What are your controversial Star Trek opinions?

[fireproof78]

Why are people equating writing in cursive with being able to write a signature? My signature looks like nothing else I ever write.

Because many people I've encountered use cursive writing for their signature. My youngest uses it to craft her art signature.

 

[Roundabout]

It's funny, I remember when I was eight my teacher told the class we'd need to use cursive because "everyone uses it in the grown-up world."

I don't believe we had the same teacher. But my third grade teacher said something similar. The teacher led us to believe that printing was for kids, while grown ups do cursive. So, she told us that if we wanted to get ahead in life, we better take learning cursive seriously.

My least favorite cursive letter was the upper case Q. It looked like the number 2. Coincidentally, one of my least favorite recurring Trek character is Q. One had nothing to do with the other, though.

Well, I know it's not being taught in school anymore. My eleven year old nephew had no idea what cursive even was when my parents asked him about it. Tells me all I need to about how relevant it is in modern times.

The future doesn't look very promising for cursive. Regarding the fate of cursive, the (hand) writing is on the wall.


On a positive note about cursive, TOS gave us fantastic stories and iconic characters. Let's not forget that it also gave us a beautiful display of cursive signatures/autographs to close out the TOS era.

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[1001001]

My signature is my mark. It’s illegible as cursive or anything else. I have to sign a lot of stuff, so it’s more of a symbol than letters.

 

[fireproof78]

The future doesn't look very promising for cursive. Regarding the fate of cursive, the (hand) writing is on the wall.

You'd be surprise. I work with a lot of youngers who are fascinated by hand create art, and putting their own mark on things. Things like Calligraphy and cursive has a certain appeal.

 

[Kamen Rider Blade]

My signature is my mark. It’s illegible as cursive or anything else. I have to sign a lot of stuff, so it’s more of a symbol than letters.

In Asian cultures, many use a inked stamp to sign for things, so you're not too far from the mark!

I myself have one stored away some where, I don't use it since I live in the US, but it's a nice to have!

 

[Nerys Myk]

My signature is my mark. It’s illegible as cursive or anything else. I have to sign a lot of stuff, so it’s more of a symbol than letters.

The Mod formerly known as Digits.

 

[PoorSailorsAirline]

I don't believe we had the same teacher. But my third grade teacher said something similar. The teacher led us to believe that printing was for kids, while grown ups do cursive. So, she told us that if we wanted to get ahead in life, we better take learning cursive seriously.

My least favorite cursive letter was the upper case Q. It looked like the number 2. Coincidentally, one of my least favorite recurring Trek character is Q. One had nothing to do with the other, though.


The future doesn't look very promising for cursive. Regarding the fate of cursive, the (hand) writing is on the wall.


On a positive note about cursive, TOS gave us fantastic stories and iconic characters. Let's not forget that it also gave us a beautiful display of cursive signatures/autographs to close out the TOS era.

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Am I imagining things, or does DeForest Kelley's autograph look really, really similar to the Walt Disney signature title? I've never noticed that until now...

 

[Grendelsbayne]

I don't believe we had the same teacher. But my third grade teacher said something similar. The teacher led us to believe that printing was for kids, while grown ups do cursive. So, she told us that if we wanted to get ahead in life, we better take learning cursive seriously.

My least favorite cursive letter was the upper case Q. It looked like the number 2. Coincidentally, one of my least favorite recurring Trek character is Q. One had nothing to do with the other, though.


The future doesn't look very promising for cursive. Regarding the fate of cursive, the (hand) writing is on the wall.


On a positive note about cursive, TOS gave us fantastic stories and iconic characters. Let's not forget that it also gave us a beautiful display of cursive signatures/autographs to close out the TOS era.

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And in addition to being beautiful, its also a perfect example of why the claims being bandied about about how 'important' cursive is for things like security or being able to read other people's cursive are nonsense.

I've used cursive all my life and yet - take away the pre-existing knowledge of who all these people are - the only one of those signatures I'd actually be able to read all the way through is Walter Koenig. I can read the 'George' and the 'William' fine, but Takei looks more like 'Laker' and Shatner is just not legible at all. Nichelle's C looks nothing like a C, the n-a-r-d in Leonard is so squashed together I couldn't tell what the hell it is and the only way I could guess that's an IM and not a UV in Nimoy is because Nuvoy doesn't sound like a name. But then again, Nimoy wouldn't either if I'd never heard of Leonard Nimoy. Deforest's D looks like a B and he's hooked his names together making the T look like an H, and who could say if that last name is Kelley, Killey, Kellog or some other variation? And Doohan's signature is so small you can't even tell one letter from the next, except the first letter of each word and even there, his J looks like a perfect A and his D doesn't really clearly look like anything.

Cursive is very pretty and a great timesaver if you're writing *all* the time - and by all the time, I mean many, many times a day every day. If you're not writing that much - and most people aren't anymore - there's really no practical reason whatsoever to bother with it. People will continue to do so for some time because its pretty or because they've always used it, and that's fine. But we're long past the point when anyone seriously 'needs' it and its dumb to attack people for not having learned it.

 

[Forbin]

I had a friend who enjoyed making his signature look like a completely different illegible scribble every time.

 

[Ovation]

The horror that was Windows 8 has that effect tbf

Pfft. Windows 8 was a flawless gemstone compared to the hellish nightmare that was Windows Millennium.

 

[cooleddie74]

Never used that, nor 8. I went straight from Windows 7 Ultimate to Windows 7 Professional and then right into Windows 10.

 

[Tallguy]

The real disaster was moving from S/COMS to LCARS.

 

[cooleddie74]

Real officers use physical buttons that look like Jolly Ranchers.

 

[fireproof78]

 

[cooleddie74]

I've had a specific cursive signature of two letters that I've used on my artwork since high school. That's the cursive I've used the most often since the '90s.

 

[CorporalCaptain]

Moreover, your own opinion stated here is no more "true" than his

This is the thing. What's on the Internet? Porn, cat memes, and people touting their nonfactual opinions as if they're the God's honest truth.

But... a place where the expression of controversial opinions is welcome? It facilitates dynamics that could expand our understanding and appreciation of our beloved franchise. That's refreshing.

 

[Paul755]

been watching some DS9 S5 on H&I. They should have let Auberjonois play Odo sans prosthetics when they turned him human.

 

[Farscape One]

"BROKEN LINK" explained why the Founders did that to him... to remind him of what he lost. A 'lesson' after his punishment, much like the Blight for the Teplans in "THE QUICKENING".

More proof the Founders and the Dominion were unrepentantly evil on a regular basis.

 

[Paul755]

well yeah, I know that was the Founders reasoning. And I get it. I just think it would have been a unique opportunity for him to play the Odo in an even more different way. Even if it lasted for just a half a season or so.

 

[Nyotarules]

So nobody signs their name when making credit card purchases anymore? Or when signing a lease for renting an apartment? Or signing any legal document?

Sure, no relevance in modern times at all. None whatsoever...

Not in the U.K , we all do things differently in different parts of the globe

And in a LOT of documents, there are two sections at the end... print your name and sign your name. So you, what, print it twice?

And you sign your on more than just physical documents, you also sign your name on those electric tablets, either with one of those electronic pens or your finger.

And it's not as rare an occasion as you think. Unless you never go to the bank. Or never use a credit card. Or renew your health insurance at your job. Or go to an Urgent Care/hospital/doctor's office for whatever reason. Or have to sign any kind of legal document.

Yeah, people have hardly ever had to do any of those things.

Sign for credit cards, you guys still do that? We use contactless or pin numbers over here

Anyway back to Trek opinions and not writing styles