[bksvol-discuss] Re: my two cents worth so far on proofreadingRE: Re: questions please and thank you delete if don't like how I write.
- From: Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:04:38 -0800 (PST)
(BTW, we have 2 books in the collection by Sinclair Lewis. I'd be happy to
[proof any others that anyone wants to scan.
Cindy
Wish List (i.e., books wanted added to the collection) and books-being-scanned
list available at sites below
Wish List: https://wiki.benetech.org/display/BSO/Bookshare+Wish+List
Books Being Scanned List:
https://wiki.benetech.org/display/BSO/Books+Being+Scanned+List
--- On Tue, 11/17/09, Kim Friedman <kimfri11@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> From: Kim Friedman <kimfri11@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] my two cents worth so far on proofreadingRE: Re:
> questions please and thank you delete if don't like how I write.
> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Tuesday, November 17, 2009, 7:54 PM
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> Hi, Lynn, Gwen, and anybody else who
> reads this, I know I
> don't have a lot of experience, but one thing I
> didn't do on my last book was
> use the spell-checker. I don't know why that was, but I
> thought I'd listen to
> the text and follow along using my BrailleNote. One thing I
> decided to do was be
> cautious in what I did. What I decided to do was take note
> of names, words, etc.
> and if I saw a word spelled the same way more than once and
> if I could conclude
> that the spelling was what was supposed to be there, I
> wouldn't mess with it.
> This is especially true when you're reading science
> fiction or fantasy
> literature. Proper names, names for things, plants, etc.
> were bound to be out of
> the common way and the computer wouldn't know about
> that. I think there's where
> it helps for the proofreader to write the submitter to
> verify if the surmise is
> correct. Maybe my way is slower, but I think I prefer to
> read every word of a
> text and communicate with a submitter to make sure that
> what I'm reading is what
> is supposed to be in the text. Regards, a cautious Kim
> Friedman.
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> From:
> bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of Lynn
> I
> Sent: Tuesday, November 17, 2009 8:49 AM
> To:
> bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: questions
> please and thank you delete if don't like how I write.
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> Hi Gwen!
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> In answer to your first
> question, initially people
> could scan and proofread their own books. However, I think
> the policy of having
> someone else proofread is a good one. I sometimes tend to
> be a contextual
> reader. I believe having someone else proofread allows for
> an opportunity to
> catch things I did not. *smile*
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> My only negative experience
> with this policy has been
> when a proofreader relied on spell check and changed
> spellings of proper names
> and some terms that were intended to be spelled as they
> were.
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> Blessings.
>
> Lynnsky
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> From:
> bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of gwen
> tweedy
> Sent: Tuesday, November 17, 2009 8:47 AM
> To:
> bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] questions
> please and thank you delete if don't like how I write.
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> I'm wondering if there
> are people who have no
> trouble submitting books their books are always excepted no
> matter
> what.
> Why couldn't
> they be allowed to scan and
> proof their own books if they so desired?
> Question 2:
> Why can't a scanner at
> least be allowed to clear
> their book lists so they can start over with no books
>
> pending?
> Thanks
> Gwen
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