[bksvol-discuss] Re: I chickened out.

  • From: "Katie Hill" <kaitlyn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sun, 10 Jun 2007 21:05:55 -0700

HI Monica, 

Awe, you made my night.... 
<< When I grow up, I want 
>to be just like them.  >> 

I am getting to the point I need to stop scanning for a while and get proof
reading. I guess when I received the Kurzweil V11 and the Opticbook I have
gone on a scanning frenzy! 

The joy of life is living in the question
Katie Hill
Kaitlyn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

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[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Monica Willyard
Sent: Sunday, June 10, 2007 8:26 PM
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: I chickened out.


>Hi, Jim.  I can understand you wanting to wait a bit and learn more 
>about validating.  My first validation was a royal mess, and I 
>didn't know enough to reject the book when that's what should have 
>been done.  I nearly gave up, and it's in the collection now with 
>only a fair rating.  I wish someone had told me what I'm going to 
>tell you now.  (smile)  Jim, you can do this when you're 
>ready.  There are easy validations, and there are some that require 
>the patience of a saint.  If you start with an easy one, you'll 
>learn faster because you'll master the basics while enjoying what 
>you're doing.  I keep a sort of list of submitters whose work is 
>easy to validate so I can recommend their books to new 
>volunteers.  If a person isn't mentioned here, it doesn't mean 
>they're bad scanners.  I just may not have seen their work.  I can 
>tell you that books scanned by these people are easy to work 
>with...  Jamie Yates, Carrie Karnos, Mayrie Renae, Jake Brownell, 
>Scott Blanks, Bud Schwab, Jim Baugh, and Kaitlyn (Katie) Hill.  All 
>of these people do some proofreading before submitting, and many of 
>them submit scans that are nearly flawless.  When I grow up, I want 
>to be just like them.  (grin)  I recommend that new volunteers start 
>with easy books to get comfortable with validating.  Once you feel 
>more confident about the process, the rougher scans will be easier 
>to work with.


"Don't let yesterday use up too much of today!" Will Rogers
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