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posted by Carmenere at 6:22 am (EST) on Oct 13, 2009
posted by C4RO at 4:46 am (EST) on Oct 8, 2009
...some of the works were getting moved to the page for "Arthur Conan, Sir Doyle" - I thought I was doing OK combining these from the editions page, but is there a way to have the proper author recognized for easier combining?
It is often possible to "float" the preferred author name on a given work but it is tedious. It is particularly difficult to do with an author as large as Doyle but thankfully is not usually necessary. As long as "Arthur Conan, Sir Doyle" has been combined with "Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan" (and therefore all of its variants) - ALL of the works should show on the MAIN author page "Doyle, Arthur Conan." The difficulty lies in that, after a combining from the editions page, you are taken to the combine/separate page for the "author" of that particular "work" - which may be one of the sub-names under the main Doyle page. Although it adds an extra step, I would advise clicking on the author name and then the combine/separate link so that you are taken to the combine/separate page for the MAIN entry. (If this is unclear feel free to leave a comment.)
PS. Don't worry about de-railing the thread over in Combiners! - if the discussion goes on for a while we may suggest moving it to the "Discussion" thread but there's hardly ever any shouting in the "Fix-it" thread - if you have a question you can bet that several other people would also be interested in the answer.
posted by PortiaLong at 11:42 pm (EST) on Aug 22, 2009
I didn't see Lost on Wednesday night because I had a busy day (mostly travelling) seeing a client yesterday.
So, I saw it last night instead and I think it was certainly worth the wait! The plane landed on the 'Alcatraz' island, as I thought it would, albeit with a crash landing. Maybe they were aiming for the runway. It looks (to me) like they are in the present because the Hydra Station was long deserted. Was it Sun who went with Frank on the third boat? Where did Sayid go? And why didn't the marshal mention she'd lost him? Who was she anyway, and that Caesar guy? I've seen him before somewhere, but can't place him.
I thought the scene between Ben and Locke was amazing, at least until Ben did his deadly deed. Terry O'Quinn and Michael Emerson have a wonderful on-screen chemistry. Good to see Walt again too, but I wonder whether he will go back to the island, like we were pondering.
I loved the reason for Widmore calling Locke 'Jeremy Bentham', a nice nod to philosophy.
Widmore said that Locke had to go back because there is a war coming, and if he didn't the wrong side would win. This doesn't necessarily mean the side that Locke is on - he could be being used as a pawn. Still don't know who's good, bad or evil though.
What did you think?
I read part 5 of the Brothers K on the train yesterday, so I'm catching up slowly, and you're giving me the inspiration to carry on, so thanks :) I ought to go and have a nose in the group too, really...
posted by boookywooky at 2:04 pm (EST) on Feb 27, 2009
My theory... which may be way off.
Ellie, who was holding Daniel at gunpoint, is actually his mother, Eloise Hawking. His father is Charles Widmore, which is why he has been sponsoring him, and providing the money to look after that woman he harmed (who was that?). Widmore and Ellie had some sort of relationship on the island, but when the big bust up between Ben and Widmore happened Ellie sided with Ben.
Plausible?
I thought there was something about that guy last week who was threatening Juliet and Sawyer, but I had no idea he'd turn out to be Widmore!
And how sweet that Des named his son after Charlie Pace. Awww :)
posted by boookywooky at 1:38 pm (EST) on Jan 29, 2009
Ms Hawking and Daniel (is she his mother?*) have inspired me to reread A Brief History of Time too.
* And is Miles the son of Marvin Candle - the baby shown at the beginning of Ep1? Arghh... and there's Charlotte's parentage...
So many questions without even considering what the 'eck is happening to the island... So what did you think?
posted by boookywooky at 12:58 pm (EST) on Jan 27, 2009