Netiquette: “The Golden Rule of the Internet”
By definition, netiquette means the set of online social skills that enable us to work together on the Internet in a pleasant, civil matter.
If you think about it, if it is good for you to always apply good etiquette in life – specifically towards other people, why wouldn’t you always apply it to the Internet as well when you are digitally interacting with people?
4 Basic Rules of Netiquette:
- Help the newbies. (Newbies are newcomers, those who are just getting used to social media websites, e-mail, etc.)
- Research before asking. (Sometimes what you are going to ask may be right in front of you in the e-mail or on the Web site you are accessing)
- Remember emotion. (Do not use all CAPS, to the reader it may come off as you yelling and offend them.)
- People aren’t organizations. (Keep in mind what you are saying and remember to not just send an e-mail to a person treating them as if they were a robot. They are real people.)
Make sure to not fall victim to “trolling.” Trolling simply means the act of posting of a message highly off-topic or otherwise used to start controversy online.
Also, as harmful as it can be to state something especially rude to say something outrageously insulting to somebody in person, the same applies to the internet. This is known as “Flaming.”
Be sure to check out the YouTube clip on Netiquette for more information! Netiquette YouTube
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