[bksvol-discuss] Re: criticism

  • From: Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2006 11:04:14 -0700 (PDT)

Nicely said and explained, Pratik.

Cindy

--- Pratik patel <pratikp1@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> E,
> 
> The reason why Gerald asked you to compile a list
> with reasons is because he
> wants to make sure that when the suggestions are
> brought forward by the
> technical advisors, your explanations and your
> reasons would allow the
> technical advisors to place your items in a
> particular context and present
> them to Bookshare staff.  Unfortunately, as you
> might know, your issues
> aren't the only ones on the table and priorities
> must be made.  Besides, we
> want to give everyone proper credit for suggestions.
>  And, our explanations
> may not always be the best.  So, your words, your
> explanations, your
> priorities, help a lot--whether you believe it or
> not!
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Pratik
> Pratik Patel
> Director, CUNY Assistive technology Services (CATS)
> The City University of New York
> pratikp1@xxxxxxxxx
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> Behalf Of E.
> Sent: Tuesday, April 18, 2006 5:43 AM
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> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] criticism 
> 
> I got a private message from Gerald.  In it, he asks
> that I make a list of 
> priorities in order and explain why each item on it
> is important since 
> otherwise the bookshare staff will not understand
> the importance of the 
> item.  This way, the people who are official
> "technical volunteers" can 
> best present my suggestions/complaints to staff if
> nothing has been done 
> about them after a certain amount of time.  I will
> therefore make 
> suggestions directly to staff from now on and
> explain in detail what makes 
> each necessary so the staff understands.  I did not
> realize that the staff 
> needed to have these suggestions explained in terms
> of necessity.  I 
> thought they would understand without explanations
> why having a running 
> commentary about a book on step1 would be useful to
> the volunteers or why 
> having updated wish lists, step 1 and admin cue
> lists would be useful to 
> submitters and validators.  He also suggests that I
> stop writing to this 
> list with concerns so that I do not sound like a
> broken record.
> 
> I will do all these things.
> 
> I will confine my communications to this list to
> requests for missing pages 
> and info about books I have rejected or put back on
> step 1.
> 
> E.  
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