Deaf/Hard of Hearing

tblue37

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11. About once every month or two I used to post a thread in which I asked people

Sun Mar 5, 2017, 04:58 PM

Mar 2017

to please offer a very brief summary of the main points of videos they posted, just so we deaf people could be included in the conversation.

Every time I did that, I'd get a couple hundred recs and a lot of thank yous--including from those who can hear, but who for one reason or another were not in a position to listen to the sound on the video.

Obviously, then, a lot of people really, really would appreciate a brief summary of the main point of a proffered video. One person complained that he didn't have time to do a detailed, blow-by-blow summary of a 12-minute video, but of course all I had asked for was a brief main point summary--maybe 2 or 3 sentences.

I don't think that is too much to ask for.

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AAARRRRRRGGGGGHHHHH!!!!! Dammit, DU! [View all] tblue37 Mar 2017 OP

Thanks for the recs. Are you deaf or hard of hearing--or just sympathetic to those of us who are? nt tblue37 Mar 2017 #1

I have an uncle who is AwakeAtLast Mar 2017 #12

Recommended! Chiquitita Mar 2017 #2

While I am a hearing person, PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2017 #3

It is considered polite to give the actual time stamp in the video for the pertinent bit, tblue37 Mar 2019 #15

get what you are saying mercuryblues Mar 2017 #4

What does being deaf have to do with not understanding what TBD means? RelativelyJones Mar 2017 #5

My deafness is what made the ongoing exchange in the thread so frustrating. I kept being advised to tblue37 Mar 2017 #6

I am sure that is frustrating. They probably just didn't realize. RelativelyJones Mar 2017 #7

They don't--but considering that they have ears that work, they could try listening to tblue37 Mar 2017 #8

In all honesty, I didn't recognize it immediately either. I know TBA for To Be Announced RelativelyJones Mar 2017 #9

It's the "Turn on Rachel right now!" phenomenon. NBachers Mar 2017 #10

About once every month or two I used to post a thread in which I asked people tblue37 Mar 2017 #11

I haven't been aware of this but now that I'm tuned in I will also try to facilitate it and JudyM Mar 2017 #13

Thank you! I suspect the super short posts are because of texting habits--some of them at least. nt tblue37 Mar 2017 #14

No kidding DavidDvorkin Mar 2019 #16