User talk:Proword

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Original research

Hi there. I just wanted to let you know that at Wikipedia we try to avoid original research; any material published should be directly stated by an external source. The point you added to QWERTY, Dvorak Simplified Keyboard, and Maltron may well be true, but this isn't the place to publish your findings. Also, don't forget Wikipedia's policy against including signatures in articles, as doing so implies a claim of ownership that is quickly rendered false as subsequent editors change and tweak your ideas, ideally until they're as perfect as they're going to get. That's both the beauty and the tragedy of a collaborative project like Wikipedia.

On a personal note, I do disagree with your assessment that since reducing hand motion is a beneficial factor in gauging keyboard layouts, eliminating it entirely for many words is the best possible outcome. There are many other factors gauging the ergonomic qualities of a layout, which is why there's no clear consensus as to which layout is “best” (although most people who give much thought to these things would agree that QWERTY is worst). For instance, Dvorak (which I use) puts common letter combinations such as “th” side by side so that they can be typed using a drumming motion.

Anyway, thanks for being bold. Should you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask. —INTRIGUEBLUE (talk|contribs) 11:17, 15 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]