Fix "Blurbers" text to tell what's supposed to be entered

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Fix "Blurbers" text to tell what's supposed to be entered

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1r.orrison
Oct 7, 2010, 9:03 am

Reported as a bug from http://www.librarything.com/topic/95046

Ok, perhaps not a bug in that nothing is broken or working incorrectly, but the description of the "Blurbers" CK field doesn't really describe what is supposed to be entered there.

Perhaps just add
Please enter only the names of people, not publications, as "Lastname, Firstname".

2timspalding
Oct 7, 2010, 9:47 am

Okay, changed to:

Who blurbed the book? A blurb is defined as a super-short review, done before the book is published or reviewed professionally. As Rachael Donadio wrote, "Book blurbs are a tangled mass of friendships, rivalries, favors traded and debts repaid, not always in good faith." This field aims to capture that tangle! Note: Please enter only the names of people, not publications. Use the form: Lastname, Firstname.

3timspalding
Oct 7, 2010, 9:48 am

Oh, and this ain't no bug :)

Still, marked as "fixed."

4r.orrison
Edited: Oct 7, 2010, 10:02 am

So, now that you've changed it even though it wasn't a bug (thank you!), does that fact that it hasn't actually changed count as a bug?

(hides under the table)

Edited to change status after checking a couple more times in different browsers.

5_Zoe_
Oct 7, 2010, 1:37 pm

I still think a tracking system like this would be useful for features too, especially for really minor ones that are likely to be forgotten.

6timspalding
Oct 7, 2010, 1:42 pm

I agree. Baby steps.

7r.orrison
Oct 7, 2010, 4:33 pm

Confirmed fixed. Thanks!

8_Zoe_
Oct 7, 2010, 4:37 pm

Crossed off my list :)