Knowledge and understanding of netiquette is useful because
1. it creates a positive impression
2. it explains the technical limitations of online communications.
3. it explains the conventions already used online
What does the acronym F.A.Q stand for?
Frequently Asked Questions
It is OK to forward or post an email message that you received if...
... the author of the message has given you permission to forward or post it.
Typing in all capitals in electronic communications means:
you are shouting.
Before posting to a discussion group you should
read the FAQ.
find the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) document.
read some of the existing posts to get an idea of the tone and character of the group.
The phrase "lurk before you leap" means
familiarize yourself with a discussion group before actively participating.
A flame is
a post or email message that expresses a strong opinion or criticism.
What is Netiquette?
The correct or acceptable way of using the Internet. How to act, behave, and interact while in the Web.
The appropriate content for email messages includes
anything you wouldn't mind...having subpoenaed as part of a court proceeding... seeing on the evening news...your grandmother seeing.
Forward means...
To resend an email, previously authorized.
The Golden Rule of Netiquette is
remember the human!
Copyright means...
intellectual-property. You are the author or owner. Permission of the owner.
Why is Netiquette important?
Because it tells who you are in real person. Also, there are other people such as your friends, relatives, elders who are using the Internet.
When to include a subject line in an e-mail?
Always and in all e-mail messages you write!
Spamming is very poor Netiquette and means
posting or emailing unsolicited advertising messages to a wide audience.
What a chain letter is?
Letters which promise a phenomenal return on a small effort. Information that is not useful or fake.