Messages in this thread | | | From | Con Kolivas <> | Subject | Re: interactive task starvation | Date | Wed, 22 Mar 2006 01:39:58 +1100 |
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On Wednesday 22 March 2006 01:36, Mike Galbraith wrote: > Oh. I thought you were calling me a _moron_ :)
No, never assume any emotion in email and I'm sorry if you interpreted it that way.
Since I run my own mailing list I had to make a FAQ on this. http://ck.kolivas.org/faqs/replying-to-mailing-list.txt
Extract: 4. Be polite
Humans by nature don't realise how much they depend on seeing facial expressions, voice intonations and body language to determine the emotion associated with words. In the context of email it is very common to misinterpret people's emotions based on the text alone. English subtleties will often be misinterpreted even across English speaking nations, and for non-English speakers it becomes much harder. Without the author explicitly stating his emotions, assume neutrality and respond politely.
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