[bksvol-discuss] Re: submitted Split Second

  • From: Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2006 12:56:47 -0800 (PST)

Bud,

As I think Jake explained, books that are designated
Adult won't show up *unless* you log in first. I found
that out the hard way a couple of years ago. smile

Cindy

--- Bud Schwab <budschwab@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Thanks Jake,
> 
> I'll do that.  However I did log in as you suggested
> and then both 
> titles showed up.  That's strange they both wouldn't
> show up when I 
> went looking without signing in.  Oh well, I'll
> never figure out 
> computers and all their little idiosyncracies.At
> 09:53 AM 1/11/2006, you wrote:
> >Hi Bud,
> >    You need to do the following to make sure adult
> content is being shown.
> >
> >A. Log into BookShare
> >B. Have it enabled in the my account area.
> >
> >To check on the status of adult content blocking.
> >Login
> >Go to the my account area.
> >Under the Preferences section, there should be a
> line telling you 
> >whether adult content is blocked or not.
> >
> >If you want to change the setting:
> >Move farther down the page to the Preferences link.
> Enter your 
> >BookShare password in the first field and look for
> the last checkbox 
> >on the page. Then submit your changes.
> >
> >HTH,
> >Jake
> >----- Original Message ----- From: "Bud Schwab"
> <budschwab@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> >To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2006 11:47 AM
> >Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: submitted Split
> Second
> >
> >
> >>Hi Jake,
> >>
> >>Very interesting!  I sure just saw that other
> split second.  You 
> >>mentioned if I wasn't registered for adult content
> it might not 
> >>show.  I list a number of books that I upload as
> adult but maybe 
> >>that wouldn't do it.  How would I change that?  I
> don't read any 
> >>books, just scan them and upload them to bookshare
> for the 
> >>volunteers to fine tune.  I could try to sign in
> and see if it 
> >>would show the one by Baldacci.  I wonder how many
> books I've missed like that.
> >>Thanks Jake for the input; I guess after two years
> of volunteering 
> >>and sending in several books I still have some
> things to learn.
> >>
> >>Bud At 09:10 AM 1/11/2006, you wrote:
> >>>Hi Bud,
> >>>    The David Baldacci copy is flagged as adult
> content, so if you 
> >>> didn't log in, or do not have your settings set
> to display adult 
> >>> content you could be missing some titles. Direct
> link:
>
>>>http://www.bookshare.org/web/SingleTitle.html?submittitleid=21865
> >>>
> >>>I know I've made this mistake before, luckily not
> after scanning 
> >>>something. Some action books, I wouldn't consider
> adult, sometimes 
> >>>get flagged as such. I'd recommend to all
> volunteers to allow 
> >>>adult content to be shown. When browsing this
> content will be 
> >>>identified with a line at the end of the long
> synopsis, and if you 
> >>>don't want to read something that's how you can
> avoid it.
> >>>
> >>>HTH,
> >>>Jake
> >>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Bud Schwab"
> <budschwab@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>>To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>>Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2006 11:02 AM
> >>>Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: submitted Split
> Second
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>Hi
> >>>>Gerald,
> >>>>
> >>>>Thanks for the headsup, I have made that mistake
> before so I 
> >>>>always check now before I do a book.  I did find
> that split 
> >>>>second but it is by a different author so I
> assume would have to 
> >>>>be a different book. I was afraid that would
> happen.  I'll  go 
> >>>>back in and look at the synopsis to be sure it's
> not the same one.
> >>>>Thanks.
> >>>>
> >>>>Bud
> >>>>At 11:01 PM 1/10/2006, you wrote:
> >>>>>Bud,
> >>>>>
> >>>>>Are you aware that Split Second is already in
> the collection and rated
> >>>>>Excellent?  I've read it, and I don't remember
> there being any 
> >>>>>problems with
> >>>>>the book, but it's been a while since I read
> it.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>Gerald
> >>>>>
> >>>>>-----Original Message-----
> >>>>>From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>>>>[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On
> Behalf Of Bud Schwab
> >>>>>Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2006 9:32 PM
> >>>>>To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>>>>Subject: [bksvol-discuss] submitted Split
> Second
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>Hi Gang,
> >>>>>
> >>>>>I just submitted Split Second by David
> Baldacci.  It's a little over
> >>>>>400 pages and is quite clean from mistakes.  I
> caught a lot of words
> >>>>>that were run together without a space and
> fixed them.  It's a real
> >>>>>thriller about presidential candidates and the
> secret service trying
> >>>>>to guard them.  A lot of intrigue and a few
> murders along the way.
> >>>>>Happy validating.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>Bud Schwab
> >>>>>W 6 Z Y P
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