[bksvol-discuss] Re: Announcement
- From: Tracy Carcione <carcione@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 01 Apr 2005 13:33:49 -0500
Grand! If I can be replaced, well then, let it be by a Swedish god! All
hail mighty Thor! Bring on the Hammer!
Tracy
> From: Marissa Mika
> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Friday, April 01, 2005 8:53 AM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Announcement
>
>
> Hi Guys,
>
> So operations has decided that the download list is just much too long.
Beginning on Monday, April 4th, book submissions waiting to be validated for
more than two weeks will be automatically processed by a validating tool and
either accepted or rejected for the collection. Because of our successes
with the stripper and other automating processes, we're pretty much
convinced that computer judgement is just as good as human judgement.
>
> Obviously you might ask, where does this put the volunteers? Well, not
too much will change, other than the fact that if you see a title on the
download page that you like, you should snatch it up immediately. Who knows?
The validation tool, whom we've named "Thor," might zap it up the next day.
>
> Anyway, we figured that this would be much more convenient for everyone
involved, especially me, so I don't have to listen to complaints as to how
long the download list is from day to day.
>
> And on that note, we've also decided to terminate the volunteer list,
starting Monday, April 4th. The idea behind this is that the Bookshare.org
Ops team needs to rule with an iron fist, and voices of dissent and critique
don't have a place in this fuzzy nonprofit.
>
> Oh, and I'll be out of the office for most of the day, getting more books
to flood the step one page. So I'll get back to you by Monday.
>
> I realize all of this is a lot to process. Happy April First. I can't
believe another month has passed.
>
> Best,
> Marissa
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><DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi Marissa,</FONT></DIV>
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><DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>How much of this is "April fools" and how much is
>real? :-) Is any of it (two week validation and termination of
this
>list) true? Or are you just pulling our legs?</FONT></DIV>
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> <A title=Marissa.M@xxxxxxxxxxxx href="mailto:Marissa.M@xxxxxxxxxxxx";>Marissa
> Mika</A> </DIV>
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> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [bksvol-discuss]
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> <P><FONT size=2>Hi Guys,<BR><BR>So operations has decided that the download
> list is just much too long. Beginning on Monday, April 4th, book submissions
> waiting to be validated for more than two weeks will be automatically
> processed by a validating tool and either accepted or rejected for the
> collection. Because of our successes with the stripper and other automating
> processes, we're pretty much convinced that computer judgement is just as
good
> as human judgement.<BR><BR>Obviously you might ask, where does this put the
> volunteers? Well, not too much will change, other than the fact that if you
> see a title on the download page that you like, you should snatch it up
> immediately. Who knows? The validation tool, whom we've named "Thor," might
> zap it up the next day.<BR><BR>Anyway, we figured that this would be much
more
> convenient for everyone involved, especially me, so I don't have to
listen to
> complaints as to how long the download list is from day to
day.<BR><BR>And on
> that note, we've also decided to terminate the volunteer list, starting
> Monday, April 4th. The idea behind this is that the Bookshare.org Ops team
> needs to rule with an iron fist, and voices of dissent and critique don't
have
> a place in this fuzzy nonprofit.<BR><BR>Oh, and I'll be out of the office
for
> most of the day, getting more books to flood the step one page. So I'll get
> back to you by Monday.<BR><BR>I realize all of this is a lot to process.
Happy
> April First. I can't believe another month has
> passed.<BR><BR>Best,<BR>Marissa</FONT> </P></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>
>
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