[bksvol-discuss] Re: please more submits so I can proof read
- From: Ann Parsons <akp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2009 09:03:45 -0400
Hi all,
Of course these are legitimate reasons for doing a "jiffy job". These are the
exceptions that make the rule. <smiling>
Ann P.
On Sun, Mar 15, 2009 at 10:12:37PM -0400, Rogerbailey81@xxxxxxx wrote:
> There might actually be legitimate reasons for jiffy proofreading sometimes,
> or perhaps I need to come up with another term for what I have in mind. I can
> think of three times that I did it. One time it was a book for young
> children,
> very young children. It really did take me only a few minutes to proofread
> the problem and solution for Big Bird. The other two times I found a book on
> the
> download list that Carrie had bounced back a long time ago with a note to
> make a minor correction and then she would approve it. Well, the former
> proofreader had not bothered to make the correction and a lot of time had
> passed, so I
> just made the correction and uploaded without reading it. I think that was
> legitimate.
>
> "Philosophers have merely interpreted the world in various
> ways; the point is to change it." Karl Marx
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> And please forgive me for forgetting who had this idea, but I think the more
> quality reports that get reported for these jiffy readers, the more likely
> we will have a case for Bookshare to hold these skaters responsible for
> shoddy work. On the other hand, if a person is a jiffy reader, and the job is
> quality and no report can be filed, I don't think we have a problem or reason
> to complain. Of course, since I'm not a member I can't file any, but I think
> it's a great idea. Get the shoddy work on record, then have Bookshare
> investigate and maybe eventually reprimand or prevent these sub-par proofers
> from
> submitting anything (if they are sub-par).
>
> I would only caution against one thing -- making sure the jiffy reader is
> truly just skating and not a newbie and ignorant of the duties and
> expectations.
>
> Boy, I'm spouting my mouth alot today -- I need a hobby *chuckle*.
>
> Denise
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> She either respects the holds or she is too out of it to realize that she
> could get away with not respecting them. Either way, though, that is why I
> think
> that your idea of a hold for code would work. It is a shame too, because, if
> you will recall, I was one of those who was complaining about all the holds
> because they are so frustrating for those of us who are browsing for
> something to proofread that is up for grabs and I am sure that this proposal
> will
> just increase the frustration for a new proofreader who may be perfectly
> conscientious and for even long time proofreaders who are not on this list,
> but
> what else is to be done? It is just basically unfair for jiffy proofreaders
> to deplete the download list like that.
>
> "Philosophers have merely interpreted the world in various
> ways; the point is to change it." Karl Marx
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> I used to love the system where a person could just browse the step 1 list
> and choose a book but that doesn't seem to be working anymore, so I would
> prefer,
> too, to have a specific person I could do a "hold for" when I submit. But not
> every book seems to have an interested proofreader. That's the only reason
> I was thinking that if you did a "hold for Reader" that at least a person who
> is going to read it would take it. I see that the 20 minute proofreader
> doesn't
> take the books I put up with holds, so at least that person respects the
> holds.
>
> Of course, it may not work and if it does work it may not work for long.
>
> Everyone who knows me knows I do NOT read every word of every book I submit.
> I do check the scan as it OCRs and I do page through the file but I know
> that's
> not enough to catch every error and there is no good way for Bookshare to say
> you haven't spent enough time working on this proofread because then the
> person could just hang onto the file for a couple more hours and then upload
> it anyway.
>
> Without the requirement that you have to read the proofread, I don't think
> there is a good solution but maybe we can come up with something, anything,
> as
> a work around?
>
> --
> Jamie in Michigan
> Currently Reading: Lost: The Search for Six of Six Million by Daniel
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