[bksvol-discuss] Re: Self-validation

  • From: "Jackie M." <xercon@xxxxxxx>
  • To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sat, 19 Jun 2004 12:42:43 -0700

The problem with cookbooks is, they don't scan accurately; at least, that's
my experience trying to validate them.

- Jackie McCraw

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Carrie Karnos" <ckarnos@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, June 18, 2004 3:13 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Self-validation


> Hi Mary,
>
> There were some cookbooks on the download list a few weeks back, and I
> would have loved to validate them, but they were in KES which I can't
> read. I'll check around my kitchen and see if I can find any spare
> cookbooks for you.
>
> Thanks for understanding my comments, Carrie
>
> --- Mary Otten <maryotten@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Hi Carrie,
> > I think you've mentioned excellent reasons why you should  keep on
> > validating your own submissions, especially those which require access
> > to the original print by a sighted person. You definitely did the right
> > thing
> > imho, because the great majorityh of  validators, all of us who can't
> > see, couldn't have done what you did. And even a sighted person would
> > have had to go to the trouble to get the print copy if they wanted to do
> > the
> > same checking that you were able to do without the hassle.   If you feel
> > inspired, I hope you'll try a few more cookbooks. Those are especially
> > frustrating to scan and get accurate enough to use. I have shelves of
> > them, many of which present serious challenges. Gotta love those
> > fractions. Or maybe not.
> > Mary
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
>
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