You have to add MARC roles in the metadata for the writer of the preface
and the dedicator, which are usually the author.
https://standardebooks.org/manual/1.8.8/single-page#9.11.8
On 6/7/26 4:12 PM, Bennett Helm wrote:
> Ok -- I've deleted that repository and started over. The new version is
> at the same url:
https://github.com/bwhelm/DuBois-Quest-of-Silver-Fleece
> <
https://github.com/bwhelm/DuBois-Quest-of-Silver-Fleece>
>
> One note on something I found confusing in the step-by-step guide, which
> I think was behind my doing things out of the order you wanted them in:
> Step 12 ("Add a List of Illustrations") says to use `se build-loi`, but
> only after building the manifest and spine first. Those can be found in
> Step 19, so I jumped down to do that, and then tried to get caught up on
> other things. That part of the guide should probably be revised.
>
> It would also be good in Step 12 to indicate that you don't include
> decorative illustrations.
>
> Currently I'm at Step 22 (Proofread), which will probably take a while.
> But I'm getting two items from `se lint` for "Manual Review", which I'm
> not understanding how to fix:
>
> 1. | m-090 │ Manual Review │ dedication.xhtml │ dedication semantic
> inflection found, but no MARC relator dto (Dedicator). |
> 2. | m-031 │ Manual Review │ preface.xhtml │ preface semantic
> inflection found, but no MARC relator wpr (Writer of preface). |
>
> Help on that would be appreciated.
>
> Bennett
> On Sunday, June 7, 2026 at 2:38:12 PM UTC-4
weij...@bu.edu wrote:
>
> Ok, noted.
>
> I took a look at your repository and I noticed that there are some
> issues with your commit structure. For example, modernizing
> hyphenation and spelling is supposed to be a single editorial
> commit, but you mixed those changes with non-editorial semantics
> changes. In general, for your first project, you want to follow the
> commits outlined in the step-by-step guide <https://
>
standardebooks.org/contribute/producing-an-ebook-step-by-
> step> closely to make your project easier to review. I also noticed
> that you included the illustrations, but we don't include decorative
> illustrations (i.e. illustrations that are not essential to the
> plot) in our projects.
>
> I suggest that now that you have become more familiar with the
> toolset, you should start over and follow the step-by-step guide
> closely to ensure that your work meets our standards. This will
> ultimately save both you and your review (i.e. me) down the line.
>
> On Sunday, June 7, 2026 at 12:04:51 PM UTC-4 Alex Cabal wrote:
>
> Great, that one would be a good start.
>
> This book has a dedication and preface, so you'll have to
> include a half
> title page. Otherwise this should be pretty straightforward.
>
> Robin will manage with Weijia reviewing.
>
> Make sure to read the Standard Ebooks Manual of Style before
> starting,
> as you won't know what to fix if you haven't read the standards. In
> particular, please closely review the semantics, high level
> patterns,
> and typography sections:
>
>
https://standardebooks.org/manual <
https://standardebooks.org/
> manual>
>
>
https://standardebooks.org/manual/latest/4-semantics <https://
>
standardebooks.org/manual/latest/4-semantics>
>
>
https://standardebooks.org/manual/latest/7-high-level-
> structural-patterns <
https://standardebooks.org/manual/latest/7-
> high-level-structural-patterns>
>
>
https://standardebooks.org/manual/latest/8-typography <https://
>
standardebooks.org/manual/latest/8-typography>
> by-step <
https://standardebooks.org/contribute/producing-an-
> ebook-step-by-step>
> when-working-on-public-domain-ebooks <https://
>
standardebooks.org/contribute/how-tos/common-issues-when-
> working-on-public-domain-ebooks>
>
> Please email often if you have any questions at all. Our
> standards are
> well-established so there is probably already a standard for
> formatting
> whatever problem you've encountered.
>
> When you're ready, email back with a link to your Github
> repository so
> that I can assign you a manager and reviewer.
>
> Have fun! :)
>
>
> On 6/6/26 8:15 PM, Bennett Helm wrote:
> > I thought I'd give this a shot.
> >
> > Text Source:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/15265 <https://
>
www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/15265>
> > Scan Source:
https://archive.org/details/
> questofsilverfle0000dubo_n0o6 <
https://archive.org/details/
> questofsilverfle0000dubo_n0o6>
> > Repository:
https://github.com/bwhelm/DuBois-Quest-of-Silver-
> Fleece <
https://github.com/bwhelm/DuBois-Quest-of-Silver-Fleece>
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