February 14, 2006

IF THEY WERE SERIOUS THEY'D HAVE SENT A TELEGRAM:

The Secret Cause of Flame Wars (Stephen Leahy, Feb, 13, 2006, Wired)

According to recent research published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, I've only a 50-50 chance of ascertaining the tone of any e-mail message. The study also shows that people think they've correctly interpreted the tone of e-mails they receive 90 percent of the time.

Handy rule of thumb: the Left never knows you're kidding.

Posted by Orrin Judd at February 14, 2006 8:14 PM
Comments

Here's another rule of thumb---backed by a study:
The clueless never realize that they don't have a clue.

Posted by: ray at February 14, 2006 9:16 PM
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