Marking editions Invalid

[Elizabeth (Alaska)]

Below is what happens when the Status is marked Invalid. Editions where an ASIN or ISBN-10 is moved to another edition are duplicate editions. The now empty edition should have its status set as Deleted so that any reviews or adds will move to the default. Why do some support persons not understand this?

Invalid Books
The new “Invalid” status exists so that books that don’t meet Goodreads policies as a valid book record are preserved if they have member shelvings. This status will not delete member shelvings, ratings, or reviews. However, the book won’t appear in select locations, for example search results, recommendations, or lists.

Invalid books can not be shelved, reviewed, or rated once that status has been set, but will still appear on a member’s shelf if the the book was shelved or reviewed previously. An “Invalid” status book will have a book page that can be directly navigated to, but will not appear in other locations on Goodreads. All books currently assigned to the “NOT A BOOK” author have been updated to have the “Invalid” status set.

[Elizabeth (Alaska)]

Another question about Invalid status:

Do the reviews for the Invalid edition appear on the book page with other editions? How about the number of ratings - are they included in the total?

[annob [on hiatus]]

Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "... Do the reviews for the Invalid edition appear on the book page with other editions? How about the number of ratings - are they included in the total?"

I've also wondered the same, hopefully someone has the answer. It's always good to be aware of what the expected behaviour is when we do edits, so we can react when something not normal happens.