Oh, Pratik--I think you're very tactful in your posts--and gentle. You're probably the reason Gustavo called us gentle people. smile You and Lissi and Jana and a few others whose names I can't think of now because it's bedtime set the standard. Cindy --- Pratik Patel <pratikp1@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > And some of us never learn. > > -----Original Message----- > From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On > Behalf Of E. > Sent: Sunday, May 20, 2007 10:05 PM > To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: courtesy and less > rigidity > > Some of us take longer to learn tact than others. > (smile) > > E. > At 09:54 PM 5/20/2007, you wrote: > >Well, he's young still, and in the process of > maturing > >and learning tact. smile > > > >Cindy > > > > > >--- Carrie Karnos <ckarnos@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > Yes, Jake also griped at me publicly. > (Hopefully > > > one of these days he'll learn that you criticize > in > > > private and praise in public.) So please > continue > > > to contribute books, if they're not in > > > picture-perfect shape. > > > > > > Carrie > > > > > > Bud Schwab <budschwab@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > Don't be hesitant about contributing. I got a > > > public dressing down > > > by Jake a few months ago and was tempted to do > the > > > same thing, but I > > > just figured consider the source and continued > > > contributing books I > > > agree with you that any criticism anybody has > should > > > be done > > > privately and not in front of the whole group to > > > embarrass > > > somebody. That's been bugging me for months and > now > > > I have it off my > > > chest and will try to forget it. > > > > > > Bud Schwab.At 11:56 AM 5/20/2007, you wrote: > > > >I agree with what was said here. People aren't > > > always as on top of things, > > > >or as financially stable, or as knowledgeable, > as > > > some list members seem to > > > >be. By making snide remarks about the efforts > > > people make for this > > > >organization, I fear some people may be made to > > > feel intimidated. I, for > > > >one, am hesitant about submitting now, for fear > of > > > receiving a very public > > > >dressing down for something that is less than > > > perfect. > > > > > > > >If perfect, flawless scans are what is wanted > here, > > > perhaps the staff needs > > > >to make that known. Otherwise, I urge list > members > > > to be courteous to one > > > >another, and to be thankful for everyone who > tries > > > to make a difference in > > > >this community. > > > > > > > >Shannon > > > >----- Original Message ----- > > > >From: "Monica Svopa" > > > >To: > > > >Sent: Saturday, May 19, 2007 11:21 AM > > > >Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: your perfect > right > > > > > > > > > > > >E, with all due respect to you, perhaps the > book > > > has a less than excellent > > > >rating because someone may not be in a > financial > > > position to buy the latest > > > >Kurzweil software or they may not have someone > > > whose sighted available to > > > >help them fix up the book. That could be a > reason > > > perhaps. > > > > > > > >Monica Svopa > > > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > > > >From: "E." > > > >To: > > > >Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2007 3:59 PM > > > >Subject: [bksvol-discuss] your perfect right > > > > > > > > > > > > > I just noticed a new book in the browse > list. It > > > is listed as having > > > > > 131 pagesand a less than excellent rating. I > am > > > sorry that with the > > > > > tools available to us with spell checkers > and > > > rank spelling that such > > > > > a short book winds up with a less than > excellent > > > rating. > > > > > > > > > > E. > > > > > > > > > > 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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