Netiquette - a Way to Behave Online

Perhaps this term is not so famous amongst people. This is a 'technical' word not so used, you might ask, what is this?

Simple, it is formed from the terms Network Etiquette, an etiquette over the network. Generally the network referred to is the biggest network ever, the internet of course. It is a way of 'manners' on how to 'behave' online. It is a way of having rules online, basic things that can even come out from common sense, basic things such as, perhaps when you were young your parent used to tell you 'use the fork, don't eat with your hands', that is a way of behaving while eating.

Now netiquette is basically the same basic things but obviously in a way on how to behave online. Rules may vary, for example now I'm writing this article, right, would you want to read this article in SMS language and full of acronyms, well I don't think so. So that is a way of netiquette, but as said before not all rules apply at all circumstances, for example while on IRC, SMS language and acronyms are accepted on most Channels, so you see? The same rule is not accepted in one place but accepted into another.

While on forums, do you want someone to spam the forums with rubbish posts such as "Selling mobiles starting from $1, visit www.....com" with a huge font to 'attract' attention, well that too is a rule of Netiquette of no spamming. And back to IRC do you want a spammer saying the same sentence for like 50 times with copy/paste, and you end with a big lag? Well I don't think so.

Now here are some rules for you, perhaps you will learn some 'Netiquette'

Forum etiquette

Ø Certain rules of unspoken etiquette are recommended to be followed when using Internet forums.

Ø One should read all the rules and guidelines established by the community. One should always be courteous to other forum members.

Ø Before creating a new topic thread, one is advised to search to see if a similar topic already exists.

Ø Contributors should follow standard grammar and spelling rules and avoid slang. Leet speak is sometimes accepted.

Ø If the forum is categorized, one should strive to post in the correct section.