[access-uk] Re: An observation and a curiosity
- From: "Amro Bilal" <amro_bilal@xxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2008 11:49:59 -0000
Three emoticons are mostly used. The smiley face, open mouth smiley and the
winking smiley. I can't remember all of the emoticons and I'm pretty sure that
the vast majority of computer users can't either.!
Just for the record, I don't mind at all following what ever practises people
agree on here. As well I'm very comfortable using smileys outside this list;
using emoticons never been an issue for me. I was just thinking about new
computer users that are joining this list to learn and to get the confidence. I
feel it'll be unfair on them to teach them practises that aren't used outside
here unless there's a good reason for that. That's all. I see that some people
already learned something new from this discussion! Isn't that good?! ;)
Cheers,
Amro
----- Original Message -----
From: Eleanor Burke
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2008 7:45 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: An observation and a curiosity
Leonie
Thank you for this very informative piece of information. It was all new to
me. I must try and remember a few of them and put them at the end of a text
message or like you say in the middle of a sentence but one would probably be
nenough at a time.
Eleanor
----- Original Message -----
From: Léonie Watson
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2008 7:21 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: An observation and a curiosity
They're called emoticons and they're very much part of communicating
for and with sighted people. If you're interested in knowing more, I wrote a
guide to emoticons which can be found on my website:
http://www.tink.co.uk/content/emoticons.php
Léonie.
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http://www.tink.co.uk/
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From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Dave Taylor
Sent: 12 November 2008 10:59
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: An observation and a curiosity
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
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!
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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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