open

Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Forums

You are logged in as a guest. ( logon | register )

Random quote: "The way I see it, being dead is not terribly far off from being on a cruise ship. Most of your time is spent lying on your back. The brain has shut down. The flesh begins to soften. Nothing much new happens, and nothing is expected of you." ― Mary Roach, Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
- (Added by: Acknud)


Cixin Liu correction
Moderators: Admin

Jump to page : 1
Now viewing page 1 [25 messages per page]		View previous thread :: View next thread
   Web Site Feedback -> Report ErrorsMessage format
 
justifiedsinner
Posted 2015-07-08 12:51 PM (#10919)
Subject: Cixin Liu correction



Uber User

Posts: 794
500
I corrected the author page for Cixin Liu. The name order was flipped, Liu is the last name.
Top of the page Bottom of the page
valashain
Posted 2015-07-12 3:47 PM (#10931 - in reply to #10919)
Subject: Re: Cixin Liu correction



Uber User

Posts: 1465
1000
Location: The Netherlands		Last name comes first in the Chinese way of doing things
Top of the page Bottom of the page
valashain
Posted 2015-07-12 4:12 PM (#10932 - in reply to #10931)
Subject: Re: Cixin Liu correction



Uber User

Posts: 1465
1000
Location: The Netherlands		Dave, is there any fast way to check how many Chinese authors we have in the Database? I can only think of one other and that one is in last name first because the publisher of the single book that was translated chose to respect the Chinese naming customs. I guess we should strife for consistency here.
Top of the page Bottom of the page
Administrator
Posted 2015-07-12 4:15 PM (#10933 - in reply to #10919)
Subject: Re: Cixin Liu correction



Admin

Posts: 3942
2000
Location: Dallas, Texas		All 3 of his books have it as Cixin Liu so I'm down with us keeping it that way. That's what folks are used to seeing it as even if it's more proper the other way round.
Top of the page Bottom of the page
justifiedsinner
Posted 2015-07-12 8:59 PM (#10935 - in reply to #10919)
Subject: Re: Cixin Liu correction



Uber User

Posts: 794
500
The author page had Cixin as the last name and Liu as the first, presumably thinking it was in Chinese order in the book. If you wanted it in Chinese order then the translator would have to be Liu Ken for consistency which makes little sense.

In pinyin (which is what Cixin Liu is written in) it is usual to use the Western name order rather than the Chinese.

Edited by justifiedsinner 2015-07-12 9:06 PM
Top of the page Bottom of the page
justifiedsinner
Posted 2015-07-12 9:53 PM (#10936 - in reply to #10919)
Subject: Re: Cixin Liu correction



Uber User

Posts: 794
500
In the display of the Hugo Awards by year the author is showing up a Liu Cixin. In the display of 2015 awards he is showing up as Cixin Liu.

Same with the Locus SF and Campbell and presumably everywhere else he shows up in individual award displays.

Edited by justifiedsinner 2015-07-12 9:56 PM
Top of the page Bottom of the page
valashain
Posted 2015-07-12 11:34 PM (#10938 - in reply to #10936)
Subject: Re: Cixin Liu correction



Uber User

Posts: 1465
1000
Location: The Netherlands		I still think the record for Ken Liu (translator) should be deleted as this is the only translated book in the database that actually mentions the translator. Ken Liu is an Americanized name as far as I know.
Top of the page Bottom of the page
Administrator
Posted 2015-07-13 1:29 PM (#10944 - in reply to #10938)
Subject: Re: Cixin Liu correction



Admin

Posts: 3942
2000
Location: Dallas, Texas

valashain - 2015-07-12 11:34 PM I still think the record for Ken Liu (translator) should be deleted as this is the only translated book in the database that actually mentions the translator. Ken Liu is an Americanized name as far as I know.

Not sure why we had a second entry but it's gone now.  I fixed Cixin Liu's name on the Hugo page.

Top of the page Bottom of the page
Engelbrecht
Posted 2015-07-13 8:54 PM (#10945 - in reply to #10944)
Subject: Re: Cixin Liu correction



Uber User

Posts: 441
100

Administrator - 2015-07-13 11:29 AM  Not sure why we had a second entry but it's gone now.

 Hmm - Ken Lieu is still showing as an author for The Three-Body Problem - possibly reinstated?

Top of the page Bottom of the page
Administrator
Posted 2015-07-13 9:47 PM (#10946 - in reply to #10945)
Subject: Re: Cixin Liu correction



Admin

Posts: 3942
2000
Location: Dallas, Texas
Engelbrecht - 2015-07-13 8:54 PM

Administrator - 2015-07-13 11:29 AM  Not sure why we had a second entry but it's gone now.

 Hmm - Ken Lieu is still showing as an author for The Three-Body Problem - possibly reinstated?

I took Ken out as co-author and made a note in the synopsis with a link to Ken's page.  That should cover it.

Top of the page Bottom of the page
justifiedsinner
Posted 2015-07-14 10:40 AM (#10947 - in reply to #10919)
Subject: Re: Cixin Liu correction



Uber User

Posts: 794
500
The name order is still wrong on the Nebula, Locus SF and Campbell pages.
Top of the page Bottom of the page
Administrator
Posted 2015-07-14 1:52 PM (#10949 - in reply to #10919)
Subject: Re: Cixin Liu correction



Admin

Posts: 3942
2000
Location: Dallas, Texas		Well drek. The the XML files for those awards have been updated so they're showing correct now. Thanks.
Top of the page Bottom of the page
Jump to page : 1
Now viewing page 1 [25 messages per page]
Jump to forum :
Search this forum
Printer friendly version
E-mail a link to this thread

(Delete all cookies set by this site)