English language is that English is about as pure as a cribhouse whore. We don't just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat them unconscious and riffle their pockets for new vocabulary."

The Wikipedia link is here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Ni...

and it leads to sources to back up the quote, if you need them.

Thanks so much!


message 363: by Banjomike (last edited Mar 13, 2015 04:11AM) (new)

Banjomike | 5166 comments Stacia wrote: "https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/1006...

The quote is incorrect as well. The full quote:

"The problem with defending the purity of the English language is that English is about as pure as a cribhouse whore. We don't just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat them unconscious and riffle their pockets for new vocabulary.""


Combined with the proper quote which is already on Goodreads and is regularly combined with the inevitable duff versions.

https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/6941...

The original posting had "riffle" which would make perfect sense to any UK citizen but Mr Nicoll has confirmed that it should be "rifle".


message 364: by Mary (new)

Mary Catelli | 936 comments spelling error: lightening for lightning.

https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/158-...


message 365: by Melody (new)

Melody (runningtune) | 13300 comments got 368


message 366: by G.R. (new)

G.R. Hewitt | 3 comments Please can the tag for this quote:

https://www.goodreads.com/user_quotes...

that reads deceipt be changed to deceit.

Many thanks in advance.


message 367: by Arenda (new)

Arenda | 26448 comments #370 corrected to deceit


message 368: by G.R. (new)

G.R. Hewitt | 3 comments Arenda wrote: "#370 corrected to deceit"

Thanks :)


message 369: by Rosa, really (new)

Rosa, really (ebausten) | 2 comments Is it possible to delete this quote? It's a book spoiler. https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/6635...


message 370: by Guatón (new)

Guatón (donguaton) | 97 comments 373 done. It looked like a spoiler and had only two likes.


message 371: by Rosa, really (new)

Rosa, really (ebausten) | 2 comments Guatón wrote: "373 done. It looked like a spoiler and had only two likes."

Thank you!


message 372: by Ryan (new)

Ryan Tobin | 5 comments Hi there...

Can you add the book "Shadows of the Empire" to this quote? I forgot to select it after I selected the author.

https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/6694...

Thanks a lot!


message 373: by Ryan (new)

Ryan Tobin | 5 comments Hi there...

Can you remove this quote? I added it by mistake.

https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/6694...

Thanks a lot!


message 374: by Arenda (new)

Arenda | 26448 comments #376 added "Shadows of the Empire" to the quote


message 375: by Arenda (new)

Arenda | 26448 comments #377 removed


message 376: by Ryan (new)

Ryan Tobin | 5 comments Thanks!


message 377: by Allen (new)

Allen Allen (audiovore) | 11 comments Can these two be merged:

https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/2564...
https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/2137...

The first one(with less likes), is the correct phrasing with "Madness". See here: http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Beyond_G...


message 378: by Story of Choice (new)

Story of Choice (storyofchoice) | 14 comments Will someone please add the book source to this quote? It's from Letters to a Young Contrarian.

https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/3772...

Thank you!


message 379: by Banjomike (new)

Banjomike | 5166 comments Added link to Letters


message 380: by Javiera (new)

Javiera (javierapradenas) | 6 comments I want to add a quote to a Kyle's Scott book, it's this the right topic?


message 381: by Guatón (new)

Guatón (donguaton) | 97 comments I think you can add it yourself in https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/new

Contact us if you make a mistake and can't edit it yourself.


message 382: by Javiera (new)

Javiera (javierapradenas) | 6 comments Guatón wrote: "I think you can add it yourself in https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/new

Contact us if you make a mistake and can't edit it yourself."


You were right! Thanks :)


message 383: by Guatón (new)

Guatón (donguaton) | 97 comments De nada po' lola (;

Javiera wrote: "Guatón wrote: "I think you can add it yourself in https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/new

Contact us if you make a mistake and can't edit it yourself."

You were right! Thanks :)"



message 384: by juliemcl (new)

juliemcl | 1 comments Hi there,

Can someone please edit a quote I just added, in two places? Please change "it's pinnacle" to "its pinnacle" (no apostrophe) and please change "suffer just o much" to "suffer just so much". Thanks! Link here: https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/6826...


message 385: by Abcdarian (new)

Abcdarian | 26579 comments Fixed.


message 386: by Indu (new)

Indu Muralidharan (indum8) | 3 comments Please delete https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/6828...

(This is a duplicate quote from my book)


message 387: by Guatón (new)

Guatón (donguaton) | 97 comments 390 done.

Indu wrote: "Please delete https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/6828...

(This is a duplicate quote from my book)"



message 388: by Indu (new)

Indu Muralidharan (indum8) | 3 comments Thank you

Guatón wrote: "390 done.

Indu wrote: "Please delete https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/6828...

(This is a duplicate quote from my book)""



message 389: by Riley (new)

Riley (rileybeckmiller) Just added a Terry Pratchett quote, but forgot to add the book as well. Could somebody attribute this quote to Wings, the third book of the Bromeliad Trilogy? Thanks in advance!
https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/6831...


message 390: by free (new)

free (frdn) | 5200 comments #393 done...


message 391: by Sophie (new)

Sophie (notemily) | 469 comments https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/3989...

This is one of those that needs editing by someone with more access than a librarian. It's almost perfect, but "tellar" should be "teller".


message 392: by Banjomike (new)

Banjomike | 5166 comments Done the "teller".


message 393: by Vasha7 (new)

Vasha7 | 84 comments There is a quote on the page for Karl^^König which should be for Karl^König -- please move it


message 394: by Banjomike (new)

Banjomike | 5166 comments Vasha7 wrote: "There is a quote on the page for Karl^^König which should be for Karl^König -- please move it"

Done, assuming you mean this quote:
https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/9430...


message 395: by Shelby P (new)

Shelby P (shelbyp) | 3 comments Hello,

Would someone please change the book on this quote to Carry the Ocean. Thanks

https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/6854...


message 396: by Mackensie (new)

Mackensie F | 3 comments Can you please delete this quote? I posted it and want it deleted, thank you!

http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/89027...


message 397: by Guatón (new)

Guatón (donguaton) | 97 comments Is it an actual quote? If yes, why should it be deleted if it's accurate?

Mackensie wrote: "Can you please delete this quote? I posted it and want it deleted, thank you!

http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/89027..."



message 398: by Katsia (new)

Katsia | 1 comments Could this quote please be deleted, it's attributed to the wrong author.

https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/6630...


message 399: by Mackensie (new)

Mackensie F | 3 comments Guatón wrote: "Is it an actual quote? If yes, why should it be deleted if it's accurate?

Mackensie wrote: "Can you please delete this quote? I posted it and want it deleted, thank you!

http://www.goodreads.com/..."


I came up with the quote and would like it deleted


message 400: by rivka, Former Moderator (new)

rivka | 45177 comments Mod
402: It has zero likes; deleted.

403: We do not delete quotes with likes unless they are incorrect or do not meet Goodreads' notability standards.


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