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Topic: TAG-ging Historical Fiction

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Date Posted: 2/21/2008 7:26 PM ET
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Speaking as a sort-of-computer person, once tag search is ful more...
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I was doing the "Historical Fiction - adjective" because the books tagged H/F are a huge mish-mas more...
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Eloise, I just read your above post more...
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My main tags for historical mysteries are as follows: Historical more...
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Larry-- Thanks for posting your list! I enc more...
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I actually asked R&R if we'd be able to search within tags to narrow down the number of b more...
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The response was that tags are not normally used like that, but the idea was a good one. LOL! Bless 'em. Wish t more...
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I think that HF as a large category is a more...
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LOL Genie! That part of the response made me giggle too. I'd give anything to have our tags work like the ones at LT. Maybe one day.... Mim more...
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I came across a great article today (written over a year ago) on LibraryThing's blog. "When tags w more...
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Just my opinion since I am unfamiliar with exactly how to search using a tagging system yet, but when I think of more...
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What w more...
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Wouldn' more...
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I apologize, I've not been following this th more...
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Ok, since searchable tags don't seem to be coming soon, I' more...
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May I sug more...
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Rena more...
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We've got Historical Mystery broken down by century, but what more...
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We can make HF century tags if you like, or we could mark t more...
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Since it's already a Historical Ficti more...
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I realize that I am tilting at windmills but I will add my two cents nevertheless. There is much debate about what constitutes historical fiction but according to the Historical Novel Society, "to be deemed historical, a novel must have been written at le more...
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Very useful, Deb, thanks! I'll click over to the Historical Novel more...
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