Cyberbullying

Posted by Unknown , , Thursday, 3 January 2013 01:24


If you always practice bad manners in the Social Network or you have a bad netiquette, you are, indeed, one of people who practice...

CYBERBULLYING


It is the use of electronic information and communication technologies(which include email, websites, text messaging, web logs or blogs, three-way calling, cell phones, photographs, videos, or any other electronic means) to repeatedly willfully and intentionally embarrass, intimidate, humiliate, threaten, or harass another.
Studies suggest that cyberbullying is on the rise, and is increasing rapidly. Most cyberbullying incidents occur while logged on at home, other incidents happen in chat rooms or via instant messaging. Many cyberbullying victims personally know the bully, while others do not.

Source: http://suite101.com/article/cyber-bullying-a22391

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Example of Good Netiquette

Posted by Unknown , , 00:52


Some example of Netiquette:
  1. Using Emoticons to express your emotions in writing.
  2. Not using someone else's name and pretending to be them.
  3. Not posting or distributing material that is deemed illegal.
  4. Not using abusive or threatening language.
  5. Not posting racist remarks regarding peoples sex, race or gender.
  6. Not spamming message boards or chat rooms with useless or repeated messages.
  7. Not trying to obtain or use someone else's password.
  8. Not trying to obtain personal information about someone.
  9. Replying to an email before 48 hours.
  10. Requesting permission for images and other intellectual rights from the author/owner.
  11. Using proper grammar and spelling.(correct grammar shows that you care)
  12. Try not to be boring and keep the conversation going(that's kind of my own opinion but eh i think its important.)
  13. Always remember to ask how the person you are talking to is after they ask you. (ex: How are you? Oh, I'm fine, how about you?)

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Bad Netiquette

Posted by Unknown , , 00:44


Bad Netiquette


What is the meaning of Bad Netiquette?

 It is the bad practices that are observed in the Social Network. 


Some Example of Bad Netiquette:
  1. Calling Names
  2. ALL CAPS
  3. Bad Words
  4. Ruining Games
  5. Sending Spasms
  6. Stealing
  7. Flooding ( typing or pressing enter to flood the screen with your message)
  8. Typing in bright colors
  9. Typing in toggle cases
  10. Typing in text language
  11. Posing as someone else
  12. Sending wrong grammar sentences

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Rule 10: Be forgiving of other people's mistakes

Posted by Unknown , , Wednesday, 2 January 2013 23:02

Rule # 10: Be forgiving of other people's mistakes


Everyone was a network newbie once. And not everyone has had the benefit of reading this book. So when someone makes a mistake -- whether it's a spelling error or a spelling flame, a stupid question or an unnecessarily long answer -- be kind about it. If it's a minor error, you may not need to say anything. Even if you feel strongly about it, think twice before reacting. Having good manners yourself doesn't give you license to correct everyone else.

If you do decide to inform someone of a mistake, point it out politely, and preferably by private email rather than in public. Give people the benefit of the doubt; assume they just don't know any better. And never be arrogant or self-righteous about it. Just as it's a law of nature that spelling flames always contain spelling errors, notes pointing out Netiquette violations are often examples of poor Netiquette.

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Rule 9: Don't Abuse your power

Posted by Unknown , , 22:52

Rule # 9: Don't abuse your power



Some people in cyberspace have more power than others. There are wizards in MUDs (multi-user dungeons), experts in every office, and system administrators in every system.

Knowing more than others, or having more power than they do, does not give you the right to take advantage of them. For example, sysadmins should never read private email.




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Rule 8: Respect other people's privacy

Posted by Unknown , , 22:46

Rule # 8: Respect other people's privacy
Of course, you'd never dream of going through your colleagues' desk drawers. So naturally you wouldn't read their email either.

Unfortunately, a lot of people would. This topic actually rates a separate section. For now, here's a cautionary tale. I call it

The case of the snoopy foreign correspondent
In 1993, a highly regarded foreign correspondent in the Moscow bureau of the Los Angeles Times was caught reading his coworkers' email. His colleagues became suspicious when system records showed that someone had logged in to check their email at times when they knew they hadn't been near the computer. So they set up a sting operation. They planted false information in messages from another one of the paper's foreign bureaus. The reporter read the notes and later asked colleagues about the false information. Bingo! As a disciplinary measure, he was immediately reassigned to another position at the paper's Los Angeles bureau.

The moral: Failing to respect other people's privacy is not just bad Netiquette. It could also cost you your job.

 Source: http://www.albion.com

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Rule 7: Help keep flame wars under control

Posted by Unknown , , 22:40

Rule # 7: Help keep flame wars under control


"Flaming" is what people do when they express a strongly held opinion without holding back any emotion. It's the kind of message that makes people respond, "Oh come on, tell us how you really feel." Tact is not its objective.

Does Netiquette forbid flaming? Not at all. Flaming is a long-standing network tradition (and Netiquette never messes with tradition). Flames can be lots of fun, both to write and to read. And the recipients of flames sometimes deserve the heat.

But Netiquette does forbid the perpetuation of flame wars -- series of angry letters, most of them from two or three people directed toward each other, that can dominate the tone and destroy the camaraderie of a discussion group. It's unfair to the other members of the group. And while flame wars can initially be amusing, they get boring very quickly to people who aren't involved in them. They're an unfair monopolization of bandwidth.

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