Hi all. I'd like to address the issue of the iPad app and the more than
10 messages it generated from it. I see two sides to this and I'm not
sure where I stand. I won't make any sort of list policy because this
isn't worth it. Only you, the list member can choose how to handle this,
but the bottom line, sending continuous messages to the list to express
your opinion about how it should or shouldn't be done is serving no
purpose and just wasting time and energy. Below are some suggestions for
both a person giving information, and a person reading the information.
1. If you are posting information about an app, or some news which you
feel is important to share with the list, perhaps you can consider
giving at least 1 or 2 sentences about what you are posting about rather
than just the link. For example, if i find a new app which i think is
the best check book app of all times I might post a message with the
subject of "new check book app", or the name of the app. In the body of
the message I might say, hey all, I found this new check book app which
I think might work for everyone. I don't know if it's voice over
friendly, or if it works with low vision users. Here is the link. That
way a person who reads the list and isn't interested in reading about
check book apps won't bother with the link. Or if a person is looking
for one, and is interested, will already have the name of the app or at
least some information, along with the link.
2. If you are reading a message that someone posts and they only give a
link then my suggestions follow. First off, only you can decide to enter
on a link to follow it to see the information. If the message is too
boring for you, or you can't take the 30 seconds or so to find out what
it is by going to the page, then feel free to skip it. Go ahead, no one
on this list will care if you delete a message without having read it.
If you agree or disagree with the way someone posts on list, please feel
free to take it up with that person directly rather than airing your
displeasure on the list. Doing it on the list just adds to the high
traffic and doesn't really solve anything.
So, the bottom line for both poster of information, and reader of
information is, try to consider the other person's feelings, and mode of
posting. Not everyone is good at tapping or clicking on links and
reading information from a web browser, yet at the same time, we as
information givers, don't always have time to write out or paste the
information which is already on a web page just to make it super easy
for those who can't or won't visit a link. So, why not that middle
ground compromise? If you the information giver follows my suggestion
and gives a brief explanation about the app or link, and if you the
reader tries to cut other posters some slack, I think things will go a
lot more smoothly.
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Raul A. Gallegos
Last night I had a crazy dream that I weighed less than a thousandth of
a gram. I was like, 0mg! - Sheldon Cooper
Twitter and Facebook user ID: rau47
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