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On 9/9/2024 1:42 PM, Christian Weisgerber wrote:
> On 2024-09-09, James Nicoll <jdnicoll@panix.com> wrote:
> 
>>> The Matrix by Andy Wachowski and Larry Wachowski
>>
>> Well, crap. I forgot the ISFDB deadnames people.
> 
> So do the credits of the movie.
> 
>> That should be Lana Wachowski and Lilly Wachowski.
> 
> Was Vladimir Putin born in Leningrad or Saint Petersburg?

The fact that authors, editors and artists may have multiple 
professional used names, legal names and socially used names -- either 
simultaneously or consecutively -- creates a number of challenges for 
bibliographers. The ISFDB FAQ discusses how the ISFDB project handles 
this issue 
(https://isfdb.org/wiki/index.php/ISFDB:FAQ#How_does_the_ISFDB_deal_with_author_name_changes.3F) 
:

A title's author name(s) are entered into the ISFDB database the way 
they appear on the publication's title page -- see 
Template:PublicationFields:Author for details. If another version of a 
publication credits the author(s) differently, then we create a separate 
publication record for it.

Once it has been confirmed that two or more author names refer to the 
same person and that the connections are publicly known, one name is 
selected as the author's "canonical" name and the rest are designated 
"alternate names". The name chosen to be the canonical name is the most 
recognized name for the author within the SF genre.

Note that the canonical name need not be the same as any of the author's 
legal names or socially used names. For example, Alice Bradley Sheldon's 
most recognized in-genre name is James Tiptree, Jr. and Paul Myron 
Anthony Linebarger's most recognized in-genre name is Cordwainer Smith 
-- see Template:AuthorFields:CanonicalName for details. All of the 
author's names are then linked within the ISFDB software to display the 
author's bibliography on the canonical name page -- see Help:How to 
record an alternate name for details. If the most recognized in-genre 
name changes, the software connection is changed to use the new name as 
the canonical name.