Not names, but horrible margins which clipped every line which came close to the inner margin of the page. I typed it in where it needed, but, as I say, would not have done it for the whole book. It was a ya book, so not much was going on on any particular page. The book is almost read through, so it will be submitted very soon. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Grandma Cindy" <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2008 5:27 AMSubject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: An alternative to validating fair quality submissions
Gary, Were there a lot of proper names in the book that might have thrown off the ranking? 99.1 seems pretty high to me, so I don't see why you think that would have to be rejected? I do read the books I validate, (except for two in the past) line for line, word for word, which is how I find missing words in sentences and scanning errors that are proper words but not proper in that particular context. This is to be expected by a validator, because scanning machines are not perfect. They are thrown off, I think, by the size of the type on the page, how close together the words are on the page, and the quality of the page's paper. As I said, I don't understand why you think the book with 99.1 ranking would have had to be rejected. G.Cindy --- Gary Petraccaro <garyp130@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:I've just had one enlightening experience with a book I've already done. I found a page missing and rerequested this book on library loan. When I got it I did the missing page. I couldn't get it above 99.1 no matter what I did. This must have been a different copy because if the whole book had been like this, I'd have had to read the whole book, line, by line, retyping as I went. There's no other way to fix this kind of problem and if we encounter a book like this where the whole book is envolved, that book will have to be left behind.----- Original Message ----- From: "Grandma Cindy" <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2008 10:49 PM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: An alternative to validating fair quality submissions > No validator would object to validating a book like > that, Gary. We expect to do some work, and feel guilty > if there's nothing to do but enjoy the read, > especially now that there's equal pay. > > I read what I validate, and can tell you that even > with 99.4 accuracy but will be something for me to do, > because even the K1000 ranked spelling won't catch > homonyms or the number 1 for the capital I or some > other things I can't think of at the moment. smile > > G.Cindy > > --- Gary Petraccaro <garyp130@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> I've tried it both ways and emotionally prefer a >> clean scan, but i must say >> that there were times when I carried it too far. If >> I can get pages to >> about 99.4 accuracy, there's a good chance that I >> will have pages which can >> be cleaned up with not too much work--certainly no >> more work than the time >> it would take to optimize a book and probably >> somewhat less. I did one >> book, optimizing all the way, and it was not an >> experience I'd willing >> repeat. Btw, I will submit this book as soon as I >> can read through and, >> since it has a few graphs, I will ask someone >> sighted to take a look at a >> print copy and help out. Not at all a long book, >> 250 pages, but a few >> graphs. >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Mayrie ReNae" <mrenae@xxxxxxxxxxx>>> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2008 12:39 PM >> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: An alternative to >> validating fair quality >> submissions >> >> >> > Hi Donna, >> > >> > I personally, think it is a great idea. I have >> been disheartened lately >> > at the number of fair and good submissions on the >> step 1 page awaiting >> > validation. Chances are that a rescan of a book >> raited fair would take >> > less time than actually fixing a scan of less than >> excellent quality. >> > >> > Peace, >> > Mayrie >> > >> > At 07:22 AM 1/12/2008, you wrote: >> >>Hi all. >> >> >> >>I apologize in advance if this suggestion ruffles >> feathers, but it is made >> >>in the spirit of getting excellent quality books >> into the collection. >> >> >> >>I am one of the volunteers who believes that >> "validating" a book shouldn't >> >>involve rewriting it because the scan is poor. >> There are some books which >> >>have strange formatting or difficult tables and >> charts or other things >> >>that typically don't scan well and the only way to >> get such books into the >> >>collection is in fact for a very patient validator >> to go through the whole >> >>book and fix problematic errors that a rescan >> won't fix. >> >> >> >>However, there are a lot of books on the step one >> download page that are >> >>just straightforward text, fiction or nonfiction, >> that should scan with no >> >>problems, but are rated as fair. In my opinion, >> it is a waste of >> >>volunteer time and effort to have a validator make >> these scans passable. >> >> >> >>So here's my alternative. If I, or any other >> scanner, obtains a copy of a >> >>book that is currently awaiting validation and >> rated fair, would it be >> >>appropriate for us to download the fair copy, >> reject it, and then upload a >> >>better scan of the same book? >> >> >> >>Thoughts? Ideas? No rotten tomatoes please! >> >> >> >>Donna >> > >> > To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email >> to >> > bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> > put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the >> subject line. To get a list >> > of available commands, put the word 'help' by >> itself in the subject line. >> > >> > >> >>> > -- >> > No virus found in this incoming message.>> > Checked by AVG Free Edition. 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