NETIQUETTE
Cards (17)
- internet etiquette
- a set of rules for behaving properly online
- easily misinterpreted because writing lacks tone of voice, intonation, and body language
- project professionalism
- positive online relationships and develops positive online reputation
- 10 core rules of netiquette
- “lurk before you leap”
- information-carrying capacity of wires and channels ; storage capacity of a host system
- bandwidth: information-carrying capacity of wires and channels ; storage capacity of a host system, especially useful rule for discussion groups
- take advantage of your anonymity. you won’t be judged on your physical appearance, but on the quality of your writing
- big words ____ ____ ____
- sharing knowledge is a net tradition. the reason why asking questions online works is because a lot of knowledgeable people are reading the questions
- what people do when they express strongly held opinion without holding back any emotion
- flaming is not forbidden, but perpetuating flame wars is. a series of angry letters from two or three people can change the tone of a discussion group. it can alienate other members and is an unfair monopolization of bandwidth
- reading other people’s emails, sharing of private and personal information without due permission, malicious disclosure is not just an invasion of privacy, it might also be illegal.
- knowing more than others, or having more power than they do, does not give you the right to take advantage of them
- if you see someone make a mistake, be kind. you can point out the mistake politely—privately or publicly