I remember an old version of a Poul Anderson book I read. Turth for truth, bas for bears, beat for bat. Probably correct in subsequent and previous editions, but not in this one. ----- Original Message ----- From: EVAN REESE To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Thursday, March 05, 2009 5:12 PM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Hold fors Hahaha! I always have a copy of whatever I'm proofreading, and I would check to see if it was in fact a misprint or a scannoe. That's one of the most painful parts of this proofreading thing, leaving in misprints. Not changing wrong information is almost as bad. I recently scanned a biography, and the author got a date for an important event that I know is wrong. But the proofreader and I have to leave it as it is, knowing it's wrong. Evan ----- Original Message ----- From: Gary Petraccaro To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Thursday, March 05, 2009 1:38 PM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Hold fors The funny thing is that I'm afraid the person re-reading my book will be too serious and undo all the work I lovingly put in to preserve every typo. <grin> ----- Original Message ----- From: EVAN REESE To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2009 8:53 AM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Hold fors If I scan a book without reading through it, for whatever reason, and I put it up there without a hold for, then how do I ensure that it goes to someone such as yourself rather than someone who is, in fact, a careless slob. Please answer that question for me if you can. Others have seen it happen, which is one reason I now get books held for me by those people instead of them being just sent up and passed on, apparently, without a glance at the text. Evan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tracy Carcione" <carcione@xxxxxxxxxx> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2009 7:40 AM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Hold fors > Gee, thanks a lot. I guess those of us who don't ask for and get hold > fors are just a bunch of careless slobs? NOT!!! > It's annoying to hunt through the list, and find hold for after hold for, > and on books I would really be interested in working on, too. But it > appears some people have their own pet proofreaders, and the rest of us > are just not worthy. > > I agree with the suggestion that the "hold for" should go away for a > while. If not 4 weeks, then how about 8? I'm sure it would be too > difficult for engineering to manage, but after a while, I'm highly tempted > to just take the darned thing. I've seen books sitting on the queue for > quite a while with a hold for, when all along I would be happy to proof > them. But I forgot; I'm not worthy of such special books. > Tracy > >> The point about contacting the person for whom the book is being held is >> a >> good one. Last year, I had a Hold for up there for three weeks before I >> found out about it because I don't check that list very often unless I'm >> expecting something. I did know the book was coming, and had asked for it >> to be held for me, but I didn't know exactly when it would be submitted. >> I >> only learned of it because someone else, not the submitter, told me I had >> a Hold for up there. >> >> In general, I use Hold fors quite a lot because its the only way of >> ensuring that a book will actually be proofread, not just passed through >> to the admin queue with the bear minimum. Even if I read through >> something >> I submit, someone else will always find something I missed in their read >> through of the book. Then there are books that I scan that I do not >> choose >> to read through. I absolutely want to ensure that those get at least one >> read through before getting into the collection. Those are scanned to >> order though, so that isn't a problem, and I always contact the >> proofreader so the books get picked up, often within minutes. >> >> I also get hold fors from others for the same reason. They trust me to >> actually read through the book and make corrections. I still put books up >> there without hold fors, but I often feel uncomfortable just submitting a >> book and hoping for the best. >> >> So for me and others that I know, the hold for has become the best kind >> of >> quality assurance. >> >> But there definitely needs to be good communication between the submitter >> and the proofreader to make things work efficiently. >> >> Evan >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: Monica Willyard >> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2009 10:45 PM >> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Hold fors >> >> >> Hi Mickey. Over time, I am slowly shifting my point of view on the hold >> for issue. It used to be that less than ten percent of books were hold >> fors, and I was content with that level. I still think it has value and >> is needed in instances like Marilyn's or when someone needs help with >> fixing up recipes, charts, and such. I have seen it abused though, and >> I'm beginning to think we're going overboard as a group. I don't mean >> that any specific person is doing this. I think it's more of a group >> drift. I was startled Sunday night when I discovered that the entire >> first page of books were hold fors when I went to look at books. I have >> mine set to 50, and I didn't find one single book on that page that >> wasn't being held for someone. In fact, only 16 books from page 2 didn't >> have holds. I don't mind it if a person is actively working on a project >> or is taking the books to proofread on a consistent basis. I recognized >> some of the names like Marilyn's and understand what's going on with her >> holds. After some thought, I wrote to a few of the people with books >> being held for them, and three of them didn't even know someone had >> posted books for them. >> >> >> >> I don't have a great solution here. I'll bet we can come up with one >> that works well, if not perfectly. I guess I would just ask people to >> take a couple of very quick precautions. If a book is being held for you >> and you find that you can't handle it, just post to the list. We >> understand that life happens and would rather get the book proofread >> than have you tied up in knots because you can't do it. If you are >> someone who submits books with holds on them, I ask you to consider >> doing two things. First, if your book is going to be held for someone, >> please make a point of writing or calling them to let them know the book >> is available once you submit it. Second, if your book has special needs >> like recipes that need to be fixed, please note that in the comments. >> That way, if your proofreader can't take on the book after some time, >> Carrie could remove the hold with your permission and let another >> qualified volunteer work on it. These things would keep communication >> flowing for all of us. Maybe that would be enough to help us get back on >> track with each other. What do you think? >> >> >> >> >> >> Monica Willyard >> >> "The best way to predict the future is to create it." -- Peter Drucker >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Mickey >> Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2009 8:48 PM >> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Hold fors >> >> >> >> Hi. I just went to get a book to validate, but I'm truly discouraged. >> There are so many hold for books that I have the definite feeling that >> only the ones nobody else wants are available. There are some people who >> have 10 and 12 books waiting for them. >> >> >> >> I'm sorry, I'm just discouraged. Some of those books have been there >> for >> a long time. Maybe if a book has been in the queue for two weeks, the >> hold should be removed? Just a thought, and probably a very unpopular >> one. <smile> >> >> >> >> Not trying to be destructive, only trying to get books out there. >> >> >> >> Mickey >> >> >> > > > To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to > bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. 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