[bksvol-discuss] Re: Funky change in Roger's emails plust question about plain text e-mails.
- From: "Jamie Yates, CPhT" <mirxtech@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 6 Dec 2009 00:15:54 -0500
I like the way Roger's messages have the quoted part in black. It's such a
pain to scroll down past multiple quoted messages in gmail to get to the
next message and with it black I can easily see where the next message
starts.
On Sat, Dec 5, 2009 at 11:31 PM, Roger Loran Bailey
<rogerbailey81@xxxxxxx>wrote:
> Well, using AOL on the web is such a hassle. I used to have AOL 9.0, but it
> was conflicting with my anti virus software so I went back to 8.0. I did
> check my setting with AOL on the web and it was set to plain text. In any
> case, though, I have now just set it up to use Outlook Express and hopefully
> this will solve the problem. Right now I am getting an error message when
> the email is transferred to it and I haven't figured out what the problem
> is, but the mail does seem to be coming in anyway.
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chela Robles" <cdrobles693@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, December 05, 2009 10:00 PM
>
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Funky change in Roger's emails plust question
> about plain text e-mails.
>
>
> Roger, I found a solution and I'm not an AOL user so hope this helps you
>> out.
>> To send e-mail with a plain text format, please follow the steps
>> below:
>>
>> FOR AOL Web Mail
>> 1. Go to Mail,
>> 2. Select Settings from the new mail toolbar, then,
>> 3. under Authoring, de-select Rich Text/HTML
>>
>> FOR AOL 9.0
>> 1. On the AOL toolbar, click WRITE.
>> 2. In Send To, type the e-mail address of the person to whom you want
>> to send a message. (To send the same message to another person, type a comma
>> and add the next e-mail address.)
>> 3. In Subject, type a brief title or description for your message.
>> 4. Place the cursor in the body of the e-mail. Right-click on it then
>> select COMPOSE AS PLAIN TEXT.
>> 5. Type your message and when you have finished, click SEND NOW to
>> send the e-mail.
>>
>> FOR AOL 4.0 TO 5.0
>> No problem with plain text composing in either of these versions of
>> AOL. It is in the later editions of AOL that HTML is the default setting of
>> email composing. Just type away with nothing special to have to do.
>>
>> FOR AOL 6.0, 7.0 & 8.0 the default setting for these IS HTML so there
>> is ONE of three choices for composing and sending plain text email.
>>
>> 1) UPGRADE to 9.0 (If your computer has enough memory to allow for
>> this)
>>
>> 2) DOWNGRADE to 4.0 or 5.0 (as explained above these have NO HTML
>> default)
>>
>> 3) USE AOL MAIL ON THE WEB TO SEND PLAIN TEXT EMAIL
>> -NOTE: You do not have to use AOL to connect to AOL Mail on the Web.
>> You can use any Internet connection to follow the steps below.
>> -NOTE:You can use one of two methods to accomplish PLAIN TEXT
>> COMPOSING: #1 shortened version of Jill's or the lengthier AOL method #2
>> IMPORTANT NOTE: Please note that the first time you log in it will
>> take a long while to load. The second time it goes much faster so, do not
>> get discouraged by the slow pace.
>>
>> A) SHORTENED VERSION:
>> 1. Go to www.aol.com www.aol.com and click on mail. This step can be
>> omitted the next time by going directly to the log-in screen in step #2.
>> 2. Here is a shortcut to the "log-in" screen that will save having to
>> load that first page in the future. WWW AOL login http://tinyurl.com/7vguis
>> the actual tiny url address. Put this into your favorites for future use.
>> 3. Once there, log in with your screen name and password.
>> 4. Read your SSD email and either reply directly or compose your mail
>> and send it to SSD's email address of smallstuff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> 5. Click on EXIT AOL MAIL to close the AOL.COM <http://aol.com/>window.
>> 6. Click on OK.
>> 7. Click on the X to close the AOL Anywhere window.
>>
>> B) AOL'S INSTRUCTIONS TO LOG IN TO AOL MAIL ON THE WEB:
>> 1. In the Type Keywords or Web Addresses here box, type
>> WWW.AOL.COM<http://www.aol.com/>then click on GO.
>> 2. Click on the MAIL tab.
>> 3. Type your Screen Name and Password, then click on ENTER AOL MAIL.
>> 4. Click on OK if you receive a Security Alert.
>> 5. Click on PLEASE CLICK HERE TO COMPLETE THE SIGN-IN PROCESS.
>> 6. Click on YES if you receive a Security Alert.
>> 7. Click on WRITE.
>> 8. Type the Address, Subject, and Message as usual, then click on SEND
>> NOW.
>> 9. Click on OK if you receive a confirmation message.
>> 10. Click on EXIT AOL MAIL to close the AOL.COM <http://aol.com/>window.
>> 11. Click on OK.
>> 12. Click on the X to close the AOL Anywhere window.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ----------------
>> "If you go without playing the trumpet for one day, no one knows, two
>> days, only you know, and more than three days without practicing, girl you
>> better look out, because everyone will know!"
>> Today, I find myself constantly saying those words, just to get myself
>> going, to not give up, and it works. Since I learned to play the trumpet at
>> the tender age of 10, I have spent so much passion and much diligence with
>> that instrument that I will not give up on it. Sometimes my instrument puts
>> me into awkward situations where I feel like they won't ever end, but the
>> trumpet gives me a lot of hope with the majestic, crystal-clear sound it
>> brings to my ears.
>> ----------------
>> Chela Robles
>> E-Mail: cdrobles693@xxxxxxxxx
>> MSNWindowsLive Messenger: cdrobles693@xxxxxxxxxxx
>> Skype: jazzytrumpet
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Judy s." <cherryjam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Saturday, December 05, 2009 6:13 PM
>> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Funky change in Roger's emails plust
>> question about plain text e-mails.
>>
>>
>> Hey Lynn, Jackie already answered, with how to use the angle brackets to
>>> handle a link. (thanks, Jackie! smile).
>>>
>>> As to the advantages/disadvantages of plain text vs html encoded emails:
>>> I'm thinking, from my own experiences, that sending messages in html is
>>> something that mostly benefits sighted people. An html-encoded email lets
>>> you embed images and fonting right inside the email, just like you're
>>> looking at a webpage.
>>>
>>> One huge disadvantage to emails sent in html is that it makes it super
>>> easy to hide phishing and virus links in the coding that lies underneath the
>>> links that actually display to the sighted viewer in the email. You also end
>>> up with the kind of stuff Roger is battling right now, where a setting gets
>>> changed that makes your emails bizarre and unreadable. If you don't know
>>> html and how to fix your email software's settings, even as a sighted person
>>> it can drive you crazy trying to get it fixed.
>>>
>>> Personally, I prefer sending email out in plain text, even though to
>>> other sighted individuals they aren't as "pretty." It makes it safer for
>>> the recipient, and I don't have to fuss with things. The only time I'll send
>>> friends an email that is html encoded is if I want to send them, for
>>> example, a series of images that go in a specific order with specific
>>> captions.
>>>
>>> Judy s.
>>> Lynn I wrote:
>>>
>>>> Roger!
>>>>
>>>> Are you using Word to compose messages in your e-mail program, or , is
>>>> your
>>>> font color set to black? I know there is a font color button in Word. I
>>>> don't remember seeing one in Outlook Express or Outlook. All that being
>>>> said, it doesn't mean that's the problem--just a thought.
>>>>
>>>> Judy!
>>>>
>>>> If you send e-mail in plain text and it contains a link, can the link be
>>>> copied or retrieved in the same way as if the message were sent in HTML
>>>> format? Goes to show you how very little I know about computers. I'm
>>>> just
>>>> wondering what the major disadvantage is to sending most e-mail in plain
>>>> text.
>>>>
>>>> Blessings.
>>>>
>>>> Lynnsky
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Judy s.
>>>> Sent: Saturday, December 05, 2009 7:09 PM
>>>> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Funky change in Roger's emails
>>>>
>>>> Nope, it didn't help. It's still coming through as black font against
>>>> black
>>>> background.
>>>>
>>>> Try Jackie's suggestion, maybe, of changing your email so it goes
>>>> out as plain text?
>>>>
>>>> Judy s.
>>>>
>>>> Rogerbailey81@xxxxxxx wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> AOL 8.0. And by the way, the time period Judy mentioned for this change
>>>>> in my emails about coincided with the last time I changed the quote in my
>>>>> signature, so I just now fiddled around with that again. Did
>>>>>
>>>> that help?
>>>>
>>>>> "This would be the best of all possible worlds, if there were no
>>>>> religion in it." [ in a letter to Thomas Jefferson] John Adams
>>>>> The Militant: http://www.themilitant.com Pathfinder
>>>>>
>>>> Press:
>>>>
>>>>> http://www.pathfinderpress.com
>>>>> Granma International: http://www.granma.cu/ingles/index.html
>>>>> _
>>>>>
>>>>> table with 2 columns and 6 rows
>>>>> Subj:
>>>>> [bksvol-discuss] Re: Funky change in Roger's emails
>>>>> Date:
>>>>> 12/5/2009 6:08:06 PM Eastern Standard Time
>>>>> From:
>>>>> cdrobles693@xxxxxxxxx
>>>>> Reply-to:
>>>>> bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>> To:
>>>>> bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>> Sent from the Internet
>>>>> (Details)
>>>>> table end
>>>>>
>>>>> What client are you using? Perhaps my buddy who helped me can help
>>>>> you?----------------"If you go without playing the trumpet for one day, no
>>>>> one knows, two days, only you know, and more than three days without
>>>>> practicing, girl you better look out, because everyone will know!" Today,
>>>>> I
>>>>> find myself constantly saying those words, just to get myself going, to
>>>>> not
>>>>> give up, and it works.
>>>>> Since I learned to play the trumpet at the tender age of 10, I have
>>>>> spent so much passion and much diligence with that instrument that I will
>>>>> not give up on it. Sometimes my instrument puts me into awkward situations
>>>>> where I feel like they won't ever end, but the trumpet gives me a lot of
>>>>> hope with the majestic, crystal-clear sound it brings to my
>>>>> ears.----------------Chela
>>>>> RoblesE-Mail:
>>>>>
>>>>> cdrobles693@xxxxxxxxx
>>>>> MSNWindowsLive Messenger: cdrobles693@xxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>> Skype: jazzytrumpet----- Original Message ----- From:
>>>>> Rogerbailey81@xxxxxxx
>>>>> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>> Sent: Saturday, December 05, 2009 1:09 PMSubject: [bksvol-discuss] Re:
>>>>> Funky change in Roger's emailsI was unaware of that. Does anyone know how
>>>>> I
>>>>> can fix it?"This would be the best of all possible worlds, if there were
>>>>> no
>>>>> religion in it." [ in a letter to Thomas Jefferson] John Adams
>>>>>
>>>> The
>>>>
>>>>> Militant: http://www.themilitant.com
>>>>> Pathfinder Press: http://www.pathfinderpress.com
>>>>> Granma International: http://www.granma.cu/ingles/index.html
>>>>> _table with 2 columns and 6 rowsSubj:[bksvol-discuss] Funky
>>>>> change in Roger's emails Date:12/5/2009 3:53:18 PM Eastern Standard Time
>>>>> From:cherryjam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <From%3Acherryjam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>> Reply-to:bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<Reply-to%3Abksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>To:bksvol-d
>>>>> iscuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent from the Internet (Details)table endHey
>>>>> Roger,You've got some funky html coding that's been going on for two or
>>>>> three days in your emails coming to the list. It makes the background
>>>>> blackand the font black, except for your .sig file. So for what it's
>>>>> worth,
>>>>> they're unreadable by a sighted person like myself.
>>>>> The only way I can read themis to look at them is by resetting your
>>>>> messages into "text" messages.I'm using Thunderbird to read email, and I
>>>>> don't know if any of the other sightedvolunteers are experiencing this
>>>>> with
>>>>> your emailsJudy s.Rogerbailey81@xxxxxxx wrote:> That may be the case
>>>>> for you, but for us who do not have access tonor the > skill to use an
>>>>> optacon it does not apply.> > > "This would be the best of all
>>>>>
>>>> possible worlds, if there were no
>>>>
>>>>> religion > in it." [ in a letterto Thomas Jefferson] John Adams > >
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> The Militant: http://www.themilitant.com Pathfinder Press:
>>>>> > http://www.pathfinderpress.com>
>>>>> GranmaInternational: http://www.granma.cu/ingles/index.html>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> _> > table with 2 columns and 6 rows> Subj:> [bksvol-discuss] Re: For
>>>>> Gwen andRobert > Date:> 12/5/2009 2:47:53 AM Eastern Standard Time >
>>>>> From:>
>>>>> the.bee@xxxxxxxxxxx > Reply-to:> bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > To:>
>>>>> bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent from the Internet > (Details)>
>>>>> table end> > Hi Roger!I have been thinking about this subject.In a way, I
>>>>> think that > scanning is easier, because,when I am doing step one of
>>>>> proofreading, I have > the> hard copy in front of me that I can check with
>>>>> the optacon when there is a > scano I am unsureof.
>>>>> When
>>>>> I am proofreading others submissions, I don't > have> the hard copy, so
>>>>> I can only figure out scanos that are obvious or some > from
>>>>> context,feeling
>>>>> a bit unsure at times.DebbyAt 10:55 PM 11/30/2009, >
>>>>> rogerbailey81@xxxxxxx>
>>>>> wrote>As a matter of fact, I think proofreading is easier than
>>>>> wrote>scanning.>
>>>>> Unless
>>>>>
>>>>>> you are submitting a raw scan it is proofreading with extra work. >>
>>>>>>
>>>>> Nevertheless> Kim, I would urge you to take the plunge and try some
>>>>> scanningtoo.
>>>>> The > more you learn about scannning the more you learn about >using a
>>>>> computer in > general.>>>> "I have no country to fight for; my country is
>>>>> theearth,
>>>>> and I am a >> citizen of the world." Eugene V. Debs>> The
>>>>> Militant: > <> http://wwww.themilitant.com>http://www.themilitant.com>
>>>>> PathfinderPress:
>>>>>
>>>>>> <http://www.pathfinderpress.com>> http://www.pathfinderpress.com
>>>>>> >Granma
>>>>>>
>>>>> International: ><http://granma.cu/ingles/index.html>>
>>>>> http://www.granma.cu/ingles/index.html>> _>>table with 2 columns and 6
>>>>> rows>Subj:>[bksvol-discuss] Re: > For Gwen and Robert>Date:>11/30/2009
>>>>> 10:37:56 PM Eastern Standard Time>From:>
>>>>>
>>>>>> kimfri11@xxxxxxxxxxx>Reply-to:>bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>To:>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>Sent> from the Internet>(Details)>table
>>>>> end>> My goodnessGwen, you have nothing > to fear when it comes to
>>>>> proofreading > should you decide to do it. One thing> I can tell you is
>>>>> that
>>>>> there are >many ways> to doit. I have a BrailleNote > mPower and I use it
>>>>> as
>>>>> a Braille display > while I read a book from the > beginning> to the end.
>>>>> I
>>>>> listen to my screen
>>>>> reader>readthe text while I follow along > with my fingers using the
>>>>>
>>>> BrailleNote.
>>>>
>>>>> I'd call it kind of like a feedback> or redundancy thing. Have you seen
>>>>>>
>>>>> those>floursifters with double or > triple screens in them? Think of
>>>>> those>what I do
>>>>> as >if I were sifting flour because > what> the ears hear the fingers
>>>>> check. I have>tomake sure that everything is all > present and accounted
>>>>> for, title,
>>>>>
>>>>>> author bylines, copyright dates, ISbn > numbers,>publishers,> etc.
>>>>>> After
>>>>>>
>>>>> the prefatorymaterial I read every word of the >book. Now I'm > taking
>>>>> in the story (if I'm reading fiction), I'm checking >to see if>there >
>>>>> are>
>>>>> any errors in thescan you might have missed. If I find any, I
>>>>>
>>>>>> use the > delete key so I only get rid of stuff that is extraneous to
>>>>>>
>>>>> the text.>I'd write> you and let youknow what I'm doing. If I come
>>>>> across a bit of >something > in the text I'm not sure about, I'd email you
>>>>> and ask you about it,>pasting > the> bit of textI'm having trouble with in
>>>>> the email to you. You'd >send me the
>>>>>
>>>>>> copy of what the text should be, and I make sure it's in the file>I'm
>>>>>>
>>>>> working> with.One thing I heard right from the start was to have a
>>>>> working> >copy of
>>>>> the
>>>>>
>>>>>> file that isn't touched in case I mess up the one I'm working
>>>>>> with.>I'm
>>>>>>
>>>>> still > in>the beginning stages of this thing. I don't do anything
>>>>> >fancy.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Eventually
>>>>>
>>>>>> I expect to learn the art of this. What I want to know >is if the>text
>>>>>>
>>>>> makes>sense. I don't heed the word processing program should it have
>>>>> makes>>grammar
>>>>>
>>>>>> suggestions for me. If I come across a weird spelling of a word or
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> name,>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'd> want> to know how many times it's in the text. I'd probably write
>>>>> you
>>>>>
>>>>>> to verify > that the word and the way it's spelled is supposed to be
>>>>>> in
>>>>>>
>>>>> the text.>My> philosophy> is to do just enough and err on the side of
>>>>>
>>>> caution.
>>>>
>>>>> Some >people may not > use Braille at all when proofreading while
>>>>> others do. I'm still>learningthe> ropes, but so far what I've done is in
>>>>> the
>>>>> Bookshare
>>>>>
>>>>>> collection so I must > be doing something right or at least I hope
>>>>>> this is so. Nobody will>twist> your> arm and you can proofread anything
>>>>>> that
>>>>>>
>>>>> interests
>>>>> you. So far >everything > has interested me. The very first thing I did
>>>>> was a children's book,>butthe> others I've done are fiction books for
>>>>>
>>>> grownups.
>>>>
>>>>> Regards, Kim.>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>> ---->>From:>bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>
>>>>
>>>>> [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>>>>> On Behalf Of gwen tweedy>Sent: Monday, November 30, 2009 2:56 PM>To:>
>>>>> bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: For Gwen
>>>>> and > Robert>> I too assumed that those books would go very fast simply
>>>>> from thingsI>> have read here from time to time.>I think they are getting
>>>>> lost in the > admin cue now that would be up to him >to correct me if I am
>>>>> wrong.>And yesfor> me, if I were a proof reader, except for some of the
>>>>> books >he's helped me > with, I wouldn't read them either I just can't
>>>>> read
>>>>> those >kinds of>books.>>As> for my books, I've learned a lot, I feel that
>>>>> even as much as recently >I > have gotten better, but as for myself, I am
>>>>> keenly aware that my booksmight>> be> as fast on the uptake because of my
>>>>> past reputation as a new scanner.>So I
>>>>>
>>>>>> understand that, and can now deal with that.>If I find that Iam not
>>>>>>
>>>>> making> it I promise you, I'll be the first to >leave volunteering
>>>>> making> altogether, >
>>>>> because I do not need nor want to be in >the way of>good
>>>>> readingmaterial
>>>>> here> bookshare is so famous for.>I promise you, I would not want here>
>>>>> anyone
>>>>> putting
>>>>>
>>>>>> up junk from me that would >not be fair to y'all.>Some thingsyou can
>>>>>>
>>>>> learn,> some things a person can't and if I fail to get >it, then I'm
>>>>> out of here
>>>>>
>>>>>> lock stock and barrel.>Most here scan and proof excellently,and I
>>>>>> would
>>>>>>
>>>>> no > more > tarnish >that reputation for this whole world.>It was my
>>>>> hope when I > first put my name up to be a volunteer to put up
>>>>>
>>>>>> moreof the Christian type of> books, if not Christian wholesome books
>>>>>> those my>grandma would care to > read.>But that wholly has not
>>>>>>
>>>>> happened, from a numberof factors of my own >> making> the buck stops
>>>>> here as it were.>If I fail to meet this my personal goal, > that at that
>>>>> time, which could be >today, tomorrow,or perhaps never then I > would> bow
>>>>> out and leave it to those>who know best.>I wish I could proof books, > but
>>>>> I've bungled scans lord knows what I'ddo > to a proof.>Plus there are so >
>>>>> many> rules to proofing my lands I couldn't keep up with >them all, that
>>>>> is
>>>>> to > hard for me simple mind LOL.>I mostlikely should have just stuck to
>>>>> reading> > it would have been a lot >less trouble for us all.>You have a
>>>>> wonderful > day,>Gwen>>block quote>----- OriginalMessage
>>>>> ----->From:>Monica
>>>>> Willyard>To:>> bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>Sent:>
>>>>> Monday,
>>>>> November 30, 2009 3:26 PM>Subject: [bksvol-discuss] For Gwen and>
>>>>> Robert> Gwen, you're right. Robert is an experienced and valuable member
>>>>> of
>>>>> our>> community.
>>>>> Robert, how many books do you have that are waiting to be>> approved?
>>>>> Are> they on step 1 or in the admin queue?>>Gwen, there are several >
>>>>> factors> in play regarding Robert's books. I don't >know if you're awareof
>>>>> all of > these, so I thought I'd share them. Some of them>can probably be
>>>>> addressed by> people on this list. Others can't.>>On the staff side,
>>>>> Carriewas on > vacation for a week before Thanksgiving.
>>>>>
>>>>>> Also, most of the staff had some time >
>>>>>>
>>>>> off> last week for the holiday. I >have found>that she off>
>>>>> generallyapproves
>>>>> books > from volunteers within 24 to 48 hours of >their entry into the
>>>>> admin queue.> Carrie used to be a volunteer just like us,>and she
>>>>> remembersthe > frustration of waiting and waiting for a book to be
>>>>>
>>>>>> approved. She has worked with >
>>>>>>
>>>>> Robert> as a fellow volunteer as well and knows>of his skillsand
>>>>> Robert> flexible >
>>>>> attitude.>> From here, it looks like the bottleneck right now is in
>>>>> getting books >> proofread. The number of books on step 1 is pilingup
>>>>> again.
>>>>> Our number > > of active>volunteers and their preferences for reading
>>>>> determine how fast a > book> is >processed. This factor affects
>>>>> everyonewho
>>>>> submits books. For awhile > everyone>was worried about not having any
>>>>> books
>>>>> to work on.
>>>>> Some
>>>>> people quit>> looking for new books on step 1 becauseof all of the
>>>>> books with holds on >> them. Now>there are a lot of excellent books
>>>>> needing
>>>>> a proofreader.>>The
>>>>>
>>>>>> other> factor, on a more personal level,is hard for me to explain. >
>>>>>>
>>>>> Robert is a > consistent and dedicated volunteer. I respect him for his
>>>>> >
>>>>> dedication>and
>>>>>
>>>>>> teamwork.> Yet I am hesitant to takehis books for a personal reason.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> In
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> the past, > Robert has been willing to scan some adult-rated content
>>>>> for > Bookshare.>It's> my perception that muchof what he scans would be
>>>>> classified as >steamy > romances. I prefer not to read the steamier books.
>>>>> This isn't about >Robert>or>
>>>>>
>>>>> his skills as a submitter.It's about me and what I want to read. I >>
>>>>> generally don't like to draw attention to this issue since I think it's a
>>>>> >>
>>>>> personal>
>>>>> one>on my part. SinceI feel uncomfortable asking Robert which books
>>>>> one>are >>
>>>>> adult, I let others take his books when he submits. I figured it would
>>>>>
>>>>>> make>
>>>>>>
>>>>> him angry>if I askedabout it. If I am wrong about what Robert submits,
>>>>> I > apologize >and take full responsibility for not checking out my
>>>>> assumptions
>>>>>
>>>>>> with> him.>>I thinkwhat I'm saying is that we might do a better job
>>>>>> with> of >
>>>>>>
>>>>> communicating >with each other. I know I need to do that. I didn't know
>>>>> that Robert's>> books weren't>gettingadded to the collection. I also
>>>>> assumed
>>>>> that most > people are more >comfortable with adult content than I am and
>>>>> that those would> be done quickly.>Icould be wrong on both counts.>>The
>>>>> last
>>>>> thing I want is > for you or Robert to feel ignored or >unappreciated. I
>>>>> don't have an > immediate> solution.I think we could find >ways to work
>>>>> this>out together, with the > help of the Bookshare community. It would
>>>>> help
>>>>> us >fix the problem if we know> exactlywhat's going on, if the books are
>>>>> on
>>>>> step 1,> or are they getting > lost in the admin queue.>>Monica
>>>>> Willyard>"The best way to predict the future> is tocreate it." -- Peter
>>>>> Drucker>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>> ---->At 10:32 AM
>>>>
>>>>> 11/30/2009, you wrote:>> block>quote>I think a timely manner is the
>>>>> key.> And those who have scanned for > years and their books are good, and
>>>>> >everyone knows they are good, to me there>shouldn't be a delay.>Some
>>>>> >books
>>>>> get up there right away, so what is the > difference in books?>
>>>>> Especially
>>>>> those of like Robert's when his books have>been tried and > true for a
>>>>> long
>>>>> time.> Eventually volunteers are gonna > quit submitting books, because
>>>>> they > aren't getting anywhere. Some books> stay> up there for a long
>>>>> time.>It's grand
>>>>> for kids books grand for grants, but > I think they are >forgetting
>>>>> the
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> submitters
>>>>> especially those hardworking> ones like Bob >who turns in>a quality
>>>>> scan each and every time not like his > wife who turns no quality
>>>>>
>>>>>> scans LOL.>I understand me, but Bob thatis > different.>His> should
>>>>>>
>>>>> go right away.>Gwen>>----- Original Message ----->From:>robert >
>>>>> tweedy>To:>bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>> Sent:
>>>>> Monday, November30, 2009 11:58 AM>> Subject:> [bksvol-discuss] Re: What
>>>>> is the main concern these days?>>That's fine as > long as our books get
>>>>> into
>>>>> the system on a timeymatter.>----- Original > Message> ----->From:>Denise
>>>>> Thompson>To:>bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>Sent: Tuesday, > December
>>>>> Thompson>01, 2009 2:50
>>>>> PM>Subject: [bksvol-discuss]Re: What is the main > concern> these
>>>>> PM>days?>>I
>>>>> think BKS's concern is to do books that fit their grant > money. >
>>>>> educational which seems to be most booksfor kids and teens in addition> to
>>>>> >text books,> of course. Adult books don't seem to be educational- >
>>>>> especially those that
>>>>>
>>>>>> have some romance in them.Since they have out-sourcers and> do their
>>>>>> grant
>>>>>> books>with them as well as in house, I feel like I need to > continue
>>>>>> books>to
>>>>>>
>>>>> scan
>>>>>
>>>>>> adult books for the restof us who aren't students and who> don't want
>>>>>> to >
>>>>>>
>>>>> read kids>books and teen books.>Denise>> At 09:32 AM > 11/30/2009,
>>>>> you wrote:>block
>>>>> quote>I've noticeda strong emphasis on children's > books> as well.
>>>>> quote>This is
>>>>>
>>>>>> wonderful, so long as it isn't at the expense of books > for us
>>>>>> adults,
>>>>>>
>>>>> too.>>Melissa>>roberttweedy
>>>>> wrote:>block quote>I am just > wondering> about bookshare policy of
>>>>> submitted books. Taking a >look at the cue, it > looks like children's
>>>>> bookswhich is okay but what >about books>that are just> for
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