I have to agree with you Mickey. That's not a destructive thought at all, but constructive. So many books on hold for a long time when there are others ready and willing to validate them seems counter productive. Perhaps there should be a time limit on holds or a cap on how many holds there are per person at one time? Chris Feist - The one and only! "Any 20 year-old who isn't a liberal doesn't have a heart, and any 40 year-old who isn't a conservative doesn't have a brain." - Winston Churchill (1874 - 1965) -----Original Message----- From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Mickey Hi. I just went to get a book to validate, but I'm truly discouraged. There are so many hold for books that I have the definite feeling that only the ones nobody else wants are available. There are some people who have 10 and 12 books waiting for them. I'm sorry, I'm just discouraged. Some of those books have been there for a long time. Maybe if a book has been in the queue for two weeks, the hold should be removed? Just a thought, and probably a very unpopular one. <smile> Not trying to be destructive, only trying to get books out there. Mickey 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.