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In article <20921@crg5.UUCP> szabo@crg5.UUCP (Nick Szabo) writes:
>In article <872@agcsun.UUCP> marks@agcsun.UUCP (Mark Shepherd) writes:
>
>>Nick Szabo thinks that the emotional content of sound and video is
>>often shallow and unnecessary. In a purely technical discussion this
>>can be true, however it is arguable that the most important group
>>interactions (which is what groupware is all about) are the ones dealing
>>with personal (i.e. emotional) rather than technical issues. 
>
>So argue (ie provide some evidence).  For this newsgroup, I think most
>of the audience is technically oriented, and interested in groupware
>to facilitate the discussion of technical topics.  Also, I am not
>convinced that sound and video are better for emotional issues than
>print.  They can communicate more emotional data, yes, but that is not
>necessarily a good thing.  An example is Galileo, who recanted what he 
>

	I have recently been listening to an audio-tape program entitled
	"The Gentle Art of Verbal Self-Defense". One of the points made
	in this tape series is that the written word does not normally
	carry any indication of stress, and that emotional [abusive]
	content is often related to abnormal stress. (Consider the difference
	between "When do you want it done?" and "When do YOU want it done?").

	IMHO, eliminating these subliminal channels is a GOOD THING, and
	more often facilitates group interaction than not.



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