Yes, I'm curious, too. We get to know you all to the point where we feel that you are friends, and we like to keep up with the news. Cindy -- "Shelley L. Rhodes" <juddysbuddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > how is your predecessor doing, he was supposed to be > in Oxford, or so I have > been told. What is Mr. Faurstock up to these days? > > > Shelley L. Rhodes and Judson, guiding golden > juddysbuddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx > Guide Dogs For the Blind Inc. > Graduate Advisory Council > www.guidedogs.com > > The vision must be followed by the venture. It is > not enough to > stare up the steps - we must step up the stairs. > > -- Vance Havner > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Marissa Mika" <Marissa.M@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2005 7:35 PM > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Page Stripping Update > > > Thanks Sue. Duly noted, filed and forwarded to my > predecessor so he can > feel guilty and indulge in fifty lashes of > self-flagellation. > > > > Marissa > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On > Behalf Of siss52 > Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2005 4:16 PM > To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Page Stripping Update > > > > > > Marissa, > > > > According to the people who have been volunteers for > longer than I have, > this subject has come up repeatedly over the years > with no progress. It > seems there is still no progress made. A survey, if > it is needed,, > should have been done long ago. This is not > directed at you because you > have not been in charge of volunteers that long. > But I thiink you need > to take it into consideration. So this is not, by > any means, the first > round, yet no progress has been made. > > > > Regards, > > > > Sue S. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Marissa Mika <mailto:Marissa.M@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > > To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2005 2:08 PM > > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Page Stripping Update > > > > Hello Everyone, > > > > So we had our first round of discussion Monday on > modifying the header > stripper and putting page numbers into the text body > of the books we > produce, as opposed to our current book processing. > There are a couple > of issues that we need to address both internally > and within the broader > context of the Bookshare.org community before we can > make a final > decision regarding the header stripper. One of the > key issues is with > regards to feedback and input. > > > > All of the feedback we've received from the > volunteer list has been > extremely informative and vital to the stripper and > page number > discussion. However, we recognize that the volunteer > community and > indeed the active volunteer list members are only a > small sampling of > those who use Bookshare.org. Before we make a book > processing decision > that impacts everyone, we'd like to take a broader > survey of our users. > I will be working with Operations to create a survey > to that effect over > the next several weeks. > > > > After we run the survey, we'll process the > information and put together > a series of steps as to how to move forward. In the > meantime, thanks for > your patience and thanks for bringing this to our > attention. I hope this > is the first step in taking this conversation off > the list and into some > sort of coherent policy change or statement. > > > > Thanks, > > Marissa > > _____ > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.9.3 - Release > Date: 4/5/2005 > > > > __________________________________ Yahoo! Messenger Show us what our next emoticon should look like. Join the fun. http://www.advision.webevents.yahoo.com/emoticontest