[bksvol-discuss] Re: Admin queue down to 19 books and J. D. Robb book added to Admin Queue

  • From: Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sat, 10 Jun 2006 21:12:26 -0700 (PDT)

Thanks. I'll follow your advice and change your
address as well.

Cindy

--- Jake Brownell <jabrown@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi Cindy,
>     I think Sue's points are valid. Unfortunately,
> moving items around the 
> lists isn't very accurate, and is potentially more
> confusing to a new member 
> of the list. I would rather you focus your efforts
> more on validating than 
> attempting to keep track of books. I'd much rather
> people consult the 
> official list and the Step 1 page.
> 
>     I will try and make sure we keep a good update
> schedule, but I can't 
> promise anything as it all has to come from Gustavo.
> 
>     BTW Posting the new books list is accurate and
> just fine though. And, 
> the website you've listed for me as jabrownell.com
> isn't right *grin* it's 
> actually jbrownell.com
> 
> Jake
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Cindy" <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, June 10, 2006 2:23 PM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Admin queue down to 19
> books and J. D. Robb 
> book added to Admin Queue
> 
> 
> > Well, when people post here I add and subtract and
> > move between all three lists. I could post them
> daily
> > along with the books added list, but I don't think
> > it's really necessary, or is it? Maybe it would be
> a
> > help, to avoid duplications, which is the main
> > purpose. I know Gustavo has enough to do without
> > updating it daily, though if it could be done and
> were
> > in a place where it could be easily accessed it
> would
> > be nice. There are other engineering problems that
> are
> > more important, though--and having the list weekly
> or
> > even bi-weekly is a big help.
> >
> > What do you think? Should I post it at the end of
> the
> > day whenver there are changes posted here on the
> list,
> > even though it isn't complete because not
> everybody
> > posts on the list? It's only a matter of seconds
> to
> > do.
> >
> > Cindy
> >
> > --- Jake Brownell <jabrown@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> >> Hi Gerald,
> >>     Ah, true true. And I posted the list within
> half
> >> an hour of receiving it
> >> in my mail.
> >>     I was thinkiking more along the lines of
> being
> >> able to remove books from
> >> the admin list, not add to it.
> >>
> >>  Jake
> >> ----- Original Message ----- 
> >> From: "Gerald Hovas" <GeraldHovas@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> Sent: Saturday, June 10, 2006 12:00 PM
> >> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Admin queue down to
> 19
> >> books and J. D. Robb
> >> book added to Admin Queue
> >>
> >>
> >> > Cindy,
> >> >
> >> > I don't know if you can even count on keeping
> up
> >> for the first 24 to 48
> >> > hours because I uploaded a book between the
> time
> >> Gustavo ran the querry
> >> > and
> >> > Jake posted the results, so the Admin Approval
> >> queue was out of date even
> >> > before we saw it.
> >> >
> >> > BTW, the book I uploaded for approval is a
> >> replacement for Witness in
> >> > Death
> >> > by J. D. Robb.  I'm validating Grace's scan of
> >> Ceremony in Death now and
> >> > plan to rescan Naked in Death when I'm finished
> >> because I noticed it has
> >> > words missing.  That will catch the series up,
> and
> >> Bookshare should keep
> >> > it
> >> > current since the new books are showing up near
> >> the top of the NYT
> >> > Bestseller list.
> >> >
> >> > Gerald
> >> >
> >> > -----Original Message-----
> >> > From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> > [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> >> Behalf Of Jake Brownell
> >> > Sent: Saturday, June 10, 2006 2:01 AM
> >> > To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Admin queue down
> to
> >> 19 books as of 11:51p.m.
> >> > PDT, Friday June 9
> >> >
> >> > Hi Cindy,
> >> >    You cannot reliably check the collection.
> Books
> >> may have gotten
> >> > submitted twice, or there might be other
> >> replacements that are not flagged
> >> > BSO.
> >> >
> >> >    Catcher in the Rye for instance has a copy
> >> submitted by Peter Scialli,
> >> > in the collection, not the one Shelley improved
> at
> >> the request of Marissa.
> >> >
> >> >    This ambiguity that can arise is one reason
> >> that when you attempt to
> >> > update the lists, I take it with a very big
> grain
> >> of salt. Gustavo's list
> >> > are generated by querying the actual database
> from
> >> my understanding and so
> >> > are likely to be correct. The day or two after
> the
> >> lists come out, you can
> >> > probably update them with data but after
> that...
> >> >
> >> >    For instance Gustavo approved 12 English
> books
> >> today and several
> >> > Spanish
> >> >
> >> > ones. Subtracting those off my list knocks it
> down
> >> to just 25, not the 19
> >> > you hoped for.
> >> >
> >> >    Just some thoughts to keep in mind.
> >> >
> >> > Jake
> >> >
> >> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> >> > From: "Cindy" <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
> >> > To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> > Sent: Saturday, June 10, 2006 1:54 AM
> >> > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Admin queue down to
> 19
> >> books as of 11:51p.m.
> >> > PDT,
> >> > Friday June 9
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >>I took some time to check books in the admin
> queue
> >> >> against the collection, and found a lot of the
> >> books
> >> >> are already in in excellent condition,
> including,
> >> >> Shelley, Catcher in the Rye, unless that
> rating
> >> is
> >> >> incorrect.
> >> >>
> >> >> Something may well be wrong, because I would
> >> think
> >> >> that Gustavo would know how many books are in
> his
> >> >> queue, but maybe if he asn't check some of
> them
> >> he
> >> >> doesn't know that they're duplicates.
> >> >>
> >> >> There are some in his queue to replace Fair
> books
> >> in
> >> >> the collection, and those are some of the 19.
> >> >>
> >> >> Way to go Gustavo!! We love you.
> >> >>
> >> >> Cindy
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >>
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