[bksvol-discuss] Re: Quality and page breaks

Hi, Jana. As I said earlier today, I took one book from the submitter in 
question and rejected it. I haven't touched another one, and it is sad, 
because I see a lot of books from her that I'd love to read. I just don't 
want to download one and have to reject it automatically just because I read 
the first few pages and automatically run into a bunch of garbled text right 
away. I guess we learn whose submissions are usually good and whose we'd 
personally rather not touch, and I'd rather not do those. I know I'm not 
perfect, and I have a pretty visible presence on the lists, so if anyone 
ever runs into problems with anything I submit, I want someone to tell me 
because I want to improve where necessary. None of us is perfect, but when 
someone points out something we could improve, I know we would do it and 
gladly, because we all want what we submit to be the best we can make it. 
Take care.
Julie Morales
Email and Windows/MSN Messenger:inlovewithchrist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
When God puts a tear in your eye, it is because He wants to put a rainbow in 
your heart.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jana Jackson" <jana@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, December 12, 2004 11:52 AM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Quality and page breaks


Hi, Grace!  I'm usually pretty patient, but I have to agree here.  It's
funny, though, because I've validated some of her submissions that were
excellent.  It's really a shame, too, because she does submit some books
that look great.  She also submits a lot of Christian romances, and some of
them look really good.  Bless her heart, I do hope she isn't on this list,
at least not right now. <Smile>  However, it is an issue that definitely
needs to be addressed.

Jana

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Silvara" <silvara@xxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, December 12, 2004 9:26 AM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Quality and page breaks


> Mike:
>
> This person that we have been discussing is by no means a newby.  This
> person has well over 500 submissions.  I do not want to show them the door
> but encourage them to improve their technique. It would be a shame to lose
> such a prolific submitter. But if many of the submissions are so poor that
> they'll need to be rescanned later, in my opinion, it's a waste of
> volunteer time. The time that a validator spends attempting to clean up or
> fix up this particular individual's books is so time consuming that it is
> easier to rescan the book. If a volunteer commits to rescan one of this
> individual's books, it is time that could have been spent adding a book
> that never was in the collection to begin with.
>
> I do agree with your point that it is important to have diversity in
> submitters and content. That's why encouraging people to work on their
> scanning techniques is imperative.
>
> Since this is a community it is healthy to offer suggestions or opinions.
> Bookshare, as an organization, has the right to change policies as they
> see fit. Likewise, as community members, we  have the right to continue to
> volunteer or not. However, what I have experienced from time to time is
> people not only offering their opinions, but demanding that Bookshare
> adopt their point of view as policy, which I feel isn't fair to Bookshare,
> or the community as a whole.
>
> Grace
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Mike Pietruk" <pietruk@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, December 12, 2004 12:03 AM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Quality and page breaks
>
>
>> Shelley
>>
>> You bring up something else which is important.
>>
>> We improve our scans and validating as we gain experience.  If a newcomer
>> is shown the door, so to speak, and discouraged from submitting -- or
>> becomes apprehensive in doing so -- how do we gain.
>> That's why I would prefer cataloging solutions which would alert folks to
>> problems and potential difficulties rather they summarily being thrown
>> out.
>> A system such as BookShare needs that flexibility given what this is -- 
>> grassroots sharing of personally scanned books.
>>
>>
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>>
>
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>

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