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Re: Pecking orders are feminine, insults on Usenet
Posted:
Jun 29, 2004 5:19 AM
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In article <3c65f87.0406280712.264880fb@posting.google.com>,
jstevh@msn.com (James Harris) wrote:
>One of the things that I've thought about over the years is how odd it
>is that on sci.math and sci.physics there is a reliance on insults to
>try and establish a social hierarchy--a pecking order.
<snip>
>That behavior is not guy behavior.
<snort> We had to reserve the initial three meetings of a new
project just so the "guys" could get their pecking orders
established. It's also known as territorial imperative.
After three meetings, you can tell who is top and bottom because
that's how they sit at the table.
> .. Guys just don't get that excited
>to track at some person like that so obsessively, especially when
>there's nothing important involved. Throw in sex or sports or money,
>and yeah, guys can get very obsessive, but math?
>
>I'm all for more masculine behavior on Usenet. More objective
>arguments.
<double-snort>
<snip>
/BAH
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