On Oct 2, 2007, at 11:15 AM, Matt Broze wrote: > The devil inside may be something that only comes out when he > sits all alone with a keyboard in front of him. This may be more > common than > I realize. Before the internet was what we know as the internet today scientists were using it to share info. Someone noticed how impolite the communications could be and did a study. They concluded that with as little as a year of on line communications people become more rude. I certainly see this in some of the forums I visit. Interestingly Paddlewise, the Kayak forum and the Qajaq forum seem to keep people in check. I wonder if it in part is the use of real names vs a nom de plume and the forum rules actually being enforced. Wondering if my signature strikes irony into this post, Jim et al *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Oct 02 2007 - 08:53:09 PDT
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