<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1106" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: = Verdana" bottomMargin=7 leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 rightMargin=7><FONT id=rol= e_document face=Verdana color=#000000 size=3> <DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 2/20/05 2:38:57 PM Pacific Standard Time, fmurray@cruzio.com writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><= FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000 size= =2> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I believe much is lost in communication w= hen it is reduced to a 100% computer dialog. No eye contact, no voice inflections= . Satire is mistook for belief, nods and winks are not seen, rudeness is at first not recognized till much later, then resentment sets in. I'm new to = this list, but now, thinking back I'm reminded of a few very important Guild members who have recently disappeared from view, now Mr. Overs' recent comments, I hope we don't lose him. Perhaps extra care needs to be taken i= n this cyber chat room when discussing those issues passionate to us all.</FONT></DIV></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV>Fenton,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Andre Orobeek sent an e-mail out not so long ago addressing this same issue.  People seem to forget that there is a person at the other end o= f the line and say things they would never say face-to-face.  There could= be worse things than waiting 12 or 24 hours to send a potentially inflammatory = post to the general public.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Good to have you on the list!</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Dave Stahl</DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>