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Me: Please don't do the thing, it's an accessibility issue for these three clearly stated reasons. When you do this thing, you may make the site harder for other people to use.

Them: Whatever, sorry if I offended you!

Me: I'm not offended. I'm just telling you that you may be making the site harder for other people to use for this reason, that reason, and the other reason.

Them: Well! You could've just educated me instead of telling me what to do for no reason!

Me: You're a complete dipshit.

(I didn't say that last part, but I felt it in my heart, guys.)

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From:

conuly

Nah, it was even simpler - all caps. Which is still an accessibility issue even if it turns out that screenreaders have all fixed that little problem (which I think they probably have? that's what everybody said when I asked?), because it's harder to read, especially for people who have trouble distinguishing between similar letter shapes.

And also, ffs, he's lucky I got there first to say something, because if it wasn't me it would've been somebody else, and they would've just told him to fuck off and stop yelling. Nobody needs a page of all caps!

Edited Date: 2025-01-05 08:29 am (UTC)

From:

gatheringrivers

Hells, all caps can make it harder for people who are NOT using screenreaders to read, especially someone who's vision prescription needs updating.

From:

conuly

Yes, I said that. I have this down to a careful script, part of which I repeated here, though you may have skimmed - text in all caps is harder to read, especially for people who have trouble distinguishing between similar letter shapes. (This might include people with vision problems or with learning disabilities such as dyslexia.)

From:

conuly

(Part of the problem is my natural inclination is to give so much information, but if you say too much you lose them and they may even whine about it. And when somebody tells me that 20 words is too long of a comment I find it very hard not to snark back at them! So I try to balance the right amount of information, but honestly, there's no winning with some folks.)