tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2135301473915671680.post4086270054327804517..comments2023-12-14T18:17:52.957-08:00Comments on The Train Wreck Love Life: the rain is unrelenting, and it's still coming down todayEmilly Orrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07245643246821826101noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2135301473915671680.post-65441685813975112102010-07-04T15:24:18.890-07:002010-07-04T15:24:18.890-07:00Not only that, but I have to say, it sounds like t...Not only that, but I have to say, it sounds like the great American failing on this one: assuming the whole of the world speaks English, simply because most Americans can't speak anything <i>else</i>.<br /><br />What about those individuals who type English fluently, but struggle to speak it accurately? They are brilliant erudite magnificent people, in text. In voice? They are <i>still</i> brilliant erudite magnificent folks, but there will be some disdain on the part of American audiences (especially if those audiences are NOT as well educated, oddly enough)<br /><br />Or let's take the disabled--I know more than a few people with forms of autism who find it difficult to speak aloud, but can type without difficulty. Or deaf individuals--typing? Not a problem. Speaking? They have difficulty a) hearing other speakers and b) speaking clearly enough to be understood. What about mute people? I know one mute fellow; he <i>cannot</i> speak vocally, but in text, he has a voice.<br /><br />No, that idea was very, very short-sighted.Emilly Orrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07245643246821826101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2135301473915671680.post-60716964756944280362010-07-04T12:45:19.470-07:002010-07-04T12:45:19.470-07:00"Has anyone stopped to consider that not ever..."Has anyone stopped to consider that not everyone on the net wants voice as a default? That a large number of us want to type things out?"<br />Absolutely! I have commented before that I find it impossible to multitask when some one is using voice. <br />I tend to feel that those that use voice seem to think that nothing is more important than my undivided attention.<br />With text, as has been said, one can keep track of and respond to several people.<br />If I believe the metrics, only about 40% of the concurrency is from the USA, and some of those in th USA speak with an accent.<br />One of my friends speaks 5 or 6 languages...all with an accent! Never mind those with speech impediments or deaf/mutes.<br /><br />I would think anyone that wants mandatory voice needs to go stand at a welcome area or Moose Beach for a bit.Brindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01722102008502506117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2135301473915671680.post-52663998447494882672010-07-04T01:51:37.660-07:002010-07-04T01:51:37.660-07:00It's true!
One on one, I'm generally fine...It's true!<br /><br />One on one, I'm generally fine, and as I've learned, I can manage for short times to track four to six voices in a conversation. Over that and I just sit there, trying to sort everything out.<br /><br />Yet I can sit at the keys and keep track of several IM conversations, group chats, AND manage to chat "in person" in whatever sim I'm in; I've done that for four years now.<br /><br />Voice? Is insane. And can you imagine the chaos with voice in an actual MMO? No, thank you!Emilly Orrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07245643246821826101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2135301473915671680.post-6947400133352395592010-07-04T01:33:19.744-07:002010-07-04T01:33:19.744-07:00Has anyone stopped to consider that not everyone o...<i>Has anyone stopped to consider that not everyone on the net wants voice as a default? That a large number of us want to type things out?</i><br /><br />You couldn't PAY me enough to do voice on a general basis. I can't keep track of more than 2 voice conversations, and even that's a stretch... but I can monitor, track, and be appropriately responsive to at least 10 in text - although my fingers get a workout if we all have a decent typing rate... :)Sphynx Soleilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08384124029613452884noreply@blogger.com