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Deaf/Hard of Hearing

mercuryblues

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4. get what you are saying

Reply to tblue37 (Original post)

Sun Mar 5, 2017, 02:02 PM

Mar 2017

I get limited bytes. The way I determine if I watch a video is to read a short explanation about it in the OP. No explanation, trash thread. I used to google what the video was about. Not anymore.

Quite a few times a video has been posted with no description of Maddow, a SNL skit or other shows. I record all of them it is a nuisance to start watching a video only to find out it is something I have recorded and can watch without eating up my bytes.

If an OP really can't spend the time to provide a short description, I am not going to waste my time or bytes.

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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