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message 1: by Odin (new)

Odin | 7 comments Looking through N.D. Stevenson's quotes, many are still listed under his former name and should be corrected. It would be great to see this done!


message 2: by Carol She's So Novel꧁꧂ (last edited Mar 31, 2024 02:58PM) (new)

Carol She's So Novel꧁꧂  | 2278 comments Odin wrote: "Looking through N.D. Stevenson's quotes, many are still listed under his former name and should be corrected. It would be great to see this done!"

Hi Odin
Surprisingly, this is the first time this has come up for me. Is the other name a dead name?

Also this one looks like a misquote;
https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/9244...

Do you know what it should say?

Edit; Nevermind - I found a longer version of the quote & edited accordingly.


Carol She's So Novel꧁꧂  | 2278 comments OK done & the edits appear to have taken.

I'm not sure what will happen if someone tries to add a quote with N.D.'s old name but just post here & a librarian will sort it out.

If this was from a book & you happen to know the name of it, I can add the name to the quote.


message 4: by Odin (new)

Odin | 7 comments Hi Carol,

Yes, the previous name is a deadname, he uses ND Stevenson or N.D. Stevenson professionally and changed his first name to Nate.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ND_Stev...

Thank you for making these edits! I know you already updated it, but I took a look in my copy of Lumberjanes and your update looks correct. The word "doing" is in all caps in the comic, but I'm not sure that needs to be preserved.


Carol She's So Novel꧁꧂  | 2278 comments Odin wrote: "Hi Carol,

Yes, the previous name is a deadname, he uses ND Stevenson or N.D. Stevenson professionally and changed his first name to Nate.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ND_Stev...

Thank you for..."

On Goodreads he will be N.D. as that is the policy with initials.

Out of curiosity I looked up my local library system (I'm in NZ) & he is still entered with his dead name. So it is possible that quotes will still be entered under that, as people won't have realised.


message 6: by Odin (new)

Odin | 7 comments I'm sure it will be an ongoing process, even for libraries who have updated their digital systems, his deadname will still be on the books themselves.

It looks like these three still need an update (or maybe an edit is just pending), but all the rest have corrected, thanks again!
https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/7400781
https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/9743135
https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/9808336


Carol She's So Novel꧁꧂  | 2278 comments Odin wrote: "I'm sure it will be an ongoing process, even for libraries who have updated their digital systems, his deadname will still be on the books themselves.

It looks like these three still need an updat..."


Hi Odin

One of them I honestly don't recall seeing before. Edited now hopefully the correction takes this time. :)


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