User talk:BeBH65/ExtraBooklist

Proposed page merge
Hi, We have 2 pages with recommended books: They are not identical. I thought it would be useful to merge the pages.
 * in the wiki: https://www.bogleheads.org/wiki/Books:_recommendations_and_reviews
 * at the home page: https://www.bogleheads.org/RecommendedReading.php

I would be willing to do the effort if it is deemed useful. Please Advise

Actions to perform:
 * 1) copy the comments from RecommendedReading.php to the review pages if they exist - DONE
 * 2) for the books that are in RecommendedReading.php but not the wiki (already copied to my sandbox page) - add rows in the wiki tables - TBDecided
 * 3) for the books without review page in wiki but with some comments in the page of Alex. (already copied to my sandbox page - will put them in the proposed format if feedback is positive). Find a way to have the short reviews in the wiki:
 * 4) A separate page in the wiki? add links in the review column of the wiki page!
 * 5) a new section at the bottom wiki books page? add links in the review column of the wiki page!
 * 6) redirect the recoomnded reading in the home page to the wiki page - rendering RecommendedReading.php obsolete.

Is this an worthwhile effort?

BeBH65 10:56, 18 August 2016 (EDT)


 * As a first step, I have completed duplication of the Recommended Reading page content. If we decide the effort is not worthwhile, we'll have a completed wiki page.


 * I think merging of the pages will not be productive, as there is a conflict of both formatting (concise table vs. images) and content. I don't see any reason to duplicate the Recommended Reading page for the wiki.


 * Books reviewed in Recommended Reading, but not in the wiki, can have a link to Recommended Reading added.


 * --LadyGeek 20:35, 18 August 2016 (EDT)


 * Thanks for the help and feedback. My main goal would be to ensure that the readers would only see one page with book references independent if they entered from the wiki or from the home page. In my early days on the forum i was often confused, some references were to the one page, some to the other.
 * Main-point: Do you think it would be acceptable by the site owner to replace his link on the home page with a reference to the wiki books page?
 * Content that was in the RecommendedReading.php page but not in the books page could be copied.
 * I have already done that in the past earlier for books that had individual review pages; "wikified" the text and copied it to the individual review pages
 * remains:
 * alex's page has books that are not even mentioned on the wiki page table. These are now in my sandbox. Should I add them to the tables on the wiki page? n the format of the wiki page.
 * some books that are commented on alexes page do not have a wiki-review page. These are now in my sandbox. I do not think it is useful to create individual review pages as alex's comments are often only one line; (Text that still need to be brought up to wiki standard.) Not sure if/how we should keep alexes comments (now copied in the sandbox)
 * --BeBH65 15:21, 19 August 2016 (EDT)

Uploading files
Independent, if it deemed worthwhile, I am willing to do the effort to put the pictures of the book covers on the books page. Many of the books have a review and hence have the image of the front page already uploaded. I would only have to put the correct link on the books page. Is this an worthwhile effort?

BeBH65 11:01, 18 August 2016 (EDT)


 * ✅ Wiki administrators are able to upload files directly from a URL. I have uploaded the remaining pictures directly from the Bogleheads.org web page. --LadyGeek 20:35, 18 August 2016 (EDT)
 * Thanks for this. This now means we have an image of for the majority of the book:_recommended_reading_and_reveiws page. My question is: would it be nice to add the thumbnails to the book:_recommended_reading_and_reveiws adding some colour to the page.
 * --BeBH65 15:24, 19 August 2016 (EDT)

Suggestions on editing text to conform to wiki standards
Original text:

''You cannot go wrong with Bill Bernstein's books, this is my first choice for anyone interested in going beyond the most basic investment primer. My previous favorite all-in-one investing book, The Four Pillars of Investing, is an earlier work by Dr. Bernstein that covers much the same ground, but is a bit longer and more technically oriented. Note the link is to the latest version, with a 2010 postscript that brings the book up to date. For reviews and content, see the original version.''

Revision:

Investors cannot go wrong with Bill Bernstein's books; this is a good choice for anyone interested in going beyond the most basic investment primer. Bernstein's previous all-in-one investing book, The Four Pillars of Investing, covers much the same ground, but is somewhat longer and more technically oriented. Note the link is to the latest version, with a 2010 postscript that brings the book up to date.

Original text:

''Too light on content for my tastes, but a short and fun read and perhaps the best choice for introducing investing concepts to those who need to know them, but are unwilling to take on something more comprehensive. Our members give out a lot of these as gifts. ''

Revision:

A short, light and fun read, perhaps the best choice for introducing investing concepts to those who need to know them, but are unwilling to take on something more comprehensive. Forum members give out a lot of these as gifts. --Blbarnitz 11:29, 19 August 2016 (EDT)


 * Thanks for the reminder. What I copied to my sandbox was verbatim from the php page from alex. Indeed if it is decided that this be added to the wiki. the text needs to be wikified. -- I'll wait on the feedback on the topics above in this talk page.
 * --BeBH65 15:26, 19 August 2016 (EDT)

Another duplication
Why do we have both SitesOfInterest.php and News_and_blogs - cqn we have a redirect in the former to the latter?

--BeBH65 15:35, 19 August 2016 (EDT)