I agree....the book I just finished validating had many proper names and hebrew words....book was in excellent condition for reading and had a slightly lower percentage from what I usually have when I validate but was an excellent quality book.
So percentages don't always show quality. Laura Ann At 04:33 PM 7/8/2008, you wrote:
Hi Judy, The trouble with the percentage accuracy is that if a book has lots of foreign conversation or technical terminology, the percentage would be misleading. Just my thought. Sue S. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Judy s." <cherryjam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2008 3:41 PM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: suggestion - show the validator When I'm downloading a book to read, I'd like to see the percentage accuracy on a book, whether or not a validator's name is listed. smile. The current rating system doesn't reflect the quality of the books in the collection. I'm proud of the books I validate too, as I strive to make them error-free, but for personal reasons do not wish to have my name listed. smile. Judy s. Pavi Mehta wrote: > Hi Tracy, > > Thank you for writing in with that suggestion. You make a clear case and > I have forwarded it onto the relevant Bookshare staff for their feedback > and will be sure to let you know what the response is from this end. > > Happy Tuesday! > > Pavi > > > -----Original Message----- > From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Tracy Carcione > Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2008 5:21 AM > To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] suggestion - show the validator > > I would like to see the validator listed on books, along with the > submitter. > First, I'm proud of my work, and have no objection to having my name > attached to it. People who want their names hidden could still be that > old > Bookshare Volunteer. > > Second, different validators do differing amounts of work on a book. > The > book I'm reading now is rated excellent, and mostly is, but it's obvious > whoever validated it didn't so much as bother to spellcheck. Though > they > apparently stripped headers, which I do appreciate. > Anyway, seeing the validator name might give the experienced Booksharian > an idea of the quality that might be expected inside a book. > > I've also often wondered if it would be helpful to display the > percentage > that we see when we're asked to rate the book. You know, 99.76% > accuracy, > which suggests excellent quality. > There is a wide variation in excellence. > > Tracy > > > 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. > > 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@xxxxxxxxxxxxxput 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.
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