Trackpoint mark on LCD?

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atlacatl · #16 Post by **atlacatl** » Wed Jun 16, 2004 8:50 pm

Hm? At this point it's probably no use to edit the original message, as it will require a recursive edit of each one who replied

May as well delete the whole thread, if the original poster offended anyone...I, for one, wasn't...

dclee012 · #17 Post by **dclee012** » Wed Jun 16, 2004 10:23 pm

althought not many of us can call browsing this forum as "work"

Sci-Clone · #18 Post by **Sci-Clone** » Wed Jun 16, 2004 11:02 pm

nonny wrote:Consider yourself called on it. Some of us access this forum from work.

Nonny, were you really offended by it? I can edit it if you want? I know people access it from work. I didn't think it would be a problem since I was AT work when I wrote it (and my friends at my office read it and liked it, including women). But if it offended you that much I can delete that part.

benz · #19 Post by **benz** » Wed Jun 16, 2004 11:12 pm

I went through and *bleeped* out the objectionable word....thing is, now "c**t" can be interpreted a couple ways....

im afraid this is getting quite off topic quite fast

Sci-Clone · #20 Post by **Sci-Clone** » Wed Jun 16, 2004 11:19 pm

You are right.. this is getting off topic. Sorry for having to put you through this. I appologize. But anyway? Anyone can think of any material other than a t-shirt fabric to put in between the keyboard and the LCD when it's closed in order for the c**t not to damage the screen?

G-Man · #21 Post by **G-Man** » Wed Jun 16, 2004 11:30 pm

I would just use a lint-free cloth (you can buy one in Staples etc.). Just cover the TrackPoint with it before you close your TP.

Regards,
G-Man

benz · #22 Post by **benz** » Wed Jun 16, 2004 11:32 pm

No problem, took all of 1min. Besides, that is my duty as moderator.

Anyway, I think you have about 3 choices:

1.) Place something (fabric, paper, etc.) between trackpoint and screen every time you take it with you
2.) Change the trackpoint cap to a different style that leaves less or no print (or remove it altogether...is this an option?)
3.) Deal with it.

I am curious as to whether or not it's an issue with mine, we shall see in a few weeks.

By the way, is the mark some kind of permanent pressure mark on the screen or just a little grease? If its just dirt/oil, then maybe you should wash your hands before touching the c**t?!?

Sci-Clone · #23 Post by **Sci-Clone** » Wed Jun 16, 2004 11:42 pm

benz wrote:I am curious as to whether or not it's an issue with mine, we shall see in a few weeks.

By the way, is the mark some kind of permanent pressure mark on the screen or just a little grease? If its just dirt/oil, then maybe you should wash your hands before touching the c**t?!?

First of all, when my girlfriend read this she laughed her butt off! lol

Second, it is not a grease/dirt/oil damage. It is a pressure demage.

But anyway. That's her laptop! Mine is coming soon and I am the only one that will get to play around with it!

hehehe

#24 Post by **JaneL** » Wed Jun 16, 2004 11:58 pm

>Nonny, were you really offended by it? I can edit it if you want? I know people access it from work. I didn't think it would be a problem since I was AT work when I wrote it (and my friends at my office read it and liked it, including women). But if it offended you that much I can delete that part.
>

Actually, yes, I was personally offended by your use of a vulgar sexual term for the TrackPoint.

Aside from that, the real problem is not the juvenile language. It's that some of us read the forum from work, and browsing web sites and forums that have vulgar language or graphics could get us fired.

jephhy · #25 Post by **jephhy** » Thu Jun 17, 2004 12:03 am

I tried paper...didn't work too well, so I broke down and bought the screen cloth.

Jeff

Sci-Clone · #26 Post by **Sci-Clone** » Thu Jun 17, 2004 12:25 am

nonny wrote:Actually, yes, I was personally offended by your use of a vulgar sexual term for the TrackPoint

vulgar sexual term? I'm sorry nonny but c****ris is not even a slang. It is a word used to describe part of the female body, just like arm, leg or even penis(male body in this case

). as the dictionary puts it "A small elongated erectile organ at the anterior part of the vulva, homologous with the penis". It wasn't supposed to be sexual and it is not vulgar in any shape or form. I'm sorry I offended you, it was not my intention. I find this community to be great and respectful and I mean nothing to change that. Anyway, this is not the topic of this thread so I also appologize for everyone that started reading this thread and discovered that it was going off topic. So thank you for everyone that gave me your opinions and ideas!

Txiasaeia · #27 Post by **Txiasaeia** » Thu Jun 17, 2004 1:03 am

nonny wrote:It's that some of us read the forum from work, and browsing web sites and forums that have vulgar language or graphics could get us fired.

Hmm... maybe the problem is not the original poster's language, then...

Chobits · #28 Post by **Chobits** » Thu Jun 17, 2004 2:02 am

G-Man wrote: and once you go Dell, you'll go to hell. (No offense).

Regards,
G-Man

hahahaha! that was cute!

Cheers

ian · #29 Post by **ian** » Thu Jun 17, 2004 2:55 am

Txiasaeia Hmm... maybe the problem is not the original poster's language, then...

Unusual though it may be for me to agree with you, I do...
Personally I have little time to spend trolling fora etc. when I'm at work, but then I used to drive an UNO

Roy_W · #30 Post by **Roy_W** » Thu Jun 17, 2004 5:03 am

I am not sure that is is a good idea to place something between the keyboard and the screen, I believe this can create more damage than it removes. The extra layer will simply increase the amount of surfaces which can come into contact.

As for the trackpoint, I think that there is a difference depending upon which of the trackpoints is used. Apparently the domed, rugged trackpoint ( where the center is the Highest point) causes the least amount of contact if any, whereas the inversed dome, smooth trackpoint ( the centre is the lowest point) is likely to cause the most contact.

akerman · #31 Post by **akerman** » Thu Jun 17, 2004 5:07 am

I have the same problem.. I get a circular grease-mark on the screen, right where the trackpoint is. Maybe it's because I use the raised trackpoint cap, where people without the problem uses the one that is rounded downwards.

Btw: I wouldn't want to work in a place, where just looking at the word "c**t" could get you fired. Talk about a dreary/humorless place

dclee012 · #32 Post by **dclee012** » Thu Jun 17, 2004 8:13 am

the way i see it.. if you're actually on the forum doing "work" (IT, etc) then vulgar stuff can be a problem. but if it's totally unrelated to your job, (you just like thinkpads, etc) then you shouldn't even be here... you should be working..

hausman · #33 Post by **hausman** » Thu Jun 17, 2004 8:47 am

Back to the scratches on the LCD, I'm sure I've seen something on IBM's website that says this is not covered under warranty. I can't find that statement now, but these links may be useful, even though they refer only tangentally to screen scratching.

Symptom: There is a scratch-like marking on the LCD. This might be a stain transferred from the TrackPoint or from the key tops of the keyboard when the cover was pressed from the outside.

http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.ws ... IGR-4A2P54
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.ws ... MIGR-52190

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