CHAT ROOM MANNERS

Channel manners 

Do unto others as you want others do unto you. Be polite and courteous at all times, just because they are involved in the real world conversation, does not mean you can abandon real world manners and ethics. Remember you can not communicate with a computer screen, but with a man in possession of the thoughts and feelings as you. So before you lose your temper, or send a rude or offensive message, think about the person on the receiving end.

If you are new to a chat room or forum, the golden rule is to lurk before you leap. As more countries have rules and cultures, cyberspace domains vary in their ideas of acceptable behavior. When you enter a new domain, be sure to listen and observe for a while before speaking your mind, find out what people are talking about and what methods are acceptable. If it is possible to take a look at the list of frequently asked questions before participating. Thus, there is less chance of offending anyone. 

TYPE not all capital letters for emphasis. Sounds like you're shouting.

Note that the biggest problem with the Internet is that the written word is not easy to interpret. When you say something loud, people can hear the tone in his voice. If they can see you can take visual clues from your face and body to humor intends or tries to soften what sounds like a harsh punishment. All of this is lost in the text, and sometimes the answers may come across as mean or rude, even though the author did not intend it this way. This is why some people use emoticons (visual track) in their email, saving a lot of confusion.

Be careful not to use rude or bad language online. Many providers cancel your account. 

Respect the privacy of others. If someone sends you an email about a question, do not add him or her to your mass mailings without your permission. Never sell or give your email address without permission to any other person who will use it for promotion or advertising. Remember ... you do not want people reading your mail, why should I read yours? It is bad manners - Standards of Conduct and thus poor - to read other people's private material without permission.

Do not break the law. Cyberspace may seem a completely different world, but remember that you are still in the real world, a world of laws and rules of ethics. When you are online, you must follow the same rules of behavior as you would in real life. Remember, if it is against the law in the real world is against the law in cyberspace.

Universal. The world is not the same and other users have different browsers, different online services, various e-mail programs, etc. So no, for example, send e-mail with text formatting - bold, italics, indents, etc., as many other programs will not be able to read format and the recipients receive their e-mails filled with confusing codes.

Be concise in your case. Do not get people to read things they do not want to know. Never wasted bandwidth with ads and commercials repeated unnecessarily long. One of the golden rules for answering an email is to try editing out unimportant information and anything that is repeated. Long e-mails and Forum postings also tend not to be read, for all your efforts will be futile.

No flame. Do not send rude or offensive emails or ads. It is bad manners, and may be seriously in hand (wars). So do not flame others and if you are flamed, do not answer, will never win. If you are flamed in a forum or chat, please contact the administrator of the system and make your complaint. If you get nasty e-mail, delete or ignore the meanness and respond to the real points of the consignor, less evil.

Be patient with newcomers. Once you become an Internet expert, it is easy to forget that you started as a rookie, too. Learn the protocol of cyberspace is like learning a new language, but it takes practice, and include mistakes. So if you encounter any more errors in the network, not put them down just a point of politeness in the right direction for guidance.