But what about the Winky face?!

May 27, 2007 17:27

The Secret Cause of FlamewarsAccording to recent research published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, I've only a 50-50 chance of ascertaining the tone of any e-mail message. The study also shows that people think they've correctly interpreted the tone of e-mails they receive 90 percent of the time ( Read more... )

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xeyeofhorusx May 28 2007, 00:54:02 UTC
Was that supposed to be a sarcastic crack at ME?

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z111 May 28 2007, 02:32:36 UTC
B-b-b-ut I made reference to a winky face! BTW, that new icon is very cute!

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takwish May 28 2007, 03:28:50 UTC
Doesn't "tone" belong in "scare quotes"?

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z111 May 28 2007, 03:30:40 UTC
Exactly what are you trying to imply?

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takwish May 28 2007, 03:35:38 UTC
Why, "nothing." Why do you "ask"?

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fraterseraphino May 28 2007, 05:16:21 UTC
Yep.

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