Well, it was just a thought that had occured to me. And I wasn't really
thinking of anything really sweeping, such as actually being able to add
books, but just someone seeing that a synopsis, say, had typographical or
format problems and being able to fix them up without having to go through
the whole book submission and validation process from square one. So I'm
not sure what you mean by 'keep the system sustained'. And if people
noticed that a synopsis contained inappropriate material, such as that which
would violate copyright, it could be removed faster and more easily as well.
But as I said to Gerald, I don't seriously expect something like that to be
instituted. And, of course, I could be quite wrong about the workability of
the idea in this case, anyhow.
Just idle speculation.
Evan,
Wikipedia does indeed provide an excellent resource, despite its recent contraversies. Bookshare, however, has nowhere near the level of volunteer involvement to keep the system sustained as Wikipedia does. And, for Bookshare, copyright concerns are of the most paramount importance.
Pratik
-----Original Message----- From: Evan Reese [mailto:mentat1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Monday, July 31, 2006 10:21 PM To: bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: quick fix
I suppose so. But Wikipedia has a pretty high credibility despite that problem occurring famously in some cases. I've even recently seen a report of a study showing that it is often just as good as a traditional vetted source such as Britannica. So maybe it wouldn't be as bad as you think.
Still, I guess the discussion is academic, as it will probably never be tested.
Evan,
Your suggestion doesn't allow an administrator to approve the content before it's added to the system. While it's true that Gustavo rarely, if ever, kicks a book back because of an issue with the synopses, he still needs to make sure that the content doesn't violate copyright laws.
Even if that weren't an issue, you'd still have the same problems that other Wiki's do with differing opinions and a few people constantly reriting each others synopsis because they prefer there's better or believe the other person's is inaccurate. The last thing the staff wants to get into is settling a squabble between two people constantly changing a synopsis back and forth.
Gerald
-----Original Message----- From: Evan Reese [mailto:mentat1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Monday, July 31, 2006 8:08 PM To: bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: quick fix
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.
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 Email & Windows/MSN Messenger: mercy421@xxxxxxxxxxx Skype: mercy0421 Please contact me if I may not recognize your contact info before adding me or I may not add you! Currently in Winchester Regional, Virginia Clear, Lightning Observed 93F°(34C°) Wind:NW (320°) at 7mph (6KT) I took an IQ test and the results were negative. Created by WeatherSig v1.10 . http://www.weathersig.com
----- Original Message ----- From: "Jake Brownell" <jabrown@xxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Sunday, July 30, 2006 8:43 PM
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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>
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tht is the first one I have encountered. I agree. It is sloppy.
Rita
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Hi, Rita. There are many synopses like that one, actually. It is kind of sloppy, isn't it? <smile> Take care. -- Julie Morales Email & Windows/MSN Messenger: mercy421@xxxxxxxxxxx Skype: mercy0421 Please contact me if I may not recognize your contact info before adding me or I may not add you! Currently in Winchester Regional, Virginia Partly Cloudy, Thunder In The Vicinity; Lightning Observed 93F°(34C°) Wind:W (270°) at 14mph (12KT) Hard work has a future payoff. Laziness pays off now. Created by WeatherSig v1.10 . http://www.weathersig.com
----- Original Message ----- From: "rita weyler" <ritaweyler@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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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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