[bksvol-discuss] Re: a sort of raise for validators

  • From: "Gerald Hovas" <GeraldHovas@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2006 18:57:12 -0500

Lora,

I couldn't say.  You'd have to ask one of the staff.

Gerald


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[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Lora
Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2006 4:40 PM
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: a sort of raise for validators

Thanks for the info.  That helps to put things in perspective.  I saw
another message of yours saying that we hoped to keep this number low,
especially in the early years, and I agree.  Is it acceptable to ask how
much of Bookshare's operating budget comes from our memberships, and how
much from other sources?
 

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[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Gerald Hovas
Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2006 10:15 AM
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: a sort of raise for validators

Lora,

According to the December 2005 newsletter, more than 60 people earned a free
subscription last year, and over 200 reduced last year's subscription fee.

HTH

Gerald

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Lora
Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2006 7:22 AM
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: a sort of raise for validators

On the number who have earned memberships, I only grabbed a number I saw in
an Email yesterday, so I cannot guarantee its reliability.

And if there is a way to donate my credits, please let me know.  There was a
time when $50 to renew a yearly membership was something I could not afford,
but that time is not now.  

Lora
 

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[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Monica Willyard
Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2006 6:12 AM
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: a sort of raise for validators

Hi, Lora.  I see your point.  No, I wouldn't rush through a validation, and
the more I think about it, the more I know I'd still be helping out here.  I
came here for credits, but it really isn't why I stay.  I know I only get
fifty cents for validations, but I treat those books with as much care as my
own scans.  I wouldn't want anyone to rush through a validation just for
credits.  You're right though that a person would be more likely to rush his
or her work with the fifty cent deal since it takes more books to earn
credit that way.

I'm a little confused on where this number is coming from that only a few
people pay for their membership with credits.  I know I saw a blurb about
quite a few people who had earned their memberships in a newsletter that
Gustavo sent out this past spring.  I thought I saw something like 20 people
had earned memberships over the period of a few months.  I didn't save it
since the rest of the information wasn't something I needed for later
reference.  Does anyone else remember this, or have I been dreaming up
numbers in my sleep-deprived state?

Monica Willyard

On Tuesday 9/26/2006 07:15 AM, you wrote:
>Hi Monica,
>
>I do understand that some people validate for credits, and there's 
>nothing at all wrong with that.  On the other hand, many of the people 
>on this list, yourself included, strike me as dedicated, and willing to 
>do a good job for Bookshare at the same time.  Originally, Evan I think 
>it was, said that by offering more money, people would just rush 
>through their validations to get the credits.  Although this may be 
>true for some, I still find it hard to believe that most volunteers 
>would do that.  Didn't someone say that only seven people paid for 
>their
memberships through their volunteer efforts?
>
>On the other hand, I'd rather see the pay scale changed entirely.  
>Perhaps
>$2 for submissions, and $1 for validation, would balance the scales 
>more equably.
>
>This would balance so that 25 submissions, or 50 validations, would pay 
>for a renewal of membership.
>
>And if offering more for validations would cause people to race through 
>a validation, offering less would seem to encourage people to race even 
>faster.  After all, if I'll only make fifty cents per validation, that 
>means I'll have to validate 100 books to get through the renewal 
>process.  Better validate real fast!
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Monica 
>Willyard
>Sent: Monday, September 25, 2006 10:50 PM
>To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: a sort of raise for validators
>
>Hi, Cindy.  I have a scanner and use Openbook to scan.  What I was 
>trying to say is that without credits, I wouldn't do much on the 
>validating side of things.  As it is, I do validation both for the 
>credit and because we have a pretty hefty step 1 page right now.  Lora 
>was talking about not validating for credits, and that is what I was 
>responding to.  (smile)
>
>Monica Willyard
>
>On Monday 9/25/2006 11:34 PM, you wrote:
> >Monica,
> >
> >One gets so much more monetary credit for scanning, and all you'd 
> >really have to do after a scan is to check the copyright page and put 
> >the right info in the submission form; go through the book and be 
> >sure no pages have been omitted (we've all done that, and 
> >double-scanned a page, too); and delete junk characters; and run a 
> >spell-check. So you validate because you don't have a scanner? I 
> >think some can be had relatively inexpensively and it might pay you n 
> >the
long run.
> >
> >I don't blame you at all for validating for the credits. I probably 
> >would work for the credits, too. I admit that in my lifetime I have 
> >volunteered my time and efforts rather than donated money, not only 
> >because I feel I'm being useful but because I don't have that much 
> >money to donate. smile
> >
> >Cindy
>
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