I'm one of those who had to leave because of traffic. But if we were all doing what we were supposed to, there'd be no need to direct books to certain people, or less, and the list could revert to tips and tricks. And I love the discussion. All of us want to make this the absolutely best place for finding books of quality. Mickey ----- Original Message ----- From: Rogerbailey81@xxxxxxx To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Monday, March 23, 2009 1:40 PM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Preaching to the choir? The problem with that is that the list is too high traffic and so it is too time consuming. The more people who are subscribed the higher the traffic would be. Already, on several occasions, I have sat down for an evening of proofreading and spent so much time reading email that I did not get around to it. There have been several group members who have unsubscribed either temporarily or long-term because of the traffic and I have considered it myself. "Philosophers have merely interpreted the world in various ways; the point is to change it." Karl Marx table with 2 columns and 6 rows Subj: [bksvol-discuss] Preaching to the choir? Date: 3/23/2009 1:34:26 PM Eastern Daylight Time From: micka@xxxxxxxxxx Reply-to: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent from the Internet (Details) table end I've been giving this proofreading issue a lot of thought. I would think most of the people on this list are dedicated, caring and loyal volunteers of Bookshare. Why else would we be on the list? To learn, to make our submissions, whether they are scanning or proofreading, the best they can be. My suggestion is that membership to the list be a prerequisite for volunteering. That way, maybe the people who aren't reading would read these messages. I understand there are no guarantees, but at least there's the possibility. I've learned a lot from the list, gotten some good ideas, skipped some that didn't apply, saved many. I class the reading of this list as part of my volunteer time. If it were made mandatory for volunteers to be on the list, they may not read it, but would at least have the material laid out for them. Ideas? Comments? Mickey **************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1219858252x1201366219/aol?redir=http:%2F%2Fwww.freecreditreport.com%2Fpm%2Fdefault.aspx%3Fsc%3D668072%26hmpgID%3D62%26bcd%3DMarchfooterNO62)