T171 ECA - Conference contribution

Netiquette

Netiquette or the social conventions of computer conferencing is a simply set of rules that if followed allow for effective computer-mediated communications (CMC), including e-mail and computer conferencing.

Gary Alexander in his article, "Netiquette, or the social conventions of computer conferencing" suggests the following key principles be applied to allow a shared understanding between contributors in computer conferences:

Thank, acknowledge and support people freely
Acknowledge before differing
Speak from a specified perspective (or at least some specified perspective)
Avoid 'flaming spirals'
Use emoticons in messages
Use caution when quoting other messages while replying to them - don't overquote
Write short, concise messages
Make sure thread title relates to content

This section contains an e-mail exchange that addresses most of these principals and demonstrates both good and bad use of netiquette in computer conferencing.

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