[bksvol-discuss] Re: New proofreaders
- From: "Mayrie ReNae" <mayrierenae@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2011 13:38:06 -0700
Hi Tim,
Please put the chapter number first, then the title.
Mayrie
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From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Tim Syfert
Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2011 12:36 PM
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: New proofreaders
Yes, I'm a deranged perfectionist. I also am a reader and a critic at the
same time.
Question for all: If a chapter number has a title, which should go first?
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From: Kim Friedman <kimfri11@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2011 11:13 AM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: New proofreaders
Hi, congratulations. Welcome and heartfelt best wishes as a proofreader. If
you are a deranged perfectionist, you will probably be talking shop about
all manner of stuff (I found myself talking about page breaks of all
things). If it really bugs you when you see a typo or you're the kind who
reads every word of a file from first to last, you are officially a deranged
perfectionist. I personally think all proofreaders should be picky and
meticulous. I also tend to proofread stuff I'd prefer to read, so I have two
things going for me: I get to have a great time reading a book first and I'm
making sure the book is readable for anybody else who cares to download it
once it's added to the Bookshare collection. So I have the reader and the
critic staying in my head as I'm proofreading. The reader is blithely going
along reading and the critic says: "Hold on there, buddy, I noticed a scanno
on p. 20, now we have to take care of that before you can go back to your
fun." Then there's that lovely email that says: "Your book has been added to
the Bookshare library". So far I'm not jaded by this process, but then, I'm
not one can call a prolific proofreader. I take on one project at a time and
it suits me. Take care. Regards, Kim Friedman.
-----Original Message-----
From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Tim Syfert
Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2011 7:10 AM
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: New proofreaders
Yippee! I've been approved! I've been approved! "I'm somebody now" (to
paraphrase Steve Martin in a movie whose name escapes me right now). #-o
d'oh! <http://mail.yimg.com/ok/u/assets/img/emoticons/48.gif> I already have
a book proofread to send in ("Dark Is The Sun" by Phillip Jose Farmer)!
Tim
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From: "Jamie Yates, CPhT" <mirxtech@xxxxxxxxx>
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2011 12:28 AM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] New proofreaders
Why is it taking over 3 months to approve new proofreaders after they
complete their first test book?
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Jamie in Michigan
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