I do not scan books, I just proofread: but if I did scan, I would at least send an email to someone who was a proof reader,so my book wouldn't languish on the waiting list. The way the system is now, the books most likly to be read are near the top of the list.
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To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2009 8:52 AM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Hold fors
Yes, and that's the way it should be, but my point is you can't judge yesterday by today's standards. The key here is to educate, or remove those, who habitually turn in sub par results by current standards, you shouldn't have to put a hold on a book to get it the handling it deserves, unless it has particular issues that need special attention. Perhaps Bookshare should look at implementing a policy of asking volunteers with consistently sub standard results to seek a mentor, improve their efforts, or seek other assistance in improving their product. Maybe if Bookshare received too many complaints about a particular book that has been recently added, or if the staff (Carrie) were to notice books making it to the approval queue with too many errors still present, they could be asked to seek assistance, or in the worst case, dropped as a volunteer. My objection wasn't with your goal, but rather with your depiction of someone being "a careless slob." I'm sure in a number of cases carelessness is the culprit, but also ignorance, and being over challenged can enter into it as well. Remember, not all volunteers are on these list, as they tend to be a bit verbose, and for the most part, when you send a message here, you're "preaching to the choir."Dave At 10:57 AM 3/4/2009, you wrote:The key word in your sentence is, "was." Now the word is "proofreader", not "validator."EvanTo unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxput 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.
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