[bksvol-discuss] Re: validating
- From: Rui <goldwave@xxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2005 14:38:40 -0400
Hi Scott:
Yes, I feel you are the acception.
However, if you are indeed reading as you go and you believe strongly in text
quality, then by all means.
But in general, i would still stick with my earlier statement of having a
second person look at it.
(i have no qualms with rejecting books)
>
> From: "Scott Blanks" <scottsjb@xxxxxxxxx>
> Date: 2005/07/26 Tue AM 06:45:21 EDT
> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: validating
>
> Weighing in on the validation discussion ...
>
> I suspect there are two types of submitters. One type scans a book without
> paying much attention to the content until after they've scanned, if at all.
> The other submitter reads the book as they go. I happen to belong to the
> latter group. You guys might think I'm strange, but I enjoy reading the book
> as I scan it. And an advantage to this is that I get to know the book quite
> well. Thus, I feel its perfectly acceptible for me to do the validation,
> because there simply isn't a very high likelihood that anyone will know the
> book as well as I do. Someone here mentioned that one shouldn't validate the
> books they submit because they might be too "close" to the book. I guess I
> can maybe see that point, but my initial feeling is that, at least in my
> case, yes, I want the books on the site, but I really want those books to be
> as close to pristine as possible. I would *never* knowingly rush a book
> through either the scan or the validation just to get it on the site. I
> really enjoy the challenge of producing a clean result.
>
> I know this might be the exception rather than the rule, but I just wanted
> to throw my thoughts into the pot.
>
> Scott
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Julie Morales" <inlovewithchrist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2005 3:27 AM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: validating
>
>
> > Hi, Joanie. But how would one know that the submitter did pay that much
> > attention to detail? How would one know that the submitter did read the
> > book
> > entirely through? All of the Janette Oke books I've been submitting have
> > been read completely through. They are of excellent quality. Kurzweil's
> > ranked spelling proves that. Most of them are at least 99.8 percent
> > accurate
> > or better. Is that good? Certainly, but don't take my word for it. *smile*
> > I'm not saying anyone would do this, but it's possible that someone could
> > say they read the book completely through in hopes of speeding up the
> > process when, maybe, in fact, they did not. I think having another person
> > validate is a good form of checks and balances and support it. I think
> > it's
> > a necessary part of making sure Bookshare stays true to what it was meant
> > to
> > be, and we do have copyright to think about. What if a submitter did
> > validate their own submission and something in that area was missing?
> > Those
> > are just my thoughts, anyway. Take care.
> > Julie Morales
> > inlovewithchrist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Windows/MSN Messenger (but not email):
> > mercy0421@xxxxxxxxxxx
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "CJ Vining" <Vining@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Monday, July 25, 2005 10:01 PM
> > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: validating
> >
> >
> > That's one opinion I don't happen to agree with. If the book scanned
> > poorly,
> > then yes, a second person looking at the file may be a good idea, but if
> > it's a near excellent scan to begin with, and the book is being read cover
> > to cover anyway by the submitter, I don't see why that person's validation
> > is any less valuable than someone else's. The book is still being read
> > with
> > the same attention to detail as one would give to a book one did not scan.
> >
> > Joanie
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Rui" <goldWave@xxxxxxx>
> > To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Monday, July 25, 2005 8:51 PM
> > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: validating
> >
> >
> >> (this is a repost of a message i wrote on 6/18/04)
> >>
> >> Hi Everyone:
> >>
> >> I am very glad that all the text quality people have come out of the
> >> shadows.
> >> There is only one more thing I would ask.
> >> Please do not self-vallidate.
> >> If your book has been sitting on the mountain of step 1 books for a
> >> while,
> >> (2 weeks of more) perhaps you could point that book out to the list.
> >> I truly feel it is very worthwhile to have a second pair of eyes (pardon
> > the
> >> pun) look at the book.
> >> That's why writers don't proofread their own books, a second person is
> > lible
> >> to catch more.
> >>
> >> I hope my text quality bretheron share my views on this.
> >>
> >> -- Rui
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Hope Hein" <hmhein@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> Sent: Monday, July 25, 2005 11:25 PM
> >> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] validating
> >>
> >>
> >> >I am trying to validate This Side of HEAVEN. I down loaded it in to my
> >> >documents, then unzipped it, then brought it up in word. Lastly I
> >> >changed
> >> >the file name so it could be edited. I found many errors as well as
> > missing
> >> >words or even possibly sentences. I am correcting the errors and trying
> > to
> >> >figure out what is supposed to be written to complete missing sentences.
> > It
> >> >is so garbled in some spots that I am going to check it out of the
> > library
> >> >and try a rescan. The reason I am saying all of this is two fold.
> > Firstly,
> >> >could my computer be doing something I.a. taking out words or not
> >> >showing
> >> >them to me? Secondly, could the people who scan the books also validate
> >> >them since they have the print copies? This is just a suggestion. I know
> >> >that I am knew and do not know much about scanning and validating. You
> > all
> >> >are doing a wonderful job and it is a privilege to read the books. I
> >> >just
> >> >wonder if the books could be scanned and validated by the same person
> >> >it
> >> >would save time and frustration. I have tried to validate four books and
> >> >only one has made it so far.
> >> >
> >> > I would be grateful for any suggestions if anyone thinks my computer
> >> > may
> >> > be causing some of the missing lines. Also, please give me feedback on
> >> > what you think of the same person scanning and validating.
> >> > Thank you
> >> > I love Book Share and truly want to make it the best it can be.
> >> > Hope
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
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