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Distributed Proofreaders Posts 5,000th E-book

Posted by timothy on from the error-checking-and-correcting dept.

bbc writes "Distributed Proofreaders has posted its 5,000th ebook to Project Gutenberg. The book, a Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature, by John W. Cousin, was proofed for this special occasion by over 500 volunteers. Distributed Proofreaders is a project that distributes the otherwise gargantuan task of correcting scanning and recognition errors in an OCR'ed text. The project has thousands of volunteers, of which many hundreds are active on any given day. It is currently the main supplier of etexts for Project Gutenberg."

7 of 144 comments (clear)

  1. Exxcelent Werk by andrewa · · Score: 5, Funny

    I am prowd to bee won off thows prewf reeders

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    1. Re:Exxcelent Werk by eingram · · Score: 5, Funny
      Well, I ran your comment through Word's spelling and grammar checker, took the first suggestions, and cleaned it up for you.
      I am prow to bee won off thaws prow readers.
      I say we get rid of the volunteers, Word does a great job!
  2. So.... by TheRedHorse · · Score: 4, Funny

    ....I guess the slashdot editors aren't members?

  3. I need a new job by jamoan · · Score: 5, Funny

    Wear can I apply? i have excellent grammer skills.

  4. Is it possible... by cujo_1111 · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...that a million net monkeys can fix the complete works of Shakespeare so that they language is spoken the correct way?

    Instead of 'WHat light through yonder windows breaks?' we get 'Who is that hot chick I can see through my binoculars?'

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  5. Re:What about 5001? by jonathan_ingram · · Score: 5, Funny

    The next book won't yield a news item, but is no less important. You are very welcome to join us, and help us proof all the books which will also provoke no news items until text 10,000 comes along -- which you can also complain about :).

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  6. from the error-checking-and-correcting dept. by GothChip · · Score: 5, Funny

    I didn't realise this department existed at Slashdot.