diff --git a/parsers/logbooks.py b/parsers/logbooks.py
index 4d26448..a8469e1 100644
--- a/parsers/logbooks.py
+++ b/parsers/logbooks.py
@@ -119,22 +119,27 @@ def GetTripPersons(trippeople, expedition, logtime_underground, tid=None):
 
     for tripperson in re.split(r",|\+|&|&(?!\w+;)| and ", trippeople):
         tripperson = tripperson.strip()
-        # mul = re.match(r"(?i)<u>(.*?)</u>$", tripperson)
-        mul = rx_tripperson.match(tripperson)
-        if mul:
-            tripperson = mul.group(1).strip()
-        if tripperson and tripperson[0] != "*":
-            tripperson = re.sub(rx_round_bracket, "", tripperson).strip()
+        # author_u = re.match(r"(?i)<u>(.*?)</u>$", tripperson)
+        author_u = rx_tripperson.match(tripperson)
+        if author_u:
+            tripperson = author_u.group(1).strip()
+        if tripperson:
+            if tripperson[0] != "*": # a name prefix of "*" is special
+                tripperson = re.sub(rx_round_bracket, "", tripperson).strip()
 
-            # Whacky aliases all handled in GetPersonExpeditionNameLookup()
-            personyear = GetPersonExpeditionNameLookup(expedition).get(tripperson.lower())
-            if not personyear:
-                message = f" ! - {expedition.year} No name match for: '{tripperson}' in entry {tid=} for this expedition year."
-                print(message)
-                DataIssue.objects.create(parser="logbooks", message=message)
-            res.append((personyear, logtime_underground))
-            if mul:
-                author = personyear
+                # Whacky aliases all handled in GetPersonExpeditionNameLookup()
+                personyear = GetPersonExpeditionNameLookup(expedition).get(tripperson.lower())
+                if not personyear:
+                    message = f" ! - {expedition.year} No name match for: '{tripperson}' in entry {tid=} for this expedition year."
+                    print(message)
+                    DataIssue.objects.create(parser="logbooks", message=message)
+                res.append((personyear, logtime_underground))
+                if author_u:
+                    author = personyear
+            else:
+                # a person but with * prefix. Ignored everywhere.
+                print(f" ! - {expedition.year} * person : {tripperson}")
+                
     if not author:
         if not res:
             return "", 0
@@ -160,7 +165,7 @@ def tidy_time_underground(logtime_underground):
         logtime_underground = 0
     return logtime_underground
 
-def tidy_trip_persons(trippeople, expedition, logtime_underground, tid):
+def tidy_trip_persons(trippeople, title, expedition, logtime_underground, tid):
     try:
         trippersons, author = GetTripPersons(trippeople, expedition, logtime_underground, tid=tid)
         # print(f" - {author} - {logtime_underground}")
@@ -372,7 +377,7 @@ def parser_html(year, expedition, txt, seq=""):
             dupl[check] = 1
             
         tu = tidy_time_underground(tu)
-        trippersons, author = tidy_trip_persons(trippeople, expedition, tu, tid)
+        trippersons, author = tidy_trip_persons(trippeople, triptitle, expedition, tu, tid)
         tripcave = tidy_trip_cave(place)
         tripcontent = tidy_trip_image_urls(tripcontent, ldate)
         tid = tidy_tid(tid, triptitle)