Last month when I had my hard drive crash I managed to contact Cindy from a public library computer in order to save the work I had done validating a book that I was almost finished with. I was fortunate to get a ride to and sighted help with the library computer. If I had not would it have been noticed that a book I had been working on for a long time suddenly turned up on step 1? It would have done no good to have asked anyone on the list about what had happened to me because no one on the list would have known. Also, my health is precarious and even though I do not expect any health crisis in the near future it could very well happen and in the long term it is virtually certain. If that did happen it would do no good at all to ask anyone on the list about what happened to me because no one would know. Then how about the lurkers? That is, those who read the list regularly and never post, but may be busily validating? Who would even notice that they were no longer with us? Then there are the volunteers who are not even subscribed to the list like one who recently announced that she was unsubscribing because the traffic was too heavy. They are still busy validating and may ask for a hold from a submitter privately. I don't think everyone involved with Bookshare knows each other as well as you think. In a message dated 9/11/2008 2:00:57 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, thoth93@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes: You read our posts. If somebody wants to know about a particular person or particular book please ask on list. Cindy often says she is having trouble reaching such and such a person and then learns what is going on from another list member. E. To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line. **************Psssst...Have you heard the news? There's a new fashion blog, plus the latest fall trends and hair styles at StyleList.com. (http://www.stylelist.com/trends?ncid=aolsty00050000000014)