[BNU] Re: Admin's Letter: Being specific with content, recent messages and so on
- From: "Zachary N. Griego-Dreicer" <zdreicer@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "cricketbidleman@xxxxxxxxx" <cricketbidleman@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2013 18:00:11 -0700
This is a great suggestion, cricket!
Sent from my iPhone using VoiceOver
On Feb 18, 2013, at 5:47 PM, Cricket Bidleman <cricketbidleman@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I would also like to suggest that if someone posts a question and you do not
> know the answer, don't send a message saying that you don't know because
> that's not necessary. It does not make a good use of time for that sender or
> the people who read the message in hopes of an answer to their questions.
> Also, if you have an answer to somebody's question,
> I would suggest sending it to everyone because chances are that other people
> will have the same question. What do you all think of that?
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Joseph Lee <joseph.lee22590@xxxxxxxxx
> To: braillenote@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date sent: Mon, 18 Feb 2013 16:38:13 -0800
> Subject: [BNU] Admin's Letter: Being specific with content, recent messages
> and so on
>
> 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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