Ernie,
Hi Cindy,
Well, your point is a good one, but it's like saying that one plate in a china pattern can stand by itself. It can, but any good wife will tell you (which mine has) that one plate does not a pattern make.
If I'm studying western civ history, and I stop with the assassination of Julius Caesar, the material I have covered is accurate, but you can't really call my study complete. For example, I won't know a lot about Elvis.
As for the Norton, I'm coming more and more to the thought that rejection is the way to go with this one. There are 3 reasons: there are some missing pages already, and I'm on page 23. 2, this is only volume I which means that somebody's gonna miss McBeth--or think that nobody's written anything since say
Chaucer, and 3, since there are practically 2 editions later, somebody with a lot of time and nothing else to do, may decide to scan one of 'em.
Actually, I think I'll take the politically correct course, and just release it back; for as my friend Katie will tell you, gods know I wouldn't offend anybody for the world. Somebody took a lot of effort to scan this thing, and if I'm right, she's already frustrated with the system. If it was the other individual, he's probably a really cool guy, and I don't wannaa be accused of saying "Do it better, Kid."
For now, gotta go eat, so I'll validate this and send it you. "Of all the things I've ever lost, I miss my mind the most.
Ernie
----- Original Message ----- From: "Cindy" <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2006 2:18 AM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Sad decision
I do enjoy your posts, Ernie. You have a positive attitude and always lighten what you say with a chuckle-causing line or two.
A collection like the Norton Anthology really can't said to be only half the book, since volume one is complete in itself and volume two probably has later masterpieces of literature and will be complete in itself. Anyway, hopefully someone will scan volume two.
Cindy
--- k4zq <k4zq@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi Mickey,
You know that I am pretty new to this whole Bookshare thing, but let me just share a bit with you.
Seems to me that Bookshare is in flux at the moment. However, the staff positions seem to be getting filled.
Whenever I look at the news at the top of the bookshare page, the number of available books keeps going up. The only conclusion I can reach is that somebody is doing something.
Sounds as though you have a lot of books that are ready for approval, but it's taking time. Well, in my short time, I've picked up three books for validation; 1 wouldn't upload when I finished it, 1 had missing copyright info, and each chapter was in a different file, and the last one has missing pages. It is also an earlier edition of a book whose newest edition is coming out in 2006. It also is only half the book since it is in 2 volumes, and only vol I is available.
Frustrating, right. Besides, I have a hell of a lot of things I could be reading. At this point, I'm waiting for some comments on the list to see whether I should proceed with this validation, or just reject the book and hope for a later scan.
fifteen hours a week is a lot of time to be putting into an activity which seems to be bearing little fruit. Might I suggest that you just back off considerably, say to 3 hours a week or so, rather than just going away. It may seem that your work for Bookshare is not appreciated, but that's not so at all.
Bookshare is primarily our organization, and it always will be what we make it. The professional staff can only do so much, and the rest is up to us to keep it growing. That means that whatever anyone does as a volunteer is an important contribution.
I can't fault you for wanting to get on with other things, and I can't fault you for your frustration with the number of books you have ready for approval. Guess I'm saying, don't go from one extreme to the other. Get on with your work as a proof reader and medical transcriber, but don't give it up altogether on Bookshare.
My apologies to the rest of the list, but I think per haps what I said to Mickey may be of benefit to others. I know I thought it was pretty cool.
"Of all the things I've ever lost, I miss my mind the most." Ernie ----- Original Message ----- From: "mickey" <micka@xxxxxxxxxx> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2006 3:46 PM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Sad decision
> HHi, Scott. > > I would bet, first of all, that I have 15 books in the admin queue. I've > done several books, which were already in the admin queue, so they didn't > need two copies. > > I believe in Bookshare, would like to work for it, but can't spend 10 or > 15 hours on a book, to find that it got approved the day before I finished > it. That tends to be very discouraging. > > I am a proofreader by profession, and keep busy with that and my course. > Maybe it's time to just work on that. > > I'll keep looking to see if anything I've done needs extra work. > > I hope to be back soon. > > Mickey > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Scott Blanks" <scottsjb@xxxxxxxxx> > To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2006 3:39 PM > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Sad decision > > >> I'm curious to know how the validations were a waste of your time? I'm >> asking mostly because I didn't understand your explanation. What has >> disappointed you? >> >> Scott >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "mickey" <micka@xxxxxxxxxx> >> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2006 11:32 AM >> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Sad decision >> >> >>> Hi, Group. >>> >>> This is my third year of volunteering with Bookshare. I think it's a >>> great source of wonderful reading material of all types. >>> >>> However, I know that the Palo Alto center is understaffed, that they're >>> behind. But in the past month I've validated or nearly validated books >>> that were in the administrative queue, which ended up being a total >>> waste of my time. I read a book thoroughly, making corrections when I >>> can as well as spellchecking. >>> >>> It's impossible to know what is being done, or what has been done--both >>> for the scanner and the validator. >>> >>> I'm taking a course in medical transcribing, plus working, and can't >>> afford to spin my wheels. >>> >>> So, for now, I'll stop volunteering. I'll keep abreast of things, in >>> case things get better, but I'm returning the books I've taken to >>> validate. >>> >>> It's been good working with you all. Thanks. >>> >>> Mickey >>> >>> 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. >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> No virus found in this incoming message. >>> Checked by AVG Free Edition. >>> Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.3.3/296 - Release Date: 3/29/2006 >>> >>> >> >> 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. > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.3.3/295 - Release Date: 3/28/2006 > >
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