[bksvol-discuss] Re: Admin. Q

So basicly, you have never validated just for the sake of the credit.  
Therefore, my comments don't apply to you at all, Julie.  However, I stand by 
what I said about those who take advantage of the system simply for moniter 
advantage.

Peace,
ERnie
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Julie Morales 
  To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  Sent: Sunday, January 29, 2006 10:03 PM
  Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Admin. Q


  Some people can't afford the Bookshare subscription without the credit. I'm 
one of them. I don't do what I do specifically for the credits, but it's 
certainly a nice incentive, since I wouldn't be able to afford Bookshare 
without it. That doesn't mean I wouldn't submit, credit or not, but it 
certainly helps, and I'd imagine people validate for the same reason, 
especially if they're interested in the books. People who do it specifically 
for the credit are probably in the minority, especially for validating, since 
you only get 50 cents per validation. I was merely suggesting reasons for why 
some might do the bare minimum, but since when I do validate, which is hardly 
ever any more, but when I did, I chose books I wanted to read, anyway, so I did 
more than that. Take care.
  Julie Morales
  Life is a gift from God. What we do with it is our gift to Him.
    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: k4zq 
    To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
    Sent: Sunday, January 29, 2006 6:25 PM
    Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Admin. Q


    I really don't care who this offends, because I'm highly offended by a 
person who would only validate a book for their own credit!  Let me just say 
that a person of that sort has no respect for his fellow members, the books, or 
him or herself.  They are a real unmitigated drag--and I cleaned that up!

    On a completely different subject, how does one go about making his 
registration as a volunteer valid?

    I shall now validate this emale.

    Peace,
    Ernie
      ----- Original Message ----- 
      From: Julie Morales 
      To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
      Sent: Saturday, January 28, 2006 3:03 PM
      Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Admin. Q


      Some people just want the credit and do the bare minimum to get that 
credit. I do think most, if not all, of us here are beyond that, but there are 
some validators who don't even do a spell check. That can be obvious with some 
of the books in the collection. A lot of us do want better than that, and a lot 
of us care more about the quality than the credit, but there are some things 
that would have been easy to spot if the validator would have done a little 
more than the minimum. I've seen that in some of the books I've read. Take care.
      Julie Morales
      Life is a gift from God. What we do with it is our gift to Him.
        ----- Original Message ----- 
        From: k4zq 
        To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
        Sent: Saturday, January 28, 2006 7:27 AM
        Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Admin. Q


        Julie,

        Forgive my impertinence, but why would someone validate a book if they 
really don't care?  Seems that if one is willing to volunteer to take on that 
kind of work, it should be because they want the books on the site to be the 
best possible.

        Peace,
        Ernie
          ----- Original Message ----- 
          From: Julie Morales 
          To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
          Sent: Friday, January 27, 2006 9:01 PM
          Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Admin. Q


          Hi, Tom. I can understand what you're saying about this, but 
sometimes, if books are poorly done, really long or anything like that, it 
might take longer to get them done. Some validators are perfectionists and want 
their books to be as good as they can make them. Others just do the bare 
minimum and let it go at that. Some books would be rejected if a validator who 
really cared about that particular book couldn't keep it until it was worthy of 
putting up and as good as it could be made. This might not be an issue for 
some, but for other books, they may be rare or something that most people might 
not think about rescanning, so that book might not ever make it to the site if 
that happens. These are all just thoughts out loud and probably at least some 
reasons for why there is no limit. take care.
          Julie Morales
          Life is a gift from God. What we do with it is our gift to Him.
            ----- Original Message ----- 
            From: tom hawkins 
            To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
            Sent: Friday, January 27, 2006 7:40 PM
            Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Admin. Q


            Gerald, A second thought, Has Bookshare ever decided to limet the 
number of edit renewals allowed?  It would seem that after a  reasonable 
period, the book should be returned to the step-one Q.  Tom
              ----- Original Message ----- 
              From: Gerald Hovas 
              To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
              Sent: Friday, January 27, 2006 4:17 PM
              Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Admin. Q


              Tom,

              Janice has said that it's been a bit of a mad house around there 
since back in December due to anual end of the year tasks and getting things 
backunder control since the holidays.  Once things calm down a bit I would 
imagine that Gustavo will whittle down the Awaiting Admin Approval queue.  As 
for if he ever gets to the bottom, I believe he did that two or three times 
last year and ended up sending out a message that he had nothing to approve.

              HTH

              Gerald

              -----Original Message-----
              From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of tom hawkins
              Sent: Friday, January 27, 2006 12:54 PM
              To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
              Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Admin. Q


              Hi Everyone, been laying low for a while.  But I have a question, 
do you think Gustavo will ever get to the bottom of the administrative Q?  
Still have books sitting there from September, and my Dreamland series by Dale 
Brown has-never been found apparently, lost, "lost beneath the streets of 
Boston," their fate never to be learned, as the song goes.  The answers I get 
are vague, that the books are out being edited, since May or June?  Tom


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