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Why Emails Are Misunderstood
werdna writes "The Christian Science Monitor has a piece on why it's so easy to misinterpret emails.
From the article: 'First and foremost, e-mail lacks cues like facial expression and tone of voice. That makes it difficult for recipients to decode meaning well. Second, the prospect of instantaneous communication creates an urgency that pressures e-mailers to think and write quickly, which can lead to carelessness. Finally, the inability to develop personal rapport over e-mail makes relationships fragile in the face of conflict.'"
from the Christian Science Monitor. It's like they're right there where the action is, except 16 years later.
They had articles about this back during the Usenet days. And this is news how?
Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.
I find that most people who hide behind email are typically small-minded douchebags.
I want to delete my account but Slashdot doesn't allow it.