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	SD! : Web boards : Off Topic : "P/please" 1 2 P/please (11) Mon 28 May 07, 9:28 PM little_linnet US, 3 yrs T/typing L/like T/this M/makes P/posts V/very D/difficult T/to R/read. I am not challenging anyone's right to capitalize as they wish or trying to start a discussion about the merits or lack thereof in power exchange relationships. (Which is why I'm posting it here and not in Service or Submission.) I don't want it to turn into a debate on those topics. Instead, what it is is a plea for people who post here to remember that there are individuals using the boards like me, who are dyslexic, or who have poor eyesight or who just have very limited time to decipher posts. C/capitalization simply makes your post less likely to be read by these people. That means that your requests for advice and input will reach less of an audience than they might if they're capitalized or punctuated in nonstandard ways. And so will your experiences and advice that might be helpful to other people. Which, to my mind, negates some of the very point of posting on a discussion board, but I guess that's up to each individual to determine for themselves; I just wanted to note that this factor should be taken into account. Krista “Breaking a cup is very different from breaking in a horse. The one is useless when broken, the other is of little use until broken.” 28 May 07, 11:00 PM Masque66 US, 21 mths Y! Just to check, are you also talking about people who use slashes to indicate more than one possibility? I usually use s/he to indicate someone who could be either gender rather than using 'he or she'. My brother has dyslexia as well, I'm well aware of the kind of reading problems it causes. Knowledge is Power Wisdom is God 29 May 07, 3:36 AM little_linnet US, 3 yrs Speaking just for me, the occasional slash (s/he, or D/s for instance) doesn't make a big difference. Neither does using lowercase as long as the beginnings of sentences are marked with capitals. Visually, those things aren't disruptive enough to make reading difficult for me, whereas a strange way of capitalizing each and every pronoun is highly visually disruptive and makes posts nearly impossible to read. Krista “Breaking a cup is very different from breaking in a horse. The one is useless when broken, the other is of little use until broken.” 29 May 07, 7:31 AM Philipy 3 yrs little_linnet wrote: Speaking just for me, the occasional slash (s/he, or D/s for instance) doesn't make a big difference. Neither does using lowercase as long as the beginnings of sentences are marked with capitals. Visually, those things aren't disruptive enough to make reading difficult for me, whereas a strange way of capitalizing each and every pronoun is highly visually disruptive and makes posts nearly impossible to read. Krista I have to say that I agree with you Krista Philip 29 May 07, 11:50 AM Chastiser UK, 8 yrs Y! afaik, all that capitalisation and He/she stuff was born on line in the 'ole' days. people looked for ways of identifying status when the systems used then, had very few ways of doing it. today its much easier so the need is nullified. although some still persist as they think its the way to go. i do find posts full of such hard work to read sometimes and there is nowt wrong with my reading skills, and often tend to not bother reading them. Mike Let Me unchain your mind and your sexuality will follow. Taking part in the Macmillan 4x4 charity event in 2008. please donate to this http://www.justgiving.com/teameuropcar www.fetbid.com the free to buyer and seller kink friendly auction site. Place ya stuff on there and support the site 29 May 07, 12:44 PM 902-660-194 US(PA), 3 yrs i agree.. a post with one or two slash words,fine (tho ive always thought that whole style of writing as stupid), but ive seen some posts that somehow, 75% of the thing was like that. i dont bother to read them, confuses my brain. i cant look at the S/she and just register the word "she".. i see "s she" lol the sting of His whip~ the welts from His crop~ the warmth of His kiss~ the click of the lock~ assures me i am His most cherished possession. 29 May 07, 2:59 PM 554-362-101 24 mths little_linnet wrote: Speaking just for me, the occasional slash (s/he, or D/s for instance) doesn't make a big difference. Neither does using lowercase as long as the beginnings of sentences are marked with capitals. Visually, those things aren't disruptive enough to make reading difficult for me, whereas a strange way of capitalizing each and every pronoun is highly visually disruptive and makes posts nearly impossible to read. Krista I'm right there with you on the slash marks. It is disruptive to the eyes. And more than that, as I read I tend to insert the words, as in saying She and she, or We and we, which indeed, takes away from the actual understanding of the post because I get too hung up on the stuttering going on in my head. However, I am incredibly guilty of the capitalization of Him, He, etc. It was never anything that was requested by Him to do, I somehow made the connection between "power words" beginning with a capital and let that direct my typing. Though I've never been able to conquer the proper capitalization of "I". My fingers refuse to let that happen. I've tried at times to resist the capitalization of male pronouns since it was never a rule and I do know how improper it is, but I can't do it. It's too habitual or too ingrained, or whatever, but I end up spending more time trying to correct it and make it lowercase, than I do just letting it flow naturally and capitalizing the stupid "H". It's one of those things where, when I'm doing it, I'm cringing and thinking "stop doing that you silly twit!" and being completely unable to stop doing it. And I can't say that Master *dislikes* seeing those capital letters all over any reference to Him either. Anyway, I do apologize for being a contributing member of this "eyesore". His_kaya Under His Hand 30 May 07, 1:03 AM 862-203-011 AU, 23 mths As a fellow dyslexic this one has to agree. Moreover the ones who have spelling that is so creative it beggars all believe. We all make spelling mistakes and the phonetic spellers are not so bad but the ones who make new words? There was one recently that made Finnegan's Wake a first year reader. Did you know that words can literally dance and perform strobic circles on a page? Master's piece 30 May 07, 5:44 AM 455-162-329 US(NY), 21 mths Thanks for this Krista, I have to agree as well. I'm the kind of person who can read sideways, upside down, in the car, and who autocorrects typos and spelling errors in my head and can read most words as they were meant to be written even if they are missing half the letters. For some reason the forward slashed terms of identity make my eyes feel like they are having seizures. And because I spend a lot of time reading online I like to have my fonts really high contrast (white on black background) and really large and it doesn't help at all in fact it seems to lend to the more strobe-like effects. Oh well, glad I am not required to do it, not really the fault of those who are though. I am not required to capitalize or uncapitalize any words either though sometimes I do capitalize He or Him if it is in a post that I'd otherwise underline or exaggerate those words. I would probably always capitalize Master and Sir in reference to J or if replying to someone about _their_ Master or _their_ Sir. J just likes me to type using proper spelling and grammar which in fact is something I rather enjoy myself (being a spelling and grammar nazi). ~Magdalena 30 May 07, 6:29 AM Kitiara AU, 22 mths I can undersand why people do it, however it also makes it hard for me to read things... I get confused too easily Daily Prayer: Dear God, please put your arms around my shoulders and your hand over my mouth. 31 May 07, 1:50 AM Errs_Tay 23 mths I've got to admit--I sometimes take posts off of here and correct the capitalisation to non-lifestyle standard before I read them or I can't read them. I'm OCD and one of my big issues is spelling and grammar. I try hard to ignore it, but I HAVE to correct spelling and grammar issues when I see them. The slashes set me off worse than writing a sentence like "i saw Him pull out the whip, then Sir and i went for a walk." Servitude is a choice for me. I choose who I serve and I do it happily. I have chosen who I want to serve. Next page