Virtual Spines
10/24/05
By Sandra Harris, WPR
The Internet has changed the way people communicate -- and not always for the best. While emails, usenet groups, and chatrooms offer a fast exchange of ideas and opinions, their lack of face-to-face contact may compel people to say things they might not normally say in polite company. In today's installment of our series Netted: Life Online, Sandra Harris reports on the phenomena.
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Related Links:
Wikipedia on Flamers, Flame-Wars, etc.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flaming/
The Flamers Bible (may offend some readers):
http://www.netfunny.com/rhf/jokes/88q1/13785.8.html
An overview of office email etiquette:
www.emailreplies.com/
Go back to `Netted: Life Online index page.
