Posted by rf on 11/12/07 10:52

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"1001 Webs" <1001webs@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Either of two, you're not blind or you don't have any consideration
> for real blind people.

I let you out of my killfile for a few minutes and this is what rubbish
appears.

First of all, Chaddy is legally blind. That does not mean his eyes do not
work at all, just that his sight is impared such that he is not legally
obliged to actually see things. You should read up on the legislation in
your own country and in ours (Australia) before casting such black and white
assertions. Then again don't, you probably would not understand it anyway.

Chaddy's visual acuity is not good but is enough to see his screen in
general and to have a feel about what is hapenning on it. It's like looking
through some translucant showerscreen glass I believe (Is that right
Chaddy?). Chaddy uses assistive technology to respond in this and many other
newsgroups, one of the reasons his spelling is so bad :-) but we who know
him do not care about this and even enjoy and joke about it, and I am sure
Chaddy enjoys the odd such joke.

So, Chaddy is quite well (and mind you blindness, or rather visual
imparment, or whatever Chaddy likes to call his, is not an illness) able to
produce web sites. I have followed his main web site for several years and
find it to be an inspiration. We, who know him, offer critical (in the true
sense of the word, constructructively critical) advice and he is pleased by
this. Chaddy also often offers some rather critical advice to others,
particularly from his visual viewpoint. For this we are gratefull and we
learn from this. I am sure the recipients of that advice are also gratefull.
It is good to hear what ones web site looks like, and operates like, to
someone like Chaddy.

I have not viewed any of his flash work, as I don't do flash, but I expect
it to be a similar standard.

As to Spheric, aka Trevor, who used to go by another handle, I have seen him
here as well for a long time, prior to his hiatus. While I do not interact
much with him, other than to note his designs go by from time to time (with
the odd critique from myself and, of course Chaddy) I respect him as a
contributor to this newsgroup, and others.

Now, as to you.

After having a bit of a run-in with Chaddy (which I still have not found,
but I suspect it was just Chaddy stating (as we all do) that your sites
suck) and having your balls chopped off my just about everybody who matters
to the "regulars" in this group you start off a thread likening Chaddys work
to that of how many children. I have just looked at some of these sites (for
the first time) and I am willing to say that some of them look OK. Some of
them are actually quite good, visually. Many however do not look OK. None of
them are up to the standard required by this group and none of them, as far
as I can tell, are up to the professional standard exhibited by Chaddy,
Trevor, or any of the other "regulars" in this group, especially in regard
to (funnily enough) accessibility.

<aside>
I just visited every site you offered up.

Every one of them fails in some way. Images of test. "Click here". Flags
indicating countries. Fixed width. All of the things this and other
newsgroups would frown upon.
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When Chaddys situation was revealed to you you called yourself a bloody
arsehole and indicated you would not return.

You lied. You are still here. You are still attacking people whom you know
exactly nothing about except from what you may discern from their posts
here. Without knowing anything else about them.

You truly are a bloody arsehole. One usenet would be better off without.

Note: You will not get me into a Stukle pissing contest over this. Blather
away. I am listening with beer in hand waiting for your next out of your
arse statement.

Have a good rest of your life.

--
Richard.

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