Good uses of Netiquette
Netiquette is a great tool for anyone that uses the internet. Netiquette is important to know when sending emails or when chatting in descussion groups. There are ten core rules. Two rules that I strongly believe in is rule one: Remember the human and rule seven: Help keep flame wars under control. These rules are important ones due to the fact that people say nasty things to each other online.
Remember the human
Do unto others as you’d have others do unto you
The rule Remember the human states that people cannot see your facial expressions, see your gestures or hear your tone of voice. They can’t tell if you are being serious or just kidding around. All you have is your words and they can be easily misinterpreted. People take things the opposite way of what you really meant. If you are wondering if what you said is appropriate, ask yourself would you say that to the persons face. I have had a personal experience where I should have used the rule. I was talking to a friend of mine and i said something he misinterpreted and got very angry with me. I tried explaining to him what i said was sarcastic but he would not listen. We are not friends anymore. If I had known the rules of netiquette we might still be friends.
Keep flame wars under control
Flaming is when people express their strongly held opinions without holding back emotions. Flame wars sometimes cannot be avoided and can be a lot of fun to read. Heated discussions are part of our civilization. Netiquette does forbid flame wars to drag on and ruin discussion boards. They are entertaining in the start but get very boring. They ruin groups for people that actually want to share their views.
If you are interested in reading about netiquette and seeing all the rules, they are located on Albion.
