Chad Cooper wrote:
>
> I ran this on some messages for a self-help list I subscribe to. I found
> that in almost every case, it resolved the messages as female. This list is
> characteristic in that little confrontation occurs between members, even
> when a post is decidely aggressive. However, a sampling of the Brin list
> was consistent with the genie index was detecting. I don't really know what
> this means, but one could posit that there is a relationship between
> confrontation and a lists "masculinity".
>
> This could be an interesting metric for Nick's research into Internet
> Communication - perhaps creating a confrontation index based upon a lists
> masculinity or feminity tendencies.
Or it might not be so much "masculine" and "feminine" as other pairs of
opposite attributes.
I get wary about assigning attributes on the basis of gender.
(Something about being a little off the mark on a few things that way,
but not wanting my femininity questioned.)
Julia
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