On Wed, 25 Jul 2012 02:07:25 +0530 Sabri Oncu <[email protected]> wrote:
> What the heck is in your minds you guys so that you behave so strange > in this medium? Simple: It's the medium. We've known for thirty years and more that email is weirdly disinhibiting; the phenomenon has been much studied. In fact the word 'flame' was repurposed to describe it -- I have always thought that it was derived from the phrase 'flaming asshole', which was popular when I was young and before email was ubiquitous. -- -- Michael J. Smith [email protected] http://stopmebeforeivoteagain.org http://fakesprogress.blogspot.com http://cars-suck.org For my part, I abominate all honorable respectable toils, trials, and tribulations of every kind whatsoever. _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
