Being an "oldie but goodie" I have been having less than effective when learning how to use computers and the internet. When I found this class (through the enthusiastic accolade of some blessed new-found classmates), I signed up hoping to learn what most of you already know about computers and "the net." I found the article that Dr. Carmean kindly required her students to read about "Nettiquette" inspiring and eye-opening for me. Though quite well informed about social ettiquette in face-to-face situations, it had not occured to me that it would be any different in internet conversations. The "10 Commandments of Nettiquette" made sense to me and made me aware of things that I hadn't considered; #1-Remember the Human- called attention to the fact that when you make written comments, they may not be interepreted in the same way which they were intended. I can see where a written word or thought can be misinterepreted when "listener" can't see facial expressions or hear voice inflections. Where voice inflections can reveal a subtly-inferred joke, the written word might not reflect the humor. Some parts were a bit harder--#3- Know where you are (Goodness, I don't even know where I am in real time, sometimes!) but all in all, most made sense. "Be ethical." "Don't give an impression you wouldn't want people to hold of you in person," "Respect others' privacy", "Don't use offensive language", "#10- Be forgiving of others' mistakes" (One that I, personally, need to mark in my book), and my favorite--"#7- Keep flame wars under control"--I love that because I had no idea what a "flame" was and even less idea why a "flame war" needed to be kept under control but I was completely fascinated by the concept that something with a name such as "flame" and "flame war" existed that needed to be under control. It sounded devious--a "flame war"--woohoo, sounds kind of fun, huh? Not a good thing, though, if used the wrong way.
I did learn a great deal from this reading so a big "thank you" to the Good Doctor (Colleen). I enjoyed this. Please feel free to comment on my enthusiasm for this reading. Thanks for your input.
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Hurray for the accolades of friends! And for those that realize we may not know how to behave online even if we behave well in person.
Now, if someone would write a netiquette manual for the in-between spaces: cell phones ringing, people talking loudly in my ears on the cell phone, people talking loudly in my ears to someone ELSE even though I'm physically in same room, texting someone else while talking to me...
and I'm just scratching the service.
Do they know that they're being rude?
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