QUESTION

Started by BANKCOLLECTOR

maggiemae

MmmBeer…..sheesh didn't you realize the BANKCOLLECTOR YELLS a lot orrrrrrr maybeeeee he has a broken lowercase???? LOL……. :-)

gouche92

"Search, bills, province only search..

WHATS WITH THE CAPS ALL THE TIME? </i>"

BANKCOLLECTOR is shouting because some of us older types are a tad hard of hearing…. :-)

kayfbee

The problem is with the postal code system. They haven't changed the system yet so both NWT and NU both start with the same letter.

Until either the system is changed or the database dr has, can separate the two, you cannot easily find Nunavit bills.

gouche92

Actually…..its because he has a bit of a problem seeing the smaller fonts!

OK so you are telling me that he is hard of hearing and vision diminished…. :0)

MmmBeer

I wasn't being mean. Just asking. I guess I should of put a =D or something in there, or a lol. they should have a sarcasm font.

BANKCOLLECTOR

THANK YOU TO WALLY69 FOR TELLING IT AS IT IS … I AM HALF BLIND AND CANNOT SEE OUT OF THE OTHER EYE = POOR VISION.
LASER SURGERY FAILED TO HELP ME AND CAPS MAKE IT EASIER FOR ME TO SEE WHAT I TYPE(AND AS MOST OF YOU CAN SEE I CANNOT TYPE OR SPELL WELL EITHER … YES I AM HARD OF HEARING ALSO)
(NO WHEELCHAIR YET BUT AS A DIABETIC I HAVE MANY WONDERFUL THINGS TO LOOK FORWARD TOO). MAYBE I SHOULD HAVE A NOTE IN MY PROFILE FOR THOSE WHO LOOK AT PROFILES BUT AS LONG AS I HAVE WONDERFUL PEOPLE LIKE WALLY69 WATCHING MY BACK (THANKS) THOSE WHO ASK WILL GET THE TRUE STORY. SO NOW IN PUBLIC FORUM HERE I THANK ALL OF YOU WHO PUT UP WITH THIS (NOT SO OLD) POOR EYE SIGHT MEMBER AND ACCEPT ALL MY YELLING (BOTH ON SCREEN AND IN PERSON). I TALK LOUD IN PERSON AS I AM HARD OF HEARING ALSO AND TEND TO TALK LOUD (SO PEOPLE TELL ME)WHEN I AM FACE TO FACE. EXAMPLES FOR ALL WHO WANT TO KNOW IF I AM LOOKING AT STREET SIGNS THE ONE LINE VERSIONS I MUST BE AT THE STREET (20 FEET) BEFORE I CAN READ THEM … FOR SOUND I WATCH TV WITH A VOLUME LEVEL SET AT 65 BEFORE I CAN HEAR IT CLEARLY AND THEN IT IS STILL VERY LOW FOR ME WHEN HOME ALONE I PUT IT AT 100 AND CAN THEN HEAR IT CLEARLY (MY WIFE WATCHES TV AT VOLUME LEVEL 10 AND I HAVE NO HOPE IN HECK OF HEARING IT SO CLOSED CAPTION ON THE SCREEN OR SHE HAS TO PUT UP WITH HIGH VOLUME FOR ME. I SELDOM WATCH TV WITH PEOPLE AS I MUST HAVE THE LEVEL MUCH HIGHER THAN MOST PEOPLE CARE TO WATCH TV AT. IT IS GREAT WHEN I VISIT MY 88 YEAR OLD PARENTS AS THEY HAVE THE VOLUME UP AT MY LEVEL… BUT DON'T CALL THEM HARD OF HEARING AS THEY WILL ALWAYS TELL YOU WERE ARE NOT DEAF. I ADMIT MY VISION AND HEARING FAULTS AS TO DENY THEM IS SILLY. I DO HOPE FOR ALL WHO HAVE STILL WONDERED WHY? THAT THIS WILL ONCE AGAIN CLEAR THINGS UP. TRUST ME THE FIRST MONTH I WAS IN HERE I WAS ASKED (TOLD) MORE THAN ONCE ABOUT MY CAPS.= YELLING THING. SORRY BUT MUST WORK WITH WHAT LIFE HAS DEALT ME.

gouche92

Thank you for setting things straight! I apologize for any comments I made that may have been inappropriate.

Pooga

Funny that you would use all caps with poor sight. I have decent vision and didn't even read your whole message because all upper case is so hard to read. (hurts MY eyes! lol)

Have you tried using the larger fonts available in your preferences?

There is also magnifying freeware available that will increase the size of selected parts of your screen.

Or if the problem is only on replies, use HTML to increase the size!

rudyk

meh… i just generally avoid BANKCOLLECTOR's posts because they ARE so difficult to read. i'm sure he avoids mine because they are all lower case. i have had a degenerative eye disease and two corneal transplants so i'm somewhat vision-challenged as well. the computer and most operating systems allow many accomodations for those of us who have accessibilty problems. these would range from contrast adjustments in "assessibility options" to just changing display options on one's own screen. i, myself, have often chosen to use a word processor where i type in larger font and then cut and paste into the reply box. pooga has a great idea in using HTML. all of these are more accommodating to my reading audience whose opinion i value. communication is a two-way street.

gouche92

This is perhaps a good lesson for us all. Not everyone has perfect eyesight, myself included, and any information or ideas on how to best increase readability is most welcome as I am sure that not everyone knows the different options that are available.

Idjit

I'm way behind on internet ettiquite, so I could be guilty of doing any number of faux pas, but as some wise person said somewhere, sometime, 'don't sweat the small stuff'… I've never been bothered by ALL CAPS, all lower, colours, weird spellin'; strangely, the only thing that bugs me are the acronyms- WTG, BTW, LMAO, ROTFL, etc. What's up with that! Pretty tough for an old fart to figure out. Yeah, I know, there are glossaries out there that explain, but then you've gotta remember what they mean, or look 'em up every time- I'm gettin' older every day!

Lord_Comedy

Well Idjit as you use them more the faster you learn. and memorize them
rotfl is just a extention of LOL as is lmao
most of the other acronyms are widely used not just on chat
We all have our pet peeves.. for Pooga it seems spelling and english mistakes are his.

antics

the all caps are very hard to read. i found out by accident about the "ahem" so called "trees" that are on the left side of this screen. they make the fonts larger so that they CAN EASILY BE READ. EVEN FOR THOSE WITH DISTRESSED VISION LIKE JKNOTE AND BANKCOLLECTOR. my problem is i am becoming near sighted. so i have to take my glasses off to see the screen now. then on to see what is going on down the street at the bar. going for my eye test on friday so probably get those darned bicfocals then. "sigh" getting old.

J-Lynn

Alot dont know the HTML code.. however, I think in BC's case, using the bigger font option (top left hand corner), i think it will alleviate alot of controversy about YELLING… I do find it hard to read messages in caps, however, most of BankC's messages are interesting, so its worth reading, even tho i think he's yelling at me LOLOLOL.. (oops for those who don't like the caps, lolol)

Poogie says: Or if the problem is only on replies, use HTML to increase the size!

oh antics, I am surprised you didn't comment on use HTML to increase the size (i`ll try that tonight!!! aref hubby aref!!!)

:)

Idjit

Y'know, there a case for this for women too- I got a picture of Sweetie to prove it!

Sweetie

Gives J-Lynn "that look" that says …ONE of these days!!

HAHA.. Idjit you dont have any such proof that the pic you possess is really me! (Guess you'll never know–Which is a very good thing!!!!) LOL
:o)

J-Lynn

Why you giving me that look AGAIN? i didnt do anything yet!

Go to bed and aref your hubby, get on his good side!!!

lolol

lol @ Idjit I hope you dont have to explain to Mrs Idjit about Sweetie's picture. lolol

Idjit

Mrs Idjit has never seen that picture! I know it's you Sweetie, because J-Lynn said so- that's good enough for me!
(She wouldn't lie, would she?)

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