I started my online "Mindfulness Fundamentals" class today--part of my New Year's intention to practice being less reactive in the year 2020.
I immediately had a bad reaction to a typo in their orientation materials. (Hey, I am paying for this class.)
LOL 😏
(What? There are emoticons on Blogger now? Blogger hasn't made any improvements in years. I wonder––are they spiffing up because more people are blogging during Covid?)
Okay, so, typos happen. I recovered.
But, then, look at this instruction:
Obviously this is a test to see how reactive you are.
I failed.
Or I won, depending how you look at it.
Their attempt to be clear is so muddled, I truly wondered, should I write and let them know?
Who cares?
I would have to say––taking a deep, mindful breath,
I immediately had a bad reaction to a typo in their orientation materials. (Hey, I am paying for this class.)
LOL 😏
(What? There are emoticons on Blogger now? Blogger hasn't made any improvements in years. I wonder––are they spiffing up because more people are blogging during Covid?)
Okay, so, typos happen. I recovered.
But, then, look at this instruction:
I failed.
Or I won, depending how you look at it.
Their attempt to be clear is so muddled, I truly wondered, should I write and let them know?
1. Depending on the font and screen sizes, both "purple arrows" may be "below".
2. That is not a purple arrow. It is a white arrow in a purple box.
3. But whatever you call it, you don't need to show us its picture. It is RIGHT THERE.
(You could turn the sentence around, for further clarity:
"To proceed to the next page, click the purple arrow below:")
Who cares?
I would have to say––taking a deep, mindful breath,
Oh, I would care too! There are still a few of us...
ReplyDeleteOh, I care about typos. It's the old adage of handing someone your resume with a typo or grammatical error. Hey, if you are selling classes, at least spell check!
ReplyDeleteTotally onboard with the whole purple arrow thing. Too many people do not realize that what is on their screen may not be what others see.
And no, that is not a purple arrow!
Kirsten
Hi, SALLY, Hi, KIRSTEN:
ReplyDeleteThanks for commenting!
Yes--typos cast doubts on the writer's carefulness.
And poorly designed instructions are even worse.
I don't care in casual writing, like blogs and emails, but in class materials? I do.
Ha! I think it's probably good you dropped out. :) (As you revealed in subsequent posts.)
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