[bksvol-discuss] Re: nuking Fair with no Page Breaks
- From: "Pratik Patel" <pratikp1@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 29 Dec 2004 05:15:41 -0500
Children, Children! Look what happens when I leave my computer for justa
few hours. No more travelling for me!
Any way, Like Guido, I not only have Shower-cleaning duties but toilet
cleaning duties as well. And, as you all know, I try to emulate my good
friend and colleague aloysius in all things. Perfection with proper doses
of page breaks and excellent cleaning methods make for a healthy communal
experience. Irrespective of Microsoft's clumsy attempts to take over the
masses by providing drole GUI experiences, I stand firm in my
individualistic methodology of cleaning in all corners--cracks and holes
alike.
All right--enough of that mix metaphor! In the spirit of selfless egoism, I
absolutely would be happy to have my scans rejected for any of the flaws
that I could've prevented as a submitter. Guido's already been eloquent on
the subject of amount of excellent scans with the quality and proper
breaks--as he usually is--so I need not reiterate his reasoning. But I
will say that ultimately, we, as volunteers, are all about providing a final
product to the Bookshare subscriber--whether she is a volunteer or not.
I'd like to believe that I signed up, like all of us, as a volunteer to
provide that good product and not because I wanted to feel good about
myself. And, if I've not given my best to ensure that bookshare receives
the best product from me, then I would hardly think I've accomplished what
I set out to do. While I'm not going to defend Guido--not because I don't
want to but because I think he's more than capable of doing it himself, I
will say that his reasoning along with mine may seem hard and inflexible.
But this seeming imflexibility stems from the belief that proper methods
should be used right from the beginning in our processes and not left to a
stage where it might consume more of our valuable time--the time that can be
used to do some other valuable things. It is a matter of priorities and
where we choose to place those priorities will ultimately ensure that we, as
individuals and as a group , will succeed in delivering the products that
our readers receive.
Kellie, I quite think that your reasoning for choosing to spend the time to
correct and validate submissions that you believe should be in the
collection isn't necessarily bad either. We all want certain books in the
collection. Sometimes, we will go to a great length to make sure that these
books are available to others as well. But, think what might have happened
if you'd been able to spend much less time correcting these selections to
make them perfect. Good scanning techniques and proper methodology with all
the options available with modern technology--as M$-ridden as it may
be--cannot be substituted with any amount of additional work you may be
willing to put into the final produt. The less time you have to spend on
something like this the better it is for you and for the final product--and,
ultimately, for the entire collection.
Pratik
Pratik Patel
Interim Director
Office of Special Services
Queens College
Director
CUNY Assistive Technology Services
The City University of New York
ppatel@xxxxxx
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Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: txt page breaks redux
But clever and funny. My smiles came back.
Cindy
> Hmm, I guess this was a little off topic...
> Kellie
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