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Malady (Not-So-Newbie)
16th Sep, 2017 03:29:27 PM

So, if it's ever a yes on moving Literature.Gamer Girl to Literature.Gamer Girl 2008, just to note that there's currently only 6 wicks that have to be moved, so that's nice...

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crazysamaritan MOD Since: Apr, 2010
16th Sep, 2017 03:33:33 PM

Agreed; there's two works that share the name, so both should have a modified name.

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WaterBlap Since: May, 2014
16th Sep, 2017 10:28:58 PM

Usually, literature is differentiated by author, not year. I think it should have been Gamer Girl (Mancusi) and Gamer Girl (Beale).

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PaulA Since: Jan, 2010
16th Sep, 2017 11:47:11 PM

Is it? I can think of examples of literature disambiguated by year (The Lost World (1912) and The Lost World (1995), for one), but not examples of literature disambiguated by author.

crazysamaritan MOD Since: Apr, 2010
18th Sep, 2017 05:26:23 AM

Either one is acceptable.

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Fighteer MOD (Time Abyss)
18th Sep, 2017 05:34:36 AM

For serial works, dates can be ambiguous, so author makes for the best alternative. But if we're talking about single books instead of series, then date is preferred.

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Malady (Not-So-Newbie)
19th Sep, 2017 07:02:38 PM

So, I've got a mod saying yes... So, someone should move it? Possibly me, if I get around to it? Goodnight?

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