Netiquette rules

Word netiquete  consists of 2 parts – Net and the etiquette.So, here is the list of the rules that everybody should follow in the internet while communicating with other people. The main point here is that internet is  faceless. When you talk to somebody u don’t know who is there – man or woman, professor or 14-years-old guy. Well, sometimes you think you know but you cant be 100% sure, right? So here is some basic rules of the netiquette.

• Rule 1: Remember the human
• Rule 2: Adhere to the same standards of behavior online…
• 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 under control
• Rule 8: Respect other people’s privacy
• Rule 9: Don’t abuse your power
• Rule 10: Be forgiving of other people’s mistakes

I took these rules from the book Netiquette by Virgina Shea where she describes all these rules. I will discuss just a few of them using my personal web experience.

Rule 8: Respect other people’s privacy

Privacy is one of the main rules in the internet. Now, we do a lot of things in the internet – e-mails, banking, shopping, and hundreds of others every-day actions. Nobody wants they bank account stolen, right?  I definitely agree with this rule.

Couple years ago I had a nice short easy-to-memorize ICQ number that i used to chat with my friends. Once, i woke up and tried to login to the ICQ. But I couldn’t. Somebody stole my account and changed the password. I lost my contacts, important information, such as passwords for my e-mail, etc. I was VERY frustrated. I had to change all the passwords on all my internet accounts (e-mail, facebook, bank, etc.).

Morale of this story is that if you dont want your e-mail stolen or reading by other people why should you do this? Respect others privacy and NEVER break this rule.

Rule 9: Don’t abuse your power

You are the super secret agent specialized in the network hacking? Or a system administrator having access to the all account in your company intranet? Well, there is no neccessity to show to other people that you are super-good in the internet and can make them shut up in 156 different ways.  Remember, if you are good, there is always somebody who is better than you.

Copuple years ago i was a forum moderator moderating messages from other users on the forum. i had an opportunity to delete messages and even ban users. When i’ve started to work on tihs forum i’ve understood that with big power come a big responsibility for every action that you did. Always remember it and do not abuse your power.

Morale: if you are good in something and you have a lot of power in the Internet remember, there is ALWAYS somebody who is better than you. Respect other people.

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