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Thanks for your message. Wikipedia is a sprawling and complicated place, and *I'm* still discovering pages and processes that I'd never heard of before.

A speech synthesizer is a piece of software or hardware that makes the computer talk, which isn't the same thing as a speech recognition system. I touch-type on an ordinary keyboard, my screen reader JAWS figures out what's going on in the computer, and my speech synthesizer is the program that talks to me. I use Eloquence as a speech synthesizer, which most blind people use these days; it has come packaged with JAWS since 1998. Some blind people use refreshable Braille displays which convert what is on the screen to Braille, but they are very expensive and have quite limited functionality compared to normal computer screens. You're certainly not the only person to confuse speech recognition systems with speech synthesizers. I wonder how I can address this confusion succinctly on my user page? Graham87 12:05, 6 July 2008 (UTC)Reply[reply]

No, in fact, technologies for the blind are much harder to use than technologies for sighted people. Only a small number of blind people can navigate the Internet properly; it's difficult to find adequate training about how to use screen readers and the Internet.

It's only 8:39 PM as I write this ... so the night is young! But I have been known to edit Wikipedia at 1 in the morning sometimes. Graham87 12:40, 6 July 2008 (UTC)Reply[reply]

It's not just demand for the software, it's also because of the lack of good training that motivates blind people to use computers. The computer training that can be most easily funded is naturally business work, so many blind people use computers as fancy typewriters and don't play computer games or just have fun on them. Because there isn't much demand for assistive technology for the blind, it's also very expensive, and most blind people use government grants to get the technology they need.

Can you reply the way I do with indentation as described at the talk page guidelines? It's standard practice in Wikipedia, and I find nested comments hard to follow. Graham87 13:09, 6 July 2008 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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Hello, Dreadfullyboring,

Thanks for creating Formula 977! I edit here too, under the username Boleyn and it's nice to meet you :-)

I wanted to let you know that I have tagged the page as having some issues to fix, as a part of our page curation process and note that:-

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Boleyn (talk) 21:53, 12 February 2019 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Thanks!

"Harvey" is an underappreciated movie. Though folks in the MH community have been throwing references at me for years, Google didn't come up with many. I will search lyric sites some time. Another editor moved it to draft space and that's appropriate for now. Dreadfullyboring (talk) 16:09, 7 March 2019 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I don't know how I missed your comment.

I never thought of Elwood as being mentally ill. He was railroaded because he wouldn't conform to his sister's expectations.

Formula 977 has been popping up all of my life, but you're right, there's very little about it on the innerwebs.

Thanks.

Dreadfullyboring (talk) 07:34, 10 October 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

An article you recently created, Formula 977, does not have enough sources and citations as written to remain published. It needs more citations from reliable, independent sources. (?) Information that can't be referenced should be removed (verifiability is of central importance on Wikipedia). I've moved your draft to draftspace (with a prefix of "Draft:" before the article title) where you can incubate the article with minimal disruption. When you feel the article meets Wikipedia's general notability guideline and thus is ready for mainspace, please click on the "Submit your draft for review!" button at the top of the page. CASSIOPEIA^(talk) 02:14, 13 February 2019 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Thanks, C. Though I am reasonably sure folks in the MH community have thrown Formula 977 references at me, Google did't present me with enough at first glance. Until I get a chance to search song lyric sites, the article belongs in draft space.

I was vaguely hoping "Harvey" fans would fill the article.

Excellent movie, BTW. One of my favorites EVER.

Have a great day! Dreadfullyboring (talk) 16:05, 7 March 2019 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hello, Dreadfullyboring. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation submission or draft page you started, Draft:Formula 977.

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I abandoned the effort. Should have marked it for deletion. Dreadfullyboring (talk) 03:53, 14 August 2019 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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An article you recently created, Coca-Cola Andina, does not have enough sources and citations as written to remain published. It needs more citations from reliable, independent sources. (?) Information that can't be referenced should be removed (verifiability is of central importance on Wikipedia). I've moved your draft to draftspace (with a prefix of "Draft:" before the article title) where you can incubate the article with minimal disruption. When you feel the article meets Wikipedia's general notability guideline and thus is ready for mainspace, please follow the prompts on the Articles for Creation template atop the page. ... discospinster _talk 04:41, 25 February 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Thanks. Dreadfullyboring (talk) 05:34, 25 February 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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A tag has been placed on Midnite String Quartet requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be about a band or musician that does not credibly indicate how or why the subject is important or significant: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such articles may be deleted at any time. Please read more about what is generally accepted as notable.

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Hey there! At some point, you signed up at WP:cleanup/Members, and at some later point you were moved to the "Inactive members" section because you hadn't been active on Wikipedia for 6 months or more. I see you've been active recently, so I thought I'd make you aware of this. Feel free to move yourself back to "Active members", maybe freshen up your signature... Perhaps we'll see you around on the main project page, where you can always be of help. Kind regards from PJvanMill)talk( 12:57, 1 May 2021 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Thanks!

Dreadfullyboring (talk) 15:49, 5 May 2021 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia. FireflyBot (talk) 22:02, 1 January 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hello, Dreadfullyboring. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation submission or Draft page you started, "Coca-Cola Andina".

In accordance with our policy that Wikipedia is not for the indefinite hosting of material deemed unsuitable for the encyclopedia mainspace, the draft has been deleted. If you plan on working on it further and you wish to retrieve it, you can request its undeletion. An administrator will, in most cases, restore the submission so you can continue to work on it.

Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 23:31, 1 February 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hello Dreadfullyboring, and thanks for patrolling new pages! I am just letting you know that I deleted User:Dreadfullyboring/drafts/pareidolia, a page you tagged for speedy deletion, under a different criterion from the one you provided. The speedy deletion criteria are extremely narrow and specific, and the process is more effective if the correct criterion is used. You may wish to review the Criteria for Speedy Deletion before tagging further pages. Thank you. Ivanvector (^Talk/_Edits) 17:01, 1 April 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hello Dreadfullyboring. I am just letting you know that I deleted User:Dreadfullyboring/drafts/Rhonda Smith, a page you tagged for speedy deletion, under a different criterion from the one you provided, which didn't fit the page in question. Thank you. Ivanvector (^Talk/_Edits) 17:02, 1 April 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Great, thanks. Dreadfullyboring (talk) 17:12, 2 April 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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