[bksvol-discuss] Re: Gustavo's comments are understandable by all according to Gustavo
- From: "Tracy Carcione" <carcione@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 4 Jan 2007 09:59:41 -0500 (EST)
Sounds right to me. But who am I, just a lowly volunteer.
Tracy
> But if Jr. is permissible, why not ph.d. based on the same logic. Then we
> could show not only birth but also intellect.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tracy Carcione" <carcione@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2007 9:50 AM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Gustavo's comments are understandable by all
> according to Gustavo
>
>
>> Martin Luther King Jr.,
>> Otherwise, you get the co-author "Jr.", which I've seen many time.
>> Marissa went through once and fixed those, as I recall, but I'm sure
>> there's a whole new crop now.
>> Tracy
>>
>>> Just as a matter of interest, what about Jr. or III. If two people
>>> have
>>> the
>>> same name except for that indicator, how is it used, and do we use a
>>> comma
>>> or not; after all, the publishers do. So is it Martin Luther King, Jr.
>>> or
>>> Martin Luther king Jr., or martin Luther?
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Pratik Patel" <pratikp1@xxxxxxxxx>
>>> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2007 3:41 AM
>>> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Gustavo's comments are understandable by
>>> all
>>> according to Gustavo
>>>
>>>
>>>> Jonna,
>>>>
>>>> Omiting Ph.d or M.D from an author's name is not illegal. I would
>>>> consider
>>>> those items as titles as well. They are, technically speaking,
>>>> descriptors
>>>> of the author's status and thus are not required.
>>>>
>>>> Pratik
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jana Jackson
>>>> Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2007 2:28 AM
>>>> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Gustavo's comments are understandable by
>>>> all
>>>> according to Gustavo
>>>>
>>>> Seems to me that a better solution would be to omit the comma that
>>>> usually
>>>> appears before M.D. or Ph.D. When I think of a title, I think of Mr.
>>>> or
>>>> Mrs. or Dr. So, yes, that's definitely a comment that is easily
>>>> misunderstood. I would think it would be kind of illegal, too, given
>>>> the
>>>> fact that it's actually part of the author's name. Seems like the
>>>> complete
>>>> name of the author would be equally as important as the copyright
>>>> name,
>>>> the
>>>> inclusion of page breaks, etc. Anyway, just my 2 cents' worth!
>>>> <Smile>
>>>>
>>>> Jana
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Elizabeth and Burton" <thoth93@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2007 6:27 PM
>>>> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Gustavo's comments are understandable by
>>>> all
>>>> according to Gustavo
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>I believe it has to do with the database and the fact that the
>>>>> database
>>>>> in
>>>>>its present form will see phd md etc as a actual author.
>>>>>
>>>>> The engineers are going to be busy particularly as this has been an
>>>>> issue
>>>>> discussed on this list for over four years.
>>>>>
>>>>> E.
>>>>> At 06:45 PM 1/3/2007, you wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>I do not understand leaving off MD and PHD. If I am going to read a
>>>>>> book
>>>>>>about a health problem, say heart disease, I would pay more attention
>>>>>> to
>>>>>>one
>>>>>>written by a doctor than I would a lay person or student. I think
>>>>>> this
>>>>>>is
>>>>
>>>>>>a
>>>>>>disservice to bookshare.org readers, annoyed though Gustavo may be.
>>>>>>Sue S.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>From: "Elizabeth and Burton" <thoth93@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>>To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>>Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2007 4:03 PM
>>>>>>Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Gustavo's comments are understandable by
>>>>>> all
>>>>>>according to Gustavo
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>I just had a conversation with Gustavo. He says that other people
>>>>>>understand his comments. He was surprised I did not understand the
>>>>>>following to mean do not include PHD or MD in author's names. To his
>>>>>>"title" means MD or PHD. He seems extremely annoyed to be
>>>>>> questioned.
>>>>>>At 12:57 PM 1/3/2007, you wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Stop Being Your Symptoms and Start Being Yourself
>>>>>>Author:
>>>>>>Arthur J. Barsky MD and Emily C. Deans MD
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Action: RETURNNEW
>>>>>>Date: 2007-01-02 12:05:04-08
>>>>>>User: gustavo galindo
>>>>>>Please do not include titles in author names. Please use a comma to
>>>>>>separate different
>>>>>>authors.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>E.
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