Remember as well that there are a lot of non written cues that get passed on when you're in a face to face conversation vs a conversation over the web or email. They serve to negate or minimize some comments and amplify others. They're just not present, and cannot be in email communication. For instance, I can call you a dickhead face to face, put on a wry smile when I say it, widen my eyes, etc., and you'll interpret it completely different than if in an email conversation (like this one) I called you a dickhead. You don't pick up on those conversational filters that we have in face to face conversations.
I could go on more about it, but then I'd be acting like a dickhead psychologist again. >If you allow the way you represent yourself...your ideas, your personality, >your opinions, etc....to denigrate due to circumstances surrounding the >medium in which you are communicating, then I think that illustrates a >character flaw. > >If you are only respectful and professional when dealing with people face to >face, and become a complete dickhead on the internet, one of those two >personas has to be a facade....and I think it's obvious which one that is. > >I'm only talking about overall personality behavior. Obviously, your >language may change, or you may use slang or shortcuts in a casual medium >that you wouldn't use elsewhere....but do you generally stick to the same >traits that define your interactions in the real world? Respect, >consideration, fairness, etc.... > >I've probably given this too much thought, huh? :) > >On 9/19/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Create robust enterprise, web RIAs. Upgrade to ColdFusion 8 and integrate with Adobe Flex http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2/?sdid=RVJP Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:242869 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
