Needs a Super: Quote misattribution [resolved, sort of]

[Gaby]

This quote, actually by Iain S. Thomas, is misattributed to Kurt Vonnegut: https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/9804...

[Carol She's So Novel꧁꧂]

Gaby wrote: "This quote, actually by Iain S. Thomas, is misattributed to Kurt Vonnegut: https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/9804..."

Hi Gaby

I have found this quote under Thomas's name, but because the correct attribution has more than 500 likes it will need a Super to merge it. can you add Needs a Super to the title of this thread?

https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/1071...

(I also found someone on Reddit who said he was Thomas & said he wrote the quote)

If a Super doesn't want to do this (there is a very old bug with merging) I will add a tag to say it is misattributed.

[Carol She's So Novel꧁꧂]

Hi Gaby

Even if you had added Needs a Super to the thread heading, a Super would be unlikely to merge this quote with the Iain S. Thomas one, as there is a bug with merging (essentially deleting the incorrect entry, but keeping the likes) that goes back at least 11 years. & even if it did get merged, this misquote is so wide spread someone would put it up again.

I am satisfied this isn't a Vonnegut quote, but I'm unfamiliar with Thomas's work. I can't use that Reddit thread as a source. So I've added a couple of tags thast make clear the quote is misattributed. Thomas is a Goodreads author - I'll see if he accepts messages. :)

Edit: Unfortunately Thomas doesn't accept messages & doesn't have the ask a question feature open.

[Carol She's So Novel꧁꧂]

I've had another think & added a tag attributing this quote to thomas.

Please add [resolved] or similar to the title of this thread if you are happy with the result. As I am not a Super I can't do anything else.

[Gaby]

Thank you! It's too bad there can't be more done to fix this misattribution, but I appreciate your help.