[bksvol-discuss] On Validating
- From: "Kaitlyn Hill" <Kaitlyn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 3 Sep 2005 23:49:02 -0700
Hi Rose,
I remember your experience on the validation. I would encourage you to get
another book and try validating. I have done a couple of them, books scanned
by Carrie, and they have both been enjoyable reads with only minor
corrections. Something like that would get you more familiar with the
process before taking on a b bigger project.
I have about 100 pages to go on a large Dale Carnegie book. It would be a
big job for a first validation but I am enjoying this one.
Kaitlyn
Healing Practitioner
"The cost of a thing is the amount of what I call life, which is required to
be exchanged for it immediately or in the long run."
Henry Thoreau
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From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Rose Combs
Sent: Saturday, September 03, 2005 11:17 PM
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: volunteers who are not contributing
I suppose if a person is not actually a paid member of Bookshare they
could get the books for free by being a volunteer and taking the books
off the step one page. I never really thought of it, I am a paid member
in good standing, just downloaded a book today that was talked about in
a meeting I attended last week, was very please to find it, it has a few
errors but nothing I cannot live with.
I have not wanted to validate since my nightmare experience in early
July but then too, life has been pretty hectic.
*****
For those of you who knew I kept my sister's Golden Retriever, Cody
earlier this summer, it seems after his return home he has been a very
bad doggie! I thought I had my hands full with his antics--but
apparently the other day he pulled an envelope off my sister's computer
desk and ate $200 in twenties before she caught him. I guess the shirt
he destroyed along with my watch band and crystal are minor in
comparison. I am still laughing about this because she swore he was so
well behaved and was annoyed with me for punishing him for his bad
behavior while he stayed with me!
Rose Combs
rosecombs@xxxxxxxxx
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From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of E.
Sent: Saturday, September 03, 2005 8:39 PM
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: volunteers who are not contributing
Please understand Rose that we are talking here about someone renewing a
book again and again for many many months and then releasing it without
validating. We all have busy lives. Please understand we are referring
to
something quite different from what you describe. We all appreciate
what
you attempted and understand. Please feel welcome. We can sometimes be
an
argumentative strong minded lot.
E.
At 10:06 PM 9/3/2005, you wrote:
>I was not going to weigh in on this issue, however, I signed up to be a
>volunteer early in the year and almost immediately had other things
>happening that kept me from doing anything. Then I submitted one book.
>And again did nothing for a while. I then downloaded a huge book,
>worked on it evenings and weekends for a couple of weeks and could not
>upload it.
>
>Since that time I have not taken anything off the step one page, again
>partly because of the problems I had with my only attempt at
validating.
>I have about four books here scanned but am waiting for K1000 version
10
>to arrive so I can fix some issues with tables before submitting them.
>
>I work sometimes 50 hours a week at my job, have other things happening
>in my life and I might at some time be one of those people who would
>renew a book and continue working on it rather than submit a bad copy.
>
>Should I give up being a volunteer and never ever attempt another
>validation because in someone's opinion I might take too long to get
the
>project done? I cannot spend all day working on the computer and then
>submit a book hours after I downloaded it unless I meet the minimum
>requirements for validation, check copyright and send it back.
>
>
>
>Rose Combs
>rosecombs@xxxxxxxxx
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Pam Quinn
>Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2005 1:53 PM
>To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: volunteers who are not contributing
>
>
>Same here. I volunteered, submitted a couple of books, and then think
>I went over a year doing nothing else. But nor did I download anything
>from the step 1 page.
>
>Pam
>
>
>
> >I went through such a period. Don't know how long it was--certainly
>months. I did not read nor submit after several submissions. My
>project is finished and I'm submitting again.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: E.
> > To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2005 10:51 AM
> > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] volunteers who are not contributing
> >
> >
> > Are there folks who sign up to volunteer and then neither submit
nor
> > validate for long periods? I mean a lapse of say more than say a
>year. I
> > am trying to figure out if folks are joining so they can read for
>free.
> >
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