[bksvol-discuss] Re: Why?
- From: Tim Syfert <goodproofing2010@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 13 Aug 2011 06:35:02 -0700 (PDT)
Kim,
I am a deranged perfectionist proofreader! And I also like the idea of reading
a book for free or almost free. I, too, like finding and deleting what
shouldn't be there. I was kidding about my last post.
Tim
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From: Kim Friedman <kimfri11@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Saturday, August 13, 2011 8:09 AM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Why?
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Hi,
Tim, I don't know if anyone ever told you the reason for this term. Carrie
Karnos is the one responsible for the term "deranged perfectionist" to describe
certain volunteers, i.e., submitters who insist on practically proofreading
their submissions so the proofreader should theoretically have little to do and
those proofreaders who don't think the book is proofread unless they read the
file from first word to last, despite being assured by the submitter that
headers and footers are stripped, page numbers and chapters have been
protected,
etc. etc. Speaking strictly for myself, since I proofread fiction, my ulterior
motive, aside from making sure that scannos are deleted, formatting is correct,
and the book is a pleasure to read, is that delightful prospect of reading a
good story before the general Bookshare membership gets the chance to download
the file. I also get the opportunity of informing the submitter that their
scans
are good. I like them to know if I found anything or nothing. Call it a way to
ensure their baby is being taken care of before being sent up for approval. I
really admire those folks who aren't intimidated about scanning print as I am.
I
really like looking at a file and can read and delete stuff that shouldn't be
there. It doesn't drive me crazy. Regards, Kim Friedman.
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[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Tim Syfert
Sent: Saturday, August 13, 2011 3:49
AM
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Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Why?
Deranged perfectionist? Who's
deranged? You better believe it!! (evil smile).
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From: Kim Friedman
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To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Saturday, August 13, 2011 6:13
AM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss]
Re: Why?
Hi,
Jamie's right. I remember proofreading a book and running it through the
spell-checker before sending it up for approval and was startled to find that I
needed to add some spaces to the book or something like that. Due to the
Braille
display not being recognized, I hadn't been aware of how the line looked based
on what I heard. I can see why Bookshare insists on two people overseeing the
processing of the file, one to submit and one to proofread. And if you have two
deranged perfectionists on a given project, submitter and proofreader, then
that
book will be as near perfect as we can make it, barring stupid things like
typographical errors or missing words left out by the publisher. Regards, Kim
Friedman.
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[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jamie Yates, CPhT
Sent: Friday, August 12, 2011
10:08 PM
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Why?
It's true that if you scan the
book you have the book to proofread with, but I think, in the beginning, there
were very few sighted volunteers for Bookshare. So a person without sight
couldn't really compare it with the print book, right?
And then, too,
it's always good to have a second pair of eyes (um, or fingers or ears, sorry!)
to look something over. I am in general a pretty careful scanner but I have
several times submitted a book that was missing pages and it's my custom to
page
down through the file counting page numbers to make sure they are all there. I
even once submitted a book that had a chunk of pages twice.
It's like
when you read a book that has errors in the print--your eyes see what they want
to see and not what is really there. So sometimes you don't even see the
mistakes.
And of course there are scanners (like me) who don't read every
word of what they scan, and there are proofreaders who don't read every word of
what they proof. So two sets of eyes on the job are better than
one.
--
Jamie in Michigan
Currently Reading: Child 44 by Tom Rob Smith
See everything I've read
this year at: www.michiganrxtech.com/books.html
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