[nfbcs] Proposing an EZ tech questions list

Wed Mar 15 13:07:42 UTC 2017

You're asking Google to answer a question about itself! <grin>
This question is asked and answered very often on the Eyes-Free Google group list. You can only take so much of Eyes-Free at a time, however. Its traffic runs between 75 and 200 messages per day. It is supported by Google, in order to get feedback about TalkBack and other products, and Victor Tsaran and Kevin Chao regularly answer questions. 
I have teased the Google folks, noting that it's a good thing they know how to write search engines, since there is a low signal-to-noise ratio on that list, and perhaps 3,000 subscribers.
I try to follow it because of the NLS BARD Mobile for Android app.

Lloyd Rasmussen, Senior Staff Engineer
National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress
Washington, DC 20542   202-707-0535
http://www.loc.gov/nls/
The preceding opinions are my own and do not necessarily reflect those of the Library of Congress, NLS.

-----Original Message-----
From: nfbcs [mailto:nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Tracy Carcione via nfbcs
Sent: Tuesday, March 14, 2017 3:19 PM
To: 'NFB in Computer Science Mailing List'
Cc: Tracy Carcione
Subject: Re: [nfbcs] Proposing an EZ tech questions list

Fine, it was just an idea, which I wasn't sure was a good one.

I will say, though, that I have googled questions before I've asked a list,
and gotten no answer.  For instance, it was my question about how to restart
Talkback without sighted assistance, and Google did not find me anything
useful.  Guess I didn't ask the question in a way it understood, whereas
it's perfectly comprehensible to another blind human.
Tracy

-----Original Message-----
From: nfbcs [mailto:nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jeanine Lineback
via nfbcs
Sent: Tuesday, March 14, 2017 3:11 PM
To: NFB in Computer Science Mailing List
Cc: Jeanine Lineback; Tracy Carcione; Jim Barbour
Subject: Re: [nfbcs] Proposing an EZ tech questions list

Hi, I have to third the vote for no on this issue. Perhaps, for a different
reason although I do agree we don't need another list to monitor. My reason
is because there are several other list that address the issues you are
asking the newly proposed list to address. They may not be housed on Nfb
net.org, but they do address the issues you are asking about. Just Google
some of the topics and you will find list that address the issues.

> On Mar 14, 2017, at 2:03 PM, Louis Maher via nfbcs <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
wrote:
> 
> Folks,
> 
> I do agree with Jim.  We do not need another list to monitor.
> 
> 
> Regards
> Louis Maher
> Phone: 713-444-7838
> E-mail: ljmaher at swbell.net
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfbcs [mailto:nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jim Barbour 
> via nfbcs
> Sent: Tuesday, March 14, 2017 10:49 AM
> To: Tracy Carcione via nfbcs <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Jim Barbour <jbar at barcore.com>; Tracy Carcione 
> <carcione at access.net>
> Subject: Re: [nfbcs] Proposing an EZ tech questions list
> 
> Sorry, I'm going to speak up and vote no.
> 
> My general thinking here is that it's pretty hard to police which 
> questions get asked on which lists.  I already see that people don't 
> really pay attention to what should be on the nfbcs, gui-talk, and 
> electronics-talk, lists.
> 
> Adding yet another list for questions would just be yet another list 
> to monitor for questions.
> 
> Hope this makes sense,
> 
> Jim
> 
>> On Tue, Mar 14, 2017 at 11:18:45AM -0400, Tracy Carcione via nfbcs wrote:
>> I've been thinking lately that people might find a new NFBNET list 
>> useful, where they could ask fairly simple tech questions, like:  How 
>> do I make an
>> MP3 file play in something other than Windows Media Player?  How do I 
>> make Identifi work on my iPhone?  How do I make Talkback start 
>> talking again, without sighted help?
>> 
>> That kind of thing.  It would hopefully take such questions off other 
>> lists, and give people a better place to ask them.
>> 
>> I'd sign up for it, both to give what answers I can and ask some myself.
>> But I do see how it could get crazy. And some moderately 
>> knowledgeable people would have to be willing to sign up and answer
questions.
>> 
>> What do people think?
>> 
>> Tracy
>> 
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