[bksvol-discuss] Re: friends don't let friends date Jason
- From: "Jackie McBride" <abletec@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2008 16:24:34 -0700
Monica:
When I've had trouble w/books in the past & my optacon was being
repaired, there have been sighted validators aplenty on this list who
were willing to help. They are a wonderful resource who don't get
thanked nearly enough--not by me & probably not by every1 else. She
could just send them the image files of the troublesome pages & they
could fix them up & send them back. & even those of us w/optacons
would be more than willing to help in situations like that. But this
person won't even join this list. & then there's all the stray caret &
slashes & backslashes, etc., sprinkled generously throughout, which
she could eliminate. Sorry. This is simply an individual who doesn't
care enough about her work, imo. & that more than irritates me. Can ya
tell?
On 6/25/08, siss52 <siss52@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Hi Monica,
>
> Perhaps people who do not want to be contacted should limit themselves to
> submitting scans that are within their capabilities. Most submitters
> appreciate it if a validator wants to contact them. Now don't take my
> message and answer it back with a lecture. (smile)
>
> Best,
>
> Sue S.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Monica Willyard" <rhyami@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2008 5:23 PM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: friends don't let friends date Jason
>
>
> Hi, Jackie. In general, I agree with you. I'm glad people are looking
> out for quality on Bookshare and are working hard to improve it.
> However, I don't know if you've considered the issues the submitter
> may have faced as well. With a book like this that has Spanish, odd
> dialect, and street slang in it, I'm not sure that the OCR process
> would work as well to begin with. I don't know the submitter well and
> am speaking from my experience with scanning other books similar to
> this. There are some pages where the OCR software gets mixed up by
> English and Spanish on the same page and ends up making a mess. I have
> had to ask my daughter to type in pages like this because no amount of
> rescanning makes it better. I'm lucky to have a sighted family to help
> me. Some submitters don't have that option. It would make volunteering
> easier if people made it possible to contact them with questions
> though.
>
> in this instance, Laura Ann got direction from Bookshare, and that
> staff member was involved in looking at the final product. The staff
> seems to have decided that the book had merrit enough to be made
> available. Sometimes a validater has to make a tough call when a book
> is readable but can't be made perfect. Laura Ann has validated several
> of my books, and I know her to be a careful person who follows the
> volunteer manual closely. She agonized over this book, wanting to do
> the right thing. Maybe one of us who scan books will find a copy and
> can do a BSO soon.
>
>
>
> --
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