Date: Wed, 26 Nov 1997 17:28:10 -0500 (EST) From: Tim Vanderhoek <hoek@hwcn.org> To: Paul Allenby <pallenby@zibbi.mikom.csir.co.za> Cc: joerg_wunsch@uriah.heep.sax.de, bugs@freebsd.org Subject: Re: "make release" will fail because SGML tolls has moved to ports Message-ID: <Pine.GSO.3.96.971126172201.8974B-100000@james.freenet.hamilton.on.ca> In-Reply-To: <199711262108.XAA21065@zibbi.mikom.csir.co.za>
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On Wed, 26 Nov 1997, Paul Allenby wrote: > > Are smileys considered aggressive these days? > > Sometimes the words don't match the symbols. And sometimes the words do match the symbols but they are misinterpreted. Most people I know seem to have enough trouble communicating such subconscious messages when they have the (absolutely huge) advantage of face-to-face contact, w/ tone and facial signals, let alone when those cues are taken away from them through a cold digital interface, better suited to the expression of logical yes/nos than to the expression of complex emotions and undertones, which cannot even be mapped onto today's technology. In such a world, I suspect that it is wisest to take take things at face value and always give the benefit of the doubt (even if you think there is no doubt). <shrug> -- Outnumbered? Maybe. Outspoken? Never! tIM...HOEk
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