Etiquette...or netiquette?
Today we
are going to talk about the Rules of Netiquette.
What is
Netiquette? What does it mean? Do we need it? And why?
You can’t.
You should.
You must.
Never…
Always…
These are
the kind of declarative statements that Internet users love to make about how
to behave online. No surprise, then, that the do’s and don’ts of online
conversation got codified early on in what was soon known as “netiquette”. The
term netiquette, attributed to Apple’s Chuq von Rosbach, first appeared in
1983.
So
netiquette refers to Internet etiquette. This simply means the use of good
manners in online communication such as e-mail, forums, blogs, and social
networking sites to name a few. It is important to use netiquette because
communication online is non-verbal.
Here are some rules of netiquette:
1. Put all items in an appropriate group.
Don’t abuse your
network – Use your network the right way. Don’t post how your day is going to
your network all day long. It’s unprofessional and quite frankly, unnecessary.
If you must post something, post something of significance that your network
can actually use, like a great social media link you just found or some sort of
tip, advice or quote you find significant.
2. Read followups.
If someone asks you a
question don’t ignore them. If they are trying to strike conversation respond
back to them because that is how you become a good social media user. If you
have been doing this for a while remember that you were there once in those
shoes when you were trying to get going.
3. Don’t be rude or abusive.
Don’t try to ruin
everyone else’s online experience because you don’t have any friends in real
life.
4. Avoid sarcasm and facetious remarks.
Treat others how you
want to be treated.
5. Invite with care.
Don’t send friends
invitations without a proper introduction – they don’t know who you are in most
cases and they shouldn’t guess.
6. What you post online stays online forever.
We post photos,
remarks, location updates and similar content, which we think is fine because
we use an anonymous username on a small niche forum. But niche forums are also
indexed by search results, and if you reuse the username, other people can
start to connect the dots.
7. Know where you are in cyberspace.
What you text to a
friend may not be appropriate in an email to a classmate or colleague.
Follow these rules and you will be a happy user
of the Internet!
What rules do you know? Let me know in the
comments?
Thank you for reading, stay tuned!
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By CAMOMILE
Hello! I think that your post is very informative and contains great information about how we need to behave online!
ОтветитьУдалитьThank you so much! Hope everyone will follow these rules!