R U Netiquettically Correct?

Rules and Safety on the Internet

By:San Artis

What is Netiquette?

According to http://www.netdictionary, netiquette simply refers to our behavior the internet.

Netiquette Rules

DO DON’T “Rule 1: Remember the Human Rule 2: Adhere to the same stan

dards of behavior online that you follow in real life

Rule 3: Know where you are in cyberspace

Rule 4: Respect other people's time and bandwidth

Rule 5: Make yourself look good online

Rule 6: Share expert knowledge Rule 7: Help keep flame wars un

der control

Rule 8: Respect other people's privacy

Rule 9: Don't abuse your power Rule 10: Be forgiving of other pe

ople's mistakes

 

(1) Rule 1: “ DON'T include the entire contents of a previous posting in your reply.

(2) Rule 2: DON'T reply to a point in a posting without quoting or paraphrasing what you're responding to and who said it. Reason: a dozen postings may occur between the original message and your reply. At some sites your reply may arrive before the original does.

(3) Rule 3: DON'T send a message saying, "Why doesn't anybody say anything about X?" or "Who wants to talk about X?“

(4) Rule 4: DON'T send lines longer than 70 characters. This is a kindness.

(5) Rule 5: DON'T SEND A MESSAGE IN ALL CAPS.(6) Rule 6: DON'T betray confidences(7) Rule 7: DON'T make statements which can be interpreted as

official positions of your organization or offers to do business(8) Rule 8: DON'T rely on the ability of your readers to tell the

difference between serious statements and satire or sarcasm. (9) Rule 9: DON'T put a huge signature at the bottom of your

messages.(10) Rule 10: DON'T put a huge signature at the bottom of your

messages.

Copyright

Webster defines copyright as the sole right to sell publish, or distribute a literary or artistic work.

Fair Use

Fair use is a doctrine that protects the copyrighter from others who may use his work for profit. This doctrine allows others to use the material without having permission.

Copyright and Fair Use

Copyright and fair use work together. Fair use allows non copyrighters to used material for purposes that are not for profit. Music is different. The music can be shared after it has been purchased but piracy is not legal. So, duplicating CDs for profit is a misuse of the fair use doctrine.

Plagiarism

According to Webster, plagiarism is the act of using someone else’s ideas or writings as one’s own.

Plagiarism can be avoided by giving proper credit to the original writers and by giving credit for other’s ideas.

Plagiarism and Technology

Technology has made it easier for teachers to detect plagiarism. One particular tool of note is turnitin.com. Teachers can use this website to check for duplications in assignments.

Safety on the Internet

Identity Theft—”theft of personal information: theft of personal information such as somebody's credit card details”

(http://www.bing.com/Dictionary/search?q=define+identity+theft)

Reputation Management

According to google.com, reputation management is the process of identifying what other people are saying or feeling about you or your business; and taking steps to ensure that the general consensus is in line with your goals.

Passwords

dictionary.reference.com/browse/password

defines password as a secret word or expression used by authorized persons to prove their right to access, information, etc.

Cyberbullying

The use of technology to threaten, insult, or harass.

Cyberstalking

Is defined as threatening behavior or unwanted advances directed at another using the Internet and other forms of online and computer communications.

(http://www.ncvc.org/ncvc/main.aspx?dbName=DocumentViewer&DocumentID=32458#1)

Safety on Your Computer

A computer virus, according to Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, is "a computer program usually hidden within another seemingly innocuous program that produces copies of itself and inserts them into other programs or files, and that usually performs a malicious action.”

(http://kb.iu.edu/data/aehm.html)

Safety Contd.

“Phishing is a fraudulent attempt, usually made through email, to steal personal information.”

(http://www.phishtank.com/what _is_phishing.php)

 

Safety Contd.

“Trojan horse is a program that does something undocumented which the programmer intended, but that the user would not approve of if he or she knew about it. According to some people, a virus is a particular case of a Trojan horse, namely one which is able to spread to other programs”

Safety Contd.

“Worms are computer programs that replicate functional copies of themselves (usually to other computer systems via network connections) and often, but not always, contain some functionality that will interfere with the normal use of a computer or a program. The difference is that unlike viruses, worms exist as separate entities; they do not attach themselves to other files or programs. Because of their similarity to viruses, worms are often also referred to as viruses. “

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