Cohousing-L Mailing List: complaining "On Line disinhibition effect" Cohousing-L Digest, Vol 45, Issue 27

[Liz Ryan Cole (lcole]

When I read yesterdays's exchange my first impulse was to put the email
in my trash.  I was uncomfortable with the energy in both the query and
with the responses.

But the exchange stayed with me.  Even on this list sometimes people say
hurtful things and I am sure they don't always mean them to be hurtful. 
While yesterday's exchange is not exactly flaming, it seems to share
some traits Flaming has a technical name, the “online disinhibition
effect,” which psychologists apply to the many ways people behave with
less restraint in cyberspace.

Here is a link to an article people might find helpful
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/20/health/psychology/20essa.html?emc=eta1


Liz

Liz Ryan Cole
Pinnacle Project
Lyme, NH

Where a killing frost is late in coming so our brussel sprouts are still
in the garden
and our summer hospitality business is looking pretty full already for
next year