Restore author to book removed in error

[Ann]

I am having an issue with a Goodreads Librarian removing an author from a book (Angie Fox, a scientific illustrator who is co-author with me and four others on World of Viruses from University of Nebraska Press). Because "my" Angie Fox was not "her" Angie Fox (author of paranormal scifi), this librarian summarily removed the name of Angie Fox from the book's record and messaged everyone who had marked the book to read saying "This is not Angie Fox's book!" This librarian has not restored the author's name or replied to my messages. Apparently she didn't even Google the book's title to check out the metadata before deleting Fox's name. I find this very worrisome. Isn't there any fact checking required before making such a major change to a book's data?

[Emy]

I'll add this now Ann - spotted your other post and was watching for it :)

[Emy]

OK, she's on as Angie^^Fox, with two spaces. Have also added a note on the author profile to make it clear that she isn't the same as Angie Fox who writes paranormals.

[Ann]

But will people searching for "Angie Fox" always pull up the other Angie Fox, because they type a single space?

[Ann]

Actually, searching for Angie Fox with two spaces doesn't seem to pull up either an author profile or the World of Viruses book. Does the page take a while to refresh or reload?

[Emy]

It can take up to 10 minutes to show.

[Ann]

It's been two hours and "Angie Fox" whether with one space or two just pulls up the paranormal romance author.

[Emy]

Angie Fox is 'your' Angie. Angie Fox is the PNR author. It may be that it isn't showing as expected because she isn't the primary author (that is Judy Diamond). It could also be a caching issue, which would mean you need to delete the cache in your web browser and then try again.

[rivka, Former Moderator]

Searches on GR won't be affected by local caching.

However, secondary authors don't always show up in searches.

[Ann]

Thanks, all.