You may be right that the automatically generated response is not necessarily an indication of appreciation. But what does no response at all indicate? Evan ----- Original Message ----- From: Rogerbailey81@xxxxxxx To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Monday, January 19, 2009 10:48 AM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: check-out list As for me, I don't care if I am thanked. It is only an automatically generated computer response and so is no indication of appreciation. What I do care about is some reassurance that I have done everything right and was successful. If being returned to my download page is that confirmation it will do, but I do feel more comfortable with a more explicit acknowledgment of my success. table with 2 columns and 6 rows Subj: [bksvol-discuss] Re: check-out list Date: 1/19/2009 12:29:39 AM Eastern Standard Time From: slumpkin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Reply-to: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent from the Internet (Details) table end You're automatically returned there Cindy! A nice feature would be for proofreaders to hear the same "Thank You For Submitting Your Book" message which scanners receive. -----Original Message----- From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Cindy Rosenthal Sent: Sunday, January 18, 2009 11:08 PM To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: check-out list Were you guys automatically returned to your checked-out book page or did you go there yourselves? Cindy --- EVAN REESE <mentat3@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Well, it's great that someone who is successful at sending a book to > the Admin Queue will know that they were successful if they get > returned to the "my checked out books" page. But if I were running an > organization whose existence and growth depended in large measure on > volunteers, I'd make sure that they knew I appreciated their time and > energy. > > But then, I'm another nobody. > > Evan > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mayrie ReNae" <mayrierenae@xxxxxxxxx> > To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Sunday, January 18, 2009 10:38 AM > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: check-out list > > > > Hi all, > > > > I wonder if some of our confusion might be > alleviated by reading the > > new scanning and proofreading instructions. I > admittedly haven't read all > > of those instructions, but I did find help for > some things that weren't > > obvious to me by reading the instructions for some > specific issues. For > > instance, when uploading a book to the > administration queue for approval, > > I > > didn't see a "thank you" page and wondered whether > I'd been successful. > > When I read that section of the proofreading > instructions, I found out > > that > > I should expect to be returned to my "checked out > books" page upon having > > achieved a successful upload. That relieved my > mind. I wonder if there > > are > > other things that are clarified in the > instructions that we don't know > > about > > because we haven't read the entire set of > instructions? > > > > > > Mayrie > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On > Behalf Of Monica Willyard > > Sent: Sunday, January 18, 2009 7:06 AM > > To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: check-out list > > > > I agree that it's not obvious. I kind of wish > they'd explain how it works > > in > > the help files. I only know about it because > someone explained it to me. I > > thought I was the dense one though and thought > everyone else knew about > > it. > > > > Monica Willyard > > "The best way to predict the future is to create > it." -- Peter Drucker > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On > Behalf Of Laura Ann > > Sent: Sunday, January 18, 2009 9:32 AM > > To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: check-out list > > > > Well, I see now that it does sort. > > It isn't at first obvious but see if you click on > the link it will > > then change from descending to ascending. > > and you have to click on the links. > > it threw me since other sites I have seen had > combo boxed to choose > > how to browse and sort. > > Thanks for sharing > > At 08:14 AM 1/18/2009, you wrote: > >>I actually like the new list, and I'm not sighted. > (smile) I can sort by > >>quality which is a huge plus, by title > alphabetically, and I can also sort > >>books by their submission date. I found the old > way of books being put on > >>top if someone released them to be illogical. It > made them look like new > >>submissions when they weren't. I want to see > actual newly submitted books > > or > >>the oldest submissions on top, depending on how > I'm trying to work. The > > sort > >>on the quality column is a great feature too. The > quality sort feature > >>actually sorts books by their ranking done by the > Bookshare spellcheck > >>tool > >>as opposed to the subjective quality ratings of > the past. Sorting by > > quality > >>helps me work more effectively because I prefer to > make sure all excellent > >>books are processed first. Sometimes I only have 4 > to 6 hours a week to > >>devote to volunteering, and I want to find a book > I can proofread in that > >>approximate amount of time. That knocks out raw > scans and poorly scanned > >>books during these times. I like being able to > easily focus and find a > >>book > >>I can proofread without scrolling through a long > list of stuff I won't > >>have > >>time to work on. > >> > >>Monica Willyard > >>"The best way to predict the future is to create > it." -- Peter Drucker > >> > >> 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. > > > > > > To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email > to > > bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the > subject line. 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