Hi, Jamie. There are validaters who read every word, and there are
those who spot check books. We usually take books that interest us
so that we're reading for both pleasure and validation reasons. For
me, it also depends on the submitter. For example, I know with books
scanned by Carrie, Mayrie, Laura Ann, Evan, Tom, Katie, Shelley, and
Dr. Cross, spot checking is usually okay because they generally
proofread their work before submitting. I know this because I've
validated lots of their books over the past year. You get to know a
submitter's scanning style over time and begin to know which errors
to look for based on who scanned the book. Some other submitters
just submit raw scans, and when I take their books, I know I'll need
to read the whole thing. If I do take their books, I know ahead of
time that I'll be reading the entire book and only take books that
I'd want to read anyway. I still value those books and am happy to
work on them. They just take longer. Dr. Cross scans wonderful
books that are usually over my head intellectually. He's a
professor, so that's how it should be. If he submitted raw scans, I
wouldn't do his books because I wouldn't want to wade through a 2000
page book on historical literature because I don't understand half of
what I read in those books. Since his books are such clean scans,
it's no trouble to spot check them, and I do learn some things as I
go along. (smile) However, I took a copy of a book called God's
Power At Work In You that was a raw scan because I wanted to read
that book from cover to cover. Does that make sense? I'm using
names as examples, not meaning that the submitters I've mentioned are
the only good ones. I just have worked on these submitter's books a
lot, so I have them to use as examples. So if you're reading this
and I didn't mention your name, it's only because I haven't worked on
your books and am trying really hard to be fair to everybody.
Monica Willyard
I am always interested when I read that others have submitted a book and then someone wants to validate that particular book. I'm guessing that when you validate you must be reading the entire book?
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