I would think that this would lead to the submission of sloppy work for the sake of a credit. Besides, there are many endeavors in which work by one person is checked by another person. Often times when one is too close to ones own work errors slip by that would be picked up by someone who is more disinterested. In a message dated 9/21/2008 4:58:29 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, thoth93@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes: Interesting idea Jamie about letting a submitter validate his or her own work. This may lead in time to eliminating the work of validating altogether. Just think how much money bookshare will save not having to give us validators credit. And we do so little too. E. To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put 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. **************Looking for simple solutions to your real-life financial challenges? Check out WalletPop for the latest news and information, tips and calculators. (http://www.walletpop.com/?NCID=emlcntuswall00000001)