I think ACLU hs reached the height of stupid! It is sending out

[Bobbieo]

petitions with black ink on a dark gray background. At my age and with not so great eyesight, I can't find the info asked to fill the slot.

I have tried to e-mail them about this two times now and this is the 3rd petition I have received this week from them with the same format. Can someone get to them and tell them to clean up their act. A post on DU should get them the message!!!!

[pleah]

1. K&R

[Staph]

2. I've been in a running battle with my company.

I get sent a hard-copy page of information weekly for classes that I teach. It's printed in 8 point, sans serif type. I can't read it with my strongest reading glasses -- I have to take out the contacts and hold the page three inches from my nose, so that my near-sighted little eyeballs can focus.

After a few weeks of complaint emails, they changed from a narrow font to a standard one. Of course, it's still 8 point, sans serif, but it's a step in the right direction.

I've wondered if the new iPad is Steve Jobs' recognition that those of use with old eyeballs can't read the iPhone and iPod.

[Bobbieo]

3. That kind of copy should be at least 10 -point schoolbook with serif type!

[virgogal]

4. Black ink,white background----that's it for me. Is everyone at the ACLU

20 years old?

[Bobbieo]

5. 'Black ink on white copy' is what I told them in two of my e-mails

that never reached them.

[MineralMan]

6. That's the influence of the kids who grew up with MySpace, where

every other page is dark type on a dark background. Morons, every one.

[Bobbieo]

7. That may be okay for kids but ACLU tries to send out political messages

to adults and black on dark ain't working. I hope they ctch on soon!!!

[MineralMan]

8. Probably not. The kids are doing all the work these days.

You should see what I come up against doing content for web sites. It's amazing. Whenever there's a 20-something involved, I'm in big trouble. In fact, I've started turning down content gigs when I encounter one of them who's dumber than three rocks.