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| diwas k | Posted
on 14-Oct-02 06:22 PM
Here's one explanation to some charka_charki at our own sajha.com.... excerpt lifted from www.boston.com : ".... One problem with Internet conversation, of course, is the lack of nonverbal cues. In face-to-face conversation, empathy comes more naturally than it does online or over the phone. Consciously or not, we watch our conversational partners' body language, pick up on changes in their tone of voice, and sense their emotions from signals that are both more subtle and more powerful than exclamation points or screaming capital letters. In-person communication builds trust; Internet communication often fuels alienation. The anonymity that most boards allow only compounds this problem. ...." read full article at http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/286/focus/Freedom_to_flame+.shtml. _diwas |