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Netiquette (testing your punctuation skills!!!)
everyone!Netiquette & user guidelines
When we talk to someone face to face, we try to be polite to them. Did you know there’s also a polite way to behave on the Internet? It’s called “Netiquette”. In fact, it defines the rules of behavior that govern online interaction between users and also sets safety guidelines. Here are some examples:
1) When you type, do not use all capital letters. For example: “HELLO, HOW ARE YOU?” looks like you’re shouting. It’s better to write it this way, “Hello, how are you?”
2) Instead, you can use the *…* , they show that you want to make a stronger point.
3) Use the _ …_ before and after the title of a book i.e _The Alchemist_
4) When you quote somebody and don’t write out the whole passage, use the (…) to show that you’ve omitted something and always quote their names: it is rude to let others think you are the author of something you didn’t write yourself.
5) If you make a joke, remember to tell people: your joke may be taken the wrong way. On the Internet, we don’t usually their faces so you ought to be careful. Use emoticons to express your ideas e.g J happy face.
6) In a chat room, it is polite to say “hello” when you enter and “goodbye” when you leave. Imagine what it would like if somebody came in and out your house without saying “hi!” and “bye”.
7) Here are 2 useful and common abbreviations that you can find in English speaking chat rooms: FYI and BTW.
8) Finally, and that’s a very important rule: never assume your email messages are private nor that the e-mail address you give out on forums can be read by only yourself or the person(s) it is addressed to. Never send something you would mind seeing on the evening news!
If you follow these simple rules of Netiquette, you can help make the Internet a nicer place!
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