Well, I disagree with your view on this. As a submitter, I feel I should be able to have a say in how the books I submit are rated.
A proofreader could well overrate or underrate such things in just the way you claim a submitter could underrate them. So the same argument you give for locking those things against submitters could just as well be used to lock them against proofreaders. Then, what would we have? An automated system deciding whether something is adult material or not.
Everyone is different, and I think you are making an unwarranted generalization which, if implemented would take away the ability of submitters to provide information about the work they submit. If implemented fairly, it would take the decision as to whether something should be labeled Adult away from humans entirely, since if we follow your argument, taking that decision away from proofreaders is just as "logical" as taking it away from submitters. The current setup is bad enough.
Evan----- Original Message ----- From: "Soronel Haetir" <soronel.haetir@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, September 09, 2009 5:12 PM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: I have a question please and thank you.
I believe that if bookshare were to go to using a combo box system for example to indicate the level of various objectionable elements that the should probably be locked against the submitter just as the adult content check box currently is. This is due to my belief that the submitter is likely to be more biased in this assessment and systematically under-rate material. Kind of a "I don't read that trash." sort of thing. On 9/9/09, EVAN REESE <mentat3@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:I'm not following you here. Why would it, as in the current setup, "probably be a good idea to lock those against the submitter"? Are you saying that the submitter should have no input into how their books arerated? or that they shouldn't be permitted to include the kinds of info suchas Jackie is talking about? I don't see why. If you are meaning somethingdifferent, I hope you will expand on what you are saying here. As it is, Iconfess to being a bit mystified. Evan-- Soronel Haetir soronel.haetir@xxxxxxxxx To 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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