Maybe more people would do text books if they were identified as sutch. Would they get more attention if we had a text book category?
Mike----- Original Message ----- From: "Evan Reese" <mentat1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, September 03, 2007 8:16 AM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: "not quite ready for prime time list"
That's another angle I hadn't thought of, so thanks for pointing that out. Adding more complexity is something to be avoided. I am recalling the recent thread on protecting chapter headers. Even some old hands had apparently forgotten how it is supposed to be done. New validators already have enough to learn. Increasing the number of validators will ultimately do more to grow the collection faster, including getting hard books such as textbooks into the collection, than adding more complexity to the process.Evan----- Original Message ----- From: "Cindy Ray" <cindyray@xxxxxxxxx>To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, September 03, 2007 5:50 AM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: "not quite ready for prime time list"Well, I am going to say two more things on this subject, probably both of which I shouldn't. First of all, I think that at this point those of us who are needing textbooks are aware that we will spend some wait time on them. Second, I think it is a wonderful thing to validate; but I think you have to set priorities and do the best you can and not worry about the rest. That's not to say don't do a good job or the best you can, but if you can't get them all done when you need to, you can't. I scan textbooks and, though I've not submitted any, I treat them as if I am going to submit them and probably will one day. It is much harder to do books that are not interesting to you, but you elect to do that. You take pride in your work; and I know that your pride shines through when people read your work. However, it doesn't take that long to go to the site and renew a book that you can't finish--less time than it takes to download for pleasure. Please don't try to create more and more rules, more and more lists. You have people signing on as volunteers all the time. You add volume to what has to be learned already, and you will have people overwhelmed by what they see and they won't bother to sign up. If you want validation to be an exclusive club, then this would be one way to make that happen. Cindy Lou Ray. Each day is a new adventure.----- Original Message ----- From: "E." <thoth93@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, September 03, 2007 4:04 AM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: "not quite ready for prime time list" Below find another response to the validating of textbooks issue. Evan do you validate text books? E. At 10:55 PM 9/2/2007, you wrote:I don't think five books is an onerous restriction. If a book needs missing pages or whatever, there are four other books to work on. That is plenty. It only takes a few seconds to renew a book. Evan ----- Original Message ----- From: "E." <thoth93@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, September 02, 2007 12:34 PM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] "not quite ready for prime time list"I suggest that the list be used for only limited reasons. Anyone "kicking back" a book to the list must meet one of the criteria. Criteria may include things like getting missing pages from another volunteer getting explanation of diagrams from another volunteer working on charts in book and need a week's break The list will allow people who have taken on several difficult books to validate something short or easy or diverting and come back refreshed. The list will protect books which truly are being worked on. Before the five book limit, the list was not necessary. The five book limit has been great at curbing many situations and streamlining validating in many ways. The five book limit is a limit in a way which will be addressed by the "not quite ready for prime time list". Some of us are validating several large textbooks because the submitters know we can fix dates by actually reading most of the book. Date fixing includes 13 22 equals 1322 153O equals 1530 and others. I have worked out all kinds of find searches for dates but still it means reading much of a book. I know a solution is to take on less. I am suggesting the list as another alternative. The act of validating is easy enough and I can do it reading something short for leisure. It is making sure my books can stay mine while I take a break which concerns me. The list is just a way of perhaps helping burn out among validators. 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.To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. 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