[bksvol-discuss] Re: Pearl by Tabitha King
- From: Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, Carrie Karnos <ckarnos@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 8 Aug 2008 00:52:05 -0700 (PDT)
I probably have not right to weigh in on this, but I think super-fussy is the
way to go. IMO, and if I were a reading member, I would be annoyed at errors in
books I'm paying to read and would want them as perfect as can be. If I've
overlooked anything in books I've validated I'd be happy to make corrections.
Cindy
--- On Thu, 8/7/08, Carrie Karnos <ckarnos@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> From: Carrie Karnos <ckarnos@xxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Pearl by Tabitha King
> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Thursday, August 7, 2008, 5:22 PM
> Hi Sue,
>
> When I return a book for more editing, I have 2 options. I
> can return the book that the original person submitted, or I
> can return the validated copy. 99% of the time I return the
> validated copy, retaining all the changes that the validator
> made. Only when the validator deletes all the page breaks in
> a book (as happened last week) or when the validator deletes
> some pages or something drastic like that, do I return the
> original book from the submitter. Given that I can retain
> all the validation changes, would you like me to return the
> book for more editing?
> Looks like there are 2 votes for more editing, and no votes
> for the other options. This means I should be even more
> fussy than I already am. That's fine with me, I would
> rather allow only well-validated books into the collection,
> but I'm afraid that the volunteer group will start a
> mutiny if I return 3 out of every 10 books in the approval
> queue instead of 1 out of every 10 books like I do now
> (I'm guessing at these numbers - I haven't kept
> track, to be honest). Okay, unless I hear otherwise, I will
> go into super-fussy mode :-)
>
> Carrie
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: siss52 <siss52@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Friday, August 8, 2008 8:48:41 AM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Pearl by Tabitha King
>
>
>
> Hi Carrie,
>
> I woould vote against returning it for more editing
> since the copy kicked back would be the submitter's
> work only, not the book
> after validation.
>
> Therefore, may I make another suggestion?
> Could you return the book to Step 1 in the RTF file that
> was uploaded to the
> approval queue, with a comment telling what is wrong and
> requesting more
> editing?
>
> Just my thoughts,
>
> Sue S.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Carrie Karnos
> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2008 5:10 PM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Pearl by Tabitha King
>
> I changed the book rating from excellent to good when I
> approved it because
> there are some junk characters on some pages (like the very
> last page in the
> book). If there were just a few junk characters, I'd
> leave it as excellent. If
> there were loads, I'd return it for more editing. This
> book was right on the
> fence. So my question to the group is: what do you want me
> to do when a book has
> some junk characters, more than a few but less than loads?
> The choices
> are:
> 1) leave it as excellent
> 2) return it for more editing
> 3) change
> the rating to good
> Have I missed another option?
> What's your
> vote?
>
> Thanks! Carrie
>
>
>
> -----
> Original Message ----
> From: Amber Wallenstein
> <amber.wallens@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent:
> Friday, August 8, 2008 8:03:40 AM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Pearl by Tabitha
> King
>
>
> Hi all:
> Did anyone on this list validate Pearl by Tabitha
> King? I worked really hard on it, and I noticed it had a
> "good" rating,
> instead of an "excellent" rating. Does anyone
> know why? I always want to
> improve my scans and I'm baffled why this gets a
> "good" rating. It has a
> lot of dialogue but that's all I can think of.
> Thanks.
> Amber
> Book blog:
> http://community.livejournal.com/book_cuddler/
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> accepted a seat in the House of Representatives, and
> thereby have consented to
> my own ruin, to your ruin, and to the ruin of our children.
> I give
> you this
> warning that you may prepare your mind for your fate.
> John Adams
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