She is seldom home to take control of him, works twelve hour days and really doesn't seem to care. Rose Combs rosecombs@xxxxxxxxx -----Original Message----- From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Cindy Sent: Saturday, September 03, 2005 11:56 PM To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: volunteers who are not contributing I remember, Rose. And no doubt now your sister thinks Cody's bad behavior is all your fault. He sounds like a child who feels resentful and angry because his mommy left him -- or maybe he's getting senile (smile).Maybe sheneeds to take him to a dog psychologist--I understand there are such things (smile). There's a book in the collection titled The Dog Listener by Jan Fennell that is very interesting reading and might help your sister to get control of Cody again. Cindy --- Rose Combs <rosecombs@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I suppose if a person is not actually a paid member > of Bookshare they > could get the books for free by being a volunteer > and taking the books > off the step one page. I never really thought of > it, I am a paid member > in good standing, just downloaded a book today that > was talked about in > a meeting I attended last week, was very please to > find it, it has a few > errors but nothing I cannot live with. > > I have not wanted to validate since my nightmare > experience in early > July but then too, life has been pretty hectic. > > ***** > For those of you who knew I kept my sister's Golden > Retriever, Cody > earlier this summer, it seems after his return home > he has been a very > bad doggie! I thought I had my hands full with his > antics--but > apparently the other day he pulled an envelope off > my sister's computer > desk and ate $200 in twenties before she caught him. > I guess the shirt > he destroyed along with my watch band and crystal > are minor in > comparison. I am still laughing about this because > she swore he was so > well behaved and was annoyed with me for punishing > him for his bad > behavior while he stayed with me! > > > > > > Rose Combs > rosecombs@xxxxxxxxx > > -----Original Message----- > From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On > Behalf Of E. > Sent: Saturday, September 03, 2005 8:39 PM > To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: volunteers who are not > contributing > > > Please understand Rose that we are talking here > about someone renewing a > > book again and again for many many months and then > releasing it without > validating. We all have busy lives. Please > understand we are referring > to > something quite different from what you describe. > We all appreciate > what > you attempted and understand. Please feel welcome. > We can sometimes be > an > argumentative strong minded lot. > > E. > > At 10:06 PM 9/3/2005, you wrote: > > >I was not going to weigh in on this issue, however, > I signed up to be a > >volunteer early in the year and almost immediately > had other things > >happening that kept me from doing anything. Then I > submitted one book. > >And again did nothing for a while. I then > downloaded a huge book, > >worked on it evenings and weekends for a couple of > weeks and could not > >upload it. > > > >Since that time I have not taken anything off the > step one page, again > >partly because of the problems I had with my only > attempt at > validating. > >I have about four books here scanned but am waiting > for K1000 version > 10 > >to arrive so I can fix some issues with tables > before submitting them. > > > >I work sometimes 50 hours a week at my job, have > other things happening > >in my life and I might at some time be one of those > people who would > >renew a book and continue working on it rather than > submit a bad copy. > > > >Should I give up being a volunteer and never ever > attempt another > >validation because in someone's opinion I might > take too long to get > the > >project done? I cannot spend all day working on > the computer and then > >submit a book hours after I downloaded it unless I > meet the minimum > >requirements for validation, check copyright and > send it back. > > > > > > > >Rose Combs > >rosecombs@xxxxxxxxx > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On > Behalf Of Pam Quinn > >Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2005 1:53 PM > >To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: volunteers who are > not contributing > > > > > >Same here. I volunteered, submitted a couple of > books, and then think > >I went over a year doing nothing else. But nor did > I download anything > >from the step 1 page. > > > >Pam > > > > > > > > >I went through such a period. Don't know how > long it was--certainly > >months. I did not read nor submit after several > submissions. My > >project is finished and I'm submitting again. > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: E. > > > To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2005 10:51 AM > > > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] volunteers who are > not contributing > > > > > > > > > Are there folks who sign up to volunteer and > then neither submit > nor > > > validate for long periods? I mean a lapse of > say more than say a > >year. I > > > am trying to figure out if folks are joining so > they can read for > >free. > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com