Preserve remote_id syntax for authors and books

bookwyrm/models/author.py

@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
 ''' database schema for info about authors '''
-from uuid import uuid4
-import re
-
 from django.db import models
 from django.utils import timezone
 
@@ -37,18 +34,13 @@ class Author(ActivitypubMixin, BookWyrmModel):
             self.remote_id = self.get_remote_id()
 
         if not self.id:
-            # force set the remote id to a local version
             self.origin_id = self.remote_id
-            self.remote_id = self.get_remote_id()
+            self.remote_id = None
         return super().save(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def get_remote_id(self):
         ''' editions and works both use "book" instead of model_name '''
-        uuid = str(uuid4())[:8]
-        # in Book, the title is used to make the url more readable, but
-        # since an author's name can change, I didn't want to lock in a
-        # potential deadname (or maiden name) in the urk.
-        return 'https://%s/author/%s' % (DOMAIN, uuid)
+        return 'https://%s/author/%s' % (DOMAIN, self.id)
 
     @property
     def display_name(self):