netiquette good manners on the net
"Good netiquette involves respecting others' privacy and not doing anything online
that will annoy or frustrate other people." http://techterms.com/definition/netiquette
that will annoy or frustrate other people." http://techterms.com/definition/netiquette
Tips to successful communication online
Do not use all capital letters which is the equivalent of SHOUTING! Never read someone’s private e-mail. Keep messages brief using proper grammar and spelling. Be polite. Be kind. Avoid offensive language. Think twice and avoid sending or posting flames( abusive or insulting messages). Do not participate in flame wars -which are exchanges of flames. Avoid sending spam- which is the Internet’s version of junk mail Be careful when using sarcasm and humour, as it is very hard to determine tone in a written text. It can be helpful to use emoticons to express emotion. Popular emoticons include: ☺ , :) Smile :( Frown :| Indifference :\ Undecided :o Surprised When trying to minimise character usage, e.g., micro-blogging you can use abbreviations and acronyms for phrases such as: BTW by the way FYI for your information FWIW for what it’s worth IMHO in my humble opinion TTFN ta ta for now (pá, pá) TYVM thank you very much |