What's boards.ie issue with people with a learning disability?.

TrustedApple · 12-09-2017 07:33AM #1

Have posted this before but it seems to be getting worse and worse on here as more of the older posters are dropping like flys and where left with posters who just insult your learning disability.

So I have deslexa I have a spelling age of a 7 year old. I have had issues with it for my life and every day it's something I wish I did not have and wish I can spell like a normal person. I know it will never happen but I don't ever let it stop me in my life or what I can do.

I done my leaving cert on a tape recorder ended up with 380 points something I was extremely happy with as I was told by everyone of my teachers expect 2 that I was going to fall everything and never do anything with my life.

Went to college done IT. 2 degrees later and I have a extremely good job in IT.

But some how on boards people think if they see a small spelling mistake let's jump and make fun of the guy with the learning disability.

I have been told put in your signature. I won t as that's like asking me to put a sign on my head saying I am speacel needs. Or someone with autism to have a name on them to tell people they have it. This is what makes me very angry with keyboard warriors on here they won't have the balls to say it to your face but will say it to you online.

The fact is I have only seen this in the last year on here is people none stop insulting me I did not get it for the 1sr 6 years on this site only in the last year.

So then what are boards.ie issue with deslexa?.

OldMrBrennan83 · 12-09-2017 07:34AM

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suicide_circus · 12-09-2017 07:36AM

That post is a model of pretty much perfect spelling there so you seem to have conquered this crippling mental condition but you "did" your Leaving Cert not "done" your Leaving Cert.

12-09-2017 07:37AM

Boards has no issue with dyslexia OP. I think you might br projecting your own frustrations towards the site.
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Tzardine · 12-09-2017 07:37AM

Spelling and grammar Nazis are a pain in the hole for sure.

But how is anybody to know you have a learning difficulty.

They annoy everybody. You are no different.

buck65 · 12-09-2017 07:40AM

suicide_circus wrote: »

That post is a model of pretty much perfect spelling there so you seem to have conquered this crippling mental condition but you "did" your Leaving Cert not "done" your Leaving Cert.

Wow.

TrustedApple · 12-09-2017 07:43AM

suicide_circus wrote: »

That post is a model of pretty much perfect spelling there so you seem to have conquered this crippling mental condition but you "did" your Leaving Cert not "done" your Leaving Cert.

Your post proves my point of what's wrong with posters I clearly say I have a issue and you still attick it my point keyboard warror.

12-09-2017 07:43AM

We can't read your mind.
All we can go on is the text on our screens.
If that isn't clear you might be asked what you mean.
Would you rather that your post be ignored?

Tom Mann Centuria · 12-09-2017 07:44AM

Maybe because it's so rare that people don't have spell check on their phone or computers, mistakes are more glaring. Particularly in words you use a lot, or have spelt correctly numerous times before.

Saying that, my fuppin phone adds extra words unhelpfully to things, that I have to edit posts to delete.

Riesen_Meal · 12-09-2017 07:45AM

buck65 wrote: »

Wow.

The mind boggles alright...

I think the only reason it has been suggested to you OP to put it in your signature, is as it may stop the "grammar Nazis" calling you out like the post above...

Did he even read your post?

You are well able to communicate on the forum and fair play to you not having your disability affecting your work life...

km991148 · 12-09-2017 07:46AM

suicide_circus wrote: »

That post is a model of pretty much perfect spelling there so you seem to have conquered this crippling mental condition but you "did" your Leaving Cert not "done" your Leaving Cert.

buck65 wrote: »

Wow.

Wow indeed - That sentence really should have a comma in it ffs

Seriously - I can't be arsed with spelling/gramma enforcers on forums - it's not formal writing, closer to IM or text tbh and there is also the hidden danger of causing offence as per the OP (and fair play OP for getting through college twice with dyslexia.

*btw - I think suicide_circus may have been wither going for humour or a gentle helping out - This was posted in AH.

Barry Badrinath · 12-09-2017 07:46AM

I see very few spelling mistakes in your post. I thought typo's had become more accepted due to predictive text and such....annoying but accepted.

Lazy text speak c.unts can go suck a cock though.

You say you have been insulted "non stop"...I find that hard to believe in its trueist form....quizzed and corrected should not be a problem. If you are being hassled you should bring it to the overlords.

Sometimes the only rebuttal some folk have here is that you misspelt something in a post that countered theirs or they are not capable of a worthwhile reply. Those people should be put on the ignore list (mine is top heavy at the moment).

suicide_circus · 12-09-2017 07:47AM

TrustedApple wrote: »

Your post proves my point of what's wrong with posters I clearly say I have a issue and you still attick it my point keyboard warror.

Does dyslexia impede ones sense of humour?

Mint Sauce · 12-09-2017 07:47AM

Some people are just ar$eholes OP.

As long as post is understandable, there should be no issue from the mods, and absolutely no reason to mention it in your signature.

Now txt talk, that's just lazy posting, and have no issue with the site or mods taking a stance or issue over that.

Professor Moriarty · 12-09-2017 07:47AM

suicide_circus wrote: »

That post is a model of pretty much perfect spelling there so you seem to have conquered this crippling mental condition but you "did" your Leaving Cert not "done" your Leaving Cert.

Replacing 'there so' with 'therefore' and adding a few commas would make your post more legible.

knucklehead6 · 12-09-2017 07:48AM

The problem Sam, is that sometimes your posts are perfect. Sometimes not so perfect and then sometimes they are a gibbering mess of keyboard mashed letters

Your dyslexia seems to disappear from time to time. So I think your just on a wind up.

jamesthepeach · 12-09-2017 07:49AM

I can spell. But I'm sh1t at typing.
And the Grammer Nazis attack me too.
Ignore them. Sure they obviously have nothing better to do.

suicide_circus · 12-09-2017 07:50AM

Professor Moriarty wrote: »

Replacing 'there so' with 'therefore' and adding a few commas would make your post more legible.

YOU ARE OFFENDING MY FEEEEEEEEEEELINGS

Mint Sauce · 12-09-2017 07:51AM

suicide_circus wrote: »

That post is a model of pretty much perfect spelling there so you seem to have conquered this crippling mental condition but you "did" your Leaving Cert not "done" your Leaving Cert.

Comma or two! Nearly out of breath reading that!

:pac::pac:

whoopsadoodles · 12-09-2017 07:51AM

I just read the post that has prompted you this morning to start this thread.

TWO replies after you said they hadn't a clue what you were asking. And to be fair - it's extremely difficult to figure out what you were in fact trying to get an answer to.

After just TWO replies to your post you threw a wobbler about boards.ie having a huge problem with dyslexia.

Boards doesn't have any such issues with people. There are always going to be a few knobs on the site who actively go out of their way to make people feel small but people are not constantly having a go at you over your spelling.

I suggest you read over the things you post to ensure they'll be understood. I feel that you often type really quickly and hit send without actually doing that and so your thoughts come out faster than you're able to type to keep up with them. That's not me having a go btw, before I get accused of it, it's making a suggestion that will improve your own posting experience on the site.

12-09-2017 07:53AM

Have you spelt dyslexia wrong in order to prove your point? Aside from that, your post looks near perfect.

Grammar is my fall down. Predictive text is great for correcting spelling mistakes.

12-09-2017 08:18AM

TrustedApple wrote: »

But some how on boards people think if they see a small spelling mistake let's jump and make fun of the guy with the learning disability.

Often ignorance or lack of understanding of an issue is what causes people to mock it or attack it. Have you considered maybe doing an AMA on the AMA forum for people to talk to you at length about your condition - what is it - what it does - how you have coped with it and so on? We might learn a lot from you!

I have questions myself too. For example you say you make a lot of spelling mistakes. Aside - which if funny in it's own way - for the word Dyslexia itself I think there was not spelling error at all in your post! But I did notice some grammar errors. So one question I would have is - does this only happen when you write or type? Or does it happen in speech too? Or is one worse than the other? Or mostly the same?

I read Henry Wrinklers book - he has dyslexia too and writes a lot about it. The book I read was called "I have never met an idiot on the river". You might enjoy it.

TrustedApple wrote: »

The fact is I have only seen this in the last year on here is people none stop insulting me I did not get it for the 1sr 6 years on this site only in the last year.

We have rules on forums like this - and periodically one rule gets broken a lot and people get away with it. It requires people to report the breeches of the rules for the moderators to wake up to it again and start prosecuting it. If a rule has not been required - or not been a problem - for some time then it can become forgotten - or people become desensitized to breeches of it.

There is a rule specifically against grammar nazis and people attacking each other for bad spelling and bad grammar. Perhaps it is a rule that has fallen under the moderator radar - or in their estimation of it's importance.

So if it is happening _report_ the posts it is happening in. After some time it will do some consciousness raising in the mods heads and they will become more aware of the issue again.

I myself received a - thankfully reversed as it was not what it first looked like - infraction for a perceived grammar nazi post. Thankfully on second look the mod realised it was not right to hit me with it. But it does show the mods are more than willing to prosecute it when they see it!

12-09-2017 08:25AM

I remember you OP from before and you come off as very defensive. I think your attitude is a lot more problematic than your learning disability. See below a run-in you had, ironically, with a poster named gramar.

gramar wrote: »

Either I'm drunk...or you're drunk..but one of us definitely is because I can't make any sense of that at all.

TrustedApple wrote: »

Called deslexa ......

Makes you a big man to make fun of it ?

As I forgot your a cert grammar police.

It's soemthing that I wish I did not have but has never stopped me from anything in my life. I can barely write my name and I have 2 degrees one with a 1st class honours ...

gramar wrote: »

It's good that you don't get defensive about it anyway.

It was just a light-hearted comment.

TrustedApple wrote: »

Well you should learn about someone before you insult them on there disability as it's not fair at all to be makeing fun of someone for it.

gramar wrote: »

I should. Absolutely. You're right. I'll pm the next time before I post about anyone and get their life story to make sure I tiptoe around any delicate subject matter.

degsie · 12-09-2017 08:30AM

Anybody who posts on a public forum are open to scrutiny. Learn to grow a thick skin or simply report the 'offending' posts.

Welcome to the internets

Permabear · 12-09-2017 08:30AM

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Canis Lupus · 12-09-2017 08:31AM

Put it in your signature that you have dyslexia otherwise how are people to know?

Also every time you spell dyslexia wrong it will be highlighted on your phone/pc. Does dyslexia make you confident that the computer is wrong and you're right or do you just ignore the spelling suggestions for common words?

Mr. CooL ICE · 12-09-2017 08:31AM

Not trying to be insulting but why don't you use spell checker? All modern browsers have them. Some even check for correct punctuation and broken parentheses.

Even before browsers had in-built spell checkers, I would often just google a word if I was unsure of the spelling before copying+pasting the correct version into whatever I was posting.

As somebody who seems quite accomplished in the realms of IT, why don't you do any of the above?

Pac1Man · 12-09-2017 08:32AM

Does the red line not show under misspelled words?

Tom Mann Centuria · 12-09-2017 08:39AM

Canis Lupus wrote: »

Put it in your signature that you have dyslexia otherwise how are people to know?

Also every time you spell dyslexia wrong it will be highlighted on your phone/pc. Does dyslexia make you confident that the computer is wrong and you're right or do you just ignore the spelling suggestions for common words?

He used to spell dyslexia correctly, so maybe he's changed his phone or tuned off the spell check on his computer. Cant think of any other reason.

12-09-2017 08:39AM

boards has always had a policy with using proper grammar (or at least as close to as possible) and actual typing. Nobody is targeting anyone and I've never seen any such issues with people being made fun of over a learning disability. If anything, the vast majority I've seen have been helpful and informative.

OP, you seem to struggle quite a lot. Have you ever heard of Grammarly? You should really look into getting it - it's an absolute life changer. It's a Google Chrome extension (think it's also available as a Windows application too) that highlights when you've made spelling and grammar mistakes and shows you how to correct them. At the end of every week it sends you a report of your typing activities and shows you your biggest errors - I, evidently, never know how to use a comma.

If you upgrade to a premium membership with 'em, they'll off much more in-depth grammar services.

Not a shill, they've just saved me on many an email being sent to customers!

Professor Moriarty · 12-09-2017 08:40AM

suicide_circus wrote: »

YOU ARE OFFENDING MY FEEEEEEEEEEELINGS

I doubt it! I look at the OP this way.

Either they have dyslexia or they don't. If they are genuine then they can naturally feel aggrieved when they are constantly corrected and they are deserving of understanding. If they don't, then I think they are even more deserving of understanding.

Personally, my guess is that they are genuine, not least because they mentioned that a mod suggested putting an explanation in their sig. An eminently sensible suggestion in my opinion. The OP's touchiness is a bit OTT though.

lazybones32 · 12-09-2017 08:41AM

I thought Boards makes people with learning difficulties moderators? Lots of gold stars on foreheads here.

12-09-2017 08:41AM

Pac1Man wrote: »

Does the red line not show under misspelled words?

Could also be colour blind and therefore it shows up as a green line and hence he thinks it's correct.*

*This is a joke. Please don't start another thread.

Tom Mann Centuria · 12-09-2017 08:42AM

lazybones32 wrote: »

I thought Boards makes people with learning difficulties moderators? Lots of gold stars on foreheads here.

Darn tootin.

Kermit.de.frog · 12-09-2017 08:43AM

Is it that unreasonable to expect a basic standard of spelling and grammar?

It's not just on boards. In everyday life spelling generally seems to be getting gradually worse from my experience.

Some of course have a disability but many don't and just don't bother to spell check.

12-09-2017 08:43AM

lazybones32 wrote: »

I thought Boards makes people with learning difficulties moderators? Lots of gold stars on foreheads here.

I dunno, I'd be pretty delighted if I got gold stars while working or doing anything. Learning difficulty or no.

gramar · 12-09-2017 08:52AM

Omackeral wrote: »

I remember you OP from before and you come off as very defensive. I think your attitude is a lot more problematic than your learning disability. See below a run-in you had, ironically, with a poster named gramar.

Indeed, I remember it well.
It never crossed my mind the OP mjght have been dyslexic. I just remember reading a fairly garbled text and making a light hearted comment about it appropriate to and in the general spirit of the thread it was posted on. I'm inclined to agree with Knucklehead6's post above and suspect it might be a wind up.

If not and the OP is on some kind of crusade to rid the internet of insults and jibes from arseholes then they've lost before they've begun.

TrustedApple · 12-09-2017 08:55AM

Well add to it.

I can't understand A E I O U from each other as I can not sound out words they sound totally different.

I have been tested for my deslexa 3 times in my life. The last one was before my levaeing cert and it was stuff that I all ready know about.

With regards to jumping on backs for spelling this comes down to teachers who used to mark things wrong even if they where right. I give you a idea my biology teacher used to say to me after every year for 2 years that's no good Marco and you can't spell. Ended up with a C3 in higher lv when I done it on tape some how I must have had a good idea of what stuff was. That is just a story of one teacher who put me down for years it hurts and still hurts.

See people on here have never been put down for a disbilty for a good 20 years of your life and will all ways be put down by it. It shows that people in Ireland still have major issues with trying to understand a disability.

I have a firend who has the numbers version of it and any time we go for a meal I have to count her money and explain the bill to her. This is for a 36 year old woman who is fells it's very embarrassing for her and I all ways hell her on it as I understand what spellings is like for me. I know a few our people with deslexa we keep it hide and don't really like talking about but we do understand each other with issues that we will all ways face in day to day life.

Yes I use grammarly on my work laptop and home laptop not on my phone. This is why spelling is a little worse on my phone.

12-09-2017 08:56AM

gramar wrote: »

Indeed, I remember it well.
It never crossed my mind the OP mjght have been dyslexic. I just remember reading a fairly garbled text and making a light hearted comment about it appropriate to and in the general spirit of the thread it was posted on. I'm inclined to agree with Knucklehead6's post above and suspect it might be a wind up.

If not and the OP is on some kind of crusade to rid the internet of insults and jibes from arseholes then they've lost before they've begun.

Are you drunk!?

12-09-2017 08:57AM

OP, you seem to be holding on to a lot of resentment with it. That's not healthy.

degsie · 12-09-2017 08:58AM

Omackeral wrote: »

Are you drunk?!

fyp

12-09-2017 08:59AM

TrustedApple wrote: »

See people on here have never been put down for a disbilty for a good 20 years of your life and will all ways be put down by it. It shows that people in Ireland still have major issues with trying to understand a disability.

Wait. I thought you said people on here are always being put down for having a disability. Which is it now?

gramar · 12-09-2017 09:00AM

Omackeral wrote: »

Are you drunk!?

Did you just assume my state of intoxication?

Kermit.de.frog · 12-09-2017 09:01AM

TrustedApple wrote: »

Well add to it.

I can't understand A E I O U from each other as I can not sound out words they sound totally different.

I have been tested for my deslexa 3 times in my life. The last one was before my levaeing cert and it was stuff that I all ready know about.

With regards to jumping on backs for spelling this comes down to teachers who used to mark things wrong even if they where right. I give you a idea my biology teacher used to say to me after every year for 2 years that's no good Marco and you can't spell. Ended up with a C3 in higher lv when I done it on tape some how I must have had a good idea of what stuff was. That is just a story of one teacher who put me down for years it hurts and still hurts.

See people on here have never been put down for a disbilty for a good 20 years of your life and will all ways be put down by it. It shows that people in Ireland still have major issues with trying to understand a disability.

I have a firend who has the numbers version of it and any time we go for a meal I have to count her money and explain the bill to her. This is for a 36 year old woman who is fells it's very embarrassing for her and I all ways hell her on it as I understand what spellings is like for me. I know a few our people with deslexa we keep it hide and don't really like talking about but we do understand each other with issues that we will all ways face in day to day life.

Yes I use grammarly on my work laptop and home laptop not on my phone. This is why spelling is a little worse on my phone.

If it upsets you so much why not refrain from posting on the phone? Use the devices with spell checker.

Everyone here is anonymous. No one will ever know who you are.

No point in getting worked up.

12-09-2017 09:01AM

degsie wrote: »

fyp

Both work.

Interrobang.

Sounds like grammar f*cking.

Permabear · 12-09-2017 09:01AM

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Widdershins · 12-09-2017 09:02AM

Patww79 wrote: »

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This. OP, I know what it's like 'cause I'm surrounded by dyslexics. I have a lot of sympathy. Or is it empathy. I'm always mixing those two up

With dyslexia you need to see that kind of reaction as their problem not yours, almost like a mild disability in itself because they can't help it as it's the way their personality is, or they haven't emotionally matured enough yet to know not to patronise people for making a mistake.

I'd be sorry to see posters with something to say, being driven away by humiliating remarks about their spelling abilities. So please on't take it to heart. It's not the site itself...

12-09-2017 09:03AM

gramar wrote: »

Did you just assume my state of intoxication?

Did you just assume that I can assume things?

Widdershins · 12-09-2017 09:03AM

Permabear wrote: »

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The ''wiggly red lines'' as my friend calls them. They just confuse him more although he's getting used to it now. Dyslexia can be a confusing thing in more ways than one.

degsie · 12-09-2017 09:03AM

Widdershins wrote: »

I'd be sorry to see posters with something to say, being driven away by humiliating remarks about their spelling abilities. So please on't take it to heart. It's not the site itself...

:o:D

passatman86 · 12-09-2017 09:04AM

Some of the replies in the other thread you have "phone call" are very immature and they pissed me off when i read them, I think a mod should take more action with people TRYING their hardest to get a response. Fair play to you for highlighting this issue... really people even taking the piss in this thread

Edit : I do like a joke , but insulting a disability ain't that funny

What's boards.ie issue with people with a learning disability?.

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