Re: [Audyssey] the value of a program - Re: Moderator ImportantMessage

2013-11-17 Thread Sabahattin Gucukoglu
On 18 Nov 2013, at 00:08, Charles Rivard  wrote:
> As for the fact that you get messages from people that they just woke up and 
> stuff like that, I blame that on the authors, not the method of 
> communication.  Just like when people send garbage Emails, it's not the fault 
> of the Email client.  It's the fault of the sender.

Hey everyone, I just woke up, and you should all know that I'm now about to 
have a cup of tea and a jam dodger. :)

I have to disagree though that Facebook isn't hugely responsible for this, 
because it's all about social networking with the people you know, and a good 
few that you don't, and fundamentally emphasises intimacy over content.  In 
that respect, it's like a gigantic message board that you and your friends 
share, but for all the world to see.  Twitter, at least for me, once you've got 
over the fact that there's an awful lot of dross on it, it's a simple matter of 
configuring your notifications and following list accordingly, to use it as an 
easy access communication tool.  You can also use lists, to refine your own 
personal news bulletins, should the need be there (I have a list that I use 
exclusively for news that I want to read while I'm out, but fire up the main 
client while I'm home to pull in the lot and chat a bit).  I consider my 
Twitter friends actual friends in the sense of sharing a common interest and 
outward personality, that's people I could deal with in real life, whereas F
 acebook's definition of "Friend" is just "Someone I associate with".  Add 
Facebook's privacy invasions to the list, and it (and Google Plus, and all the 
others) are a definite no-no for me.  I do wish more blind people were on 
Twitter, because it's a great way of getting the word out even if it's only 140 
characters, but understand why they choose to refrain.  I wish less of them 
were on Facebook.

Cheers,
Sabahattin


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Re: [Audyssey] Moderator Important Message

2013-11-17 Thread Sabahattin Gucukoglu
Mailing lists and forums are just different, and serve different purposes.  
While I can confidently claim to prefer mailing lists for lots of technical 
reasons, and have on more than one occasion in the past declared my hatred of 
forums on this list, I strongly suggest people actually have a good poke around 
on forum.audiogames.net before dismissing the idea.  It really is a nice, 
well-managed forum that is light on bloat, and in fact is very friendly to 
javascriptless, mobile browsers including most blindness note-takers.  It's a 
great place to hang out when I have the time, and in fact I generally prefer to 
catch up there, due to the archival and organisational properties that are 
inherent to the forum.  I have also set up a list specifically to reflect the 
forum postings back to me in email, so that I can follow in my email clients, 
which is very quick and convenient; once you've logged in at the forum, just 
click the link to reply to each incoming message, and you wouldn't notice
  you were using a forum at all.  That list, for those who want the same 
treatment, is at:
http://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector

The main advantages of a mailing list are choices of email client, easy 
cross-participation in multiple lists, speed for the user in receiving and 
sending messages and robustness of the discussion against downtime or 
censorship.  This latter is sadly less and less true as more people move to 
Google Groups or whatever, and also due to the spam filters of various 
brain-dead providers.  The main advantages of a forum are generally better 
etiquette (especially where blindness lists are concerned, I find), intuitive 
archival and organisation of threads, centralised features such as voting or 
editing of posts, and a much lower curve to discovery and participation which 
leads to a broader base of contributions and a somewhat more relaxed attitude 
to off-topic discussion and community.  Which one you prefer, or whether you 
prefer both, is so much about preference that trying to decide which is 
"Better" is unlikely to produce a useful conclusion for everybody.  I also need 
to point out that s
 ome software now has the ability to gateway natively to mailing lists, which 
would mean that if people liked the interface, it would certainly be possible 
to support both forum and list simultaneously.  Mozilla does this, offering 
NNTP, email and HTTP access to discussions, and it seems to work for them.

HTH.

Cheers,
Sabahattin


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Re: [Audyssey] the value of a program - Re: ModeratorImportantMessage

2013-11-17 Thread dark

Hi charlse.

That might be true, but it just seems facebook is used far more for that 
sort of thing than E-mail, and also, when I last tried it, where as E-mail 
you can filter out the rubbish, faceiook your just shown a hole slue of 
things, most of which is! garbage, or at least trivia your probably not 
interested in unless your casually friends with that person in real life and 
care about their everyday existance or are interested in that subject.


of course for sighted people who can skim read at a greater rate and thus 
can take in information quickly, acebook having a scattered interface 
matters less, but I found myself having to waid through  aa bazillion friend 
requests and post from people about what time they get up before I found 
something interesting was quite a pest.


All the best,

Dark.
- Original Message - 
From: "Charles Rivard" 

To: "Gamers Discussion list" 
Sent: Monday, November 18, 2013 12:08 AM
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] the value of a program - Re: 
ModeratorImportantMessage



As for the fact that you get messages from people that they just woke up 
and stuff like that, I blame that on the authors, not the method of 
communication.  Just like when people send garbage Emails, it's not the 
fault of the Email client.  It's the fault of the sender.


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From: "dark" 

To: "Gamers Discussion list" 
Sent: Sunday, November 17, 2013 4:49 PM
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] the value of a program - Re: Moderator 
ImportantMessage



Well #Charlse, much as with forums and mail, twitter and facebook have 
their own bennifits and flaws.


I personally really dislike facebooks' interface and the fact that it 
runs slowly on any machine I've tried it on. I also dislike the fact it 
throws so much information at me, most of which I don't want such as 
suggested contacts or friend requests or the like, not to mention all 
those people who just write on facebook about what they've had for 
breakfast or whatever which unfortunately you still! have to see lots of 
ieven if you don't want to.


Twitter I've never tried but I look on a bit more favourably since you 
can at least just recieve what tweets you want, however your still 
limited in size of tweet and what you do with it, and the fact that 
twitter comes in when you don't necessarily want rather than forum or 
mails which you can check when you wish or not when you don't.


I'll also say for actual formal communications E-mails are great. They 
come automatically with time and date, and you can attach things to them, 
indeed I communicate with my university, both in terms of having mails of 
what's going on and in terms of submitting my thesis or communicating 
with my department entirely! through E-mail, as does my brothers' law 
firm, so all these things have a use depending upon what you want from 
them and what your personal likes or dislikes are.


All the best,

Drk.
- Original Message - 
From: "Charles Rivard" 

To: "Gamers Discussion list" 
Sent: Sunday, November 17, 2013 6:52 PM
Subject: [Audyssey] the value of a program - Re: Moderator Important 
Message



I know someone who was exclusively using Twitter and Facebook.  He did 
not use Email because, quote, "It is old fashioned and obsolete.  You 
should get with the times.", end quote.  He wanted to have someone play 
some of his recordings in an Internet chat room for people to hear. 
Nobody could receive the files because nobody used Facebook or Twitter. 
He complained because he could not send them to anyone, and, finally, 
after this went on for about 6 months every week, he set up an Email 
account.  Whether it might seem obsolete to the younger crowd, it is 
accessible to everyone, so is not something that should be done away with 
just because it has been around for a long time.  What works works, and 
if it does work, don't discard it.


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- Original Message - 
From: "dark" 

To: "Gamers Discussion list" 
Sent: Sunday, November 17, 2013 9:27 AM
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Moderator Important Message



Hi Tom.

Well I know people do comment about mailing lists being old fashioned, 
but actually there are still lots of them around and likely to be more 
considdering that people now get E-mail on their tablets, phones, even 
tvs, heck, there are still! some very well established newsgroups out 
there, it's all about choice hwich is why I'm in favour of keeping the 
mailing list open.


if google groups is no longer workable (I admit it's been a while since 
I looked into their interface), then another system might work, though 
obviously that's a matter for those who run the list to decide upon 
since it's yourself and the other mods who must deal with the interface 
and admin console.


Indeed, this is a major difference between mailing lists and forums, 
different forums can change access dramatically, and

Re: [Audyssey] the value of a program - Re: Moderator ImportantMessage

2013-11-17 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Charles,

True enough. It is not the technology at fault but how it is used. I
admit even I tend to post things to Facebook etc that I would not put
in an e-mail such as what I had for supper or that I am listening to a
certain book. I've come to realize for most people Facebook is an
informal form of communication and you can pretty much post anything
you want to. Some of it is important, but most of it is worthless idle
chatter.

Cheers!


On 11/17/13, Charles Rivard  wrote:
> As for the fact that you get messages from people that they just woke up and
>
> stuff like that, I blame that on the authors, not the method of
> communication.  Just like when people send garbage Emails, it's not the
> fault of the Email client.  It's the fault of the sender.
>
> ---
> Shepherds are the best beasts, but Labs are a close second.

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Re: [Audyssey] the value of a program - Re: Moderator ImportantMessage

2013-11-17 Thread Charles Rivard
As for the fact that you get messages from people that they just woke up and 
stuff like that, I blame that on the authors, not the method of 
communication.  Just like when people send garbage Emails, it's not the 
fault of the Email client.  It's the fault of the sender.


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- Original Message - 
From: "dark" 

To: "Gamers Discussion list" 
Sent: Sunday, November 17, 2013 4:49 PM
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] the value of a program - Re: Moderator 
ImportantMessage



Well #Charlse, much as with forums and mail, twitter and facebook have 
their own bennifits and flaws.


I personally really dislike facebooks' interface and the fact that it runs 
slowly on any machine I've tried it on. I also dislike the fact it throws 
so much information at me, most of which I don't want such as suggested 
contacts or friend requests or the like, not to mention all those people 
who just write on facebook about what they've had for breakfast or 
whatever which unfortunately you still! have to see lots of ieven if you 
don't want to.


Twitter I've never tried but I look on a bit more favourably since you can 
at least just recieve what tweets you want, however your still limited in 
size of tweet and what you do with it, and the fact that twitter comes in 
when you don't necessarily want rather than forum or mails which you can 
check when you wish or not when you don't.


I'll also say for actual formal communications E-mails are great. They 
come automatically with time and date, and you can attach things to them, 
indeed I communicate with my university, both in terms of having mails of 
what's going on and in terms of submitting my thesis or communicating with 
my department entirely! through E-mail, as does my brothers' law firm, so 
all these things have a use depending upon what you want from them and 
what your personal likes or dislikes are.


All the best,

Drk.
- Original Message - 
From: "Charles Rivard" 

To: "Gamers Discussion list" 
Sent: Sunday, November 17, 2013 6:52 PM
Subject: [Audyssey] the value of a program - Re: Moderator Important 
Message



I know someone who was exclusively using Twitter and Facebook.  He did not 
use Email because, quote, "It is old fashioned and obsolete.  You should 
get with the times.", end quote.  He wanted to have someone play some of 
his recordings in an Internet chat room for people to hear.  Nobody could 
receive the files because nobody used Facebook or Twitter.  He complained 
because he could not send them to anyone, and, finally, after this went on 
for about 6 months every week, he set up an Email account.  Whether it 
might seem obsolete to the younger crowd, it is accessible to everyone, so 
is not something that should be done away with just because it has been 
around for a long time.  What works works, and if it does work, don't 
discard it.


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- Original Message - 
From: "dark" 

To: "Gamers Discussion list" 
Sent: Sunday, November 17, 2013 9:27 AM
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Moderator Important Message



Hi Tom.

Well I know people do comment about mailing lists being old fashioned, 
but actually there are still lots of them around and likely to be more 
considdering that people now get E-mail on their tablets, phones, even 
tvs, heck, there are still! some very well established newsgroups out 
there, it's all about choice hwich is why I'm in favour of keeping the 
mailing list open.


if google groups is no longer workable (I admit it's been a while since 
I looked into their interface), then another system might work, though 
obviously that's a matter for those who run the list to decide upon 
since it's yourself and the other mods who must deal with the interface 
and admin console.


Indeed, this is a major difference between mailing lists and forums, 
different forums can change access dramatically, and I've seen 
everything from very accessible systems like Punbb, (which 
audiogames.net uses), to all sorts of silly things such as proboards or 
even custom built systems.


Forums really can change in access and usability as much as web pages 
can, where as a mailing list just gives out E-mails to members and it's 
accessibility is thus entirely dependent upon a members' E-mail client, 
which again is a major advantage.


All the best,

Dark.



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Re: [Audyssey] the value of a program - Re: Moderator Important Message

2013-11-17 Thread dark
Well #Charlse, much as with forums and mail, twitter and facebook have their 
own bennifits and flaws.


I personally really dislike facebooks' interface and the fact that it runs 
slowly on any machine I've tried it on. I also dislike the fact it throws so 
much information at me, most of which I don't want such as suggested 
contacts or friend requests or the like, not to mention all those people who 
just write on facebook about what they've had for breakfast or whatever 
which unfortunately you still! have to see lots of ieven if you don't want 
to.


Twitter I've never tried but I look on a bit more favourably since you can 
at least just recieve what tweets you want, however your still limited in 
size of tweet and what you do with it, and the fact that twitter comes in 
when you don't necessarily want rather than forum or mails which you can 
check when you wish or not when you don't.


I'll also say for actual formal communications E-mails are great. They come 
automatically with time and date, and you can attach things to them, indeed 
I communicate with my university, both in terms of having mails of what's 
going on and in terms of submitting my thesis or communicating with my 
department entirely! through E-mail, as does my brothers' law firm, so all 
these things have a use depending upon what you want from them and what your 
personal likes or dislikes are.


All the best,

Drk.
- Original Message - 
From: "Charles Rivard" 

To: "Gamers Discussion list" 
Sent: Sunday, November 17, 2013 6:52 PM
Subject: [Audyssey] the value of a program - Re: Moderator Important Message


I know someone who was exclusively using Twitter and Facebook.  He did not 
use Email because, quote, "It is old fashioned and obsolete.  You should 
get with the times.", end quote.  He wanted to have someone play some of 
his recordings in an Internet chat room for people to hear.  Nobody could 
receive the files because nobody used Facebook or Twitter.  He complained 
because he could not send them to anyone, and, finally, after this went on 
for about 6 months every week, he set up an Email account.  Whether it 
might seem obsolete to the younger crowd, it is accessible to everyone, so 
is not something that should be done away with just because it has been 
around for a long time.  What works works, and if it does work, don't 
discard it.


---
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- Original Message - 
From: "dark" 

To: "Gamers Discussion list" 
Sent: Sunday, November 17, 2013 9:27 AM
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Moderator Important Message



Hi Tom.

Well I know people do comment about mailing lists being old fashioned, 
but actually there are still lots of them around and likely to be more 
considdering that people now get E-mail on their tablets, phones, even 
tvs, heck, there are still! some very well established newsgroups out 
there, it's all about choice hwich is why I'm in favour of keeping the 
mailing list open.


if google groups is no longer workable (I admit it's been a while since I 
looked into their interface), then another system might work, though 
obviously that's a matter for those who run the list to decide upon since 
it's yourself and the other mods who must deal with the interface and 
admin console.


Indeed, this is a major difference between mailing lists and forums, 
different forums can change access dramatically, and I've seen everything 
from very accessible systems like Punbb, (which audiogames.net uses), to 
all sorts of silly things such as proboards or even custom built systems.


Forums really can change in access and usability as much as web pages 
can, where as a mailing list just gives out E-mails to members and it's 
accessibility is thus entirely dependent upon a members' E-mail client, 
which again is a major advantage.


All the best,

Dark.



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Re: [Audyssey] Moderator Important Message

2013-11-17 Thread valiant8086

Hi.
Look at it like this. I haven't been on the audyssey forum in years. I 
don't think to go out and navigate to a webpage and click my way through 
threads over coffee or anything like that. It only works on me if I have 
the content thrown at me where I can group by conversation and hit 
delete on the nonimportant stuff and read what's left. My suggestion is 
google groups if you switch to another list manager.


Cheers, Sent with thunderbird 17.0.8 portable
On 11/14/2013 9:39 PM, Thomas Ward wrote:

Hello, List:

I know a number of you have been having technical issues with the
Audyssey Mailing List ever since we changed servers a few months back.
Some of you have been unsubscribed from the list without warning or
notification, some of your accounts were automatically put on no mail
by Mailman, some of you could get list mail but were unable to post
messages,  and some of you haven't had any problems at all. Despite
numerous attempts to uncover the root of all these problems no one as
yet has found out what is causing these and other technical issues.

Just this afternoon another list member has come to me with problems
with his subscription. As usual I have turned it over to the server
admins in hopes that a solution may finally be found. If not then I
think it might be in our best interests to think about a different
solution. What I mean by that is simply this.

I know that many of you are here because you would prefer a mailing
list over a forum. However, it seems for whatever reason Mailman, the
software we use to run the list, is having problems making it a hassle
for many list members, the admins, and myself to keep this going as
is. If we can not resolve the technical problems in the next few days
I wonder how many of you would strongly object to me replacing this
list with an Audyssey forum similar to what Audiogames.net has now.
Alternatively if you strongly object to a forum I suppose we could go
back to Yahoo Groups or try Google Groups instead. Any thoughts?

Sincerely,
Thomas Ward
Owner-Moderator of the Audyssey Mailing List

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Re: [Audyssey] the value of a program - Re: Moderator Important Message

2013-11-17 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Charles,

Well, sad to say that person is obviously a bonehead, because e-mail
is not  old fashioned or obsolete. Plenty of people still use it, and
e-mail has to a large part replaced standard postal mail. Very few
people send things by post, and those that do are usually bill
collectors and advertisers. Most people send things like recipes,
jokes, resumes, and so on via e-mail. There are plenty of e-magazines
that post monthly subscriptions via e-mail too. Anyone who says e-mail
is obsolete is an idiot.

However, I know the type you speak of quite well. Back when I was in
college I met more than a few people who would put people down for all
kinds of things. I was often accused of being "old fashioned" because
I didn't listen to the latest music, didn't wear the latest clothes,
or whatever. They always struck me as insecure, because they had to
show off to feel good about themselves and act like they were cooler
and smarter than everyone else. In reality all they did was show off
their utter stupidity to people who were a bit older and wiser than
them.

The thing is the people who have such biases tend to be younger people
who haven't lived long enough to realize the world could care less how
hip, cool, or up to date they are with technology. I like Facebook and
Twitter myself, find advantages with social media, bud it is by no
means a replacement for e-mail. I merely use the communication format
which suits my needs at the time.

Cheers!


On 11/17/13, Charles Rivard  wrote:
> I know someone who was exclusively using Twitter and Facebook.  He did not
> use Email because, quote, "It is old fashioned and obsolete.  You should get
>
> with the times.", end quote.  He wanted to have someone play some of his
> recordings in an Internet chat room for people to hear.  Nobody could
> receive the files because nobody used Facebook or Twitter.  He complained
> because he could not send them to anyone, and, finally, after this went on
> for about 6 months every week, he set up an Email account.  Whether it might
>
> seem obsolete to the younger crowd, it is accessible to everyone, so is not
>
> something that should be done away with just because it has been around for
>
> a long time.  What works works, and if it does work, don't discard it.
>
> ---
> Shepherds are the best beasts, but Labs are a close second.

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Re: [Audyssey] the value of a program - Re: Moderator Important Message

2013-11-17 Thread Ulysses's Desktop computer
Question...Why do things have to go out of time frame?  am an 
anthropology enthusiast so I find these kinds of things fascinating. I 
admit I like many of the older stuff while advancing some things.

Who was this person you speak of, someone from Generation X, Y or Z?
On 11/17/2013 10:52 AM, Charles Riva wrote:
I know someone who was exclusively using Twitter and Facebook.  He did 
not use Email because, quote, "It is old fashioned and obsolete.  You 
should get with the times.", end quote.  He wanted to have someone 
play some of his recordings in an Internet chat room for people to 
hear.  Nobody could receive the files because nobody used Facebook or 
Twitter.  He complained because he could not send them to anyone, and, 
finally, after this went on for about 6 months every week, he set up 
an Email account.  Whether it might seem obsolete to the younger 
crowd, it is accessible to everyone, so is not something that should 
be done away with just because it has been around for a long time.  
What works works, and if it does work, don't discard it.


---
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- Original Message - From: "dark" 
To: "Gamers Discussion list" 
Sent: Sunday, November 17, 2013 9:27 AM
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Moderator Important Message



Hi Tom.

Well I know people do comment about mailing lists being old 
fashioned, but actually there are still lots of them around and 
likely to be more considdering that people now get E-mail on their 
tablets, phones, even tvs, heck, there are still! some very well 
established newsgroups out there, it's all about choice hwich is why 
I'm in favour of keeping the mailing list open.


if google groups is no longer workable (I admit it's been a while 
since I looked into their interface), then another system might work, 
though obviously that's a matter for those who run the list to decide 
upon since it's yourself and the other mods who must deal with the 
interface and admin console.


Indeed, this is a major difference between mailing lists and forums, 
different forums can change access dramatically, and I've seen 
everything from very accessible systems like Punbb, (which 
audiogames.net uses), to all sorts of silly things such as proboards 
or even custom built systems.


Forums really can change in access and usability as much as web pages 
can, where as a mailing list just gives out E-mails to members and 
it's accessibility is thus entirely dependent upon a members' E-mail 
client, which again is a major advantage.


All the best,

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Re: [Audyssey] Moderator Important Message

2013-11-17 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Dark,

Well, I certainly see the advantages and disadvantages of both which
is why I put the question to the list. I like forums myself
personally, but I also agree there are advantages to a mailing list
that others prefer. Its not a question of right or wrong but simply a
matter of preference. As I am all for preference I agree that keeping
the list open as an alternative to the Audio Games forum is a good
idea. Especially, since there are some people who absolutely dislike
and refuse to use forums, but are quite happy with a list format. I
have no problem with giving them what they want as I can use either
one, and I see the advantages in a mailing list even if some people do
not.

Cheers!


On 11/17/13, dark  wrote:
> Hi Tom.
>
> That is true, though bare in mind just as you as list moderator need to
> monitor list traffic for ontopic subjects, equally I do spend a surprisingly
>
> large amount of my own time on audiogames.net booting threads into the right
>
> area of the forum, since some people have a habbit of getting things wrong
> however well you explain the categories and will post about random game
> ideas with no released information in new releases, or will ask about
> something to do with games in the offtopic room.
>
> As I said myself I see advantages and disadvantages both ways which is why
> in this case I do agree with the rest of the members that it's worth having
>
> both a forum (ie the audiogames.net one), and a mailing list (ie this one),
>
> available so people have the choice for one or either or indeed both! :D.
>
> All the best,
>
> Dark.
>
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[Audyssey] the value of a program - Re: Moderator Important Message

2013-11-17 Thread Charles Rivard
I know someone who was exclusively using Twitter and Facebook.  He did not 
use Email because, quote, "It is old fashioned and obsolete.  You should get 
with the times.", end quote.  He wanted to have someone play some of his 
recordings in an Internet chat room for people to hear.  Nobody could 
receive the files because nobody used Facebook or Twitter.  He complained 
because he could not send them to anyone, and, finally, after this went on 
for about 6 months every week, he set up an Email account.  Whether it might 
seem obsolete to the younger crowd, it is accessible to everyone, so is not 
something that should be done away with just because it has been around for 
a long time.  What works works, and if it does work, don't discard it.


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- Original Message - 
From: "dark" 

To: "Gamers Discussion list" 
Sent: Sunday, November 17, 2013 9:27 AM
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Moderator Important Message



Hi Tom.

Well I know people do comment about mailing lists being old fashioned, but 
actually there are still lots of them around and likely to be more 
considdering that people now get E-mail on their tablets, phones, even 
tvs, heck, there are still! some very well established newsgroups out 
there, it's all about choice hwich is why I'm in favour of keeping the 
mailing list open.


if google groups is no longer workable (I admit it's been a while since I 
looked into their interface), then another system might work, though 
obviously that's a matter for those who run the list to decide upon since 
it's yourself and the other mods who must deal with the interface and 
admin console.


Indeed, this is a major difference between mailing lists and forums, 
different forums can change access dramatically, and I've seen everything 
from very accessible systems like Punbb, (which audiogames.net uses), to 
all sorts of silly things such as proboards or even custom built systems.


Forums really can change in access and usability as much as web pages can, 
where as a mailing list just gives out E-mails to members and it's 
accessibility is thus entirely dependent upon a members' E-mail client, 
which again is a major advantage.


All the best,

Dark. 



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Re: [Audyssey] Moderator Important Message

2013-11-17 Thread dark

Hi Tom.

That is true, though bare in mind just as you as list moderator need to 
monitor list traffic for ontopic subjects, equally I do spend a surprisingly 
large amount of my own time on audiogames.net booting threads into the right 
area of the forum, since some people have a habbit of getting things wrong 
however well you explain the categories and will post about random game 
ideas with no released information in new releases, or will ask about 
something to do with games in the offtopic room.


As I said myself I see advantages and disadvantages both ways which is why 
in this case I do agree with the rest of the members that it's worth having 
both a forum (ie the audiogames.net one), and a mailing list (ie this one), 
available so people have the choice for one or either or indeed both! :D.


All the best,

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Re: [Audyssey] Moderator Important Message

2013-11-17 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Dark,

Lol! That's funny. I just asked my dog to find a gremlin and she just
lifted her head, gave me a doggy look, and went back to sleep. Either
she doesn't know what one looks like or doesn't care. Its noon and
probably near her nap time.

Cheers!


On 11/17/13, dark  wrote:
> Hi Tom.
>
> Well at least in britain, gremlin legends started as a way to explain the
> various faults and breakdowns experienced by plane pilots in the second
> world war. It started out as a bit of a joke, indeed when I was quite young
>
> I once  knewa vicar who was himself a pilot during the war and used to tell
>
> myself and other childrenn Gremlin stories :D.. Then Rohald dahl, himself a
>
> plane pilot decided to write a screen play story based on that idea of
> Gremlins for Walt Disney in the mid 70's, albeit that had nothing to do with
>
> the later films you mention accept the name, albiet I do own both Gremlins
> films on dvd and rather enjoy them, as they were films I grew up with (I
> even used to have an audio book of the novelization read by none other than
>
> the most famous of all Doctor who actors, Tom Baker).
>
> It's actually still common in Britain, if there are lots of electric faults
>
> to say "oh we've got a gremlin" indeed this last weekend while I was staying
>
> at my parents my laptop had a user account error, (why I'm only just picking
>
> up my mail after getting back to my flat), my mum's video camera broke and!
>
> our sky tv box froze, so my mum said we must have a gremlin in the
> house,  I even tried askking my mum's dog to find it, but she was a
> little confused, she did however go off runing around the house looking, so
>
> clearly Dogs know what gremlins are too :D.
>
> All the best,
>
> Dark.
>
>
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Re: [Audyssey] Draconis Releases DoItWrite 1.0

2013-11-17 Thread Chris H
Bought the game earlier and wow it is very good indeed. This will 
certainly challenge me when learning to handwrite. I can handwrite after 
being encouraged to at school but it's squiggly at best. Also drawing on 
the screen is something relatively new to most of us I think. Well done 
guys and keep it up!


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On 17/11/2013 15:38, dark wrote:

Wow, sounds like a good and interesting thing, people always say my
signature looks chinese, it'll be interesting to see if this improves it.

Is there an audio podcast or demonstration that people could have a
listen to before trying the game?

All the best,

Drk.
- Original Message - From: "Draconis" 
To: "Gamers Discussion list" 
Sent: Saturday, November 16, 2013 10:42 PM
Subject: [Audyssey] Draconis Releases DoItWrite 1.0



Greetings gamers,

We are pleased to announce the immediate availability of our first
application for iOS!

DoItWrite is an educational tool and game to teach visually impaired
users of iOS 7's VoiceOver screen reader how to draw printed letters
and numbers for use with VoiceOver's handwriting feature in iOS 7.

Learn to draw lowercase letters, uppercase letters;;, and numbers for
use with iOS 7's VoiceOver handwriting feature!

This app is primarily intended for the blind or visually impaired,
teachers or instructors of same, and other users of iOS 7's VoiceOver
screen reader.

Many blind or visually impaired people are not familiar with the
shapes of printed letters or numbers. DoItWrite teaches you how to
draw them in a simple way that has the best chance of being correctly
recognized by VoiceOver, even if you have never learned the shapes of
the characters previously. Once you get them down, practice your speed
and accuracy with a fun game to blast characters as they tumble down
the screen!

* Learn how to activate the VoiceOver handwriting feature in iOS 7
* Learn how to draw lowercase and uppercase letters, as well as
numbers in a simple and accurate way.
* Practice your newly acquired skills by blasting letters and numbers
as they tumble down the screen.
* Use the app to improve your onscreen typing skills by using the
keyboard during game play.
* Automatic feedback and coach via audio queues and speech output.
* DoItWrite automatically detects when VoiceOver is not running, and
permits the tutorial to be browsed with the onscreen keyboard. Great
for sighted teachers and tutors!
* Share your game scores with others.
* Many ways to customize your learning experience.

DoItWrite is available on the iOS App Store for $1.99 USD. (Prices
will vary for your local currency.)

http://appstore.com/doitwrite

For more information, visit us online at
http://DracoEnt.com

Happy gaming.


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Re: [Audyssey] Moderator Important Message

2013-11-17 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Dark,

Well, I don't think mailing lists are old fashioned per say I just
personally feel forums do have the advantage of supporting more
members as well as being able to organize threads by topic. As you
know on Audiogames.net there are different categories such as general,
new releases, off topic, etc which helps separate things for the forum
users. If a user has no interest in off topic messages he or she can
go directly to general or new releases and never see the off topic
messages. With a mailing list every post that is posted gets delivered
to the end user which means someone like myself has to try and make
sure each post stays on topic otherwise a list member could receive
hundreds of junk messages that have nothing to do with games or this
list. Even when a message is on topic a person is forced to receive a
copy weather they have any interest in it or not where a forum gives a
user more choice in what to read and not to read. So I think in that
respect forums have their advantages, but I'm not going to set one up
as it isn't what many list members want.

Cheers!


On 11/17/13, dark  wrote:
> Hi Tom.
>
> Well I know people do comment about mailing lists being old fashioned, but
> actually there are still lots of them around and likely to be more
> considdering that people now get E-mail on their tablets, phones, even tvs,
>
> heck, there are still! some very well established newsgroups out there, it's
>
> all about choice hwich is why I'm in favour of keeping the mailing list
> open.
>
> if google groups is no longer workable (I admit it's been a while since I
> looked into their interface), then another system might work, though
> obviously that's a matter for those who run the list to decide upon since
> it's yourself and the other mods who must deal with the interface and admin
>
> console.
>
> Indeed, this is a major difference between mailing lists and forums,
> different forums can change access dramatically, and I've seen everything
> from very accessible systems like Punbb, (which audiogames.net uses), to all
>
> sorts of silly things such as proboards or even custom built systems.
>
> Forums really can change in access and usability as much as web pages can,
> where as a mailing list just gives out E-mails to members and it's
> accessibility is thus entirely dependent upon a members' E-mail client,
> which again is a major advantage.
>
> All the best,
>
> Dark.
>
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Re: [Audyssey] Moderator Important Message

2013-11-17 Thread dark
On the other hand, it's far easier to step into a conversation mid way 
through with a mailing list.



For example, lets say we were discussing dRaconis' new title, which a none 
Iphone user would obviously find a less interesting topic. Then however I 
could see this leading back to a discussion of analogue control, and uses of 
the mouse etc, and games like swamp, daytona or rail racer.


Now, at that point if the subject line was changed to something like 
"analogue game control was: say it right game from Draconis" everyone 
lacking an Iphone could jump in without having to read the entire initial 
thread and every last response as would be the case on a forum.


To me, it's very much swings and roundabouts.

Beware the Grue!

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Re: [Audyssey] Draconis Releases DoItWrite 1.0

2013-11-17 Thread dark
Wow, sounds like a good and interesting thing, people always say my 
signature looks chinese, it'll be interesting to see if this improves it.


Is there an audio podcast or demonstration that people could have a listen 
to before trying the game?


All the best,

Drk.
- Original Message - 
From: "Draconis" 

To: "Gamers Discussion list" 
Sent: Saturday, November 16, 2013 10:42 PM
Subject: [Audyssey] Draconis Releases DoItWrite 1.0



Greetings gamers,

We are pleased to announce the immediate availability of our first 
application for iOS!


DoItWrite is an educational tool and game to teach visually impaired users 
of iOS 7's VoiceOver screen reader how to draw printed letters and numbers 
for use with VoiceOver's handwriting feature in iOS 7.


Learn to draw lowercase letters, uppercase letters;;, and numbers for use 
with iOS 7's VoiceOver handwriting feature!


This app is primarily intended for the blind or visually impaired, 
teachers or instructors of same, and other users of iOS 7's VoiceOver 
screen reader.


Many blind or visually impaired people are not familiar with the shapes of 
printed letters or numbers. DoItWrite teaches you how to draw them in a 
simple way that has the best chance of being correctly recognized by 
VoiceOver, even if you have never learned the shapes of the characters 
previously. Once you get them down, practice your speed and accuracy with 
a fun game to blast characters as they tumble down the screen!


* Learn how to activate the VoiceOver handwriting feature in iOS 7
* Learn how to draw lowercase and uppercase letters, as well as numbers in 
a simple and accurate way.
* Practice your newly acquired skills by blasting letters and numbers as 
they tumble down the screen.
* Use the app to improve your onscreen typing skills by using the keyboard 
during game play.

* Automatic feedback and coach via audio queues and speech output.
* DoItWrite automatically detects when VoiceOver is not running, and 
permits the tutorial to be browsed with the onscreen keyboard. Great for 
sighted teachers and tutors!

* Share your game scores with others.
* Many ways to customize your learning experience.

DoItWrite is available on the iOS App Store for $1.99 USD. (Prices will 
vary for your local currency.)


http://appstore.com/doitwrite

For more information, visit us online at
http://DracoEnt.com

Happy gaming.


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Re: [Audyssey] Moderator Important Message

2013-11-17 Thread dark

Hi Tom.

Well at least in britain, gremlin legends started as a way to explain the 
various faults and breakdowns experienced by plane pilots in the second 
world war. It started out as a bit of a joke, indeed when I was quite young 
I once  knewa vicar who was himself a pilot during the war and used to tell 
myself and other childrenn Gremlin stories :D.. Then Rohald dahl, himself a 
plane pilot decided to write a screen play story based on that idea of 
Gremlins for Walt Disney in the mid 70's, albeit that had nothing to do with 
the later films you mention accept the name, albiet I do own both Gremlins 
films on dvd and rather enjoy them, as they were films I grew up with (I 
even used to have an audio book of the novelization read by none other than 
the most famous of all Doctor who actors, Tom Baker).


It's actually still common in Britain, if there are lots of electric faults 
to say "oh we've got a gremlin" indeed this last weekend while I was staying 
at my parents my laptop had a user account error, (why I'm only just picking 
up my mail after getting back to my flat), my mum's video camera broke and! 
our sky tv box froze, so my mum said we must have a gremlin in the 
house,  I even tried askking my mum's dog to find it, but she was a 
little confused, she did however go off runing around the house looking, so 
clearly Dogs know what gremlins are too :D.


All the best,

Dark. 



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Re: [Audyssey] Moderator Important Message

2013-11-17 Thread dark

Hi Tom.

Well I know people do comment about mailing lists being old fashioned, but 
actually there are still lots of them around and likely to be more 
considdering that people now get E-mail on their tablets, phones, even tvs, 
heck, there are still! some very well established newsgroups out there, it's 
all about choice hwich is why I'm in favour of keeping the mailing list 
open.


if google groups is no longer workable (I admit it's been a while since I 
looked into their interface), then another system might work, though 
obviously that's a matter for those who run the list to decide upon since 
it's yourself and the other mods who must deal with the interface and admin 
console.


Indeed, this is a major difference between mailing lists and forums, 
different forums can change access dramatically, and I've seen everything 
from very accessible systems like Punbb, (which audiogames.net uses), to all 
sorts of silly things such as proboards or even custom built systems.


Forums really can change in access and usability as much as web pages can, 
where as a mailing list just gives out E-mails to members and it's 
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Re: [Audyssey] Draconis Releases DoItWrite 1.0

2013-11-17 Thread Dakotah Rickard
That sounds like a fun and useful App. Good job and congrats on making
it into Apple's environment.

On 11/16/13, Bryan Peterson  wrote:
> I may have to look into that myself. I've also been blind my entire 33 years
>
> and could never quite get the hang of this writing print business. I can
> sign my first and last initials but even that's probably not very
> consistent.
>
>
>
> Ash nazg durbatulûk, ash nazg gimbatul,
> Ash nazg thrakatulûk agh burzum-ishi krimpatul.
> -Original Message-
> From: Teresa Cochran
> Sent: Saturday, November 16, 2013 6:36 PM
> To: Gamers Discussion list
> Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Draconis Releases DoItWrite 1.0
>
> Yes, it’s instructive and fun. Just what I needed, being blind from birth
> and though familiar with letter and number shapes from playing with alphabet
>
> blocks as a kid, I haven’t written them much. This is good practice, since
> I’d
> like to enter my passcode without the thing blabbing to the rest of the
> world. :)
>
> Great job, guys.
>
> Teresa
>
> "The Golden Age of science fiction is twelve."--Pete Graham
>
> On Nov 16, 2013, at 4:11 PM, Thomas Ward  wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Wow! Sounds like a neat little app. Now, if only I had an iPhone I'd
>> give it a try. :D
>>
>> Cheers!
>>
>> On 11/16/13, Draconis  wrote:
>>> Greetings gamers,
>>>
>>> We are pleased to announce the immediate availability of our first
>>> application for iOS!
>>>
>>> DoItWrite is an educational tool and game to teach visually impaired
>>> users
>>> of iOS 7's VoiceOver screen reader how to draw printed letters and
>>> numbers
>>> for use with VoiceOver's handwriting feature in iOS 7.
>>>
>>> Learn to draw lowercase letters, uppercase letters;;, and numbers for
>>> use
>>> with iOS 7's VoiceOver handwriting feature!
>>>
>>> This app is primarily intended for the blind or visually impaired,
>>> teachers
>>> or instructors of same, and other users of iOS 7's VoiceOver screen
>>> reader.
>>>
>>> Many blind or visually impaired people are not familiar with the shapes
>>> of
>>> printed letters or numbers. DoItWrite teaches you how to draw them in a
>>> simple way that has the best chance of being correctly recognized by
>>> VoiceOver, even if you have never learned the shapes of the characters
>>> previously. Once you get them down, practice your speed and accuracy with
>>>
>>> a
>>> fun game to blast characters as they tumble down the screen!
>>>
>>> * Learn how to activate the VoiceOver handwriting feature in iOS 7
>>> * Learn how to draw lowercase and uppercase letters, as well as numbers
>>> in a
>>> simple and accurate way.
>>> * Practice your newly acquired skills by blasting letters and numbers as
>>> they tumble down the screen.
>>> * Use the app to improve your onscreen typing skills by using the
>>> keyboard
>>> during game play.
>>> * Automatic feedback and coach via audio queues and speech output.
>>> * DoItWrite automatically detects when VoiceOver is not running, and
>>> permits
>>> the tutorial to be browsed with the onscreen keyboard. Great for sighted
>>> teachers and tutors!
>>> * Share your game scores with others.
>>> * Many ways to customize your  learning experience.
>>>
>>> DoItWrite is available on the iOS App Store for $1.99 USD. (Prices will
>>> vary
>>> for your local currency.)
>>>
>>> http://appstore.com/doitwrite
>>>
>>> For more information, visit us online at
>>> http://DracoEnt.com
>>>
>>> Happy gaming.
>>>
>>>
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