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Article #413re: Writing or Otherwise
From: Sheizaf Rafaeli
Date: Thu, 07 May 1987 01:21
Date: Thu, 07 May 1987 01:21
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Ray Chen writes:
> Written information has one advantage ... the assimilation of the
> information can be controlled by the .. receiver.
and Brian Ogilvie replies:
> A written format ... where responses are transmitted quickly, has most of
> the advantages of both media and few of the disadvantages...
Clearly this is not a horse race between media. Each have functions
and dysfunctions. I liked the point about relationship between
bandwidth and amount of interpretation. Is this relation curvilinear,
in the sense that too much bandwidth results in
noise, uninterpretability? Any other examples or counter examples?
I would like to suggest that written media have the advantage (function)
of being under the ***communicator's*** complete control. The point here
is that written communication, archaic as it may be, will not disappear
because of the continuing demand on the part of sources, not receivers.
Perhaps Brian and Ray prefer written to spoken modes 'cause they get
**SLOWER** retorts or response.
I know I've written this here rather than talk or write directly to
Ray and Brian hoping they would never see it. Any questions?
Sheizaf Rafaeli
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