Digital Etiquette

• 10 points of netiquette

Below are listed 10 examples of Netiquette.

1. Remember the Human -  Never forget that the person reading your communication is actually a person with feelings and can get hurt. Essentially never say anything online that wouldn't say to your 

2. Adhere to the same standards of behavior online that you follow in real life - Be ethical in your engagement and know that breaking the law is bad netiquette. 

3. Know where you are in cyberspace - The netiquette required will differ from domain to domain. If you are in a forum of experts, your netiquette should reflect respect. Whereas if you are in a chat room with a group of friends (you know in real life) then the netiquette will differ (Digital Citizenship Module Manual, 2015, 84)

4. Respect other people’s time and bandwidth - When sharing files or documents, bear in mind the audience’s bandwidth. Furthermore, make sure you read the FAQs first before asking mundane questions where the answers already exist. If you disagree with a group’s discussion, don’t waste their (or your) time by telling them how stupid they are: Just stay away.

5. Make yourself look good online - Check grammar and spelling before you post. Most people judge others’ intelligence based on the use of grammar and spelling. Only post on things you know about, it is not worth it to look like the fool. 

6. Share expert knowledge - Offer answers and help others where you can.

7. Help keep flame wars under control - Don’t respond to flame-bait, don’t post spelling or grammar flames, and apologize if you have done so or perpetuated a flame-war Digital Citizenship Module Manual, 2015, 85). 

8. Respect other people’s privacy - Don’t give out other people’s details, online or offline.

9. Don’t abuse your power - The more power you have, the more important it is how you use it . 

10. Be forgiving of other people’s mistakes - We were all once beginners and should accept that everyone has to start somewhere. (Digital Citizenship Module Manual, 2015, 85).

• Penalties that apply for failing to meet these

1. If these rules are not followed the first step would be to send the user an automatic email stating that they are 

breaking these rules.

2. The next step would be to limit their time access to the internet.

3. If the rules are still continued to be disobeyed they would then need to attend a disciplinary hearing.

4. If the previous step has not corrected their actions then the final step would be to take legal action 

against the user.

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