WHAT EXACTLY IS "NETIQUETTE"?
Netiquette = Network Etiquette
Email Etiquette and Proper Technology Use

Are You an Online Knucklehead?

• Do you email Web sites about topics they don't cover because you didn't take the time to find out what they are about?
• Or, do you email sites asking for information they do in fact have online for your convenience simply because you don't want to take the time to read?
• Do you type in caps or all small case?
• Do you send unannounced large attachments that shut down the other side's email?
• Do you forward emails with everyone's email address in the To: field?

Common courtesy, social graces and socially acceptable behavior. All are used in a civilized society where humans interact with one another. Cyberspace is not any different. How you will be perceived, the type of human being that you are or for that matter are not, your credibility and your levels of professionalism and ethics will be judged by how you communicate with others online.

To minimize the importance of established Netiquette Guidelines is to make a conscious decision to be thought of as rude, lazy, arrogant or uneducated. If you are online for commercial gain, lack of proper Netiquette may very well deter those who otherwise may have considered doing business with you.

Now, stop and read the above paragraph again. This is not a joke, this is not one person's opinion. This site is not in existence to call you names or make you feel bad. Quite the contrary. These are the issues you need to know about and skills you need to hone to be considered someone people want to communicate with. Because after all, this is about . . .

Just 10 Little Common Courtesies . . .

• Courtesy #1: Get to know the basics!

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