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message 1: by Keith (last edited Jul 24, 2015 10:51PM) (new)

Keith (kgf0) | 377 comments Several times I attempted to change the author of https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/9168 from Hal Abelson to Harold Abelson, a day after having keyed all editions of the book to the latter name, which appears on the cover of every edition for which I was able to find a cover (they had been mixed between the two, but mostly the latter). However, every time I click the captcha and save, the attribution reverts to Hal, despite Hal no longer being tied to any edition of the book. This didn't used to happen. Regression bug? Database corruption? UI change? Halp? Thanks. (Just in case it matters: I'm a Super.)


message 2: by Arenda (new)

Arenda | 26448 comments Looks like I got it changed.
When in the edit screen, the author name was Harold Abelson, while on the quote page Hal Abelson was showing.
I tried changing the author from Hal Abelson to Various, from Various to Harold Abelson, and that worked!


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