BY: Ankush Agrawal

Now every one of you must be wondering that what is netiquette . 99% of you must not be knowing the meaning of netiquette .but 99% of you people know about etiquette .etiquettes are like saying please while requesting and covering face while sneezing and obeying the elders etc . But netiquette comes from net plus etiquette .that is network plus etiquette .Today everyone has a mobile phones and are part of world wide web and social interactions through facebook ,twitter . These are the guidelines communicating on the Internet.

  

We are think before choosing our words in a job interview than with employees at fast food restaurant. We alter our communication depending on the situation

There are location and social situations where our appearance and use of language changes. We dress and talk differently depending on the people we are with.

For example, we speak differently with our age group friends than with a doctor. Things such as tone, body language, gestures, and volume, provide the listener with additional information that the speaker is trying to convey.

So practicing safe networking is as important as being safe while walking, playing sports, or driving.

There are Ten rules of Netiquette that everyone who goes online should follow.

You should remember them every time you go online. Netiquette is a set of rules for behaving properly

online.The ten rules are as follows.

You need to remember that you are talking to a real person when you are online.

The internet brings people together who would otherwise never meet.

Remember this saying when sending an email: Would I say this to the person’s face.

You need to behave the same way online that you do in real life.

You need to remember that you can get caught doing things you should not be doing online just like you can in real life.

You are still talking to a real person with feelings even though you can’t see them.

Always take a look around when you enter a new domain when surfing the web.

Get a sense of what the discussion group is about before you join it.

Remember people have other things to do besides read your email. You are not the center of their world.

Keep your post and emails to a minimum by saying what you want to say.

Remember everyone won’t answer your questions.

Remember to always check your spelling and grammar before posting.

Always know what you are talking about and make sense saying it.

Be polite and pleasant to everyone.

Ask questions onlineShare what you know

online.Post the answers to

your questions online because someone may have the same question you do.

Netiquette does not forbid flaming.

Netiquette does however forbid people who are flaming to hurt discussion groups by putting the group down.

Do not read other people’s mail without their permission.

Going through other people’s things could cost you your job or you could even go to jail.

Not respecting other people’s privacy is bad Netiquette.

Do not take advantage of other people just because you have more knowledge or power than them.

Treat others as you would want them to treat you if the roles were reversed.

Do not point out mistakes to people online.Remember that you were once the new kid on the

block.You still need to have good manners even though you

are online and can not see the person face to face.

Ten commandments taken from the User Guidelines and Netiquette By Arlene Rinaldi. Ten commandments are as follows:

Do not use computer to harm people. Do not interfere with other people’s work.Do not snoop around other people’s files.Do not use a computer to stealDo not use a computer to bear false witness

Do not use or copy software which has been paid for.Do not use other people’s computer resources.Do not appropriate other people’s intellectual output.Think about the social consequences of the program

you write.Use a computer in ways that show consideration and

respect.