“My research in to the sex dynamics of online conversation discussion boards unearthed that males are far more adversarial, and also to tolerate contentious debate, significantly more than women, ” said Susan Herring to a reporter from Discovery Information. “Women, in comparison, will be more courteous and supportive, in addition to less that is assertive (they) are usually switched off by contentiousness, and may even avoid online surroundings they perceive as contentious. (more…)