Why are you discouraged? You had one bad conversation, that's all. I understand why you want to stop volunteering for a while. It takes so much time if you are conscientious. Elizabeth and Burton <thoth93@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: Folks I am releasing some books. I am doing so because I realize I need to take a break from volunteering. The phone call with Gustavo was the final straw. Perhaps I should have emailed him rather than trying to have a conversation. I will finish what I am working on and then only take on things very selectively. I did enough validating last year to entirely pay for this year's subscription. I am stepping back for now until I feel less sad and discouraged. E. At 04:39 PM 1/3/2007, you wrote: >Dear Fellow Booksharians, > >Most of you are familiar with the common situation that while studying >medicine, Future Doctors, Nurses, etc. become convinced they exhibit the >symptoms they are reading about and are suffering from the catostrophic or >rare illnesses in their textbooks. What they are really suffering from is >emersion in the details of pathology, anxiety, exhaustion and paranoia. > >I'm experiencing a similar bout of the frets. As I read about bee es oze, >entering editors' names correctly, kick backs, and incomplete and >incorrect information in the uploading form, my anxiety about a book I >uploaded a few days ago is mounting exponentially! > >It was a BSO. It had a long title. It has both an author, an editor and a >copyright under neither of their names. All I can think about is that the >scanner's hard work and mine as validator will be lost, that I'll cause >Gustavo to gnash his teeth, that the book will be kicked back or forgotten >on the back burner because I made a hash of the upload. I'm already 99 >percent sure the answer to my question is, "No Way! Just wait and see like >the rest of us." But, I have to ask. > >Is there any way we can access our uploading form once we've sent it, to >reassure ourselves we've filled it out right, or to fix something we >suspect we overlooked? It's like going back home, letting yourself in, and >checking that the stove is turned off. Is it possible? > >I need to stay busy, easy since I've got plenty to do, and let time tell, >but I had to ask. > >Always with love, > >Lissi > > >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. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line. Barbara