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Goodreads Author profiles needing merging BY GR STAFF pt. 2
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...
into (2 versions of her name)
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...into (missing space)
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...
This GR Author is listed as Cornelia "CONNIE D" DeDona:http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...
but is also Cornelia "Connie D." DeDona:
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...
and Connie D:
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...
I'm not sure how those should be combined, since there's one book published under Connie D., three under Cornelia DeDona, and one under Cornelia Connie D. DeDona, but I'll leave that to you to sort out....
This is similar to #514http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...
into
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Please mergehttp://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...
into
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...
Thanks
Rivka...when you get a second to breathe, I'm wondering. If an incorrect profile has only one or two books, would it be more efficient for us to just change the author on those books to the correct one? How quickly does the script delete empty profiles?
Beth wrote: "Rivka...when you get a second to breathe, I'm wondering. If an incorrect profile has only one or two books, would it be more efficient for us to just change the author on those books to the correc..."The thing about empty profiles is that sometimes they are not empty. http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...
Like that one. It is not empty. I think it is always best to merge the authors profiles rather than move the books and quotes.
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And as Melody points out, even "empty" profiles can have quotes, fans, etc. The script won't delete them, but neither will anything short of merging the profile move them over to the right place.
rivka wrote: "Up to 501.And as Melody points out, even "empty" profiles can have quotes, fans, etc. The script won't delete them, but neither will anything short of merging the profile move them over to the ri..."
Gotcha.
Diedra ''DD'' Holleytwo single quotes
Into GR author
Diedra "DD" Holley
double quotes
Note: that searching for "Diedra Holly" does not find either of them.
Rivka, Thanks for merging.I was so frustrated trying to figure out the ' ' vs the " I missed the spelling of Holley
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...
into (extra space)
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http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...
into
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http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...
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