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fandomsecrets2013-06-15 03:44 pm
[ SECRET POST #2356 ]
⌈ Secret Post #2356 ⌋
Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.
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Notes:
Secrets Left to Post: 06 pages, 134 secrets from Secret Submission Post #336.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 1 2 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 1 - repeat ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.

Re: Transcription
(Anonymous) 2013-06-16 06:20 pm (UTC)(link)The transcriptions are indeed useful to many people. But those aren't people that need them. It may help generate more discussion for hard to read secrets, but they do not make F!S more accessible to users who rely on screen readers because they rarely identify the people/fandoms depicted. Which is understandable since it's a volunteer or possibly a group of volunteers doing this and they cannot be expected to know every person and every fandom that gets posted here. But the fact remains.
I used the word mockery because even though it is well intentioned, it fails to serve the purpose most times. These are not image transcriptions; they are (mostly) transcriptions of the included text without the necessary context that comes from identifying people/places/logos/fandoms. Not including that vital information alienates users who depend on screen readers. Their ability to participate in discussions for unidentified fandoms is limited to addressing the text without knowing the context.
It's like installing a wheelchair access ramp that's on a 30° incline. You've made a show of making the building wheelchair accessible, but really it isn't. I could put in a lot of effort and maybe make it up the ramp, but I would probably flip over backwards before I'm halfway there.
The current system isn't working. The only way to implement a useful transcription service is to foist more requirements/work on submitters, case, or a designated person/group that will delay posting and discourage people from submitting secrets. If there is a need for it, I'm all for doing what I can to make it happen with a minimum of impact on case, but whatever system is implemented will require more of his time. So far, the only people who have spoken up about the need for image transcriptions are people who assume there are people who need them. That is not the same as actually needing them.
Re: Transcription
(Anonymous) 2013-06-16 07:14 pm (UTC)(link)