-Caveat Lector- The Times MONDAY JUNE 25 2001 Why females should beware e-males BY ELIZABETH JUDGE THE style of an e-mail gives away the writer’s gender, according to a new study. Just as men and women differ in the way that they communicate face to face, they also communicate differently on the Internet, researchers in New Zealand say. E-mails from women workers are more likely to contain questions and apologies than those written by men, the researchers say. Women tend to be complimentary to colleagues in their e-mails and modest about their own abilities. Men are much more assertive. They tend to convey opinions rather than to seek them and to insult people in a way that they might not dare if face to face. The study is supported by previous research on how men and women take part in chatrooms — online discussions — on the Internet. They found that the style of writing and the things they talked about were different. Men are more likely to swap harsh personal insults on the Net, a practice known as flaming. Tamar Murachver, co-author of the study, said that although e-mails are written, they are sent and received so quickly that they mirror the interactivity of conversation. The researchers, from the University of Otago, conducted experiments in which male and female undergraduates were asked to send e-mails to each other in which they did not disclose their gender. The researchers found they could distinguish the e-mails of the men and women simply by the features that they used. Women used phrases such as “your poem was good” and “sorry I haven’t written”. The men conveyed opinions and tended to write much more than the women. <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
