Hi Mickey,
It's not a totally bad idea, but we would lose alot of good
volunteers. This list gets a bit long and repetitious at times and
some people don't like to wade through that. I think there should a
newsletter that goes out periodically to all volunteers. It could
contain gleanings from this list plus anything bookshare staff wants
us to know.
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: <mailto:micka@xxxxxxxxxx>Mickey
To: <mailto:bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, March 23, 2009 10:34 AM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Preaching to the choir?
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
