Goodreads Librarians Group discussion

Can the front quotation be taken off a "quote"? (LOL I know, I know...)

THIS IS WHAT IT READS:

“Van took her wrist and wouldn’t let her leave him. Dani smiled when he pulled her closer to him, positioning her on top of his bare chest. “I can think of something else that would make me feel even better.”
She raised her eyebrows. “Oh?”
With a nod he gave her a wicked smile. “Yeah. It’s warm…and it feels really good when I’m in it…and I love how it’s always wet for me…”
“You think so, huh?” she smirked.
“Well yeah. A shower is usually wet when I—”
She slugged him in the shoulder and he laughed out loud.
"Van!”

--If not, could I get the first two sentences removed, then?

Hadley wrote: "Can the front quotation be taken off a "quote"? (LOL I know, I know...)

THIS IS WHAT IT READS:

“Van took her wrist and wouldn’t let her leave him. Dani smiled when he pulled her closer to him, positioning her on top of his bare chest. “I can think of something else that would make me feel even better.”
She raised her eyebrows. “Oh?”
With a nod he gave her a wicked smile. “Yeah. It’s warm…and it feels really good when I’m in it…and I love how it’s always wet for me…”
“You think so, huh?” she smirked.

You want it to start with “I can think of something else that would...

Like this:
http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/71917...

edited because no-one had liked it yet.

I noticed that this quote has been deleted. It would be interesting to know who did that, and why.

I noticed that and thought something went wrong. I didn't delete it, I'm not able to right?? Lol. What happened to it?

Hadley wrote: "I noticed that and thought something went wrong. I didn't delete it, I'm not able to right?? Lol. What happened to it?"

Dunno. The link points to where it was. If the staff want to see who deleted it they know where to start.

Not sure if we log quote deletions. Where would the log reside, with no quote to link from?

Do I re-add it then?

I see no reason why it shouldn't be. It's a quote from a book, right?

rivka wrote: "Not sure if we log quote deletions. Where would the log reside, with no quote to link from?"

I was thinking of the database transaction log rather than the log that is generated for us mere mortals. Possibly not worth it but I was just a bit puzzled by the delete.

It happened around the same time something not-so-friendly occurred on Goodreads, so I would be curious to know too lol. But oh well, I will just put it back up. Thank you =)

Hadley wrote: "It happened around the same time something not-so-friendly occurred on Goodreads, so I would be curious to know too lol. But oh well, I will just put it back up. Thank you =)"

Not-so-friendly? If you have thoughts on those lines then then you should consider contacting Customer Support

Banjomike wrote: "I was thinking of the database transaction log"

I don't have access to that sort of thing, and I'd hesitate to ask a dev to look at a deletion with almost no adds.

No worries =) I had just put it up when I asked for it to be corrected, wanting it fixed before/if it was seen. Probably just one of those things. Thanks for the help!

rivka wrote: "Banjomike wrote: "I was thinking of the database transaction log"

I don't have access to that sort of thing, and I'd hesitate to ask a dev to look at a deletion with almost no adds."

Good point.

http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/30031...

Can anyone else be successful at making the author a "clickable" entry? He is in the database but I can't make it stick.

No luck for me either. Weird.

I've tried altering the quote slightly (the quote is in the database) - but still no luck.

Success! Is there a book needed?

I figured out a way. I saved the author with a slightly altered name - merged the authors - then merged the quotes.

Still wish I knew why it wouldn't work the easy way.

So do I. If anyone notices the same behavior with another author, please post.

rivka wrote: "So do I. If anyone notices the same behavior with another author, please post."

Rivka, funny you should say that. I found this one a while ago.
http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/33036...

Isn't that a movie quote?

rivka wrote: "Isn't that a movie quote?"

Not exactly. I think it was written on a bus or something.

And another one by the famous Supertramp.
http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/17846...

rivka wrote: "So do I. If anyone notices the same behavior with another author, please post."

http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/11111...

Here's another one that won't accept the author as a link. I will not use my discovered way to fix it until you give me clearance, rivka.

Thanks. Someone is taking a look at it.

rivka wrote: "Thanks. Someone is taking a look at it."

If I am online and someone needs help please just tell me.

Melody wrote: "rivka wrote: "So do I. If anyone notices the same behavior with another author, please post."

http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/11111...

Here's another on..."

This is really Weird. I tried it over and over agian and it won't work. Hmmmm.

Jacob wrote: "If I am online and someone needs help please just tell me."

Rivka works for Goodreads, if she says someone is taking a look at it, it's fair to assume that someone is a GR Employee and there's likely nothing we (as librarians) can do.