online etiquette nettiquette what you should and should not do on the internet
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Online EtiquetteNettiquette
What you should and should not do on the Internet
Compose important email off line.
• For important email, create it in your word processor and SAVE it so you have an original.
• Use Copy/Paste or attach to email
Make your "subject" as descriptive as
possible.• The subject is your title for your mail, it
may be deleted unread if it has a poor Subject
Sign your name and tell where you are from.
• Some email addresses do not say who it is from [email protected]
Always restate the question that you are
answering.
Always acknowledge that you have received
important mail.
Delete your email once you have read it.
• Mail that is undeleted takes up space on the server.
• Some servers also save Sent Mail-it should be deleted too.
Don't send personal messages to public
areas.• Forums• ListServs• Blogs• Wikis
Sending Attached files
• When sending a file, give as much information as possible: – Type of file (Microsoft Word)– Contents (Conference evaluation
form)
Private email is informal, so tolerate errors.
Public messages are "showcases".
• ListServ, Forum, Blog and Wiki messages should be proofread and edited.
Don't publicly criticize (or "flame") others.
• If you have a problem with someone, handle it one-on -one, not in front of a group
Protect others' privacy.
• Mail sent to you was meant for you, do not forward on to others or groups
Don't be vulgar or offensive.
• In many cases, this could come under harrasssment
Don’t send sensitive material electronically
• Don’t send anything you would not want to appear on the cover of your hometown newspaper or 11:00 o’clock news
You can not control when mail is read
• Murphy’s law
• Mail will be read at the most inopportune time.
Electronic text is devoid of any context
clues• Be careful when try to convey
shades of irony, sarcasm, or harmless humor, it may not be read that way.
Emoticons
• Unofficial Smilie DictionaryGuy Kawasaki
Emoticons
• The basic unit is: :-)
• the "smiley", a standard smiling face. In context, this can mean "I'm happy to hear from you", or other pleasantries.
Emoticons
• The smiley can also wink: ;-)
Emoticons
• or frown::-(
Facebook and other social networking sites for students
• Recommendations from Mendi Benigni based on Ivester, M. lol.omg what every student needs to know about online reputation management, digital citizenship and cyber bullying. Reno, NV: Serra Knight Publishing, 2011. 160. Print. http://goo.gl/1N29v