[bksvol-discuss] Re: I was told the following books are garbage scrap them please
- From: "Kim Friedman" <kimfri11@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 01 Nov 2009 20:40:34 -0800
Bravo, Ann! I agree with you. Gwen, I hope you don't give up on your
scanning for Bookshare just because your enthusiasm and love for what you do
is marvelous. I'm thinking if that person who emailed you could have said:
"Gwen, I'm reading page number such-and-such and this is what I see. Can you
tell me about such-and-such, or I am missing some text on line number
such-and-such." Now that would be something you could deal with. Blanket
generalizations do not help anybody, especially when they're starting out.
I'm sort of in the same boat from the proofreading end, in that I need to
learn how to go about it and definitely could use all the help I can get. So
I hope you won't let some person who has given snarky and unhelpful comments
to you discourage you from proceeding in doing what you wish to do. You wish
to provide a service, namely, adding books to the collection, and for my
money, I say you should be cheered on and given specific advice that will
make you understand you are a competent person who can scan well. I'm no
where near where you are, and I'll bet you some day, people will be asking
you for advice. It could happen, you know. Regards, and hoping for the best
for us, Kim.
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[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ann Parsons
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Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: I was told the following books are garbage
scrap them please
Hi all,
Gwen, stop! Quit apologizing! We all know the person who sent you that
letter made a mistake and was less than complimentary. Her
ill-advised missive and the grief it caused only hurts her, not you.
Tough Love is a good thing but there's a difference between Tough Love and
out-and-out belittling.
If we want to read and proof your scans, then let us do so, eh? If we think
they're in need of improvement we'll tell you. <grrrr> I don't know who it
was that coined that stupid phrase about "words can never hurt me.", but
they were wrong. Words can build up or tear down. They
can give life and hope, or they can deal death and despair. Shoot, if
a word can create light then what makes us think that our own words have no
power? Why do you all think I'm so ready to apologize when my words cause
damage? It's because I know that I've used them to harm and
not to heal. I own my words, therefore, I'm responsible for them. If
I cause damage with them, then it is up to me, and only me, to repair that
damage.
Ann P.
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