Hi Katie, Have you been to the forum on www.applevis.com? It contains something close to what I'd imagine is pretty much every blind Mac user in the world who's forum-savvy. Plenty of active discussion too. I don't agree with all of their moderation decisions, but nevertheless it's a great resource, and the proof that there's not really a gap to fill in this context.
Hope you enjoy Scott On 6/24/15, dark <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Katy. > > that is very odd given that whitestick.co.uk has a hole page dedicated to > Apple in general and Mac in particular: > > http://www.whitestick.co.uk/mac.html > > As I said not having a Mac myself I can't be certain on these, but I do know > > whitestick.co.uk is pretty good on the resource lists (their games to play > online one is a very useful thing). > > All the best, > > Dark. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Katie Epperson" <[email protected]> > To: "Gamers Discussion list" <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2015 10:26 PM > Subject: Re: [Audyssey] New discussion forum > > >> I'll tell you how many forums for Mac users I have found. None. Mac >> accessibility seems to be the least of everyone's concerns. >> >>> On Jun 24, 2015, at 6:11 AM, "dark" <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Well good luck with that one. >>> >>> I'm not sure "tips and tricks about nearly anything" is specific enough >>> to interest too many visitors, but we'll see, in particularly I don't >>> know how many forums already exist for Vi mac users sinse I don't have >>> one myself. >>> >>> All the best, >>> >>> Dark. >>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Katie Epperson" >>> <[email protected]> >>> To: "Gamers Discussion list" <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2015 12:49 AM >>> Subject: Re: [Audyssey] New discussion forum >>> >>> >>>> There will be a place where people can share tips and tricks about >>>> nearly anything. There will also be a special place for Mac users. >>>> >>>>> On Jun 23, 2015, at 6:45 PM, "Charles Rivard" <[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Your first point is why I asked my question. We were invited to a >>>>> forum with no information as to why or what we would find there. >>>>> >>>>> --- >>>>> Be positive! When it comes to being defeated, if you think you're >>>>> finished, you! really! are! finished! >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "dark" <[email protected]> >>>>> To: "Gamers Discussion list" <[email protected]> >>>>> Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 2015 4:14 AM >>>>> Subject: Re: [Audyssey] New discussion forum >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> Hi Katy. >>>>>> >>>>>> Congrats on setting up the forum, however My problem is, what exactly >>>>>> >>>>>> is this forum for? >>>>>> >>>>>> A discussion forum needs to be about a specific matter to encourage >>>>>> people to use it, to discuss things that can't be done elsewhere, >>>>>> simply saying "here is a forum" doesn't really tell people very much >>>>>> or give an indication of why people should visit. It's a bit like >>>>>> saying "here is an empty room with a table and some chairs, come and >>>>>> have a conversation" >>>>>> >>>>>> Also, I'm afraid the only topic I saw there other than a welcome topic >>>>>> >>>>>> was "paladin of the sky" Now, there ist' anything wrong with that, but >>>>>> >>>>>> given we already have one mailing list and one extremely large forum >>>>>> on audiogames.net for game discussion, why do people need another >>>>>> forum about games? >>>>>> >>>>>> I'm sorry if this comes across as negative, I'm not saying this to be >>>>>> >>>>>> unfare, just that unfortunately I've seen people try this before and >>>>>> it's always had the same result for the same reason, either the person >>>>>> >>>>>> just replicates something we already have so nobody wants to visit, or >>>>>> >>>>>> the person doesn't particularly have an idea of what the forum is for >>>>>> >>>>>> anyway. >>>>>> >>>>>> I'd suggest myself you have a think on a subject that a discussion >>>>>> forum could exist for which we don't! already have filled in the >>>>>> community and then considder structuring a forum around that, rather >>>>>> than just having a generalized discussion forum with no real impetus >>>>>> to visit or trying to create yet another games forum. >>>>>> >>>>>> As I said, I'm not trying to be deliberately negative here, just >>>>>> pointing out that saying "here is a forum" really doesn't offer much. >>>>>> >>>>>> All the best, >>>>>> >>>>>> Dark. >>>>>> >>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Katie Epperson" >>>>>> <[email protected]> >>>>>> To: "Gamers Discussion list" <[email protected]> >>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 2015 1:21 AM >>>>>> Subject: [Audyssey] New discussion forum >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> Hello all. 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