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NetiquetteNetiquette (neologism, a contraction of "network etiquette") is a catch all term for the conventions of politeness recognised on Usenet, in mailing lists, and other electronic forums such as internet web boards. The conventions might include such things as not (cross-)posting to inappropriate groups, refraining from commercial advertising outside the biz groups, not top-posting and not posting in all uppercase. RFC 1855 is a fairly lengthy and comprehensive set of such conventions.
The most important rule of netiquette is "Think before you post". If what you intend to post will not make a positive contribution to the newsgroup and be of interest to several readers, don't post it! Personal messages to one or two individuals should not be posted to newsgroups, use private e-mail instead.
When following up an article, quote the minimum necessary to give some context to your reply and be careful to attribute the quote to the right person. If the article you are responding to was posted to several groups, edit the distribution ("Newsgroups:") header to contain only those groups which are appropriate to your reply, especially if the original message was posted to one or more inappropriate groups in the first place.
Re-read and edit your posting carefully before you post. Check the spelling and grammar. Keep your lines to less than 70 characters. Don't post test messages (except to test groups) - wait until you have something to say. When posting humorous or sarcastic comments, it is conventional to append a smiley, but don't overuse them.
Before asking a question, read the messages already in the group and read the group's FAQ if it has one. When you do post a question, follow it with "please reply by mail and I will post a summary if requested" and make sure you DO post a summary if requested, or if only a few people were interested, send them a summary by mail. This avoids umpteen people posting the same answer to the group and umpteen others posting "me too"s.
If you believe someone has violated netiquette, send them a message by private e-mail; do not post a follow-up to the news. And be polite; they may not realise their mistake, they might be a beginner or may not even have been responsible for the "crime" -- their account may have been used by someone else or their address forged.
Be proud of your postings but don't post just to see your name in pixels. Remember: your future employer may be reading.
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Netiquette Home Page
Gives a description of the main rules of online etiquette. A quiz, mailing list, and ordering information for an etiquette book are also provided.
http://www.albion.com/netiquette/
The Net: User Guidelines and Netiquette
A comprehensive guide to all aspects of electronic communication, including Telnet and FTP. A question and answer section is also given.
http://www.fau.edu/netiquette/net/
Net-Ethiquette Cases
A lengthy list of poor or abusive practices on the Internet which are to be avoided.
http://www.anu.edu.au/people/Roger.Clarke/II/Netethiquettecases
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An article on professionalism, ethics and courtesy on the Internet, with special reference to e-mail, bulletin board, and chat communications.
http://www.easytraining.com/networking.htm
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http://www.albury.net.au/new-users/netiquet.htm
Netiquette Guidelines
This is the full text of RFC 1855, which is the unofficial standard work on electronic etiquette.
http://www.albury.net.au/new-users/rfc1855.txt
N-etiquette.com
Provides guidance on how to use e-mail and the Internet in various social situations.
http://www.n-etiquette.com
Internet Etiquette
Offers basic suggestions on how to use the web properly.
http://www.onysd.wednet.edu/internet_etiquette.html
RFC 1855: Netiquette Guidelines
This web site is a very detailed web site about Netiquette, and has a bit more than the "newbie" internet user, but may seem helpful to others.
http://www.dtcc.edu/cs/rfc1855.html
Concise Guidelines for Net Etiquette
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http://www.the-eggman.com/writings/etiquitte_1.html
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http://www.crazycolour.com/os/hb03-02.shtml
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Guidance of how to behave online(Email, Chat, ...).
http://www.internetiquette.org
How to Keep Out of Trouble With Your E-mail
Guidelines for using Internet e-mail and mailing lists politely.
http://www.penmachine.com/techie/emailtrouble_2003-07.html
Basic Netiquette Rules
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