[bksvol-discuss] Re: Hold for how long?
- From: "Mayrie ReNae" <mayrierenae@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2008 14:16:47 -0700
Hi Roger,
As it stands, all one need do is write to Pavi and ask her to
contact the validator whose name is listed on the book and consult them on
their position about the book. She'd find out quickly enough if someone
were no longer reachable. This is not, in my opinion, something that needs
attention at this time, when there are other things that really do need
fixing. Sorry if that seems harsh. I don't mean it that way. It just
isn't that hard to find out what's going on about books with holds on them,
as staff is very willing to help us communicate with the designated
validators.
I really don't mean to be crabby here. I'm just not saying things as
diplomatically as I generally can. And staff really is willing to help us
with stuff like this.
Mayrie
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Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Hold for how long?
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.
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