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by writersBloke
August 3rd, 2017, 7:09 pm
Forum: Suggestions, Comments, News & Discussion
Topic: Non-native-speakers' bad pronunciation & strong accents
Replies: 55
Views: 17409

Re: Non-native-speakers' bad pronunciation & strong accents

Thanks for reply! This information, if it were available, could be useful for someone who wants to do research on how non-native speakers speak English/other language.
by writersBloke
August 3rd, 2017, 6:55 pm
Forum: Suggestions, Comments, News & Discussion
Topic: Non-native-speakers' bad pronunciation & strong accents
Replies: 55
Views: 17409

Re: Non-native-speakers' bad pronunciation & strong accents

I have a question. Is it possible to know a particular speaker's native language/geographical location? As in can we search for books/chapters recorded by a person with X native language OR from Y region?
by writersBloke
October 10th, 2013, 8:46 am
Forum: Error Reports
Topic: [FIXED] some missing links to individual chapters
Replies: 7
Views: 1953

Re: some missing links to individual chapters

A few more - Missing mp3 links [1] http://librivox.org/extract-from-captain-stormfields-visit-to-heaven-by-mark-twain/ [FIXED] [2] http://librivox.org/security-by-poul-anderson/ [FIXED] [3] http://librivox.org/the-dueling-machine-by-ben-bova/ [FIXED] [4] http://librivox.org/the-people-of-the-crater-...
by writersBloke
September 29th, 2013, 9:22 pm
Forum: Error Reports
Topic: [FIXED] Wrong text link: Our Mutual Friend -jo
Replies: 3
Views: 1274

[FIXED] Wrong text link: Our Mutual Friend -jo

https://forum.librivox.org/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=28003 http://librivox.org/our-mutual-friend-version-3-by-charles-dickens/ Hi, I wanted to ask which Gutenberg text was used while reading this audiobook. The given source text link http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/9719 points to another audiobook on...
by writersBloke
September 29th, 2013, 8:03 pm
Forum: Error Reports
Topic: [FIXED] some missing links to individual chapters
Replies: 7
Views: 1953

Re: some missing links to individual chapters

wow, you guys rock with fixing ..

Here's one more I found -

Sec 40, mp3 link missing
http://librivox.org/life-poem-xxi-a-book-by-emily-dickinson
by writersBloke
September 15th, 2013, 9:16 am
Forum: Error Reports
Topic: [FIXED] some missing links to individual chapters
Replies: 7
Views: 1953

[FIXED] some missing links to individual chapters

Hi, Sorry, this list is rather long .. I'm referring to mp3 links under the "Chapter" column in the new catalog. In some cases, corresponding archive.org page also doesn't contain that chapter. [1] ch 4, mp3 & duration missing http://librivox.org/a-brief-account-of-the-bahai-movement-b...
by writersBloke
September 10th, 2013, 2:19 am
Forum: Error Reports
Topic: [Answered]Source text not linked
Replies: 1
Views: 1000

[Answered]Source text not linked

Hi, I don't know if this is considered as an error but for some books the source text is not linked on the catalog page. for ex. http://librivox.org/angel-food-time-little-talks-to-little-folks-by-rev-gerald-t-brennan/ It also does not seem to be mentioned on the corresponding forum page https://for...
by writersBloke
September 9th, 2013, 9:32 pm
Forum: Error Reports
Topic: [Fixed]Books appear in search, but links inaccessible
Replies: 5
Views: 1387

[Fixed]Books appear in search, but links inaccessible

Hi, Following books appeared in search results in new catalog (http://librivox.org/search) but their links are not working http://librivox.org/chimes-from-a-jester%E2%80%99s-bells-by-robert-j-burdette/ http://librivox.org/history-of-england-from-the-accession-of-james-ii-volume-4-chapter-21-by-thoma...
by writersBloke
September 8th, 2013, 10:17 pm
Forum: Error Reports
Topic: [not error]URL and bookname version mismatch
Replies: 2
Views: 5536

Re: [not error]URL and bookname version mismatch

Thanks for the info! Are you planning to write a paper on what's wrong with LibriVox or something ? Haha .. no! I'm trying of using LibriVox d/b (audiobooks+gutenberg text) for a project (I'll share details once its nature is mature). For that I need to obtain various statistics. While doing that if...
by writersBloke
September 8th, 2013, 9:45 pm
Forum: Error Reports
Topic: [not error]URL and bookname version mismatch
Replies: 2
Views: 5536

[not error]URL and bookname version mismatch

After searching for Alice's Adventure in the catalog mismatches like following were found - for example http://librivox.org/alices-adventures-in-wonderland-by-lewis-carroll-2 contains first version and http://librivox.org/alices-adventures-in-wonderland-by-lewis-carroll-4 contains second version
by writersBloke
September 7th, 2013, 12:13 pm
Forum: Error Reports
Topic: Catalog CSV file
Replies: 3
Views: 1210

Re: Catalog CSV file

Thanks.

Is it possible to comment on availability of similar CSV/other format file of the new catalog?
by writersBloke
September 7th, 2013, 11:34 am
Forum: Error Reports
Topic: Catalog CSV file
Replies: 3
Views: 1210

Catalog CSV file

Hi,

Sorry if the work on new website is still in progress, but the CSV format catalog file linked at http://librivox.org/newcatalog/csv.php doesn't seem to work.
by writersBloke
September 7th, 2013, 9:27 am
Forum: Suggestions, Comments, News & Discussion
Topic: A suggestion on catalog page
Replies: 6
Views: 2024

Re: A suggestion on catalog page

Thanks all for your responses.

@ekzemplaro that's cool. thanks. With the new website the links seem to change from http://librivox.org/forum/* to http://forum.librivox.org/*
by writersBloke
September 7th, 2013, 1:22 am
Forum: Suggestions, Comments, News & Discussion
Topic: A suggestion on catalog page
Replies: 6
Views: 2024

A suggestion on catalog page

Hi,

In the new book catalog, it'd be nice to link the forum page discussing the recording of the book be given in the left column. This'd make it look neat/organized.
by writersBloke
September 6th, 2013, 9:34 pm
Forum: Error Reports
Topic: Chapter names missing?
Replies: 4
Views: 1282

Re: Chapter names missing?

That's great!

Btw, are the names shown on catalog page the "catalog name" or "forum name" of the reader (or are they the same for all?