[bksvol-discuss] Re: I chickened out.
- From: Monica Willyard <rhyami@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 10 Jun 2007 23:25:54 -0400
Hi, Jim. I can understand you wanting to wait a bit and learn more
about validating. My first validation was a royal mess, and I
didn't know enough to reject the book when that's what should have
been done. I nearly gave up, and it's in the collection now with
only a fair rating. I wish someone had told me what I'm going to
tell you now. (smile) Jim, you can do this when you're
ready. There are easy validations, and there are some that require
the patience of a saint. If you start with an easy one, you'll
learn faster because you'll master the basics while enjoying what
you're doing. I keep a sort of list of submitters whose work is
easy to validate so I can recommend their books to new
volunteers. If a person isn't mentioned here, it doesn't mean
they're bad scanners. I just may not have seen their work. I can
tell you that books scanned by these people are easy to work
with... Jamie Yates, Carrie Karnos, Mayrie Renae, Jake Brownell,
Scott Blanks, Bud Schwab, Jim Baugh, and Kaitlyn (Katie) Hill. All
of these people do some proofreading before submitting, and many of
them submit scans that are nearly flawless. When I grow up, I want
to be just like them. (grin) I recommend that new volunteers start
with easy books to get comfortable with validating. Once you feel
more confident about the process, the rougher scans will be easier
to work with.
"Don't let yesterday use up too much of today!" Will Rogers
Monica Willyard, rhyami@xxxxxxxxx
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