Title: Online Etiquette Nettiquette
1Online EtiquetteNettiquette
- What you should and should not do on the Internet
2Compose 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
3Make 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
4Sign your name and tell where you are from.
- Some email addresses do not say who it is from
Mountaineer89_at_hotmail.com
5Always restate the question that you are
answering.
6Always acknowledge that you have received
important mail.
7Delete 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.
8Don't send personal messages to public areas.
- Forums
- ListServs
- Blogs
- Wikis
9Sending Attached files
- When sending a file, give as much information as
possible - Type of file (Microsoft Word)
- Contents (Conference evaluation form)
10Private email is informal, so tolerate errors.
11Public messages are "showcases".
- ListServ, Forum, Blog and Wiki messages should be
proofread and edited.
12Don't publicly criticize (or "flame") others.
- If you have a problem with someone, handle it
one-on -one, not in front of a group
13Protect others' privacy.
- Mail sent to you was meant for you, do not
forward on to others or groups
14Don't be vulgar or offensive.
- In many cases, this could come under harrasssment
15Dont send sensitive material electronically
- Dont send anything you would not want to appear
on the cover of your hometown newspaper or 1100
oclock news
16You can not control when mail is read
- Murphys law
- Mail will be read at the most inopportune time.
17Electronic 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.
18Emoticons
- Unofficial Smilie DictionaryGuy Kawasaki
19Emoticons
- 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.
20Emoticons
- The smiley can also wink -)
21Emoticons
22Facebook 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