nevileb@towers.com wrote:
quoted 2 lines To surmise... I _hate_ to hear people put down any instrument, its> To surmise... I _hate_ to hear people put down any instrument, its
> stupid and close minded.quoted 2 lines About as stupid as completely misinterpreting a sarcastic statement>About as stupid as completely misinterpreting a sarcastic statement
>that was quite clear given the context of the rest of the message?quoted 1 line bbn>bbn
I have noticed this as a fundamentlal problem with email as of late. That
email breeds ill communication. An imperfect medium for the english
language. When words mean different things based on context and tone,
text will not do. There was a time when letter writing was an art form.
I was hoping that email would bring that back. That intelligent discourse
would flow. But it seems that speech is a better medium. But this
doesn't give anyone the right to spout insults at people based on
inadequacies of textual communication. Intelligent discussion can only
breed intelligence. Ignorance only spawns more ignorance. What did yours
do?
-daniel
n.p. moodyman - silentintroduction