https://wiki.librivox.org/index.php?title=Tips_for_Book_Coordinators&feed=atom&action=historyTips for Book Coordinators - Revision history2024-03-28T12:51:12ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.41.0https://wiki.librivox.org/index.php?title=Tips_for_Book_Coordinators&diff=32648&oldid=prevTriciaG: /* Using GoogleDocs to display the text and instructions for each section */ Added note about privacy / user name display2023-12-03T19:14:57Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Using GoogleDocs to display the text and instructions for each section: </span> Added note about privacy / user name display</span></p>
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</table>TriciaGhttps://wiki.librivox.org/index.php?title=Tips_for_Book_Coordinators&diff=32139&oldid=prevTriciaG at 19:41, 20 January 20222022-01-20T19:41:15Z<p></p>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Don't worry about it. Leave it to the proof-listeners and deal with it when you have proper feedback. If you are proof-listening yourself, follow the guidelines in the Listeners Wanted FAQ. If necessary, you can either ask the reader to edit the file, or edit it yourself, or find another editor (post in the <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Listeners and </del>Editors Wanted forum).</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Don't worry about it. Leave it to the proof-listeners and deal with it when you have proper feedback. If you are proof-listening yourself, follow the guidelines in the Listeners Wanted FAQ. If necessary, you can either ask the reader to edit the file, or edit it yourself, or find another editor (post in the <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Prooflisteners or </ins>Editors Wanted forum).</div></td></tr>
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</table>TriciaGhttps://wiki.librivox.org/index.php?title=Tips_for_Book_Coordinators&diff=30309&oldid=prevTriciaG: /* Setting up projects */2015-04-03T16:28:16Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Setting up projects</span></span></p>
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</table>TriciaGhttps://wiki.librivox.org/index.php?title=Tips_for_Book_Coordinators&diff=26441&oldid=prevLordOider: /* Kmerline's Shepherding Tips */ internal link2013-10-29T21:02:37Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Kmerline's Shepherding Tips: </span> internal link</span></p>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Over time, a fairly standard template has developed, which is posted in the first thread of a new project. This is then used to catalogue the project as 'in progress' and provides the Magic Window feature which helps everyone keep track. The template can be taken as it is or slightly modified (though the Temporary Paragraph should always be filled out as completely as possible.) It is always updated, and contains a lot of helpful hints - links to the newbie guide, recording tips, etc. Note: the more standardised the templates are, the easier it is for newbies to understand projects - for more experienced volunteers, it takes a couple of seconds to check the appropriate places they need to check, without having to read through everything. [[How to <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">update </del>the MW]] explains all about how to keep the Magic Window.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Over time, a fairly standard template has developed, which is posted in the first thread of a new project. This is then used to catalogue the project as 'in progress' and provides the Magic Window feature which helps everyone keep track. The template can be taken as it is or slightly modified (though the Temporary Paragraph should always be filled out as completely as possible.) It is always updated, and contains a lot of helpful hints - links to the newbie guide, recording tips, etc. Note: the more standardised the templates are, the easier it is for newbies to understand projects - for more experienced volunteers, it takes a couple of seconds to check the appropriate places they need to check, without having to read through everything. [[How to <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Update </ins>the MW]] explains all about how to keep the Magic Window.</div></td></tr>
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</table>LordOiderhttps://wiki.librivox.org/index.php?title=Tips_for_Book_Coordinators&diff=25662&oldid=prevTriciaG: /* Setting up projects */2013-08-27T20:55:23Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Setting up projects</span></span></p>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>* Make it easy for people to preview and read the sections. The solution that seems to work best (though it's the most work for the BC) is to create separate text files for each of the sections. Save them to a server (if you don't have server space, ask <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">your MC and s/he will find you space</del>) and put the links to them in your first post. It avoids a lot of confusion and is really easy for readers. It works even better if you put the LibriVox intro and outro in each of these text files, that way volunteers can just open up the file and read straight off it. GoogleDocs is another good way of sharing files if you don't have your own webspace.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>* Make it easy for people to preview and read the sections. The solution that seems to work best (though it's the most work for the BC) is to create separate text files for each of the sections. Save them to a server (if you don't have server space, ask <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">in the 'Need Help? Got Questions?' forum for suggestions for online host sites</ins>) and put the links to them in your first post. It avoids a lot of confusion and is really easy for readers. It works even better if you put the LibriVox intro and outro in each of these text files, that way volunteers can just open up the file and read straight off it. GoogleDocs is another good way of sharing files if you don't have your own webspace.</div></td></tr>
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