| October 1996 | http://www.december.com/cmc/mag/1996/oct/mengad.html |
Feeling Between the Lines, by Joyce Menges
Appendix D - Tally of the final Vote for
Nominal Groups
| Sunday, March 24, 1996 (MOO) | Wednesday, April 10, 1996 (IRC) |
| 1. choice of words [1.56] | 1. emoticons [2] |
| 2. emote verbs [2.2] | 2. asterisks [2.2] |
| 3. use of punctuation [3.2] | 3. actions [2.8] |
| 4. pretending to do real things together [4] | 4. abbreviations [3.8] |
| 5. messages [4.2] | 5. caps [4.6] |
| 6. capitals [5.3] | 6. metaphors [4.8] |
| Sunday, March 31, 1996 (MOO) | Saturday, April 6, 1996 (IRC) |
| 1. emotes [1.33] | 1. emoticons [1.75] |
| 2. tone [3.16] | 2. words in * [2.75] |
| 3. verbs [3.67] | 3. hugs [3.75] |
| 4. specific text [3.67] | 3. emotionally charged phrases [3.75] |
| 5. directed says [4.33] | 5. actions [4] |
| 6. commanding statements [4.83] | 6. humor [5] |
Cumulative percentages were arrived at considering both frequency and rank order.
| Cumulative Results | |
|---|---|
| emotes (verbs or actions) | [25% of total votes - mean = 2.95] |
| choice of words | [25% of total votes - mean = 3.67] |
| use of punctuation | [12.5% of total votes - mean = 2.72] |
| emoticons | [8% of total votes - mean = 1.875 ] |
| use of capitals | [8% of total votes - mean = 4.95] |
| miscellaneous | [21% of total votes] |
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