[bksvol-discuss] Re: Fair Quality Scans: No Longer Accepted
- From: Grandma Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2008 01:42:25 -0800 (PST)
Pratik, dear.
I think you need to go to bed. smile (I see it's 4
a.m. where you are). If the original submitter is the
one who chooses the quality rating, then he or she
won't need to upgrade it--unless you mean after it was
rejected, and he/she might resubmit. But the books go
directly on the download page, don't they, with no one
checking them first?
Then having learned that a Fair rating will be
rejected, henceforth he/she might just rate it Good so
it won't be rejected. That is what I see as a problem.
G.Cindy
--- Pratik Patel <pratikp1@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> The last I checked--admittedly it's been a while
> since I submitted a new
> book, the original submitter has the option of
> choosing the quality rating.
> This means htat the submitter can choose to upgrade
> the quality rating but
> will have ot provide information in the comments
> section the reasons for
> upgrading the quality ratings. My personal feeling
> is that any submitter
> that does not bother to provide an explanation in
> the comments field as to
> why the quality rating is being upgraded needs to
> have his/her quality
> rating rejected. I also plan to continue to do what
> I have in the past,
> which is to take 10 or 15 random pages from the book
> to read them when I
> validate. This will be even more vital for those
> books whose quality rating
> has been upgraded.
>
> Pratik
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of Grandma Cindy
> Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2008 3:45 AM
> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Fair Quality Scans: No
> Longer Accepted
>
> Pratik,
>
> Am I incorrect in my impression from Claire's
> message
> and the other posts that books with a Fair rating
> won't get to the download list at all? I see them
> with
> a rating. My question is, is that put there by the
> submitter or some automatic measuring device? I see
> problems with both ways, that have been brought up
> recently by posts: (1) if someone's submits are
> rejected because of the way they rated the submit,
> they might change it to Good from Fair or (2) proper
> names or foreign words might cause a Fair rating and
> thus a book that doesn't deserve that rating to be
> rejected.
>
> G.Cindy
>
> --- Pratik Patel <pratikp1@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > Hooooooooooray! Since all volunteers are
> requested
> > to choose book rating,
> > this is a conscious decision. Now the work of the
> > validator becomes far
> > more important and easier. If you believe that a
> > book should have a better
> > than a fair rating, just upgrade the rating and
> make
> > sure that the comments
> > field has enough information for either the
> > validator or the administrator.
> >
> >
> >
> > Pratik
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> > Behalf Of robert tweedy
> > Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2008 2:20 AM
> > To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Fair Quality Scans:
> No
> > Longer Accepted
> >
> >
> >
> > Yes if you get one reject it. As someone said to
> be
> > fair just look at the
> > book but if it is too much trouble to fix, bye
> bye.
> >
> > Skype contact bobwichitaks phone 316-524-5454
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> >
> > From: Wildcat <mailto:p.wildcat1234@xxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >
> > Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2008 7:19 PM
> >
> > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Fair Quality Scans:
> No
> > Longer Accepted
> >
> >
> >
> > Does this mean I won't have to spend time
> > validating fair scans any more
> > because that did sound frustrating.
> >
> > Kenny
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> >
> > From: Estelnalissi <mailto:airadil@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> >
> > To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >
> > Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2008 7:27 PM
> >
> > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Fair Quality Scans:
> No
> > Longer Accepted
> >
> >
> >
> > Dear Claire, Bookshare Staff at Large, and
> > Booksharian Friends,
> >
> >
> >
> > Ee Ha!
> >
> >
> >
> > Claire your news is better than fabulous!
> Bookshare
> > readers and validators
> > will be spared so much frustration and we'll be
> > giving the books we prepare
> > for Bookshare, and offer to readers, the respect
> > they are due!
> >
> >
> >
> > This policy will save so much time and frustration
> > for volunteers who
> > examined and gave up on fair books or spent
> > countless hours trying to bring
> > them up to a higher standard. And though it
> doesn't
> > raise Bookshare's grand
> > total of books offered, I'm excited because many
> of
> > us will choose to use
> > some of that time saved to work on BSO-ing the
> fair
> > books we already have.
> > Imagine, we are moving toward a time when the
> > collection will be of such
> > high quality that subscribers to Bookshare won't
> > have the chance to be
> > disappointed when they download books.
> >
> >
> >
> > I know E, and all of the volunteers who have been
> > asking so fervently to be
> > spared the burden of wasted volunteering and
> reading
> > effort demanded by
> > those fair books, will be celebrating! They never
> > gave up asking for this
> > change and they didn't wish in vain. High five to
> > them!
> >
> >
> >
> > We can all walk a little taller!
> >
> >
> >
> > Thank you! Thank you!!!
> >
> >
> >
> > Always with love,
> >
> >
> >
> > Lissi
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> >
> > From: Claire O'Brien
> <mailto:claire.o@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> >
> > To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >
> > Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2008 6:56 PM
> >
> > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Fair Quality Scans: No
> > Longer Accepted
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Dear Bookshare Volunteers:
> >
> > In our ongoing effort to raise the quality
> standard
> > of the reading
> > experience at Bookshare.org, we are happy to
> > announce that 'Fair'
> > quality scans will no longer be accepted. We feel
> > that in order to honor
> > our commitment to offer the best reading
> experience
> > possible for the
> > print-disabled community, scanned books must now
> > meet the minimum
> > quality standard of 'Good' (98.6-99.3% words
> > recognized by our quality
> > rating and dictionary).
> >
> > Our collection is largely built from our volunteer
> > community, and we
> > value the contributions from each of our
> supporters.
> > We hope that this
> > decision will improve the Bookshare.org experience
> > for both our readers
> > and volunteers.
> >
> > For helpful hints on how to produce better scans,
> > please browse the
> > following resources:
> > The Volunteer Manual (soon be renamed the Scanning
> > and Validation
> > Manual): http://www.bookshare.org/web/VMMain.html
> > Friends of Bookshare web page:
> > www.friendsofbookshare.org
> > Jake's web page: www.jbrownell.com/bks/
> >
> > Sincerely,
> >
> > Claire O'Brien
> > Collection Development Manager, Bookshare
> > Benetech
> > 480 S. California Ave., Suite 201
> > Palo Alto, CA 94306-1609 USA
> >
> > claireo@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> >
> > www.bookshare.org
> >
> > The Benetech Initiative - Technology Serving
> > Humanity
> > A Nonprofit Organization
> >
> >
>
>
> WISH LIST (called Requested Additions To The
> Bookshare Collection)is
> available at
>
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> http://www.friendsofbookshare.org/
>
http://studentpages.alma.edu/~07jmyate/book_requests.htm
>
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> threads
>
>
>
>
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