Interesting idea. In the meantime, and if it isn't possible, if people post here that they'd like to read a book that's on the download list and asks, I'm sure someone will take it for validation. smile Cindy --- Mike and Lori Castner <mandlcastner@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I don't say mutch on the list, but I have validatted > a few ARK books in the > few months I've been a volunteer. I think it might > help if each of the > books waiting for validation could have a checkbox > which would say "I want > to read this book." The computer could count the > number of checks and then > we could figure some way to use the information to > prioritize the books. > Mike > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Grandma Cindy" <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx> > To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Sunday, May 20, 2007 6:52 PM > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: old books on step 1 > > > > Lea, > > > > I didn't realize you're sighted. It's nice to have > > another sighted person to help with things. I > think > > someone others are partially sighted and help with > > things that need sighted help, too, > > > > I've had a similar question--why does it matter if > > some of the old books are sitting in someone's > pile, > > waiting to be validated, or on page one? I have, > in > > the past, taken them, planning to validate them, > when > > I've been chastised and told to return them > because > > others might want to validate them. Yet when I've > > gotten around to them, they were still there. > > > > I think people's comments about the books sitting > on > > page one are just a reminder that they're there > and a > > hope that someone will be moved to validate them > and > > get them into the collection, where they will do > > someone good, which they don't do on page one. > > Especiallt the ark and kes books which require > > programs to validate that many of us, like you, > don't > > have. smile > > > > Cindy > > > > > > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________Get > > > the Yahoo! toolbar and be alerted to new email > wherever you're surfing. > > > http://new.toolbar.yahoo.com/toolbar/features/mail/index.php > > 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. > > ____________________________________________________________________________________Take the Internet to Go: Yahoo!Go puts the Internet in your pocket: mail, news, photos & more. http://mobile.yahoo.com/go?refer=1GNXIC 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.