Yes it is nice when someone is thoughtful enough to provide a link.
However, a lot of people don't have time to compile a comprehensive
resource list of links. Also, some of them, like me, haven't put links
into email enough to be comfortable doing it so I might say something
like, "Yes I know this is a PC game that it is available. Put the title
of the game into your search engine of choice. Personally I don't like
google so I use another search engine (actually a couple) more often
than google for a lot of reasons. Some of us are working and/or on a
lot of lists and we don't have time to do all yoru research for you.
Some of you, Mitch for instance, I know you're not employed so you're
home and would have more time to do research on uyour own. When we give
ideas of what to type in in order to help someone research we are
encouraging that person to become more independent rather than expecting
others to simply hand them information and spoon feed it to them. Sure,
if you're friends with someone and want to provide a link, no problem.
But if someone gives you some information,like the mame of a game or the
fact that they found it on google, then you're perfectly able to learn
to look it up yourself especially if you have time. Expecting someone
to do it for you when you have time to do it yourself is lazy and unfair
to other people and certainly not showing independenc eor initiative.
It is showing entitlement, expecting people to do all the work for you.
It's one thing if someone is new to tech or newly blind or is extremely
busy or whatever but the point is a lot of blind people just don't
bother to learn to research for themselves and there's no reason why
they can't. The purpose of the lists is yes to share information but
it's not just to expect people to always hand you all the info without
trying to get it yourself as well.
Marda
On 11/9/2023 8:13 PM, goshawk on horseback wrote:
I also 100% agree, as am so sick of always hearing, "google this",
"google that", and "google the other" all the time.
Simon
----- Original Message -----
*From:* Mich Verrier <mailto:mi...@eastlink.ca>
*To:* blind-gamers@groups.io
*Sent:* Thursday, November 09, 2023 3:32 PM
*Subject:* Re: [blind-gamers] games that are on xbox and pc can
people please give links?
Yes that is why I made this post in hopes that people would
pervade links to these things instead of like you said just
telling them to ook them up on google. So I agree with that. from
Mich.
*From:*blind-gamers@groups.io <blind-gamers@groups.io> *On Behalf
Of *Charles Rivard
*Sent:* November 9, 2023 10:29 AM
*To:* blind-gamers@groups.io
*Subject:* Re: [blind-gamers] games that are on xbox and pc can
people please give links?
My personal opinion is that if someone asks, specifically, for
links, and you know them, you should provide them, rather than
merely suggest that the person look them up on Google. That would
be far more helpful, which is the purpose of the list. After all,
there are times when it is still difficult to quickly and easily
find something through a Google search.
When you think you’re finished, You! Are! Finished!
*From: *Gene Warner <mailto:genewarn...@gmail.com>
*Sent: *Thursday, November 9, 2023 7:19 AM
*To: *blind-gamers@groups.io
*Subject: *Re: [blind-gamers] games that are on xbox and pc can
people please give links?
Have you tried searching on Google for something like "forza motor
sport
pc game"? That's what I always do and it usually finds what I'm
looking
for unless the game isn't on the PC.
Gene...
On 11/9/2023 7:47 AM, Mich Verrier wrote:
> Hi all I have seen people talking about games that are on xbox as well
> as the same games on pc. but they don’t give the places where to get
> these games? Just now I saw some one replying to a question about where
> to get the forza motor sport game for the pc. I think and I am Shure
> others would agree it would be helpful for some one to compile a list of
> resources for games that are on xbox as well as the same games on pc.
> just saying things like yep it is on pc when some one asking about these
> games is not that helpful. It would be nice to have a list. From Mich
> Verrier from New Liskeard Ontario Canada.
>
>
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