notme
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- Apr 3, 2011
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- PALS
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- 08/2011
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- Fl
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- Orlando
Richard,
I think the thing that many that come here don't get is just what you said. How much time it takes PALS to respond. I'm glad you posted it--and I certainly vote for it to be a sticky.
I used to type 75wpm. Now, not nearly so much. With my next to useless hands, I often have to go back and correct things and make it look readable. I'm sure you and trfogey spend a lot more time than I do--as I can use most of my right hand and some of my left.
trfogey is the champ here--hands down--in the time he takes to break up their posts and answer point by point. I don't know how he does it--it's too frustrating for me to try most of the time, and I don't like my loss of ability, so it mostly frustrates me to see how bad I am compared to even a few months ago. Hitting the ctrl and c and p (the copy and paste keys) is a move I can't do anymore without several attempts. I can't control the fingers well enough. I don't know how much effort it takes trfogey, but I'm sure it's more than my piddly hassles to respond.
I posted in one of these other threads about how some of the PALS here were responding with eyes one letter at a time--but I don't think the original poster really cared any more than this one will.
Perhaps, as trfogey said, someone down the road will read it and think a minute before asking a questions and summarily blowing off the answers.
It's sad really--because so many could benefit from the experience of the PALS here--and don't- either because the PALS are just sick of the BS and don't read at all--or the original poster doesn't bother to listen to what they've been told--that might have taken someone half an hour to pump out to them.
I think something in the sticky explaining just what you PALS have to go through just to answer would be an excellent idea.
I think the thing that many that come here don't get is just what you said. How much time it takes PALS to respond. I'm glad you posted it--and I certainly vote for it to be a sticky.
I used to type 75wpm. Now, not nearly so much. With my next to useless hands, I often have to go back and correct things and make it look readable. I'm sure you and trfogey spend a lot more time than I do--as I can use most of my right hand and some of my left.
trfogey is the champ here--hands down--in the time he takes to break up their posts and answer point by point. I don't know how he does it--it's too frustrating for me to try most of the time, and I don't like my loss of ability, so it mostly frustrates me to see how bad I am compared to even a few months ago. Hitting the ctrl and c and p (the copy and paste keys) is a move I can't do anymore without several attempts. I can't control the fingers well enough. I don't know how much effort it takes trfogey, but I'm sure it's more than my piddly hassles to respond.
I posted in one of these other threads about how some of the PALS here were responding with eyes one letter at a time--but I don't think the original poster really cared any more than this one will.
Perhaps, as trfogey said, someone down the road will read it and think a minute before asking a questions and summarily blowing off the answers.
It's sad really--because so many could benefit from the experience of the PALS here--and don't- either because the PALS are just sick of the BS and don't read at all--or the original poster doesn't bother to listen to what they've been told--that might have taken someone half an hour to pump out to them.
I think something in the sticky explaining just what you PALS have to go through just to answer would be an excellent idea.