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 --- Monica Willyard <plumlipstick@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I hate to admit this, but I do validation for the > credits. I would > scan exclusively otherwise because I don't enjoy > proofreading very > much. I think I'd still help out often, but I can't > say I'd do it > with as much focus. If you think less of me, that's > ok. I'm just > being real. I admire people like Cindy and hope > I'll become more > like her. At heart, I know myself well though and > have to face my > own reality before I can change it. If the credit > system wasn't in > place, and I'd be paying for my membership either > way, I would > probably help out once a month or so, not each week. > I wouldn't > consider validating though. I'd just scan and > submit. And if things > got tough, like they did with the admin queue last > April, I'd quit > doing even that. So to me, the credit system is a > major source of > motivation. I do think that making validation > credits a dollar would > encourage people like me to do more of that > activity. After all, we > need validation before books can be submitted. > > Monica Willyard > > On Monday 9/25/2006 06:17 PM, Lora wrote: > >I disagree with this sentiment. I'm earning fifty > cents a validation. > >Adding another $2.50 is not going to affect my > performance on a validation, > >positively or negatively. I don't do it for the > money, but for the chance > >to contribute to Bookshare. In fact, if I could > donate my credits next > >year, I would. > > 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. > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com 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.