What word would you use to describe communication in DU's forums?

[mix]

[MorningGlow]

1. Other

A picture is worth a thousand words:

[GreenPartyVoter]

5. *snarf*

[Bertha Venation]

12. + 1

:rofl:

[Debi]

2. I'm sorry, But TOTALLY MESSED UP is more than one word

x(

[mix]

3. that deserves an explanation

:D

[Debi]

4. Opaque is probably most appropriate

But then you would have understood what I wrote :7

[pokerfan]

6. A pack of Howler monkeys?

[mix]

14. the craziest monkeys i ever saw were in paris

their confinement had clearly driven them mad

[1gobluedem]

7. Other

[Robb]

8. ...

[mix]

10. twixt a child and a pony, i like that

i will mark you down as opaque
:+

[Moondog]

9. FUBAR sometimes, sometimes clear enough.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

11. The inability to read people's body language

and hear any inflection in the words we read make communication via the internet...not just DU...a challenge.

There's also a tendency for some people to post the same way they probably drive...with total disregard for others.

[mix]

13. the absence of face-to-face communication makes it hard too n/t

[GoddessOfGuinness]

16. It's true...

Sometimes when you're talking with someone, you can get a sense of whether the subject is touchy for them...or they can change the subject should the need arise.

[mix]

17. it would be interesting to have live feeds of ourselves at our computers

while posting at DU...that sort of sounds creepy actually...bad idea

[GoddessOfGuinness]

18. Some things would be creepy, but others could be good.

[graywarrior]

15. Talking to one's self

[KitchenWitch]

19. These days? Banal

[mix]

20. How so?

The topics discussed--too much trivia, celebrity, and pop culture? Or the depth of political discussion?

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

23. banal would be a vast

improvement

[Inchworm]

21. My word is delayed

Whether it is following a drama piece and the fact that I read slow.. or the way time stands still while awaiting a PM.. the word is delayed.

:hi:

[mix]

22. that delay

is a particular type of temporality associated with the internet in general...it teaches patience (i suppose)