Psychology of Flame Wars

[Tara Brady]

Now now. The P-list of all places should have an interest in the
psychology of flame wars.

Oh wait, you'r e being ironic.

Dang, I'm slow today.

On 23/02/07, Keith <keithsz at mac.com> wrote:
> Why do you waste bandwidth with this kind of crap, moron?
>
> On Feb 22, 2007, at 2:44 PM, David Morris wrote:
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> http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/20/health/psychology/20essa.html?
> _r=1&adxnnl=1&oref=slogin&ref=health&adxnnlx=1172183880-40KkDaL2W5zCplN/
> /gue0w
>
> Flame First, Think Later: New Clues to E-Mail Misbehavior
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> In a 2004 article in the journal CyberPsychology & Behavior, John
> Suler, a psychologist at Rider University in Lawrenceville, N.J.,
> suggested that several psychological factors lead to online
> disinhibition: the anonymity of a Web pseudonym; invisibility to
> others; the time lag between sending an e-mail message and getting
> feedback; the exaggerated sense of self from being alone; and the lack
> of any online authority figure. Dr. Suler notes that disinhibition can
> be either benign — when a shy person feels free to open up online — or
> toxic, as in flaming.
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