joeclark

I fixed the DNS on Screenfont.CA, and it now works again.

Two of my responses in this thread have “mysteriously” disappeared. I am the last remaining lifer in the captioning business and am the only actual expert on caption and subtitle typography. But if what I write here is going to get deleted behind my back, Fabio will have to mail me directly.

Upon closer inspection, I see these two issuances from Ray:

• I’ve designed a typeface based on FCC closed caption specifications.

  That’s like reconstructing a human face from a driver’s-licence photograph. Ray’s contribution can be disregarded, I think.

• I’m not sure what the difference between captions and subtitles is. I’ve never looked into that. I’d also like to know.

In other words, Ray Larabie designed a captioning font from a specification book and without being able to differentiate captions and subtitles. Yet my responses are getting voted down.

Do you want my help or not?

I've designed a typeface based on FCC closed caption specifications.

That’s like reconstructing a human face from a driver’s-licence photograph. Ray’s contribution can be disregarded, I think.

A basic function of a so-called moderator of a discussion forum is to correct unintentional yet glaring errors like the one found in the post title.

Bare URLs are a poor means of presentation. So-called moderators should step in and edit such postings.

Now get those stopwatches going for downvoting this comment into oblivion.

Katy Mawhood said:

True malice is rare.

Someone not routinely victimized by it would think so, yes.