13.16 :-? Thomas to Thomas' introDear all, ....slightly overwhelmed by the flood of contributions.... This allows me to launch my next attack: 1. WebTycho is not supporting full threading. You, as a class, have practically opted against my propositions to include the thread number of the target message in the header (see WebTycho Main topic 'Some conventions') because it is too cumbersome. Many of you have furthermore abandoned to include the name of the author of the message you want to address. This means I am completely lost who speaks to whom. May be all just shout out of the window. 2. There is one reason which made me thought that this form of communication has an advantage: it is well documented and thus facilitates reflection. But as we observe here most shout out of the window saying what they want to say without being much concerned what was already said in the discussion. But let us consider the case they do relate to another message it is the message just open before pressing the respond button. What does that mean? It means that on online discussion is a process without memory (my mathematical metaphor for that is that online discussions have a Markov chain property). While in traditional debates the whole line of argument impinges on what you want to say, here it is (at best) only the last message which you will relate to in your answer. A cacophony of voices, since all can speak at the same time! A process without memory since it is at best the last message I take into account. And, by the way where to post this one? Kind regards Thomas
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