Common Knowledge, WikiThing, HelpThing

For discussion of LibraryThing's unique "Common Knowledge" feature—a sort of "fielded wiki" available on work and author pages—and our more conventional wiki, WikiThing.

TopicTopicMessagesLast Message 
Mixing up films with books5 unread / 5skript, September 24
Please stop deleting perfectly valid CK entries46 unread / 46Carmen.et.Error, September 21
Deadnames and transgender authors25 unread / 25JacobHolt, September 19
Blurbers59 unread / 59MarthaJeanne, September 17
Award - Two of the same?17 unread / 17timspalding, September 13
Problems of "nationality" in LT.de3 unread / 3birder4106, August 30
Academies, etc.7 unread / 7Cynfelyn, August 26
Where to put a book's own description?22 unread / 22quasar, August 17
Finding recent changes6 unread / 6Nevov, August 2
Charts & graphs for split authors11 unread / 11Moloch, August 1
user posting spam links into links section5 unread / 5MarthaJeanne, July 25
Epigraph, Dedication, 1st and Last Words, and Quotations4 unread / 4norabelle414, June 28
Adding content when there's not enough room3 unread / 3kastates, June 14
Shielding spoilers in character description8 unread / 8gilroy, May 29
Author disambiguation25 unread / 25Picathartes, May 25
author name sorting issue9 unread / 9bnielsen, May 10
Author CK10 unread / 10karenb, May 9
potential corporate author? need guidance8 unread / 8AnnieMod, April 27
Book description where it's missing4 unread / 4Moloch, April 25
Works and Series7 unread / 7chocorua, April 24
Member changing CK from English to Spanish12 unread / 12karenb, April 19
Barcodeks6 unread / 6kristilabrie, April 11
Collections Wiki Update/Discussion Thread72 unread / 72r.orrison, March 19
Misunderstanding about works and contains/contained - much fixing needed7 unread / 7gilroy, March 5
Character Names - Entry details and the Description50 unread / 50Stewered, February 22
Author combination issues18 unread / 18varielle, February 19
New York Times Bestseller Award - break it down?12 unread / 12gilroy, January 25
Book Thickness vs. Length5 unread / 5c_why, January 23
Dormant Groups4 unread / 4SandraArdnas, January 3
Personal names in the format Familyname Givenname15 unread / 15Nicole_VanK, December 2022
Book descriptions13 unread / 13Cynfelyn, November 2022
Genre Settings Help1 unread / 1aspirit, August 2022
searching by tag edit date2 unread / 2gilroy, June 2022
Barnes & Noble Discover Awards Question6 unread / 6aspirit, June 2022
CK lost after merging books?9 unread / 9Cynfelyn, April 2022
ISSN searching4 unread / 4jjwilson61, March 2022
Artificial Intelligence - Intelligenza Artificiale13 unread / 13aspirit, March 2022
Variant Names for an Individual Person or Character1 unread / 1aspirit, March 2022
How do I change the title of a work?5 unread / 5MarthaJeanne, March 2022
Entering awards data10 unread / 10hipdeep, February 2022
CK for Wizards of the Coast / Wizards RPG Team - RFC6 unread / 6jjwilson61, January 2022
Reassignments for Split Authors14 unread / 14aspirit, January 2022
Last Sentence15 unread / 15jjwilson61, January 2022
Barbara Greene3 unread / 3norabelle414, January 2022
Gender changes6 unread / 6bnielsen, January 2022
CK Original Publication Date visibility mismatch between librarything.es and librarything.com6 unread / 6Llyfryddwr, January 2022
Contributing Authors4 unread / 4aspirit, December 2021
Hyphenated dates not registering8 unread / 8Cynfelyn, November 2021
Index of Topics5 unread / 5AnnieMod, November 2021
Problems adding a book4 unread / 4elahrairah, November 2021
How to batch download usmarc data?1 unread / 1Ebrietas, November 2021
Odd Looking changes to awards and Honors4 unread / 4Cynfelyn, October 2021
Author page - Links and Wikipedia4 unread / 4gilroy, September 2021
Dates and periodicals9 unread / 9MarthaJeanne, September 2021
CK author occupations : how liberally interpreted?30 unread / 30lilithcat, September 2021
Nationality best practices89 unread / 89lilithcat, September 2021
series / sorting11 unread / 11Cynfelyn, September 2021
Notes on calendar and chronology?7 unread / 7birder4106, September 2021
Author gender consistency25 unread / 25norabelle414, August 2021
How to move an author from unknown to living or dead18 unread / 18karenb, July 2021
Sources Dropdown for Published Reviews2 unread / 2norabelle414, July 2021
How can I move my message wall to a place not seen by public?8 unread / 8AnnieMod, July 2021
Work Relationships and "Is an abridged version of"4 unread / 4anglemark, June 2021
Odd behaviour in drop-downs8 unread / 8MarthaJeanne, June 2021
Related films not related to the book - question15 unread / 15lilithcat, June 2021
Is there a quick way to identify duplicates?6 unread / 6LascaSartoris, June 2021
Ha, Got it!8 unread / 8karenb, May 2021
History of a field in Common Knowledge8 unread / 8DuncanHill, May 2021
cover uploaded upside-down10 unread / 10ulmannc, April 2021
Contribution newbie8 unread / 82wonderY, March 2021
Events: 'The' or No 'The'3 unread / 3lilithcat, February 2021
Combining 2 copies of a book3 unread / 3MarthaJeanne, February 2021
CK author legal names9 unread / 9Cynfelyn, December 2020
QUESTION: how do I combine a manually added book to a work?12 unread / 12justchris, December 2020
Searching CK for author birth months?1 unread / 1frithuswith, December 2020
Other Authors and anthologies.15 unread / 15andyl, December 2020
Date Format for Author Lives3 unread / 3gabriel, November 2020
Search by Entry Date3 unread / 3MarthaJeanne, November 2020
Editing a series title3 unread / 3Cynfelyn, October 2020
Related Places Question7 unread / 7parlerodermime, September 2020
A Treacherous Country by K.M. Kruimink4 unread / 4pamelad, September 2020
Cause of death field best practices24 unread / 24konallis, September 2020
QUESTION : Data that is overwritten and/or disappears in author biographies4 unread / 4r.orrison, September 2020
Anthology contributors in "People/Characters"11 unread / 11lilithcat, September 2020
Bad Edits9 unread / 9gilroy, September 2020
Characters as spoilers16 unread / 16Aquila, September 2020
Please add title to Creative Minds Biographies Series2 unread / 2lilithcat, August 2020
Any possibility of adding "Related works" to Common Knowledge?5 unread / 5MarthaJeanne, August 2020
Pseudonym vs Author Name4 unread / 4r.orrison, August 2020
Top 2,000 Common Knowledge contributors9 unread / 9gilroy, July 2020
CK: The more you know....23 unread / 23MarthaJeanne, July 2020
Help please... book error10 unread / 10karenb, July 2020
CK Helper Badge3 unread / 3littleone1996, July 2020
Misuse of Alternative Titles?4 unread / 4aspirit, May 2020
Locked icon for "Series (with order)" edits8 unread / 8bunnerz, May 2020
This item has been locked ?!?6 unread / 6timspalding, May 2020
Mis-use of book description box2 unread / 2karenb, May 2020
Should this be Publisher Series? Do I need to transfer them back to ordinary Series?2 unread / 2MarthaJeanne, May 2020
People/Character names & dates10 unread / 10Carmen.et.Error, May 2020
The 1918-19 Flu Outbreak6 unread / 6lorax, May 2020
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