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This category is populated by {} and {} (with parameter invalid#=yes) and by {{Listed Invalid ISBN}}, to indicate that although the given ISBN is malformed it is indeed printed on the work. These malformed ISBNs can still be looked up via Special:BookSources in the usual way despite the prominent warning — it just means that fewer Find this ...
Medium to long term, it'd be nice to have a way to display invalid ISBNs in the article that have been thoroughly checked by "us" since the invalid number will be what most readers see on the book in their hand or a website selling the book with the invalid ISBN.
For example, ISBN 0-590-76484-5 is shared by two books—Ninja gaiden: a novel based on the best-selling game by Tecmo (1990) and Wacky laws (1997), both published by Scholastic. Most libraries and booksellers display the book record for an invalid ISBN issued by the publisher.
Note that the ISBN hyphenation rule-base is a living document. This is a maintenance category of articles with invalid ISBNs. It is often included by means of the template {{Please check ISBN}}. If you fix an ISBN please remove the template or category from the article. Many article/ISBN problems are listed at WikiProject Check Wikipedia.
invalid form – 10-digit ISBNs with the mis-positioned 'X' character invalid group id – 13-digit ISBN begins with '9790'; this prefix / group ID combination is reserved to ISMN. To resolve this error, ensure that the |isbn= value is correct, that only one ISBN is used, that the proper optional separators are used, and that no other text is ...
For example | isbn = {{Listed Invalid ISBN|123-456-7890-123}} is incorrect use. Usage This template should only be used in limited cases when an editor knows that the International Standard Book Number (ISBN) printed in a source publication is invalid.
Entries with invalid ISBNs that are nonetheless printed in a book can be tagged with {{Listed Invalid ISBN}}. Also, if particular ISBNs in a list of ISBNs are known to be invalid, this can be indicated by providing corresponding invalid1=yes to invalid9=yes parameters in the {{ ISBN }} or {{ ISBNT }} templates.
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