Do we seriously have to have this bash michael party every few month. This is why I don't play your games or talk much because you guys are just looking for people to tear down. That's why I will only ever play Jim"s games. Cause as a developer he is the nicest guy I've met. You guys need to quit being hatefully to the people who support you. I think if moderators were doing their jobs the topic would have done been closes and changed.
Sent from my iPhone On Dec 18, 2011, at 11:24 AM, "Clement Chou" <[email protected]> wrote: > I agree with both Thomas and charles. I'm on so many lists that if I see an > email I know I won't be able to read without taking a lot of time, I won't > bother. As I said earlier, it isn't exactly the hardest thing in the world to > proofread an email as you go. This makes yourself look better, and it takes > less effort for others to understand you, which means they'll be more likely > to want to listen to what you have to say. > And to Joseph... this was never meant to insult Michael, simply our reaction > to his complaint about Mario's bad response to his continuous emails about > Silversword accessibility, which has lead to a discussion as well as an > attempt to educate some people on list who seem to have the same problem when > they post here. > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charles Rivard" <[email protected]> > To: "Gamers Discussion list" <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, December 18, 2011 8:07 AM > Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Blind Gamers Being Taken Seriously? > > >> I receive a few hundred Emails on most days, and there are some Emails that, >> when I see that they are written by certain people, I hit the delete key. I >> already know that I won't be able to understand them because of their lack >> of communication skills. It's not because they don't use English as their >> native language. It's because they write horribly. I, and others, used to >> try to help them become more understandable, but all they did was to get >> mad, and no improvements were made. It's not because they can't, but >> because they! won't! They just don't care. As a result, even if I could >> help them through a spot in a game, or if I could help them with a problem >> with their computer, or if I could give them tips on how to barbecue, I'll >> never even see their questions, because they refuse to do even minor work on >> being understood. It's their loss, not mine. Sad, but true. >> >> --- >> Shepherds are the best beasts, but Labs are a close second. >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Thomas Ward" <[email protected]> >> To: "Gamers Discussion list" <[email protected]> >> Sent: Saturday, December 17, 2011 11:28 PM >> Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Blind Gamers Being Taken Seriously? >> >> >>> Hi Chris, >>> >>> All good points. I'd like to add that I'm on a number of technology >>> lists and forums, and I largely read and respond to e-mails based on >>> reputation. By reputation I mean weather the person can write clearly, >>> if there aren't a lot of grammar and spelling errors, and weather or >>> not the e-mails use proper punctuation. Is that unfair? >>> >>> No. Even using a screen reader like Jaws, NVDA, or Window-Eyes things >>> like spelling errors, grammatical errors, and lack of punctuation make >>> it difficult to listen to a poorly written e-mail. Lack of punctuation >>> means the screen reader won't pause properly between natural sentense >>> breaks and it makes it difficult to listen to the message. Spelling >>> and grammar errors will cause the screen reader to say things >>> incorrectly forcing me to stop the speech and review the line word by >>> word to get the context of the message. If I have to do that with x >>> number of e-mails waiting for me to read I'm just going to throw out >>> and skip anything that requires extra time and effort to read. So my >>> point here is it isn't just a case of sighted people doing this, but >>> there are blind people such as myself who quickly toss out anything >>> that isn't immediately clear from the start as well. >>> >>> Cheers! >>> >>> > > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [email protected]. > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://mail.audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, > please send E-mail to [email protected]. --- Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [email protected]. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://mail.audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [email protected].
