Phone phobia - Revision history

Woozle at 19:49, 3 June 2022

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	* '''Forums''':		* '''Forums''':
	** [[Talk:Phone-phobia\|Hypertwins Phone Phobia Forum]].		** [[Talk:Phone-phobia\|Hypertwins Phone Phobia Forum]] (read-only for now).
	** <s>[http://telephobia.ning.com/ Ning telephobia network]</s> (created 2008-03-09 by Woozle; decommissioned 2013)		** <s>[http://telephobia.ning.com/ Ning telephobia network]</s> (created 2008-03-09 by Woozle; decommissioned 2013)
	* {{yp\|phone phobia}} at HTYP (wiki)		* {{yp\|phone phobia}} at HTYP (wiki)

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	* Phone calls often require talking to several different people first, and waiting on hold, before you get to the person you actually want to speak with. This is annoying and time-consuming.		* Phone calls often require talking to several different people first, and waiting on hold, before you get to the person you actually want to speak with. This is annoying and time-consuming.
	==Links==		==Links==
			* '''2018-06-02''' [https://mobile.slashdot.org/story/18/06/02/0645252/why-no-one-answers-their-phone-anymore Why No One Answers Their Phone Anymore]: good riddance
	* '''2017-01-04''' [https://www.inc.com/john-brandon/why-millennials-dont-like-to-make-phone-calls.html Why Millennials Don't Like to Make Phone Calls]: apparently we have a somewhat millennial approach to tech in general...		* '''2017-01-04''' [https://www.inc.com/john-brandon/why-millennials-dont-like-to-make-phone-calls.html Why Millennials Don't Like to Make Phone Calls]: apparently we have a somewhat millennial approach to tech in general...
	* '''2013-08-28''' [http://freethoughtblogs.com/blaghag/2013/08/why-are-you-calling-my-texting-device/ Why are you calling my texting device?]		* '''2013-08-28''' [http://freethoughtblogs.com/blaghag/2013/08/why-are-you-calling-my-texting-device/ Why are you calling my texting device?]
	* {{wikipedia\|Telephone phobia}}		* {{wikipedia\|Telephone phobia}}

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	[[Category:Issues\|Phone phobia]]		[[Category:Issues\|Phone phobia]]

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	* Phone calls often require talking to several different people first, and waiting on hold, before you get to the person you actually want to speak with. This is annoying and time-consuming.		* Phone calls often require talking to several different people first, and waiting on hold, before you get to the person you actually want to speak with. This is annoying and time-consuming.
	==Links==		==Links==
			* '''2017-01-04''' [https://www.inc.com/john-brandon/why-millennials-dont-like-to-make-phone-calls.html Why Millennials Don't Like to Make Phone Calls]: apparently we have a somewhat millennial approach to tech in general...
	* '''2013-08-28''' [http://freethoughtblogs.com/blaghag/2013/08/why-are-you-calling-my-texting-device/ Why are you calling my texting device?]		* '''2013-08-28''' [http://freethoughtblogs.com/blaghag/2013/08/why-are-you-calling-my-texting-device/ Why are you calling my texting device?]
	* {{wikipedia\|Telephone phobia}}		* {{wikipedia\|Telephone phobia}}

			[[Category:Issues\|Phone phobia]]

Woozle: Woozle moved page Phone-phobia to Phone phobia over redirect: decided hyphenation was wrong

2013-09-01T22:32:54Z

Woozle moved page Phone-phobia to Phone phobia over redirect: decided hyphenation was wrong

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Woozle: moving page; also, moved denial dude up higher

2013-09-01T22:32:20Z

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	==About==		==About==
	[[File:Telephobia.fullsize.logo-crop.png\|100px\|left]][[Phone-phobia]] ~~(alternate keywords: '''phonephobia''', '''telephobia'''),~~ is a {{yp\|psychological}} condition in which one experiences extreme fear or avoidance of using the telephone. The fear may be more intense with regard to either making or receiving phone calls; in the latter case, it can intensify to the point where the phone-phobic is afraid even to listen to voice-mail (answering machine) messages.		[[File:Telephobia.fullsize.logo-crop.png\|100px\|left]][[Phone phobia]] is a {{yp\|psychological}} condition in which one experiences extreme fear or avoidance of using the telephone. The fear may be more intense with regard to either making or receiving phone calls; in the latter case, it can intensify to the point where the phone-phobic is afraid even to listen to voice-mail (answering machine) messages.

			'''Aliases''': [[phonephobia]], [[phone-phobia]], [[telephobia]]
	<br clear=both>		<br clear=both>
	==Discussion / Forums==		==Discussion / Forums==
			[[File:Phone phobia denial dude.jpg\|right\|300px]]
	* '''Forums''':		* '''Forums''':
	** [[Talk:Phone-phobia\|Hypertwins Phone Phobia Forum]].		** [[Talk:Phone-phobia\|Hypertwins Phone Phobia Forum]].
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	* Fear of stuttering.		* Fear of stuttering.
	* Fear of appearing boring. On the internet, you can take your time to respond in a creative way. On the phone, no time to think and sometimes you run out of things to say at all, and the silence is terrifying.		* Fear of appearing boring. On the internet, you can take your time to respond in a creative way. On the phone, no time to think and sometimes you run out of things to say at all, and the silence is terrifying.
	~~[[File:Phone phobia denial dude.jpg\|right\|300px]]~~
	==Obstacles==		==Obstacles==
	'''Practical obstacles''' which can contribute to avoidance of making calls:		'''Practical obstacles''' which can contribute to avoidance of making calls:

Woozle: links

2013-08-31T21:17:26Z

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	* A successful phone call requires calling at the same time the other person is available to take the call (unless they have voicemail... but the mental preparation required to have a phone conversation is not the same as the mental preparation required for leaving a message, and there is usually no way to know in advance which it will be).		* A successful phone call requires calling at the same time the other person is available to take the call (unless they have voicemail... but the mental preparation required to have a phone conversation is not the same as the mental preparation required for leaving a message, and there is usually no way to know in advance which it will be).
	* Phone calls often require talking to several different people first, and waiting on hold, before you get to the person you actually want to speak with. This is annoying and time-consuming.		* Phone calls often require talking to several different people first, and waiting on hold, before you get to the person you actually want to speak with. This is annoying and time-consuming.
			==Links==
			* '''2013-08-28''' [http://freethoughtblogs.com/blaghag/2013/08/why-are-you-calling-my-texting-device/ Why are you calling my texting device?]
			* {{wikipedia\|Telephone phobia}}

Woozle: Ning page decommissioned

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	* '''Forums''':		* '''Forums''':
	** [[Talk:Phone-phobia\|Hypertwins Phone Phobia Forum]].		** [[Talk:Phone-phobia\|Hypertwins Phone Phobia Forum]].
	** [http://telephobia.ning.com/ Ning telephobia network] (created 2008-03-09 by Woozle)		** <s>[http://telephobia.ning.com/ Ning telephobia network]</s> (created 2008-03-09 by Woozle; decommissioned 2013)
	* {{yp\|phone phobia}} at HTYP (wiki)		* {{yp\|phone phobia}} at HTYP (wiki)

Woozle: much tidying, after archiving the last of the loose comments here

2011-01-14T02:14:07Z

much tidying, after archiving the last of the loose comments here

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 Fear of appearing boring. On the internet, you can take your time to respond in a creative way. On the phone, no time to think and sometimes you run out of things to say at all, and the silence is terrifying.
 ==Related Wiki Pages==
 * {{yp|phone phobia}} at HTYP
-==Opinions==
+==TO BE ARCHIVED (in progress)==
 ===[[User:SpazBomB|SpazBomB]] 05:58, 16 Feb 2007 (CDT)===

Woozle: phone-phobia-denial dude (take 1)

2011-01-11T01:36:05Z

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	==Status==		==Status==
	'''2008-03-09''': I've created a "social network" on ning.com for Phone-Phobia discussion: http://telephobia.ning.com/ -- please feel free to join! It's for sufferers ''and'' supporters. --[[User:Woozle\|Woozle]] 12:12, 9 March 2008 (EDT)		'''2008-03-09''': I've created a "social network" on ning.com for Phone-Phobia discussion: http://telephobia.ning.com/ -- please feel free to join! It's for sufferers ''and'' supporters. --[[User:Woozle\|Woozle]] 12:12, 9 March 2008 (EDT)