[bksvol-discuss] Re: Comments on Impulse by Ellen Hopkins
- From: "solsticesinger" <solsticesinger@xxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Sat, 2 Jan 2010 09:49:57 -0600
No. We certainly don't get away with it, and we don't get paid. So, if they do
get paid, shouldn't their work be held to the same, if not higher, standards?
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From: robert tweedy
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Sent: Saturday, January 02, 2010 6:37 AM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Comments on Impulse by Ellen Hopkins
We don't get away with it.
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From: solsticesinger
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Sent: Friday, January 01, 2010 11:25 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Comments on Impulse by Ellen Hopkins
It isn't harsh, but is very, very fair. It was my thought, as I read
through the book. If they're being paid, why is such sloppiness permitted?
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From: Christina
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Sent: Friday, January 01, 2010 6:33 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Comments on Impulse by Ellen Hopkins
I don't understand why they don't.
They're not volunteers, right? As far as I know, they get paid for their
time and, if that's true, they should be held accountable for their work.
I know that's harsh but I think it's also fair.
Christina
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From: EVAN REESE
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Sent: Friday, January 01, 2010 4:36 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Comments on Impulse by Ellen Hopkins
Nah, they don't read through their scans. I've mentioned here before
that there was evidence to show that they didn't, and this just adds to it.
Evan
----- Original Message -----
From: solsticesinger
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Sent: Friday, January 01, 2010 3:58 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Comments on Impulse by Ellen Hopkins
I just finished reading Impulse by Ellen Hopkins, which was added to
the collection by an outsourcing group in Africa. This is one of the worst
outsourced scans I've seen. In fact, I wonder if anyone bothered to proof it at
all.
The book switched point of view often, and there was no indication of
this in the scan. Therefore, it was impossible to know which character was
speaking at any given time. In fact, due to the lack of headers, it was
impossible to determine how many narrators even existed.
I saw several very common scanning errors that could have been fixed,
if only the book had been read through. "hail" for "hall" is an example.
I really looked forward to reading this book, but was sorely
disappointed by the scan. It really does need to be redone, IMO.
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