When posting messages to GCCMail, please refrain from making
statements that can be construed as an attack on another club member. The
fastest way to kill off an internet information and discussion list is to
condone this type of behavior. We have not invented something new here;
this has been a problem since the advent of the internet.
I’ll be checking all GCCMail messages for the next few
days before they go out to make sure that they do not contain personal attacks.
Roger Pierce
List Manager
GCCMail at gccfla.org
From Wikipedia:
“A flame war is a series of flaming messages in
electronic discussion groups such as usenet, mailing lists or internet forums. There
are a number of characteristics of electronic communication which have been
cited as being conducive to flame wars. Electronic communications do not easily
transmit facial expressions or voice intonations which may serve to moderate
the tone of a message. (However, some users may add on 'smileys' (e.g. ;) ) to
lessen the sting of a negative post, or to clarify the meaning behind a post.) Also,
there is typically a lag time between the time a message is transmitted and the
time a reply is read. These two characteristics can cause a "positive
feedback loop" in which the emotional intensity of an electronic exchange
increases to extremely high levels. Many times, the intent of a message is
misunderstood, causing an unintentional flame war. These tend to escalate and
worsen very quickly, sometimes causing the topic in which the reply is
submitted to be closed, or "locked".”
