Thanks Roger. You articulated that much better than I did. I too do not care about the whys and wherefores. But, as someone else said, the intended validator could experience unforseen long-term crises, or even die, and we would never know. Tracy > > I am not interested in the particular reason a particular book is being > held > and I am not interested in the particular reason a particular book is > being > held for a particularly long time. That is between the particular > submitter > and the particular validator. That which concerns me is that a book with a > "hold for" status might languish in that status for whatever reason, > perhaps the > inability of the validater to validate it, for an indefinite time while > someone else could do the validation. That which I am suggesting is that, > perhaps, > a separate "hold for" list could be established in which each book would > have an expiration date after which it would automatically move to step 1 > unless > the person for whom it is being held renewed its "hold for" status. I am > also not suggesting that the renewal period be as short as a week as it > is on > step 2. I am thinking in terms of a half year or a year. Also, since a > book in > "hold for" status is really, for the period during which it is on hold, > is of > interest only to the person for whom it is being held then, perhaps, a > book > marked "hold for" by the submitter could automatically go into the step 2 > list of the person for whom it is being held with a longer expiration > period. In > a message dated 9/11/2008 12:37:07 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > thoth93@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes: > > Instead of dealing with the hold books as a whole, please try dealing > with each book individually. > > There are different reasons associated with each book. So the answer > you get about a particular book will involve what is going on with > that particular book. Just ask about any particular book and you can > learn about it. > > E. > > > At 12:32 PM 9/11/2008, you wrote: >>What I meant is that perhaps the "hold for" books on step 1 could >>have an expiration date with the option to renew their "hold for" >>status on step 1. The suggestion is because, really, it occurs to me >>that a validator for whom a book is being held could die and none of >>us would ever know about it. In that case, just how many years would >>a book remain on step 1 marked "hold for?" In a message dated >>9/11/2008 1:42:18 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, thoth93@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> writes: >>Roger I renew a "hold for" the same way I renew any other book on >>step 2. So there is the option you requested already. >> >>E. >> >>To repeat yesterday's message, if a volunteer finds a book with "hold >>for" and wants to know about it and the volunteer whose name appears >>on it, just write to the list and ask. We are usually polite to each >>other on this list. We can work things out. >> >>It just upsets folks when somebody grabs a "hold for" book without >>asking first. >> >>I give a lot of time to volunteering. During the past six years I >>have validated hundred and hundreds of books. However, I actually >>have a life outside of bookshare, there is a 5 book queue and there >>are reasons for "hold for" which others have already described. >> >>E. >> >>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. >> >> >> >> >> >> >>---------- >>Psssst...Have you heard the news? >><http://www.stylelist.com/trends?ncid=aolsty00050000000014>There's a >>new fashion blog, plus the latest fall trends and hair styles at > StyleList.com. >> >> >>__________ NOD32 3435 (20080911) Information __________ >> >>This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. >><http://www.eset.com>http://www.eset.com > > 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. > > > > > > > > > **************Psssst...Have you heard the news? There's a new fashion > blog, > plus the latest fall trends and hair styles at StyleList.com. > (http://www.stylelist.com/trends?ncid=aolsty00050000000014) > 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.