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On 2006-12-02, Thomas Fjellstrom <tfjellstrom@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Saturday 02 December 2006 5:44 pm, Peter Wang wrote:
> >
> > Definitely. However, we could try coordinating some sort of voice
> > meeting online (say, with Skype) if people are interested.
>
> How would arguing on the phone be any better than on some real time chat
> medium?
I've never tried it, so I'm not sure. But I guess the advantages are
that people can generally speak faster than they can type, and they can
er and um to indicate they are still thinking, rather than have someone
butt in while they're formulating a reply (leading to rushed replies,
misunderstandings and general mayhem).
Peter