[bksvol-discuss] Re: I am not happy.
- From: "Caitlyn and Nicky" <lavendar@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 3 Oct 2008 16:54:20 -0400
I can see your point in this, Mayrie. However, this recently happened to me
with a book. In my case, I know the validater sepnt several weeks fixing
things which I have no idea how they got messed up, corrected some
measurements which escaped my notice, etc. The book was returned for
further editing, there were only a few tiny little things, which I fixed and
then uploaded. Honestly, I thought the changes could've been made by the
validater, but it was no big deal for me to do it. I didn't think it was
fair for me to get credit for both submitting and validating the book, as
bookshare forbids us validating and submitting the same book. I wrote a
note to Carrie, and she fixed things up so the validater could get the
credit for all her work on the book, and I got credit for submitting it in
the first place...
What would you suggest should be done, seeing as we can't get credit for
both validation and submission of the same book? Just let it go back to
step one and hope another volunteer picks it up and fixes it??
Curiously,
Caitlyn
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Subject: [bksvol-discuss] I am not happy.
Hi Everyone,
I'm going to paste here a section from the latest volunteer
newsletter with wich I am not very happy.
from now on books will be returned to the download list with a "Hold for
Validator or Submitter". Depending on the nature of the correction, and/or
who is best able to make the correction, either the submitter or the
validator will re-upload the book. If re-edits are uploaded by the
submitter, either the submitter or the validator should write to us
requesting that validation credits be transferred from the submitter to the
appropriate validator. We will make the transfer accordingly.
Uh, if a validator hasn't done a job complete enough for a book to
be included in the bookshare collection, and the submitter makes corrections
that a validator should have made, that validator should not get credit. The
validator should have contacted the submitter either directly or via
bookshare staff before uploading to fix things that need fixing. What's the
deal with giving people credit for work not done?
These are just my opinions, but as a submitter, I don't have any
intention of fixing errors in a book that I submit if the validator is going
to get credit for not having done the work.
Mayrie
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