[bksvol-discuss] Re: Sad decision
- From: Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2006 23:12:17 -0800 (PST)
Slight correction, Grace, if you're referring to books
in the collection, which is what I meant, Only members
can check those for quality. Also, unfortunately, I
don't know of any way to check even the rating for
books in the admin queue. Once the books are there,
they disappear until they're in the collection, don't
they?
Cindy
--- Silvara <silvara@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> Any volunteer can check for quality.
> Those of us with K1000's rank spelling can check it
> pretty quickly.
>
> ***
> Grace
>
> For scanning and validating tips
> check out
> http://www.jbrownell.com/bks/tl.asp
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "mickey" <micka@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2006 3:49 PM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Sad decision
>
>
> > Cindy, does someone check which copy is better?
> Poor Ruth has been
> > Drowning in the admin queue for a month. It was
> one of the bounty books,
> > but there was no indication that someone had
> already taken it. But it's
> > nowon BS. This has happened so often, I feel like
> we're duplicating each
> > other's work, which strikes me as an inefficient
> use of my time.
> >
> > But, I'm weak, and I'll be back, I'm sure. And I
> will keep checking that
> > the books I've worked on haven't been returned for
> something like
> > copyright.
> >
> > Mickey
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Cindy" <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2006 3:43 PM
> > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Sad decision
> >
> >
> >> Mickey, it's more than possible that the books
> you're
> >> spending so much time and care on are in better
> shape
> >> than the ones in the admin q. You should approve
> and
> >> upload them as Excellent and as possible
> replacements
> >> for the ones that are there. Or hold on to them
> and
> >> when the appear in the collection see what
> they're
> >> like. As I said yesterday, I don't think the
> >> administrators check anything more than the
> copyright
> >> info, and books are often mis-labled as to
> >> quality--witness Dust and Ashes. Good is rarely
> really
> >> godd--more like Fair is pretty awful. If the one
> that
> >> makes it into the collection isn't as good as
> yours,
> >> you can submit yours as a replacement, and your
> >> efforts will not have been for naught.
> >>
> >> Cindy
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Cindy
> >>
> >> --- mickey <micka@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>
> >>> 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
> >>>
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