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237 books · 52 voters · list created September 12th, 2013 by Deon.
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message 1: by Loreley (new)

Loreley removed editions not by Modern Library


message 2: by BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) (last edited Aug 30, 2017 07:47AM) (new)

BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) Loreley wrote: "removed editions not by Modern Library"

Maybe the ones you've removed have never been published as a Modern Library edition, which is always possible of course, but please bear in mind that GR often changes an edition to the most popular one all by itself... (and unfortunately there is nothing we can do about that).


message 3: by Loreley (new)

Loreley Booklovinglady wrote: "Loreley wrote: "removed editions not by Modern Library"

Maybe the ones you've removed have never been published as a Modern Library edition, which is always possible of course, but please bear in ..."


It does not change by itself, if someone removes duplicates in the list and there are both editions, then the most popular one is kept. That's why 'early intervention' is the best, non-specific editions will not have time to grow in number and overwrite correct editions :)


message 4: by BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) (last edited Sep 01, 2017 11:51PM) (new)

BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) Loreley wrote: "It does not change by itself, if someone removes duplicates in the list and there are both editions, then the most popular one is kept. That's why 'early intervention' is the best, non-specific editions will not have time to grow in number and overwrite correct editions :) ..."

Are you sure? About the most popular one being kept, I mean? I made heaps of lists with just Dutch titles on it for our challenges, and to my annoyance occasionally titles changed into English ones.
Although (almost) all librarians check for duplicates, I know for a fact that it wasn't the most popular edition that was added by a voter to the lists I made, yet an English edition sometimes appeared on the list... (undoubtedly after a duplicate check).


message 5: by Loreley (new)

Loreley Booklovinglady wrote: "Loreley wrote: "It does not change by itself, if someone removes duplicates in the list and there are both editions, then the most popular one is kept. That's why 'early intervention' is the best, ..."

Actually you're right, I'm not sure if it's the edition with the most reviews on Goodreads or most votes on the list that replaces duplicate, of if it's totally random. I asked previously in Goodreads librarians group but got no definite answer :(


message 6: by BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) (last edited Sep 02, 2017 12:03AM) (new)

BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) Loreley wrote: "Actually you're right, I'm not sure if it's the edition with the most reviews on Goodreads or most votes on the list that replaces duplicate, of if it's totally random. I asked previously in Goodreads librarians group but got no definite answer :( .."

Thought for a moment GR changed things :-) Although not always for the better, mind you.


Susanna - Censored by GoodReads And sometimes it changes for no reason at all that I can determine.


message 8: by Diane (new)

Diane Forty-Ninth is not one of the books. Just another self-promoting author polluting the lists.


BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) Diane wrote: "Forty-Ninth is not one of the books. Just another self-promoting author polluting the lists."

Removed.


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