[bksvol-discuss] Re: Admin. Q
- From: "Julie Morales" <mercy421@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2006 01:05:01 -0500
I doubt many, if any, people in that category would even be on this list, since
most people here, if not all, are here to learn how to make what they do, be it
scanning or validating, better. <smile> I know what you're saying, though. 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: Monday, January 30, 2006 12:59 AM
Subject: [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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