Netiquette

Shea, V. (1998) The Core Rules of Netiquette (excerpts from her book, Netiquette) Retrieved January 27, 2004 from HYPERLINK http://www.albion.com/netiquette/corerules.html

This article is more a common sense article but it goes through 10 “netiquette” (manners) rules. I especially like the way it reminds you of the human. It is actual people that you are speaking to, taking information from, or giving information to. The article also used a bible verse that my parents always used while I was growing up, “do unto others as you would have others do unto you.” Teaching etiquette or “netiquette” is the key for education today. A few examples of what the article mentioned was how things can be misinterpreted. Everything is recorded somewhere such as e-mails and IM’s. Tone is crucial in conversation and it is close to nonexistent in the technology world (causing the misinterpretation). Words can always be twisted.

The article and it seems every audio/video (DVD, VHS, CD and CD-ROM) advertisement ask that you pay for all software. I know when you watch a DVD, there is the anti piracy commercial that starts out, “you wouldn’t steal a car…” and it continues on in this manner. Netiquette is paying for what you use. Teaching right or wrong with appropriate behaviors and actions dealing with the computer world is one of the most important things that need to be taught.