From: Platt Holden (pholden@sc.rr.com)
Date: Sat Feb 14 2004 - 17:13:03 GMT
All:
> 13 Feb. Wim Nusselder wrote:
>
> > Well if you really want to hear from me, even if I am not
> > interested... (as your wrote 12 Feb 2004 23:05:29 +0000): I much
> > prefer e-mail (in English, which is not my mother-tongue, even if my
> > working environment -the European Cultural Foundation- is partly English
> > and I do speak and write it rather fluently) to chatting, phoning or
> > other direct means of discussion. I prefer to prepare my contributions to
> > a discussion at times that are most convenient to me and to be able to
> > take the time to look things up and to think a bit longer before I write
> > some things. (The last I also have in Dutch.) You don't have to reply
> > immediately when you e-mail (which -potentially- allows for a higher
> > quality discussion) and there is less superficial, 'small talk' necessary
> > to keep the contact open, so it can be more efficient.
>
> I agree most vehemently with Wim here, this is as philosophy
> discussion and supposed to be based on (some) thinking, not
> mere chatting.
> Bo
I agree with Bo and Wim. Chatting is not for me.
Platt
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