[BNU] Admin's Letter: Being specific with content, recent messages and so on
- From: Joseph Lee <joseph.lee22590@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: braillenote@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2013 16:38:13 -0800
Hi folks,
Hope you're enjoying a wonder start of week (for some, it'd be
Tuesday already).
Well, CSUN conference in around the corner (although I live close
to the site, I can't go since I study); hope HW comes up with a
few surprises for KeySoft soon.
Just wanted to write to you all about recent messages and content
of questions:
* Getting the picture across: I'm sure all of us has a favorite
book. I think what makes these come alive is a way the author
describes the scene in a book, and perhaps allowing us to relate
to the characters in that book. But what if all needed details
are stripped out? I'm sure not many would enjoy a story that has
no details. In the same way, whenever you post a question about
a certain situation, having details about what to do (for
example, giving us a word on which screen reader you wish to use
when using BrailleNote as a braille display with it) could
enhance the picture a bit (in some cases, switching from one
screen reader to next could have profound impact on how people
understand your situation). In short, I'd like to kindly suggest
putting in details when posting questions so people who are in
similar situations can answer you better.
* Thinking before acting: I personally feel thinking because
doing something helps me compose myself and guide me how to do
certain things. Likewise, if we can think about usefulness of
our posts before pressing reply button would cut down private
messages being sent to the whole world (after all, I think many
would not want private conversations to leak to the press). Same
goes with posting the original post to start a new thread. Just
a suggestion.
* A small warning on podcasts on using websites: I'm not sure how
Alex would think of this, but personally, I'd rather not do a
podcast on using a specific site with a BrailleNote. As we've
seen before, suppose you record a podcast on using a website, but
find that it will not work as intended when someone else accesses
this site after a day or two. Thus, as a podcaster myself (Alex
also produces podcasts, so does a number of us), I'd like to give
a small caution when it comes to recording website podcasts. One
thccall-known case is the thread of converting YouTube videos to
audio via some websites (some of them doesn't work properly
anymore because Google changed YouTube in the past months).
Hope this helps. Have a wonderful week.
Sincerely,
Joseph
BNU List Admin with Alex
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