Netiquette Rules

I know that writing an email to a friend often does not follow the grammatical guidelines that one would use while writing a paper for school or business. When I write an email to a friend, family member, or someone else who I feel very comfortable with I don’t follow these guidelines either. I use abbreviated words like lol (laugh out loud) and jk (just kidding) or an occasionalJ. These are actual meanings in the virtual world. These words and symbols make sense because they are part of netiquette used online. There are many
unwritten rules of the internet that goes untold and unnoticed by online users. I have discovered how to properly write emails and use the art of netiquette.
It is difficult for a person to write an email the same way they would talk to someone face to face. When someone is behind a computer screen, hidden from the real world, they often forget that what they writing in an email are in fact real. These rules I will discuss will help online users understand the does and don’ts of emailing. “It is so easy to forget your manners when you are not dealing with people in the flesh, or even on the phone. Easi-er, anyway. We make blues in face to face conversation, of course, but seldom with the drastic effects that an email blunder can bring” (www.mercatornet.com).
There are certain manners one should use while writing an email and these are some of the rules that I agree with
Netiquette Rules1. Use the golden rule; only say things that you would to someone’s face.2. Be ethical, don’t break the law, adhere to the same behaviors you would in real life online.3. Be sure you know where you are, and use appropriate language in the appropriate area.4. It’s your responsibility to respect others time. Don’t send unneeded emails.5. You won’t be judged on your looks online, but you will be judged by the quality of your writing and the point you are trying to get across.6. Don’t be afraid to share what you know. Share your knowledge on subjects, like when people have questions in discussion groups you know the answer to, don’t be afraid to share what you know.7. Do not engage in flame wars. They can become very boring to others who are not involved.8. Respect other’s privacy; it is bad netiquette and could even cost you your job.9. Don’t abuse your power, knowing more than others do not give you the right to take advantage of them.10. Be forgiving to others mistakes, if you decide to point out a mistake, be polite about it.
(alcrean.blogs.plymouth.edu)
The material shared with someone in an email may not just be viewed by the person you are sending it to. You must be aware that emails can be viewed by whoever the receiver wishes it to see. The Internet brings a new dimension of technology and communication that makes it different from other mass media. Newhagen and Rafaeli (1996) noted that the “reader-audience member-receiver” model has much more
authority and responsibility when participating in online communication.
Newhagen and Rafaeli also argued that almost any aspect of the Internet can
be studied because the content of communications that occur by computer
can be “easily observable, recorded, and copied” (Communication Research).
Not only is it important to follow the rules of netiquette in our casual messaging lives, but also in our business lives. We share emails and messages with colleagues, employers, teachers, and businesses. We must remember these rules of netiquette when doing so
(Communication Research, 8, 2002; vol.29: pp. 452-465).