I really don't know how that happened. I know you wouldn't send it in that way, none of us on this list would for that matter.
Julia----- Original Message ----- From: "Laura Ann" <agapetouchmassage@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, January 03, 2009 11:56 AM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Possible book quality issue
Thank you Sue, I appreciate that. Laura Ann At 09:04 AM 1/3/2009, you wrote:Laura Ann, Your scans are great, so can't imagine what was up with this one. Sue S. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Laura Ann" <agapetouchmassage@xxxxxxxxx> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, January 03, 2009 8:00 AM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Possible book quality issue I hope so and that I am not loosing my mind LOL. Laura Ann At 07:58 AM 1/3/2009, you wrote: >This may turn out to be a valuable chance for an experiment. >Bookshare has the file you originally submitted. That will give us a >point before the stripper got to it. Bookshare may be able to learn >something with this example. > >E. > > >At 08:45 AM 1/3/2009, you wrote: >>hi, >>It was the book Julie is working on that I had done in the past. >> >>I was just surprised top lines on every other page are missing. >>I read the book through so am wondering if stripper got the page. >>no offense taken. >> >>but saw someone say they wished careless proof readers would be on the >>list. >>sometimes its a matter of them either being new and learning or >>other circustances. >> >>I noticed this was submitted 3 years ago when I looked. >>I just really want to do a good job and produce quality scans so >>was trying to figure out what went wrong. >> >>Thanks for writing back. >>Have a good weekend. >>Laura Ann >>At 12:45 PM 1/2/2009, you wrote: >>>Laura Ann, >>> >>>I wasn't really pointing fingers, and I'm sorry if it came across that >>>way.>>>There are lots of reasons why a file or a particular book might turn >>>out>>>the >>>way it has when it finally gets into the collection. I was just more>>>wondering how to handle it, and being frustrated that I couldn't just >>>fix>>>it >>>as I went and then get the better product back into the collection. >>>>>>Now, I know what to do, and I'm glad I brought it up here, because >>>while>>>I>>>knew about the book quality issues button on the book's download page, >>>I>>>did>>>not know I could ask Carrie to stick the book back on step one for me >>>to>>>validate/proofread and improve. >>> >>>Cait >>> >>> >>>-----Original Message----- >>>From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Laura Ann >>>Sent: Friday, January 02, 2009 10:01 AM >>>To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Possible book quality issue >>> >>>>>>sometimes it might be that they are new and just learning. sometimes >>>it>>>may >>>be that something else happens. >>> >>>or in the case of this book I scanned it and read it through and the>>>book was entirely there so not sure why a line would be missing. I >>>take a >>>lot of time with my scans and strive for excellence. I hope my scans >>>are>>>improving and have improved but I have always >>>wanted quality work. >>> >>>I also read through entirely now as a proof reader and know my >>>validating have improved from my first one but am human and am sure I >>>miss things. >>> >>>My point here is that its not just careless validating or scanning or >>>that someone doesn't care.>>>it may be they are learning and new to validating or scanning, >>>learning>>>or >>>that something else might have ruined the scan and validation >>>after its uploaded. >>>I don't know. >>>Laura Ann >>> >>>At 02:49 AM 1/2/2009, you wrote: >>> >That reminds me of another book that I just scanned and am proofing. >>> >So Cindy, here's one more title for the books being scanned list. >>> >Its called Gianna Aborted... and lived to tell about it by Jessica >>> >Shaver. Although this book had an excellent rating, the first line >>> >of every other page was missing! >>> >I guess I'd better get on that book quality button too. >>> >Julia >>> >----- Original Message ----- From: "Mayrie ReNae" >>> ><mayrierenae@xxxxxxxxx> >>> >To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>> >Sent: Thursday, January 01, 2009 5:28 PM >>> >Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Possible book quality issue >>> > >>> > >>> >>Hi Cait! >>> >> >>> >>Yes, do use the report book quality button on the book information >>> >>page. That's supposed to be the thing to do. >>> >>>>> >>Oh, I know how frustrating that is to read a book that is supposed >>> >>to >>> >>be excellently rated but isn't. Hopefully, oh so hopefully, the >>> >>new>>> >>volunteer manual will change the requirements for proofreading to >>> >>require a spell check at the very least, which it doesn't now. >>> >>>>> >>I sympathize with you completely! I've wanted to read books, taken >>> >>a>>> >>look at them, then changed my mind and moved onto something else. >>> >>>>> >>I wish all of the unmotivated proofreaders were on this list so >>> >>they'd>>> >>know how they torture us by being less than thorough! >>> >> >>> >>Mayrie >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >>-----Original Message----- >>> >>From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>>> >>[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of My >>> >>Nickels>>> >>Worth >>> >>Sent: Thursday, January 01, 2009 2:07 PM >>> >>To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>> >>Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Possible book quality issue >>> >> >>> >>Hi, >>> >> >>> >>Ok, I'm wondering how to handle this.. >>> >>>>> >>I am currently reading The Wild Rose of Kilgannon by Kathleen >>> >>Givens>>> >>for fun. It's in the collection. It's rated as an excellent scan, >>> >>but geez, that's far far from the truth!! There are a *ton* of >>> >>scanner errors in this book! It's so distracting it's difficult >>> >>reading, whether I try in braille or using speech. Trouble is, now >>> >>I'm wanting to see how it ends! >>> >>>>> >>Anyway, Do I use the report book quality button on the download >>> >>page >>> >>for this book and report the problems that way? It's * so* >>> >>tempting>>> >>to fix everything as I go, but honestly, if I rescanned everybook I >>> >>read it'd be in trouble, not to mention far behind in my course >>> >>work!(grins) >>> >> >>> >>I really, really hope that the new volunteer manual address book >>> >>quality stuff like this as far as submitters and validaters alike>>> >>goes! Honestly, if the validater had only spell checked the book >>> >>and>>> >>done the bare minimum the current manual calls for, then that'd >>> >>explain all these errors. A case in point why we should read every >>> >>book from cover to cover. Preaching to the choir, I know! >>> >> >>> >>Cait >>> >> >>> >> >>> >>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. >>> > >>> >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. >>> >>> 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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