"Netiquette"

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We now live in the Information Age, brought about by the Digital Revolution, where digital technology and communication devices have facilitated the quick and widespread dessimination of information. The Internet, in particular, has made waves in creating real-time exchange of knowledge and opinions through email, social networking sites, and instant messaging or online chats. However, because of the lack of face to face interaction, it is often prone to misinterpretation, leading to new kinds of challenges and issues on ethics and conduct in cyberspace.

Add to this the threat of online security since a lot of personal information is shared on the net. These concerns have brought about the need to set a certain guideline for appropriate online behaviour that help develop and maintain effective communication and remind people of their responsibility as digital citizens in this Information Age.

Basic Netiquette

Netiquette refers to network etiquette, the operative word being etiquette. It is defined as "conventional requirements as to social behaviour; proprieties of conduct as established in any class or community or for any occasion." According to Merriam Webster, etiquette is the "conduct of procedure required by good breeding or prescribed by authority to be observed in social or official life.

Virginia Shea, author of the book Netiquette says offers what she calls the Core Rules of Netiquette.

Rule 1. Remember the human.

Rule 2. Adhere to the same standards of behaviour online that you follow in real life.

Rule 3. Know where you are in cyberspace.

Rule 4. Respect other people's time and bandwith.

Rule 5. Make yourself look good online.

Rule 6. Share expert knowledge.

Rule 7. Help keep flame wars under control.

Rule 8. Respect other people's privacy.

Rule 9. Don't abuse your power.

Rule 10. Be forgiving of other people's mistake.

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Online is now become so polluted because of some scammer. We all need to know more about how we can protect our selves from them.

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4 years ago

Exactly, but I think there are laws regarding scammers, That is why it is important that we should learn how to protect our privacies.

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4 years ago

You're in point.

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4 years ago

Fantastic article by you my friend

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4 years ago

Thank you for reading devraz. 😊

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4 years ago

Respect people's time. If they don't reply to you even if they're online its either their busy or doesn't want to talk to you 😑

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4 years ago

Most people especially the youth made this a big deal, they don't like their messages just to be "seen".

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4 years ago

Me too. I don't like my messages being seen but I tend to read messages and forgets to reply 😅 so they usually call me a seener

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4 years ago

Ay, suplada ang peg😂😂

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4 years ago

Unintentional naman po yun 😅 Madalas nag iisip muna ko ng tamang irereply kaso pag may ginawa akong iba eventually nakakalimutan ko na magreply. Same sa mga comments dito, minsan din nakakalimutan ko magreply sa mga comments 😅

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4 years ago

Hahaha,, just kidding. Ganyan din ako minsan. Lalo na pag may ginagawa, sa gabe na ko nakakapagreply,

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4 years ago

Wow i first time heard about this word and by reading this I become more familiar

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4 years ago

Actually this is my first time seeing this rules, so as soon as i've read this, I just thought why not share this on read.cash so that other users can be aware that there are these kinds of rules on the net.

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4 years ago

If netizens will implement things like this, online world will be not toxic unlike now where pollution online is all over the place

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4 years ago

Exactly, and I don't know why there are those kinds of people who are very irresponsible on their actions online.

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4 years ago

Maybe those actions feed their ego but that reason is so invalid

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4 years ago

Probably, or you can say "nangtitrip" lang.

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