Rampant Illiteracy at WDW

[darph nader]

It doesn't matter if you are a kid or an adult, if you don't reach the height limit you should not be riding. Just common sense. Unfortunately many people have no common sense.

And that iz why this bored eggzistes. :D:

[Brayon]

Unfortunately many people have no common sense.

One Word: Mensa.

At the DRC we get misdirected calls. Calls that should of gone to the park, someone wanting to talk to the Florist, etc... Happening more often than not, we have people that are suppose to call the Convention's line for ___Insert resort here____ to book their rooms at convention rates. I can see where, someone can honestly get mixed up with the Conventions 386 area code Tele# and Reservations 407 area code tele#.

The ones that really get to me are the ones that come down for the Mensa Convention. You would think, that these "Shining Examples of Knowledge and Understanding," could read the Flyer and call the right Tele#. I mean they've passed what... Both the SAT and ACT with Perfect scores, and have IQs in 160+ range? ((That is what I was told was the requirement, please correct if I am wrong.))

To further this, they don't seem to understand that:
A. They called the wrong number.
B. I don't have the capability of lowering the room rate for them.
C. I don't know the rates they are suppose to have, due to not being in Conventions.
D. They called the wrong number.
E. That I can not tell them how many convention rooms are left, due to not being in conventions.
F. They called the wrong number.

:p: :twisted:

[Syndrome]

As a Mensa member (yes, you have crushed my fragile little ego!), I can assure you of two things:

1) Those are NOT the entrance requirements. The only requirement is a certain IQ; the number depends on the particular test you are using, but it's in the 130 to 140 range.

2) Many of the people in Mensa don't have a lick of common sense. You'd wet your pants if you ever read the letters and debates in the monthly magazine.

[Brayon]

[quote="Syndrome"]As a Mensa member (yes, you have crushed my fragile little ego!), I can assure you of two things:

1) Those are NOT the entrance requirements. The only requirement is a certain IQ]

Sorry Syndrome, didn't mean to crush ya. Will you accept a compliment of: "From your Posts you seem like a well informed, and educated person. Also, you do have a lot of common sense." As an apology?

[Syndrome]

No apology necessary! (Quite honestly, most Mensa people frighten me...I just joined 'cause it's funny to see the freaked-out expressions on people's faces when I tell 'em I'm a member :p: ).

[Cheshire Figment]

I guess I can come out of the closet also. I've been a (reasonably active) member since August 1968.

[Brayon]

Now I'm starting to feel bad... :(

But the ones I've dealt with would drive people to drink.

[leftcoaster]

2) Many of the people in Mensa don't have a lick of common sense. You'd wet your pants if you ever read the letters and debates in the monthly magazine.

When I was in college, there were lots of "book smart" people in my classes. Oh, they got their 95's and 100's on tests. Many were the same people who were constantly asking the teacher for help in setting up the lab experiments. One time, one of them hooked up a component backwards, which made a neat little explosion. :p:

BTW, I'm not saying these people were Mensa certified.

Meanwhile, I was working part time, and getting real job experience, which I feel helped me more than getting a 100% on a test.

[bpgstudios]

As a current student and CM, I got to pick a very fun topic for my comp II course: "Illiteracy and declining educational standards." I also feel the same way, left. I to strive for A's and B's (which I did get last semester and am heading towards this semester) I've always been fairly street-smart, but sometimes a bit too booksmart. Being a CM really gets you a jumpstart on streetsmarts, just watching everything all the SGs do.

[TMiles]

The concept of "one park" was well beyond him, let alone "Enter" and "Exit" (which I think I learned on "Sesame Steet").
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There is a sign on a gate at the Contemporary Resort monorail station. The sign reads in big bold letters TO MONORAILS -------> Yes it even has this big arrow on it! Guest will stop, reach over the gate to the latch, and open it. It doesn't matter that the sign was there. When I greet them and asked them where they are going, they always say "to the Monorail." and look at me puzzled. I then put them back on the LOAD side where they need to be. I guess that going through that gate is only for the ones with the SGT syndrome.

The guest, after opening a gate to put them back in to the loading area, has even asked me, so how do I board when the train comes in? Gee I just opened the gate to put you back in line, I guess I can open it back up when the train is here!

Terry