Comments on: Online behavior, why is it so bad sometimes? http://blog.lorinczipal.com/2009/10/19/online-behavior-why-is-it-so-bad-sometimes/ More things change, the more people stay the same Mon, 28 Nov 2011 21:05:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: robbyslaughter http://blog.lorinczipal.com/2009/10/19/online-behavior-why-is-it-so-bad-sometimes/#comment-10 robbyslaughter Mon, 26 Oct 2009 23:21:47 +0000 http://blog.lorinczipal.com/?p=114#comment-10 You're right that we tend to be less civilized online than we do in person. Perhaps that's because when you say something rude to someone's face, you have to be prepared to duck! We covered a case where a woman was fired for using the <a href="http://www.slaughterdevelopment.com/2009/09/03/caps-lock-termination/" rel="nofollow">caps lock key</a> in an email, as it was seen as SHOUTING. Perhaps we are less prone to nuance and interpretation, and that impacts our interpretation of behavior. @robbyslaughter You’re right that we tend to be less civilized online than we do in person. Perhaps that’s because when you say something rude to someone’s face, you have to be prepared to duck!

We covered a case where a woman was fired for using the caps lock key in an email, as it was seen as SHOUTING. Perhaps we are less prone to nuance and interpretation, and that impacts our interpretation of behavior.

@robbyslaughter

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