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Raphael Wong (rhmwong@home.com)
Thu, 03 Dec 1998 10:32:13 -0800
I agree with you on these points .... there was a course in UBC CS , CPSC430 I
believe, that dealt with computer and society, and I believe that this was what
psychologists concluded. Just for your interest, the professor that teaches this
course is Dr. Rosenberg, who I think is also the vice-president of Electronic
Frontier or something similar (can't remember exactly)
Davor Cubranic wrote:
> - you can't see others and their immediate reaction to communication so you
> become less socially inhibited and more likely to be rude
> - a form of relationship enjoyed at an emotional distance, even a
> group-defining ritual
> - flaming as a "chest-thumping display of on-line egos", suggesting that it
> may be gendered :-), and noting that in one predominantly female Usenet
> newsgroup the taboo against flaming was one of the strongest behavioural norms
>
Raphael Wong
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