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Please delete this book! (pt. 12)
Ana wrote:"This is a weird one. There is no record anywhere that a story/book with that name actually exists (I checked the anthologies as well). I googled it, found nothing except for a mention on this site: http://getglue.com/books/into_dark/ch... (which is highly suspicious). And the only data, here on GR, is the title and the author:http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/78...
Ana wrote: "#117
Peter wrote: "Did anyone think of contacting alice, who the Librarians Change log shows as responsible for the data? That was what was recommended to me in a similar situation. "."
The librarian just answered my message, stating that she doesn't remember and that she even emailed the author who answered that there's no book/story by that name. So I would be grateful if a super could delete this book:
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/78...
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Dark Prince, the first in Feehan's "Dark" series. With the title, it's the best I can do. I just have no idea how a nonexistent book can have so many ratings!
rivka wrote: "That's a lot of ratings to just zap. Any notion on what it could be merged into?"It was separated from another work, according to change log entry Sep 20, 2011 12:55pm (#9485018), by Carolyn Ford. Maybe someone at GR could look up the record and see what it was separated from, or someone could contact Carolyn Ford.
no isbn, not published, the author (me) won't publish it.
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Publication was originally planned for later in 2012 but has now been cancelled?
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Yeah, that makes sense. Edit: done.
Ana wrote: "I just have no idea how a nonexistent book can have so many ratings!"
The word "fan" original comes from the word "fanatic". ;)
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Missing and/or incomplete isbn.http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13...
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13...
[the second one resembles 3 other editions]
Tom wrote: "Missing and/or incomplete isbn.http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13...
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13...
[the second one resembles 3 other editions]"
The second one matches this edition at WorldCat:http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/123959155. This ISBN 13 had been put in the ISBN 10 slot. However, this edition matches http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32..., except for changes made by onix
Tom wrote: "Missing and/or incomplete isbn."Is this to be a valid reason for deleting books?
Tom wrote: "http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13...http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13..."
WorldCat lists 14 editions for this book. Given that both have ratings, is it likely that these represent 2 of the 4 editions not listed on GR?
Peter wrote: "Tom wrote: "Missing and/or incomplete isbn."Is this to be a valid reason for deleting books?"
No, for correcting them. It's sometimes a case of an ISBN 13 being shoved into the ISBN 10 slot, which is easily remediable; or it's a case of an ISBN-less "placeholder" which a user created before they knew what the book's ISBN was, so they could shelve it. If these have 5+ ratings, a super will need to come along and merge and delete them.
Lobstergirl wrote: "Peter wrote: Is this to be a valid reason for deleting books?"No, for correcting them. It's sometimes a case of an ISBN 13 being shoved into the ISBN 10 slot, which is easily remediable; or it's a case of an ISBN-less "placeholder" which a user created before they knew what the book's ISBN was, so they could shelve it. If these have 5+ ratings, a super will need to come along and merge and delete them. "
So you are saying that the supers have a responsibility to make absolutely sure that a book to be deleted is really merged with the correct edition, and that books that actually have no ISBN are not deleted.
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Edit: In this thread, even?
rivka wrote: "Peter, have we not had this exact conversation already?"I don't believe so. However, I don't see a need to continue it if my statement is correct. If it is not correct, I'd like it to be corrected.
Edit: I think you are referring to the posts on March 29, which were on a similar, but slightly different issue.
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If you have an issue with a specific super, please either message them directly, or contact me privately.
If it's me you have an issue with, you are welcome to contact Kara or Patrick, both of whom are listed on the the About Us page.
rivka wrote: "If you are asking a general question, superlibrarians are all aware of their responsibility and do not take it lightly. I don't think it is necessary to repeatedly drive that point home."I'm sorry. I did not mean offense.
Yes, I was asking for my own edification. I take the (volunteer) work I do here very seriously, and I posit that others do as well. I am sure that there is a lot that goes on behind the screen of which I know nothing.
I also probably should apologize for the way I phrase and emphasize things. I can write well but am more at home writing code than using English. Despite moderating another group, I am not really at home with bulletin board style chat; I never had time for it before I retired. I hope this makes the situation clearer.
Please delete then combine. Already separated. Thankshttp://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13...
Also, the most popular edition is missing isbn and cover art is different. It may have been pre-release placeholder. If you wish, merge it into the hardcover I separated out.
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/99...
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http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13..."
Done. I don't think the most popular edition needs deletion. (It might be an alternate-cover edition, for instance. Unless someone knows that cover was never published?)
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Fair enough. :)
Isbn 10 placed into the 13 causing duplication. Can be merged with more popular edition.http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32...
Needs superhttp://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13...
After that the other editon needs to be combined with http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/72...
Can a super delete this placeholder for a 9 volume series: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34...I've combined it with the first volume of the series.
Thanks! Can a super delete this one as well? http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/77... The title is misspelled & it doesn't have an ISBN.
Ninja Neko wrote: "Thanks! Can a super delete this one as well? http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/77... The title is misspelled & it doesn't have an ISBN."Since this book was first published in 1962, it may be a pre-ISBN edition.
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Super needed for the following as there is no information to recover these....http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12...
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12...
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12...
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12...
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12...
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12...
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12...
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12...
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12...
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13...
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13...
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13...
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13...
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22...
I'm pretty sure we're not deleting those yet.
ok so stop posting them? Because i'm finding quite a bit.
Yes, stop posting them. There are thousands of them still in the database with identifiable data invisible to the naked eye, but I think there's still some possibility they can be matched to their correct data.
Lenny wrote: "Super needed for the following as there is no information to recover these....http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12...
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12......"
A couple of them had some information with them to help, which I added. Hope this helps identify them.
Lobstergirl wrote: "I'm pretty sure we're not deleting those yet."
I certainly hope not. Maybe someone else can spot more information to rescue them.
These appear to be duplicates of the most popular edition. Super needed.http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/68...
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/69...
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/77...http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13...
I think the second one needs to be deleted, since it contains no information at all and the first one does.
358 done, it needed first to be combined with the other editions, but it had only one shelving.
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12...The author removed a bunch of the information and changed the description to say the book was proposed but never published. I think it can go...
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13...
I think this is a good old fashioned ASIN bug that did a darn good job of hiding.
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