I completely disagree. Listening to people is paramount, but the subject of the conversation is the code in review. If you are paying more attention to the co

I completely disagree. Listening to people is paramount, but the subject of the conversation is the code in review. If you are paying more attention to the communication than the code you have lost focus and are reviewing communication opposed to code. I have been through this when people get hostile or defensive. They make their communication more important than the code. I don't have to deal with any of that online. As a project maintainer if somebody is being hostile I have several ways to deal with them from a command perspective. If I am a contributor and the project maintainer is being hostile then I simply won't contribute to that project. Also, online there is the convenience of time. You can take as long as you need to draft a proper well thought out response. Speed of thought in offline communication can cloud judgement and impose emotional distractions.