Are there Parkinson laws for the era of electronic communications?

Probably almost everyone read the Parkinson Laws , which describe some of the laws of the work of bureaucratic organizations.

Parkinson’s book was written before mailing lists, forums, and email as the primary medium of communication. The question is: do you know similar works describing the action of the bureaucracy in modern conditions? Or you can share any observations?


For example, P. says that “offices or committees with more than 21 members lose their real power.” Does this mean that on mailing lists with so many subscribers, decisions cannot be made? On the one hand, the mentioned P. restrictions on the size of the table or quorum at meetings do not exist in the email newsletters. On the other hand, experience shows that decisions are usually made by a small group of individuals. But can they still do it on the public mailing list? How many read members can there be in the “committee”?
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Another example - this is written in P. that moving to the nominal building ends with the death of the institution. Does this rule apply to websites?

Or, are “parrotism, intimidation, zaputism and oputiizm” still being used directly in the forums and in email?

Finally, the most practical questions:

* How many messages in the email discussion can we confidently conclude that the parties in this discussion will not come to any decision?

* When is it better to send a letter so that it [is not] read thoughtfully? In the morning, in the afternoon, deep at night?