(June 30, 2011 at 7:11 pm)DaveD Wrote: Forums like this have many advantages over other forms of communication, but one disadvantage is the lack of tone of voice or non-verbal signals, so a lot of nuance can be lost between thinking our thoughts and the words appearing on the screen. This is especially true of a contentious subject such as this one.
No offence was intended, and none was taken. (Try thinking of me as a sarcastic bastard; that should help!)
Being the resident absurdist, I find sarcasm to be a great quality in a person. And you are correct, tone of voice is missing in a typed message. Voice tone is VERY important in social interaction...then again, my favorite saying on the job site today was "Dont look at me with that tone of voice"... so your post got a good chuckle out of me.
