1Stbalbach
This is the same person:
https://www.librarything.com/author/switekbrian
https://www.librarything.com/author/blackriley
Not sure what is to be done for a merge, if anything.
https://www.librarything.com/author/switekbrian
https://www.librarything.com/author/blackriley
Not sure what is to be done for a merge, if anything.
2Nicole_VanK
>1 Stbalbach: When you go to either author page you'll find "Combine with…" in the righthand column (scroll down a bit).
Click "Search" there, and fill in the other name.
Once found, you'll be on a page that allows you to combine them.
Click "Search" there, and fill in the other name.
Once found, you'll be on a page that allows you to combine them.
3Stbalbach
After looking more into it, the author is transgender, born male and identifies as female. https://rileyblackwrites.medium.com/how-i-came-to-accept-myself-as-trans-9dbccd2... .. his born name is Brian Switek and her chosen name is Riley Black (which was originally her "furry" name). Do we still merge or retain separate? If merge, which name is primary. She says in the linked post "Turns out that Riley Black was my real name and Brian was the pseudonym" ie. this is what she prefers, though is not strictly factual in terms of born name.
4MarthaJeanne
Yes, we combine.
Currently publishing under preferred name. Seems to me we should respect that, but it might not be how it comes out.
Currently publishing under preferred name. Seems to me we should respect that, but it might not be how it comes out.
5amanda4242
I've combined the two names and set the canonical name to Riley Black.
6Nicole_VanK
>4 MarthaJeanne: That's one example of when to overrule the most common name with a canonical name.
7Nicole_VanK
>5 amanda4242: Thank you
8MarthaJeanne
The disambiguation notice is very good.
>6 Nicole_VanK: I've still got a lot of brain fog post-Covid. I can see how it should come out, but not how to get there in detail.
>6 Nicole_VanK: I've still got a lot of brain fog post-Covid. I can see how it should come out, but not how to get there in detail.
9amanda4242
>8 MarthaJeanne: I copied it from another author page and just changed the appropriate details.
10Stevil2001
We had a bit of drama about trans authors a couple years ago (I set a canonical name for one that someone else kept on reverting) and this is indeed how we ended up handling it.
11Nicole_VanK
>8 MarthaJeanne: Ah, I understand (had it myself). I'm so sorry. Hope you'll feel better soon.
12gilroy
>10 Stevil2001: I do believe that particular person is no longer on the site, though, so we should have less ... issues