Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/07/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 12:10 AM +0200 7/15/00, Jean-Claude Berger wrote: >Oh, come on! Jim's post was really harmless. > >-- >Jean-Claude Berger (jcberger@jcberger.com) >Systems and RDBMS consultant (MCSE) >Lyon, France >http://www.jcberger.com > > > > Winks and smileys don't always overcome the written word. Perhaps > > it's best to tone down the text instead of depending on a couple of > > funny characters to do it. > > All posts are harmless! But I think my words are still true, that :) and ;) don't always overcome the written word. In a similar way, I can say "F--- you!" with one tone of voice, and it's taken as an insult; I could say it with humorous tone and with a smile on my face and the recipient will laugh. Unfortunately, tone of voice isn't something that comes across via text. - -R - ------- PowerLogix R&D, Inc. Main Office: 3921 Steck Avenue, Suite A105 Austin, TX 78759 (512) 795-2978 x107 (501) 421-7942 FAX (fax direct to my email)