[bksvol-discuss] Quality rating--when and by whom given
- From: Grandma Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2007 22:56:27 -0800 (PST)
Thanks, Jill. As a validator, I never knew that the
rating I saw when I uploaded was an automatic one. I
assumed it was from the submitter or the default
rating given at the time of submission. How can the
bookshare utility give a rating before the book
uploading has been completed?
G.Cindy
--- Jill O'Connell <jillocon@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Cindy, Actually when submitting a book, the
> submitter gives it a rating.
> When the validator uploads the book, that's when the
> Bookshare utility gives
> it a rating based, I assume, primarily on spelling
> and scanning errors. At
> that time the validator can upgrade the book and I
> am told they can also
> downgrade it. What some of us are suggesting is that
> this same tool be used
> at the time of submitting the book to help eliminate
> this subjective
> evaluation. Jill
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Grandma Cindy" <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, November 26, 2007 2:32 AM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Using Our Validation
> Resources Wisely
>
>
> > Gary,
> >
> > As I understand it, it's up to the validator to
> give
> > the final quality rating. I've seen an automatic
> Adult
> > rating given, and validators have the option of
> > changing it when they upload, but the only quality
> > rating I've seen is the one put there when the
> book is
> > submitted, and the validator should change it if
> it is
> > not correct because of foreign names. smile
> >
> > G.Cindy
> > --- Gary Petraccaro <garyp130@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> >> If i'm understanding you, this might not work.
> If
> >> one uploaded a history
> >> with lots of capitalized names, even if correct,
> how
> >> would that be rated?
> >> Rise and Fall of the 3rd Reich comes up with
> 95.94
> >> and 63xx unrecognized
> >> names/words. Btw, I reversed the page numbers,
> it
> >> was 1615. <grin>
> >>
> >> I have no idea.
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "E." <thoth93@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> Sent: Saturday, November 24, 2007 7:31 AM
> >> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Using Our
> Validation
> >> Resources Wisely
> >>
> >>
> >> >I just rejected a history book submitted in kes.
> >> The submitter did not old
> >> >down the spine of the book resulting in
> sentences
> >> with chopped off words.
> >> >When I brought it up in kurzweil it said it had
> a
> >> rank spelling rating of
> >> >96%. I knew that included a lot of capitalized
> >> names. I soon found the
> >> >rating also included a lot of the word fragments
> >> resulting from the binding
> >> >not being held down enough.
> >> >
> >> > Perhaps the software can evaluate a book when
> it
> >> is updated. If the book's
> >> > rating falls below some level of accuracy the
> book
> >> can be prevented from
> >> > entering step 1 and be hand evaluated as I
> >> suggested in another message.
> >> > Folks whose books repeatedly need such
> treatment
> >> and who refuse to take
> >> > input from others to improve ought to be asked
> to
> >> learn how to create
> >> > better scans before submitting more.
> >> >
> >> > E.
> >> >
> >> > At 06:24 AM 11/24/2007, you wrote:
> >> >>Hi Carrie,
> >> >>
> >> >> The computer rates the books when the
> >> validator accepts them.
> >> >> When the submitter submits a book, he/she
> chooses
> >> the rating for the
> >> >> book, arbitrarily. I'd be thrilled if, when
> >> submitting a book, the
> >> >> computer would rate it, and in the case of
> crummy
> >> scans, just reject them
> >> >> before they ever get submitted.
> >> >>
> >> >>Peace,
> >> >>Mayrie
> >> >>
> >> >>At 09:56 PM 11/23/2007, you wrote:
> >> >>>I thought that the computer rates it, and then
> >> the uploader can change it
> >> >>>if he/she wants to. Isn't that right?
> >> >>>
> >> >>>----- Original Message ----
> >> >>>From: Grandma Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
> >> >>>To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> >>>Sent: Friday, November 23, 2007 6:44:02 PM
> >> >>>Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Using Our
> >> Validation Resources Wisely
> >> >>>
> >> >>>Mike,
> >> >>>
> >> >>>I don't think the cornputer (deliberate--I'm
> >> feeling
> >> >>>silly--I wonder what was in the stuffing; or I
> >> could
> >> >>>say my em key disappeared )rates the book when
> >> it's
> >> >>>uploaded after validation. Either the
> submitter's
> >> >>>rating stays because the validator doesn't
> bother
> >> to
> >> >>>change it when uploading, which happens, or
> the
> >> >>>validator him/herself rates it.
> >> >>>
> >> >>>Carrie or someone can correct me if I'm wrong.
> >> >>>
> >> >>>G.Cindy
> >> >>>
> >> >>>--- Mike and Lori Castner
> >>
>
>>>><<mailto:mandlcastner@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>mandlcastner@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> >>>wrote:
> >> >>>
> >> >>> > Hi Jamie,
> >> >>> > I agree. Why can't they set things up so
> the
> >> >>> > computer rates the book the same way it
> does
> >> when
> >> >>> > the validator is finished with it. It
> would
> >> make
> >> >>> > things easier for the submitter of the book
> >> and the
> >> >>> > validator would have a better idea of how
> >> rough the
> >> >>> > book might be.
> >> >>> > Mike
> >> >>> > ----- Original Message -----
> >> >>> > From: Jamie Yates, CPhT
> >> >>> > To:
> >>
> >
>
<mailto:bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> >>> > Sent: Thursday, November 22, 2007 9:35 PM
> >> >>> > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Using Our
> >> Validation
> >> >>> > Resources Wisely
> >> >>> >
> >> >>> >
> >> >>> > You cannot even submit a book unless you
> >> check a
> >> >>> > rating now. It keeps tripping me up because
> I
> >> think
> >> >>> > it's in a different place than I'm used to
> >> looking
> >> >>> > for it.
> >> >>> >
> >> >>> >
> >> >>> >
> >> >>> > Jamie in Michigan
> >> >>> > Currently Reading - When Santa Fell to
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