[access-uk] Re: An observation and a curiosity
- From: "Dave Taylor" <dave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2008 10:58:58 -0000
Well if we want to operate in the sighted world, I think we shouldn't take
that attitude and we should develop a way of using them. If we want to
decide we can't be bothered because it doesn't suit us, why shoul he world
accommodate some of our needs when it doesn't suit them? I just think we
need to go one way or the other, our own world with our own rules, or join
in properly in as many ways as we can!
Cheers
Dave
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Peter Beasley
Sent: 12 November 2008 10:49
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: An observation and a curiosity
Hfere Here!
----- Original Message -----
From: Carol Pearson <mailto:carol.pearson29@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2008 10:46 AM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: An observation and a curiosity
Well, here's my take on it!
I don't use winks and smiles, or grins are about all I do use. The thing
is, I don't remember the signs for them and so just write out the words
within < and > signs to make them perfectly readable. I'm not on lists
where there are more sighted people than blind, so why should I care!
<Smiles>
Hope that clarifies things a little for you!
--
Carol
carol.pearson29@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
---- Original Message----
From: Amro Bilal
To: Access-UK
Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2008 9:24 PM
Subject: [access-uk] An observation and a curiosity
> Hi all,
>
> This might be OT, not really sure but here goes.
>
> I noticed on this list that people don't use smileys and winks such
> as :) ;) etc. People rather write smile, wink and what have you. I've
> never come across this practise on any other emailing list or
> internet forum. It struck me that even literate computer users on
> this list do that. So I wander, is there a reason for this practise?
> Do Braille users find wink signs confusing for instance? Excuse my
> ignorance, but I rely on my screen reader's speech output and I've
> never had any problems with reading winks. I started doing what
> everyone else does on this list and the Jaws list but never asked
> why!
>
> If there's a good reason behind this I'd be glad to learn it. If
> there isn't, then IMHO this is a bad habit. What applies to other
> internet forums I believe should apply here too unless there's a
> justification for doing otherwise. Am I being pedantic? Would love to
> here other people opinions!
>
> Cheers,
> Amro
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