Sample of Network Etiquette by Virginia Shea
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The Core Rules of Netiquette are excerpted from the book Netiquette by Virginia Shea
Netiquette is a set of rules for behaving properly online. Something about cyberspace makes it easy to forget that you are interacting with other real people.
Rule 1: Remember the Human. Would you say what you just typed to the person's face?
Rule 2: Know where you are in cyberspace. You are in an instructional space.
Rule 3: Respect other people's time and bandwidth. Keep messages as short as possible while still getting to the point.
Rule 4: Make yourself look good online. You will be judged by your spelling and grammar.
Rule 5: Share expert knowledge. You do have something to offer.
Rule 6: Help keep flame wars under control. "Flaming" is what people do when they express a strongly held opinion without holding back any emotion. This can destroy the camaraderie of a discussion group.
Rule 7: Be forgiving of other people's mistakes.