Question and this is on internet chatting etiquette

[Nici]

What is an appropriate amount of time between responses; is it the same or different than in person? Why/why not?

I am a communicator, very much a face-to-face person navigating our digital world here and I am curious. Is anyone seeing digital communication the same as in-person communication? Or, is it in a bubble of its own?

When I communicate here, it feels like it’s on crack: an interview of questions, jumping through boundaries quickly, if not actively maintained. In person, it is face-to-face and easier to have boundaries respected.

And that led me to another question, which I asked already, about greeting one another. (You can find it in the General discussion to see the answers I received.)

I am still thinking about my above questions. So, what are your thoughts? And do you men see it differently than women?

I look forward to seeing how others feel about communication. 🙂

[Dave]

Nici, good question. I think the answer is it depends. Is it a 1st message, or from someone you are interested in, or maybe from someone you aren’t likely to meet IRL. I’m sure women get way more messages here than men, since we outnumber you, & I imagine there are messages you get from people far away and that diminishes your interest.

I think courtesy would say respond politely to all messages, as long as they are respectful, in a timely manner. But I’m sure those you have met or are friendly with get to the top of your list.

[Emily]

I don’t think there is a one size fits all to response time in online dialogue. Frankly, I think it would be stupid to expect a response time of one you might expect from an in person conversation.

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