Jamie – thanks for pointing that out.
Carrie and I somehow missed that obvious fact when going over
this together (smile).
If you replace the word Reject with Upload the directions will
hold good.
I’ve included the amended version below:
As some of you have mentioned, when volunteers release a book it
would be ideal to have a comments field where you can include reasons for the
release that would be useful to the future validator.
I will put in a request for this feature to be included in the
new site, but in the interim it would be helpful if the following procedures
could be followed:
1.
In the event that you have started validating a title but are
unable to complete it due to an issue with the scan itself: Upload the
title with a note to Carrie in the comments section. Mention the issue(s) at
hand and make a request that the book be returned with your edits retained.
Carrie will send the edited file to the download list, and the comments
regarding the issues will be visible to all logged in volunteers on the title
history page.
2.
In the event that you have started validating a title and are
unable to complete it due to personal reasons (lack of time etc): Instead of
releasing the title Upload it with a request to Carrie in the comments
section that the book be returned but your edits retained. Carrie will send the
edited file to the download list. And someone else can pick it up where you
left off. (Please note that if you choose simply to release the book instead of
uploading it, your edits will not be retained).
Just so you know -- in practice Carrie typically retains edits
on titles she returns unless there is an obvious reason not to (but it won’t
hurt to make an explicit request if you want your edits retained).
Apologies for any confusion caused by the earlier mail, and
thanks again for so swiftly pointing out the mistake.
All good things,
Pavi Mehta
Volunteer Coordinator, Bookshare
Benetech
480 S. California Ave., Suite 201
Palo Alto, CA 94306-1609 USA
Phone: +1 650 644-3459
pavim@xxxxxxxxxxxx
www.benetech.org
The Benetech Initiative - Technology Serving Humanity
A Nonprofit Organization
From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jamie Yates,
CPhT
Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2008 3:41 PM
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: On Rejecting, Releasing, and Retaining
When you reject a title, at
present, you do not upload a file, so there is no way to retain any work a
validator has done on a rejection.
Jamie in Michigan
Currently Reading - Blue Christmas by Mary Kay Andrews
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