[bookshare-discuss] Re: OT: wiki
- From: "siss52" <siss52@xxxxxxx>
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- Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2006 17:02:56 -0500
Pratik is so knowledgeable. It is really remarkable the things he kknows.
Sue S.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Cindy" <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2006 3:20 PM
Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: OT: wiki
Thank, Pratik. Now I know whence Wikipedia gets its
name, too. I did wonder. smile
Cindy
--- Pratik Patel <pratikp1@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Cindy,
>
> See the following definitions:
>
> � A website or similar online resource which
allows
> users to add and edit
> content collectively.
>
www.parliament.vic.gov.au/sarc/E-Democracy/Final_Report/Glossary.htm
>
> � A collection of websites of hypertext, each of
> them can be visited and
> edited by anyone. �Wiki wiki� means "rapidly" in
the
> Hawaiian language.
> www.cpsr-peru.org/english_version/privacy_ngo/part4
>
> � online collaboration model and tool that allows
> any user to edit some
> content of webpages through a simple browser.
> mobileman.projects.supsi.ch/glossary.html
>
> � A wiki (pronounced , or ; see Pronunciation
below)
> is a web application
> that allows users to add content, as on an Internet
> forum, but also allows
> anyone
> to edit the content. Wiki also refers to the
> collaborative software used to
> create such a website (see Wiki software).
> en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WIKI
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Cindy [mailto:popularplace@xxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2006 2:32 AM
> To: bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [bookshare-discuss] OT: wiki
>
> What's a wiki?
>
> Cindy
>
> --- Evan Reese <mentat1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > I was just thinking that it might be nice if book
> > information were in the
> > form of a wiki that volunteers could edit so a
> book
> > doesn't have to be
> > resubmitted and go through the whole process in
> > order to fix up stuff like
> > that.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Julie Morales" <mercy421@xxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Monday, July 31, 2006 1:29 PM
> > Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: quick fix
> >
> >
> > > Hi, Jake. I know. I didn't mention that but I
> know
> > it came up on the
> > > Volunteer list before. Some of the others are
> kind
> > of interesting, too,
> > > though, with typos and the like. Those were the
> > ones I was thinking of
> > > when
> > > I responded to this thread. It would be nice if
> > they could put some kind
> > > of
> > > notice about that little quirk on the submission
> > page, though, so people
> > > filling out the synopsis field would know that.
> > Take care.
> > > --
> > > Julie Morales
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> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Jake Brownell" <jabrown@xxxxxxxxx>
> > > To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Sent: Sunday, July 30, 2006 8:43 PM
> > > Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: quick fix
> > >
> > >
> > > Rita and Julie,
> > >
> > > When you see words run together in a synopsis,
> it
> > often is not the fault
> > > of
> > > the volunteer. If a person writes in the
> synopsis
> > a few words followed by
> > > a
> > > return, but fails to put a second return, the
> text
> > is run together by the
> > > BookShare processing tools.
> > >
> > > I agree it does indeed look sloppy.
> > >
> > > Jake
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "rita weyler" <ritaweyler@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Sent: Monday, July 31, 2006 6:12 PM
> > > Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: quick fix
> > >
> > >
> > >> tht is the first one I have encountered. I
> > agree. It is sloppy.
> > >> Rita
> > >> ----- Original Message -----
> > >> From: "Julie Morales" <mercy421@xxxxxxxxx>
> > >> To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > >> Sent: Sunday, July 30, 2006 4:24 PM
> > >> Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: quick fix
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>> Hi, Rita. There are many synopses like that
> one,
> > actually. It is kind of
> > >>> sloppy, isn't it? <smile> Take care.
> > >>> --
> > >>> Julie Morales
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> > >>> ----- Original Message -----
> > >>> From: "rita weyler" <ritaweyler@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > >>> To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > >>> Sent: Monday, July 31, 2006 1:06 PM
> > >>> Subject: [bookshare-discuss] quick fix
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>> Hello,
> > >>> I am not sure who I should direct this comment
> > to.
> > >>> I was looking at the longer synopsis for "The
> > walking Drum" by Louise
> > >>> L'amour. There are several words that need
> > spaces between them. It's
> > >>> no
> > >>> big deal but it is disconcerting if you are
> > listening to it.
> > >>> Sory if I sound picky but I thought someone
> > should know.
> > >>> Rita and Camille
> > >>>
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