[bksvol-discuss] Re: A bit of a complaint
- From: Grandma Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2007 16:13:07 -0700 (PDT)
Well put, Lissi. They give fair warning and usually
even ask before putting up the submission.
Cindy
> Some of our volunteers offer raw scans and I think
> that's fine since they
> are honest about it up front. Knowing its a raw scan
> in advance, it's the
> validator's choice whether or not to do the extra
> work.
>
>
> I admire those of you who make your points so
> clearly and succinctly.
>
> Always with love,
>
> Lissi
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "siss52" <siss52@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, August 27, 2007 1:26 PM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: A bit of a complaint
>
>
> >
> > hear hear!!!!!
> >
> > Sue S.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Jill O'Connell" <jillocon@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Monday, August 27, 2007 10:57 AM
> > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: A bit of a complaint
> >
> >
> > I would like to expand on what Cindy Lou is
> complaining about. If you
> > remember, Bookshare's philosophy from the
> beginning was why not share a
> > book
> > with others that you have scanned and read. If
> people followed that
> > philosophy, some of the books we see would never
> have been submitted
> > because
> > the submitter couldn't have read and enjoyed them.
> Why anyone thinks they
> > are doing us a favor by submitting raw scans I
> can't imagine. If they don'
> > care enough about the book to read it, why do they
> think we would?
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Cindy Ray" <cindyray@xxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Monday, August 27, 2007 4:41 AM
> > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] A bit of a complaint
> >
> >
> >> The book I am validating was submitted by someone
> who did make himself
> >> known, and he talked about something to do with a
> PDF file and
> >> importing it to Freedom Import Printer and then
> to OB, I can't
> >> remember exactly how it read, but it ends up a
> fast scan. This person
> >> suggests that we use this method. I would say
> that there is nothing
> >> wrong with the method in itself, but these are
> truly raw scans that no
> >> one has bothered to look at while scanning at
> all. There are lots of
> >> errors in them that would be similar to those
> found if one actually
> >> scanned the book. Validators are making $2 less
> than scanners;
> >> therefore, people who scan ought to check their
> scans in some kind of
> >> at least cursory fashion to make sure some of the
> stuff in them is
> >> fixed, I think. At least I know it would be much
> appreciated.
> >>
> >>
> >> Cindy Lou--Think Pink
> >>
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