On 26 April 2012 23:59, Tom Morris <[email protected]> wrote: > When I look at the history for an author record which is the result of > a merge, it doesn't seem to matter what date/revision I click on, I am > always shown the same data.
It looks like the date next to the Edit button does change, but indeed the works, birthyear and name of last user who edited the record do not. The works titles are not stored in the author records, but are somehow stored in the search engine index. I can understand that the shown works do not change with the revision of the author record. > The record I'm looking at is > http://openlibrary.org/authors/OL737050A/Simon_Brett which is mostly > the works of the crime author (b. 1945), but it also has the engraver > (b. 1943) merged in as well. How do I figure out which author record > that was and split it back out (or reverse the entire merge and start > over)? Perhaps you can find the merge-author 'changeset' that is a record of the records changed by the author merge and distill the works from there. Or you submit a support request using the "problem" link at the bottom of the page. I think Mary from support said something about an "undo merge" button near the history of a merged author, but I don't think I ever saw one. Support can definitely reverse author merges (I make mistakes ;) ). You have to point out the exact merge you would like reversed, but in your example that shouldn't be hard. Ben > > Tom > > p.s. There's also another crime writer record > http://openlibrary.org/authors/OL6897883A/Simon_Brett which can be > merge in once the existing mess is straightened out. > _______________________________________________ > Ol-discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.archive.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ol-discuss > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send email to > [email protected] _______________________________________________ Ol-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://mail.archive.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ol-discuss To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send email to [email protected]
