The Necessity of Netiquette

I suppose I’m on a soapbox but I just deleted 151 emails, half of which seemed to be written by….well, I shall refrain myself.  Why do we think Netiquette is beneath us? 

Read excerpts from the book The Core Rules for Netiquette by Virginia Shea.

• Rule 1: Remember the Human

• Rule 2: Adhere to the same standards of behavior online that you follow in real life

• 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