Evan is correct, I was only partly serious. And I meant deranged, as in obsessive, not meaning insane. I see the word deranged in a positive light, since obsessiveness in scanning and proofing leads to better quality books! Carrie ________________________________ From: EVAN REESE <mentat3@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Sat, May 29, 2010 9:20:23 AM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Talking Booksharian The word "deranged" is only partly serious. Evan ----- Original Message ----- >From: Kim > Friedman >To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >Sent: Saturday, May 29, 2010 6:57 >AM >Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Talking > Booksharian > > >Evan, I think "deranged" doesn't apply. If you are > careful about what you do, I'd say the word is "meticulous". Now doesn't > that > sound better and would you say that word fits you? Regards, > Kim. > > ________________________________ From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of EVAN > REESE >Sent: Friday, May 28, 2010 9:26 PM >To: > bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Talking > Booksharian > > >I still think of myself as one of those Deranged > Perfectionists, although I haven't heard the term used here for quite a > while. > >Evan > >----- Original Message ----- >>From: Carrie Karnos >>To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>Sent: Saturday, May 29, 2010 12:15 >> AM >>Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Talking >> Booksharian >> >> >>Hi Kim, >>Many years ago, the volunteers identified themselves as >> "deranged perfectionists" which I thought was apropos. >>Carrie >> >> >> >> ________________________________ From: Kim Friedman <kimfri11@xxxxxxxxxxx> >>To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>Sent: Fri, May 28, 2010 8:53:26 >> PM >>Subject: >> [bksvol-discuss] Re: Talking Booksharian >> >>Hi, the term of >> opprobrium I picked up is "jiffy proofreader" meaning a >>person who checks >> out a book, glances over it (figuratively) and turns it >>in. I am not a >> jiffy proofreader because when I decide to do a project, I >>read the whole >> book from word first to word last. I am the picky soul who >>asks >> submitters about the book pagination, copying snippets of text >> into >>emails to assure myself concerning what the submitter knows is in >> the book >>when I'm in need of knowledge. I'm wondering what jargon word >> will suit the >>perfectionists in the group. Regards, Kim Friedman. >> >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] >> On Behalf Of Scott Rains >>Sent: Friday, May 28, 2010 7:51 PM >>To: vat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>Subject: >> [bksvol-discuss] Talking Booksharian >> >>Bookshare >> Volunteers, >> >>This week it occurred to us just how differently we >> sometimes use words here >>at Bookshare. >> >>We certainly have our own >> set of abbreviations and acronyms. 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