[bksvol-discuss] Re: please more submits so I can proof read
- From: "Alyssa" <LyssasSong@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2009 11:36:05 -0400
Well, for one thing, you could proofread your own books before submitting
them for an official proofreading. I do that, but mainly it's because I am
very picky and hate to see books filled with junk characters. I just scanned
two fairly large books yesterday and know I'm going to go through them since
I saw some issues near the ends of at least one.
-Alyssa
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I do prefer the system of putting a book on the check out list for anyone to
grab too. I have not had a book held for me yet and I do not particularly
want it. That commits me and I may not be able to keep the commitment. Yes,
if I realize that I will not be able to keep the commitment I could ask
Carrie to remove the hold, but then it would be unavailable to anyone else
until I did ask that. So let me propose something. I propose that we try the
hold code idea. If you want to put up a book for grabs, but only for
responsible proofreaders to grab then go ahead and type hold for reader 1 or
reader 2 or whatever and announce it here. If after a reasonable time no one
has taken it then ask Carrie to remove the hold. The reasonable time might
be a week, amonth, two months or whatever you think is reasonable. Even a
couple of days might thwart Julie Barrett because she seems to only take
books that have been freshly uploaded. Nicholas Wilcox does jiffy prooff
older ones but he seems to strike less frequently. If the code does not work
then we can discuss other tactics when we see that it is not working. I make
this proposal with the realization that it is something that may be
frustrating to new volunteers because I know myself that attempting to
browse the list for a book that is not being held is frustrating, but what
else is to be done to ensure that our submissions get a proper proofreading?
"Philosophers have merely interpreted the world in various
ways; the point is to change it." Karl Marx
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I used to only do hold fors when a person would ask for the book
specifically because I liked the system of a person being able to browse the
available
books and choose one. But that system is just not working the same way
anymore, I guess, since there are generally few books to choose from. And
then when
I noticed the pattern of the one person just snapping up all of my
submissions and then checking them in 18-20 minutes later I began to see why
so many
people submit with a hold for. They want quality proofreading work. It's
only fair to the many members of Bookshare to get a good scan and a good
proofread
so I'm pretty sold on the hold for thing now and am actively looking for
people to place a hold for.
--
Jamie in Michigan
Currently Reading: Lost: The Search for Six of Six Million by Daniel
Mendelsohn
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