At the height of the FINGER debate, one person quit the Msg-Group in disgust over the flaming. As with the Quasar debate, the FINGER controversy ended inconclusively. But both debates taught users greater lessons about the medium they were using. The speed of electronic mail promoted flaming, some said; anyone hot could shoot off a retort on the spot, and without the moderating factor of having to look the target in the eye.
