[bksvol-discuss] Re: Submitting a book that is already in the collection and has received an excellent rating - is it worth it to submit my changes?
- From: 17razz@xxxxxxxxx
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2008 22:55:54 -0500
As I can see. -
Have fun in Portland. I would tell you to have fun translating
the three pages, but I know that is not much fun for some people.
Jess
On 12/4/08, Julia <julia.kulak@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Yes, I certainly took no offense to you using my first name. We're all very
> informal around here.
> Julia
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> From: "siss52" <siss52@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2008 10:30 PM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Submitting a book that is already in the
> collection and has received an excellent rating - is it worth it to submit
> my changes?
>
>
>> Hi Jess,
>>
>> If you would like to do this, you could go ahead and submit your scanned
>> copy. You will need a validator, or proofreader, and I volunteer to do
>> that. If I see that your copy is better, I will recommend that it
>> replaces
>> the one already in the collection.
>>
>> If you want to do this, you should put BSO- before the title. BSO tells
>> the
>> validator and the admin that it is meant to replace a book already in the
>> collection. BSO stands for better scan of.
>>
>> If you do not feel comfortable doing this, you could consider it a
>> learning
>> experience and move on without submitting it.
>>
>> As for using first names on the list that is perfectly okay. We are using
>> your first name. (smile) I'm just another volunteer, so whether you
>> decide
>> to submit it or not, you do not need to feel uncomfortable about it.
>>
>> Hope this helps,
>>
>> Sue S. (The S. is for Stevens)
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Jess Killian" <17razz@xxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2008 8:54 PM
>> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Submitting a book that is already in the
>> collection and has received an excellent rating - is it worth it to submit
>> my changes?
>>
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I have scanned in "The Rape of Lucrece" by William Shakespeare.
>> This book is already in the collection and has received an excellent
>> rating - the only problems it has is that there is no synopsis, some
>> page numbers are in the middle of the sentences, and parts of the book
>> are double spaced. I have fixed these mistakes in my scanned copy,
>> which is sitting on my hard drive waiting to be submitted.
>>
>> Earlier this evening, I read a post from Ms. ReNae that got me
>> thinking. For those list members that do not know what post I am
>> talking about, following is an explanation of what the post was about.
>> A girl by the name of Julia (I apologize for using first names, I
>> mean no disrespect) wrote requesting help with a Christmas novel. Ms.
>> ReNae responded to her request, informing her that unfortunately her
>> time spent scanning was a waist because the book was already in the
>> collection and had been given an excellent quality rating. After
>> reading the post from Ms. ReNae, I was wondering - is it worth it to
>> submit the book with the changes I made - or will it just be rejected?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Jess
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Jessica Killian
>>
>> Bookshare Volunteer Validator and submitter
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