It's just a stupid algorithm that counts a group of words, and if more than a certain percentage of those words appears in the book, then it marks the book as Adult. It's a really small percentage, too. It has absolutely nothing to do with subject matter. The Kosher Sutra that Lissi and I did was an Adult book by most people's standards, but because it didn't have any of those "bad words" in it the Bookshare Adult Content Meter did not mark it as Adult. That should tell you that Bookshare's Adult rating mechanism is just wacky.
Evan----- Original Message ----- From: "Lynn I" <lynnskyi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, March 27, 2010 9:06 AM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Why books by Elie Weisel are marked as adult.
John!I have proofread several books that the Bookshare tool has marked as adult. I can't provide a breakdown of the criteria, but I would suspect some of ithas to do with the specifics of the government grant. I wish a better rating system could be implemented too. *smile* -- Blessings. Lynnsky -----Original Message----- From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of John J. Boyer Sent: Friday, March 26, 2010 11:56 PM To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: For wish list: more books by Elie Weisel Jamie,Thanks for the list. Why are these books marked adult? I've downloaded books from Bookshare with no such marking and found them full of erotica, which Ihate. John On Sat, Mar 27, 2010 at 12:45:04AM -0400, Jamie Yates, CPhT wrote:John, I found 22 books in the collection. I suspect many of them aremarked adult and you have to be logged in and have your preferences settoshow adult books for those to show up for you. This is what I found: * Showing 1 through 22 of 22 results Modify Your Results A Beggar in Jerusalem by Elie Wiesel Lily Edelman Dawn by Elie Wiesel Day by Elie Wiesel Anne Borchardt The Fifth Son by Elie Wiesel Marion Wiesel The Forgotten by Elie Wiesel Stephen Becker Four Hasidic Masters and Their Struggle Against Melancholy by ElieWieselTheodore M. Hesburgh >From the Kingdom of Memory: Reminiscences by Elie Wiesel The Jews of Silence by Elie Wiesel King Solomon and His Magic Ring by Elie Wiesel Legends of Our Time by Elie Wiesel Night by Elie Wiesel Stella Rodway Night by Elie Wiesel Marion Wiesel The Oath by Elie Wiesel Marion Wiesel One Generation After by Elie Wiesel The Six Days of Destruction: Meditations toward Hope by Elie WieselAlbertH. Friedlander Souls on Fire: Portraits and Legends of Hasidic Masters by Elie Wiesel The Testament by Elie Wiesel Marion Wiesel The Time of the Uprooted by Elie Wiesel David Hapgood The Town Beyond the Wall by Elie Wiesel Stephen Becker Twilight by Elie Wiesel Wise Men and Their Tales: Portraits of Biblical, Talmudic, and Hasidic Masters by Elie Wiesel Zalman Or The Madness of God by Elie Wiesel Showing 1 through 22 of 22 results -- Jamie in Michigan Currently Reading: Carved in Bone by Jefferson Bass Earn cash for answering trivia questions every 3 hours: [1]http://instantcashsweepstakes.com/invitations/ref_link/49497 See everything I've read this year at: [2]www.michiganrxtech.com/books.html References Visible links 1. http://instantcashsweepstakes.com/invitations/ref_link/49497 2. http://www.michiganrxtech.com/books.html-- John J. Boyer; President, Chief Software Developer Abilitiessoft, Inc. http://www.abilitiessoft.com Madison, Wisconsin USA Developing software for people with disabilities To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxput the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list ofavailable commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line. To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxput the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.
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