Subject: Re: "Who Told You How?": A Sociology of Email
Date: Wed, 16 May 2001 18:43:19 -0500


I'm guessing that summer and holiday breaks are also part of the cycle.


- Debbie

On Wednesday 16 May 2001 18:12, you wrote:
> Mark writes:
>
> <>
>
> It has, actually. If you're long on time and feeling particularly
> stouthearted, check the archives. Indeed, what's funny about this list is
> that there's almost no activity for months, then there's a flurry of posts
> sparked because someone asks a basic question which flares up into a
> firefight, and it all ends when someone asks about "the sociology of email
> lists." I agree with you that the "roles" available to participants in an
> email list are relatively static, but this list is relatively novel in that
> the usual "cycle of flames" usually ends with a call to refexivity (which
> usually has the effect of killing off all list activity for the foreseeable
> future).
>
> Andrew Haggerty
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