do you accept to help ?!?!

[Valerie Sutton]

SignWriting List
April 8, 2006

Anne-Claude Prélaz Girod from French-Switzerland wrote:
> I would like to know whether you'd accept to help me....

Of course! I know I have had trouble lately getting to everything,  
but I am here and there are ways to arrange for all this to be  
done...we just need to focus properly...two days ago I started the  
Ethiopian handshapes in the IMWA, and just as I got started, our  
programmer, Todd Duell, who is creating the new version of SignBank  
for us...he needed me to test the new software...and so once again I  
was unable to finish the handshapes for Ethiopia because of the  
testing of software...so I jump from one project to another...that is  
why I get behind...but sooner or later it all gets done ;-))

But there is one rule I try to stick to...If someone asks a technical  
question on the SignWriting List, like ....how do I write this  
sign?....or... I do not understand these symbols can you tell me what  
they mean?...I always answer the technical questions first on the  
List if I can...so you need to start writing specific signs in your  
SignPuddle, then post each individual sign to the List and ask...is  
this the way you would write this?...

Ask questions on the List...that is the fastest way to get an  
answer...one sign at a time...one sign per question...smile...



>
> the internet "www.PiSourd.ch" Site you visited  was made by an  
> association
> which I sometimes work with... and from which I'm a member too...  
> they've
> made such a good work in this field... it's just incredible... I'd  
> like to
> help them, contribute to the new version of their site.... which  
> they are
> preparing

Oh I agree. Their site is wonderful - really impressive how much work  
they have done and they have some very good videos there I see...


>
> they would like to add signWriting in the new version.... and I  
> though I
> could work on their specific vocabulary (instead of working on other
> words...) if it can be usefull for them!!! that can be a good notation
> exercice for me...

Wonderful!

OK. First, have you seen this web site by Deaf ASL signer, Adam  
Frost? It is a web site completely in SignWriting, that was prepared,  
I believe, by Adam with SignText, and then Steve assisted Adam in  
reducing the size of the SignWriting for the web site..This is one  
way you could do a portion of the www.PiSourd.ch...take a look and  
tell me what you think?:...


The Frost Village in ASL
http://www.frostvillage.com

Adam, your entire site was prepared with SignText, right? It looks  
great, congratulations!!




>
> BUT... i'sometimes still hesitate about movment notation... and  
> would like
> to know if I can count on your help correcting some of my  
> notation ?!?!?

Yes! That is the purpose of this SignWriting List!

1. Write the sign in SignPuddle and save it.

2. Attach the sign to an email message and ask your questions to the  
SW List...

3. Then we answer, and we can also add new versions of the writing of  
the same sign, to your SignPuddle, for you to think about...



>
> Would you accept to give a look at my SW notation... and watch the  
> vidéo on
> www.PiSourd.ch... to make sure what I write is correct ?!?! (in the
> SignPuddle... (the last 6 signs for examples) I wrote down PISOURD  
> to know
> where the sign comes from....

Of course! Let's do it on the SignWriting List. What is the link to  
the video you want me to look at...? When I go to www.PiSourd.ch I do  
not know where to look....smile...



>
> what about this proposal ?!?!
>
> Let me know if anything like this would be possible

It always has been possible! I have been sad lately that no one was  
asking questions about writing specific signs on the SignWriting  
List, so I would welcome this, Anny...start with a sign in SignPuddle  
and ask me how I would write it? ok...smile...



>
> Iwould like to ask help from someone else as I know you have so  
> many things
> to work on right now...... anyone else interested in helping me  
> with this
> project ?!?!?

Is there anyone else who can help Anny too? That would be great and I  
hope so...

But meanwhile, start posting questions, Anny...Please!! ;-)

Val ;-)