Goodreads librarian

[jersysman]

Originally Posted by usuallee

applied like a year ago, then forgot all about it until now. I never heard back from them. Oh, well.

Same for me. Well it wasn't a year. So, I applied again.

[banjomike]

Originally Posted by CWatkinsNash

That said, there aren't really any downfalls, except if you have a picky friend that sends you daily correction requests via PM instead of posting them to the Librarian's group. (Yes, on my old account, I was friends with someone who did that, but it was just one person and I don't think it's a widespread issue.)

It is a VERY widespread issue. The worst format is for new librarians to receive 'friend' requests from author(s) who then use their new friend as a personal librarian and get them to do edits that are sometimes against the Goodreads rules. When the issue is spotted the librarian can lose their status and the author(s) move on to a new target.

[CWatkinsNash]

Originally Posted by banjomike

It is a VERY widespread issue. The worst format is for new librarians to receive 'friend' requests from author(s) who then use their new friend as a personal librarian and get them to do edits that are sometimes against the Goodreads rules. When the issue is spotted the librarian can lose their status and the author(s) move on to a new target.

Wow. Makes me glad I was never a "high profile" librarian. But when I see the things some authors argue with librarians about in the Librarian's group, I guess I shouldn't be surprised that they do this as well.

(And I see the "no server" error has been replaced with an internal server error - perhaps this means the site is almost back up. I never realize how often I check GR until it goes down and I can't. )