But what happens when you have two different authors that share the same name? It will happen (if it hasn't already). Using a forward from a deprecate author number is probably not a bad idea... Josh ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joel A. Erickson" <joel@oneporpoise.com> To: "Project Gutenberg Volunteer Discussion" <gutvol-d@lists.pglaf.org> Subject: Re: [gutvol-d] author lookup [was: pglaf.org settings might blocksome messages] Date: Tue, 2 Nov 2004 11:06:45 -0800

I'm assuming numbers are used because it's easier on the programming side. But wouldn't it be easier for the users if it was the name instead. It probably has its downsides, but if author lookup was based on a name, then when the name was modified, the system could just look for the closest match(es). Or, I suppose, the author number could be forwarded, 3505 -> 744.

On a side note, the cookies for personalizing the PG skin seem to teminate rather quickly. Usually they last less than a day, it seems. Has anyone else noticed this? Perhaps I should ask Marcello.

Joel

----- Original Message ----- From: "Andrew Sly" <sly@victoria.tc.ca> To: "Project Gutenberg Volunteer Discussion" <gutvol-d@lists.pglaf.org> Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 2004 10:43 AM Subject: Re: [gutvol-d] pglaf.org settings might block some messages

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From the catalog point of view, this has been settled, but it does bring up a point...

I've seen in wikipedia and a few other places URLs constructed like the two below, using an "author number". After amalgamating the two author records below, one of them will no longer link to William Joseph Long.

So this is just a warning that URLs formed like this are not necessarily permanant.

Andrew

On Tue, 2 Nov 2004 bkeir@pgdp.net wrote:

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I had repeated bounces of the following message, as described. This was sent to catalog twice and help once...

Hi

Sorry, I know this isn't the correct address, but this mail has bounced twice now from catalog AT pglaf.org

My original message was:

Hi

Perhaps

Long, William Joseph (1866 - 1952)

http://www.gutenberg.net/catalog/world/authrec?fk_authors=744

and

Long, William J. (1866 - 1952)

http://www.gutenberg.net/catalog/world/authrec?fk_authors=3505

are the same person?

Cheers!

Bill

Here's the second bounce report:

Your message did not reach some or all of the intended recipients.

Subject: FW: Duplicate author? Sent: 27/09/2004 12:51 PM

The following recipient(s) could not be reached:

'catalog@pglaf.org' on 29/09/2004 12:51 PM The message was undeliverable because the recipient specified in the recipient postal address was not known at this address The MTS-ID of the original message is: c=AU;a= ;p=Matrikon;l=EXCHANGE-NCS-040927025037Z-16573

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