Home
Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
Latest activity
Members
Current visitors
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Home
Forums
UPS Subsidiaries
UPS Freight = TForce Freight
potential problems with "ups freight"
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="cheryl" data-source="post: 82422" data-attributes="member: 1"><p>I found this article linked to the [wiki]Wikipedia[/wiki] page regarding [wiki]flame war[/wiki]s. It makes sense to me, so I thought I'd share it...<strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong><a href="http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,70179-0.html?tw=rss.index" target="_blank">The Secret Cause of Flame Wars</a> - Wired News</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong><em>"Don't work too hard," wrote a colleague in an e-mail today. Was she sincere or sarcastic? I think I know (sarcastic), but I'm probably wrong. </em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>According to recent research published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, I've only a 50-50 chance of ascertaining the tone of any e-mail message. The study also shows that people think they've correctly interpreted the tone of e-mails they receive 90 percent of the time. </em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>"That's how flame wars get started," says psychologist Nicholas Epley of the University of Chicago, who conducted the research with Justin Kruger of New York University. "People in our study were convinced they've accurately understood the tone of an e-mail message when in fact their odds are no better than chance," says Epley.</em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cheryl, post: 82422, member: 1"] I found this article linked to the [wiki]Wikipedia[/wiki] page regarding [wiki]flame war[/wiki]s. It makes sense to me, so I thought I'd share it...[B] [URL="http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,70179-0.html?tw=rss.index"]The Secret Cause of Flame Wars[/URL] - Wired News [/B][I]"Don't work too hard," wrote a colleague in an e-mail today. Was she sincere or sarcastic? I think I know (sarcastic), but I'm probably wrong. According to recent research published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, I've only a 50-50 chance of ascertaining the tone of any e-mail message. The study also shows that people think they've correctly interpreted the tone of e-mails they receive 90 percent of the time. "That's how flame wars get started," says psychologist Nicholas Epley of the University of Chicago, who conducted the research with Justin Kruger of New York University. "People in our study were convinced they've accurately understood the tone of an e-mail message when in fact their odds are no better than chance," says Epley.[/I] [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Home
Forums
UPS Subsidiaries
UPS Freight = TForce Freight
potential problems with "ups freight"
Top