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DOLZ wrote: March 31st, 2021, 4:28 pm It looks like I have some more work to do on Robert Leighton. I'll do more research on his link situation tomorrow.
No, an MC has to enter the author link on the LV Book Page. We don't do that, just report it to David.
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msfry wrote: March 31st, 2021, 6:57 am Another issue I found:
In the case of author Georg Engel (388) , the spreadsheet shows one WP Link in the WP Link column (which is a stub and has no link back to LV), and another WP Link in the Comments section (which is a full page and does have a link back to LV.) Alas, the project listed on the author page links back to the stub rather than to the full page. I reckon issues like this should be fixed as we run across them. YES? or NO?

Likewise, should we not just transfer the correct WP page to the WP Link column, and either eliminate reference to the stub, or put that one in the comments section?
Michele,

The main columns of the spreadsheet should show the current information. Updates and corrections that are needed should be identified in the comments column. Once the update or correction has benn made then the information in the main columns can be updated.

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msfry wrote: March 31st, 2021, 8:40 pm
DOLZ wrote: March 31st, 2021, 4:28 pm It looks like I have some more work to do on Robert Leighton. I'll do more research on his link situation tomorrow.
No, an MC has to enter the author link on the LV Book Page. We don't do that, just report it to David.
Oh, okay. Thank you.
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Here is a new batch of links for Authors. I haven't done the books yet but I will turn my attention to that starting today. I wanted to gain some confidence with one process before jumping into the other. After the submissions I've turned in to date are on par with their book companions, going forward I'll submit them in pairs.

I have them in the notes but I did want to make sure its is noted that the catalog pages for these authors do not show an external link to its respective Wikipedia page. I'm finding that more often. This being a 'back of the house issue' is it enough to make note of it here or is it more important to post them separately in a PM to an MC? Is there a more formal structure for reporting these issues, akin to a help desk ticketing system or process in the forum that I haven't figured out myself yet?

Thanks

Type: Author
My LV Username: DOLZ
My Relationship to this project: Volunteer
Author Name: Luella Agnes Owen
Librivox Page linked to: https:https://librivox.org/author/367?primary_key=367&search_category=author&search_page=1&search_form=get_results
Wikipedia Page Linked to: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luella_Agnes_Owen
Code Added: *{{Librivox author |id=367}}
Date Link was added: 03/31/2021
Notes: no ‘External Links’ yet on catalog page


Type: Author
My LV Username: DOLZ
My Relationship to this project: Volunteer
Author Name: Max Jubisch
Librivox Page linked to: https://librivox.org/author/2729?primary_key=2729&search_category=author&search_page=1&search_form=get_results
Wikipedia Page Linked to: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Jubisch
Code Added: *{{Librivox author |id=2729}}
Date Link was added: 03/31/2021
Notes: no ‘External Links’ yet on catalog page. This one is in the Deutsch Wikipedia but not the English Wikipedia


Type: Author
My LV Username: DOLZ
My Relationship to this project: Volunteer
Author Name: Ann Reeve Aldrich
Librivox Page linked to: https://librivox.org/author/337?primary_key=337&search_category=author&search_page=1&search_form=get_results
Wikipedia Page Linked to:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Reeve_Aldrich#External_links
Code Added: *{{Librivox author |id=337}}
Date Link was added: 03/31/2021
Notes: no ‘External Links’ yet on catalog page

Type: Author
My LV Username: DOLZ
My Relationship to this project: Volunteer
Author Name: Robert Leighton
Librivox Page linked to: https://librivox.org/author/604?primary_key=604&search_category=author&search_page=1&search_form=get_results
Wikipedia Page Linked to:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Leighton_(author)
Code Added: *{{Librivox author |id=604}}
Date Link was added: 03/30/2021
Notes: no ‘External Links’ yet on catalog page
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Good work Dolly! Thank you. A few notes:

Luella Agnes Owen data added to spreadsheet
Ann Reeve Aldrich data added to spreadsheet
Max Jubisch link not found on WP page
Robert Leighton link already established from previous post.

FYI: I ignore foreign language Wikipedia pages (for now) because they don't behave like English pages.

If you are working from the top of the Author spreadsheet and going down, checking for Yes and No answers to whether there is a link, that's an excellent way to go. If you could stick with authors for awhile, and someone else would tackle books, that would make a good workflow so we don't duplicate each other's efforts.
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msfry wrote: April 1st, 2021, 7:42 am Good work Dolly! Thank you. A few notes:

Luella Agnes Owen data added to spreadsheet
Ann Reeve Aldrich data added to spreadsheet
Max Jubisch link not found on WP page
Robert Leighton link already established from previous post.
Robert Leighton - Librivox author page https://librivox.org/author/604 now has link to Wikipedia page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Leighton_%28author%29
Georg Engel - Librivox author page https://librivox.org/author/388 now has link to Wikipedia page https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georg_Engel_(Schriftsteller)
Luella Agnes Owen - Librivox author page https://librivox.org/author/367 now has link to Wikipedia page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luella_Agnes_Owen
Ann Reeve Aldrich - Librivox author page https://librivox.org/author/337 now has link to Wikipedia page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Reeve_Aldrich

Max Jubisch - from what I can see Wikipedia does not have a page for this author so (not page to contain a Wikipedia link to Librivox) and the Librivox author page can not have a link pointing to Wikipedia because it doesn't exist. It is possible to create a Wikipedia page if you can find enough information and sources.

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dlolso21 wrote: April 2nd, 2021, 6:04 am Max Jubisch - from what I can see Wikipedia does not have a page for this author so (not page to contain a Wikipedia link to Librivox) and the Librivox author page can not have a link pointing to Wikipedia because it doesn't exist. It is possible to create a Wikipedia page if you can find enough information and sources.

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Max Jubisch does have a Wikipedla Page our Author Page can link to: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Jubisch
We just can't put a link back to LV because it is foreign language.
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msfry wrote: April 2nd, 2021, 6:54 am
dlolso21 wrote: April 2nd, 2021, 6:04 am Max Jubisch - from what I can see Wikipedia does not have a page for this author so (not page to contain a Wikipedia link to Librivox) and the Librivox author page can not have a link pointing to Wikipedia because it doesn't exist. It is possible to create a Wikipedia page if you can find enough information and sources.

David O
Max Jubisch does have a Wikipedla Page our Author Page can link to: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Jubisch
We just can't put a link back to LV because it is foreign language.
Michele,

Thank you for clarifying my confusion.

Max Jubisch - Librivox author page https://librivox.org/author/2729 now has link to Wikipedia page https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Jubisch
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msfry wrote: April 1st, 2021, 7:42 am Good work Dolly! Thank you. A few notes:

Luella Agnes Owen data added to spreadsheet
Ann Reeve Aldrich data added to spreadsheet
Max Jubisch link not found on WP page
Robert Leighton link already established from previous post.

FYI: I ignore foreign language Wikipedia pages (for now) because they don't behave like English pages.

If you are working from the top of the Author spreadsheet and going down, checking for Yes and No answers to whether there is a link, that's an excellent way to go. If you could stick with authors for awhile, and someone else would tackle books, that would make a good workflow so we don't duplicate each other's efforts.
Yayyyhhh!! Thank you. I'm happy to stick with Authors.
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msfry wrote: April 2nd, 2021, 6:54 am
dlolso21 wrote: April 2nd, 2021, 6:04 am Max Jubisch - from what I can see Wikipedia does not have a page for this author so (not page to contain a Wikipedia link to Librivox) and the Librivox author page can not have a link pointing to Wikipedia because it doesn't exist. It is possible to create a Wikipedia page if you can find enough information and sources.

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Max Jubisch does have a Wikipedla Page our Author Page can link to: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Jubisch
We just can't put a link back to LV because it is foreign language.
Yes. the link I created disappeared a couple days later from de.wikipedia. But after our discussion about foreign language books not being a priority I decided not to pursue it further. It was fun giving it a try, though :wink:
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Here is the one book I completed. I'll turn my attention back to Authors. Thank you

Type: Book
My LV Username: DOLZ
My Relationship to this project: Volunteer
Book name: Abraham Lincoln Walks at Midnight
Librivox Page linked to: https://librivox.org/abraham-lincoln-walks-at-midnight-by-vachel-lindsay/
Wikipedia Page Linked to:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Lincoln_Walks_at_Midnight
Code Added: *{{librivox book | title=Abraham Lincoln Walks at Midnight | author=Vachel Lindsay}}
Date Link was added: 04/01/2021
Notes:
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Dolly, the page you actually linked to (the correct page) reports ALL ITERATIONS of the title queried. The page you reported here was for one book only.
We don't link to one specific project. See comparisons above. Thanks.
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msfry wrote: April 6th, 2021, 6:50 am
Dolly, the page you actually linked to (the correct page) reports ALL ITERATIONS of the title queried. The page you reported here was for one book only.
We don't link to one specific project. See comparisons above. Thanks.
Okay. I can reverse my work but if its okay with you I will leave that work to be done by 'book' wikipeople as David O asked that I stick with authors, and I'm good with that.
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DOLZ wrote: April 6th, 2021, 7:12 am
msfry wrote: April 6th, 2021, 6:50 am
Dolly, the page you actually linked to (the correct page) reports ALL ITERATIONS of the title queried. The page you reported here was for one book only.
We don't link to one specific project. See comparisons above. Thanks.
Okay. I can reverse my work but if its okay with you I will leave that work to be done by 'book' wikipeople as David O asked that I stick with authors, and I'm good with that.
Worked reversed. Thank you.
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DOLZ wrote: April 6th, 2021, 7:16 am Worked reversed. Thank you.
I did not ask you to reverse anything. The link was correctly made on Wikipedia. Now it is gone.

I only asked you, in future, to report the actual page the Wikipedia link links to, rather than to the specific book title you are working from. Our templates work beautifully and correctly.

It was me, not David O. who asked you to stick with authors. Best to get one process under your belt rather than mix 'n match. Repetition helps with that.
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