[bksvol-discuss] derange perfectionism: an historical perspective
- From: "Bob W" <rwiley45@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 13 Aug 2011 12:19:50 -0500
Hi gang.
I used the search function on the freelists site looking for "deranged
perfection". (Thus picking up perfectionist, perfectionists and all other
deviants, or is it derivations.)
There were 61 emails with that phrase in them. Unfortunately they aren't in any
particular order, so the rest of the data is based on a spot check of the
emails.
Kim seems to like the phrase best: having ten emails in the list before I quit
counting.
The earliest email I could find was from Karrey in 2006, and I list it below.
Does this make me an official deranged perfectionist?
Bob
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[bksvol-discuss] Re: NY Times Best Seller List
a.. From: Carrie Karnos <ckarnos@xxxxxxxxx>
b.. To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
c.. Date: Fri, 12 May 2006 05:17:56 -0700 (PDT)
For those people who are newbies in the discussion group, someone referred to
the Bookshare volunteers as 'deranged perfectionists' a long while ago, and
there was a general concensus that that's a good way to describe us. Clearly
Evan fits right in with this group! :-)
Carrie
Evan Reese <mentat1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Deranged perfectionist, you say? I know the feeling. The first book I
validated, I read right through it - I would have done so anyway, as it was
part of a series that I wanted to continue - and corrected every error I could.
But, alas, I am not a professional proofreader, so when the book is approved
and put in the collection, what to my amazement should appear a typo in the
long synopsis for all to see! It wasn't my error, as I hadn't scanned the
book, but I had read the dust jacket info from which the synopsis was taken,
and thought I had fixed everything. I could have screamed. I think I actually
might have, I don't remember for sure now, but I wouldn't be surprised if I
actually did.
Life is hard for perfectionists.
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