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USING ALL CAPS FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED

Sat, 04/05/2008 - 19:51
HI EPI, I WONDER IF YOU COULD DO SOME DAMAGE CONTROL OR IF I SHOULD EMAIL WARREN SO THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY UNDERSTANDS THAT, LIKE ME, THERE ARE VISUALLY IMPAIRED PEOPLE ON THIS SITE WHO NEED ALL CAPS, REGARDLESS OF HOW OUR COMPUTERS ARE ACCESSORIZED? IT WOULD BE A GREAT HELP. SOME PEOPLE, LIKE MY FRIEND, BANFFGIRL HAVE PEOPLE ACCUSING HER OF YELLING AT THEM BECAUSE SHE IS USING ALL CAPS SO I AND OTHERS CAN SEE. ANY HELP WOULD REALLY BE APPRECIATED. THINGS ARE GETTING PRETTY UGLY HERE. THANKS A BUNCH, HOPE YOU ARE WELL, BLESSINGS, JAN   

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Re: USING ALL CAPS FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED

Submitted by ROCKNROLL on Sat, 2008-04-12 - 23:00

LORELAMA, DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT. EVERYTHING IS ALL RIGHT. NEITHER BANFF OR I KNEW THAT IT MEANT SHOUTING. I AM VISUALLY IMPAIRED, AND IN ACTUALITY NEED A 30 FONT TO SEE MORE CLEARLY. YOU DIDN'T KNOW THAT AND NO ONE IS TO BLAME. PLEASE DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT, ALL RIGHT? LOVE AND BLESSINGS, JAN  

I USE ALL CAPS FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED.

I AM YOUNGER THAN I LOOK, OLDER THAN I THINK, AND WISER THAN I KNOW......

LORELAMA, DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT. EVERYTHING IS ALL RIGHT. NEITHER BANFF OR I KNEW THAT IT MEANT SHOUTING. I AM VISUALLY IMPAIRED, AND IN ACTUALITY NEED A 30 FONT TO SEE MORE CLEARLY. YOU DIDN'T KNOW THAT AND NO ONE IS TO BLAME. PLEASE DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT, ALL RIGHT? LOVE AND BLESSINGS, JAN  

I USE ALL CAPS FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED.

I AM YOUNGER THAN I LOOK, OLDER THAN I THINK, AND WISER THAN I KNOW......

Re: USING ALL CAPS FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED

Submitted by plopdan on Sun, 2008-04-06 - 13:11

I FOR ONE THOUGHT IT WAS SOME ONE WHO WAS A BIT FRUSTRATED AND LETTING OF A BIT OF STEAM WHICH ME MYSELF THINK IT'S QUITE UNDERSTANDABLE.  FROM WHAT I HAVE JUST READ THIS IS NOW BEEN RECTIFIED. IF I SEE A NOTIFICATION THAT THE DISCUSSION REQUIRES CAPS I'LL ENDEAVOR TO USE CAPS.

HOPE EVERY ONE GETS BETTER

PLOPDAN1@GOOGLEMAIL.COM

P.S DON'T KNOW WHETHER THAT E-MAIL ADDRESS WILL WORK WITH CAPS

I FOR ONE THOUGHT IT WAS SOME ONE WHO WAS A BIT FRUSTRATED AND LETTING OF A BIT OF STEAM WHICH ME MYSELF THINK IT'S QUITE UNDERSTANDABLE.  FROM WHAT I HAVE JUST READ THIS IS NOW BEEN RECTIFIED. IF I SEE A NOTIFICATION THAT THE DISCUSSION REQUIRES CAPS I'LL ENDEAVOR TO USE CAPS.

HOPE EVERY ONE GETS BETTER

PLOPDAN1@GOOGLEMAIL.COM

P.S DON'T KNOW WHETHER THAT E-MAIL ADDRESS WILL WORK WITH CAPS

Re: USING ALL CAPS FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED

Submitted by ROCKNROLL on Sat, 2008-04-12 - 22:56

FROM WHAT I HEARD, PLOPDAN, YOU ARE RIGHT. SINCE THIS IS THE ONLY SITE I HAVE EVER BELONGED TO, I DIDN'T KNOW AND NEITHER DID BANFF. GLAD IT IS CLEARED UP! BLESSINGS AND JOY, BLOPDAN......YOU DO SOUND SO LONELY. I HOPE YOU MAKE FRIENDS ON THIS SITE! JAN  PS. I AM VISUALLY IMPAIRED. IT CAUSES SOME OF MY SEIZURES UNFORTUNATELY. :<(

I USE ALL CAPS FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED.

 I AM YOUNGER THAN I LOOK, OLDER THAN I THINK, AND WISER THAN I KNOW.....

 

FROM WHAT I HEARD, PLOPDAN, YOU ARE RIGHT. SINCE THIS IS THE ONLY SITE I HAVE EVER BELONGED TO, I DIDN'T KNOW AND NEITHER DID BANFF. GLAD IT IS CLEARED UP! BLESSINGS AND JOY, BLOPDAN......YOU DO SOUND SO LONELY. I HOPE YOU MAKE FRIENDS ON THIS SITE! JAN  PS. I AM VISUALLY IMPAIRED. IT CAUSES SOME OF MY SEIZURES UNFORTUNATELY. :<(

I USE ALL CAPS FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED.

 I AM YOUNGER THAN I LOOK, OLDER THAN I THINK, AND WISER THAN I KNOW.....

 

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