Comments on: Live-blogging Test, Photography Info, and Challies on Blogging

By: Brandon

Brandon — Sat, 19 May 2007 14:50:35 +0000

89 wpm….40 MISTAKES

so I retook it..

82 wpm…14 mistakes.

By: Roadkill on the Information Super Highway « Pastor Steve Weaver’s Blog

Sat, 19 May 2007 11:33:47 +0000

[...] Check out this “free online touch typing speed test“. On my third attempt I scored 66 wpm with no errors. (HT: Timmy Brister) [...]

By: Steve Weaver

Steve Weaver — Sat, 19 May 2007 11:21:44 +0000

On my third test I scored 66 wpm, with no errors.

By: Timmy Brister

Timmy Brister — Sat, 19 May 2007 11:10:48 +0000

Good point Tim. Having a good train of thought and established context helps with transcription as well as anticipation. By the way, a couple of guys told me they are interested in putting together a live-blogging team. It would include transcriber, proofreader, photographer, and commentator (or something of that mix). I found it very difficult to provide personal commentary without doing injustice to what th speaker was saying. And when you try to throw in the photography, it becomes a real doozy.

By: Tim Challies

Tim Challies — Sat, 19 May 2007 11:00:13 +0000

Another thing is that these paragraphs are completely devoid of context. When liveblogging you’re typically within a certain context and are often repeating words. That makes it a little bit easier. Plus, sooner or later panic sets in and then you either start crying and give up or your fingers just step up to the plate…

By: Timmy Brister

Timmy Brister — Sat, 19 May 2007 09:31:26 +0000

Yeah, one thing I did notice was that some of the paragraphs are shorter and easier than others. The more punctuation, the slower your typing is going to be. I am the anal type that will backspace like a twitch because I do not like typos.

By: mrclm

mrclm — Sat, 19 May 2007 05:14:32 +0000

78 wpm with 3 mistakes. Had it not been in prose I would probably have done better too. I was distracted trying to figure out what I was typing as I typed rather than just typing.

Big Chris

By: Timmy Brister

Timmy Brister — Sat, 19 May 2007 03:27:49 +0000

James,

I’m recruiting you next time. And for what reason you did not come to the True Church Conference?

You’re a bad man James. Real bad.

By: Timmy Brister

Timmy Brister — Sat, 19 May 2007 03:26:07 +0000

Tim,
Thanks for discerning the command.
I was guessing around 100, that is, with no mistakes. Using the ballpark analogy, should we not expect you to hit it out of the park every time? Unless of course you are no longer taking blog steriods. Thanks for being a good sport!

By: James Risner

James Risner — Sat, 19 May 2007 02:15:29 +0000

85 WPM. Maybe I’m missing my calling to be a live blogger