Thanks for this explanation, Scott. Batchecizer belongs in the glossary of terms you collected regarding how to talk like a Booksharian. ( Sue S. From: Scott Rains Sent: Monday, August 08, 2011 10:39 AM To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Puzzling "BTC" is our in-house shorthand meaning "books that have gone through our batchecizer." Yes, we do love to make up entertaining new words. We're book people after all. The batchecizer is a simple bit of automation used after scanning to standardize the books we provide to new volunteers. It strips out some typical format scannos so that new volunteers are not faced with them. We reserve them for new volunteers. A new volunteer is anyone who has yet to successfully complete three scans or proofs. So BTC books is where new volunteers get their first three books if they are going to be proofreaders. Scott Rains From: Kim Friedman <kimfri11@xxxxxxxxxxx> Reply-To: "bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Mon, 8 Aug 2011 07:12:00 -0700 To: "bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Puzzling Hi, Sue, I'll forward your message to Rick Costa, shall I? Regards, Kim. -----Original Message----- From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Sue Stevens Sent: Sunday, August 07, 2011 7:43 PM To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Puzzling Hi all, I have been seeing books with the prefix BTC and then a number. They seem to be from Rick Costa. Are they for specific volunteers he is training? I just wondered if anyone could take them? I don’t want to take a book that is being held for someone else. Thanks, Sue S. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1391 / Virus Database: 1520/3820 - Release Date: 08/07/11