This page has been validated.
2010]
CROWDSOURCING AND OPEN ACCESS
611
- Registered DP users initially may participate only in P1 proofreading rounds.[1]
- To become eligible to participate in P2 proofreading rounds, a user must (1) complete 300 proofread pages at the P1 level, (2) be a member of the site for at least 21 days, and (3) pass a five-part proofreading quiz aimed at testing the user’s familiarity with the proofreading markup conventions used at the site.[2]
- To become eligible to participate in F1 formatting rounds, a user must (1) complete 300 proofread pages at the P1 level, (2) be a member of the site for at least 21 days, and (3) pass a five-part formatting quiz aimed at assessing the user’s familiarity with DP’s formatting markup.[3]
- To become eligible to participate in P3 proofreading rounds, a user must proofread a total of 400 pages, of which at least 50 must be from a “P2” round, (2) must complete a further 50 pages in an “F1” formatting round, and (3) must also pass a proofreading quiz.[4]
- Finally, to become eligible to participate in F2 formatting rounds, a user must (1) complete 400 pages in an “F1” formatting round, and (2) be a member of the site for at least 91 days.[5]
Regardless of the level of access they have attained, ordinary users of Distributed Proofreaders are unable to add new texts to the site. The ability to upload new scanned images and to initiate new proofreading projects is reserved for DP Project Managers, a status that must be granted separately by the site’s administrators.[6] The requirements for a DP user to be given Project Manager status include: (1) familiarity with the site’s workflow process and guidelines; (2) a minimum of 400 pages completed at the “F1” level; and (3) identification of an existing Project Manager who is willing to serve as a mentor.[7]
- ↑ See id.
- ↑ See DP: P2: Proofreading Round 2, http://www.pgdp.net/c/tools/proofers/round.php?round_id=P2 (last visited Feb. 10, 2010).
- ↑ See DP: F1: Formatting Round 1, http://www.pgdp.net/c/tools/proofers/round.php?round_id=F1 (last visited Feb. 10, 2010).
- ↑ See DP: P3: Proofreading Round 3, http://www.pgdp.net/c/tools/proofers/round.php?round_id=P3 (last visited Feb. 10, 2010).
- ↑ See DP: F2: Formatting Round 2, http://www.pgdp.net/c/tools/proofers/round.php?round_id=F2 (last visited Feb. 10, 2010).
- ↑ See Access Requirements, at http://www.pgdp.net/wiki/Access_requirements#Project_Manager (accessed Feb. 10, 2010).
- ↑ See id. The site also recommends, but does not require, DP membership for a period of 4–6 months as a condition of Project Manager status. Id.
