[TechAssist] Netiquette

From: Doug Keller <dek@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2003 06:25:36 -0500
Over the years of receiving messages from readers and 
listeners, here are the most commonly broken rules:

  1.. TYPING THE MESSAGE IN ALL CAPS!!! This is the 
Internet equivalent of shouting at the person. It also
means I AM LAZY!!!
  2.. Spelling, Punctuation and capitalization (or 
lack thereof). Just as in the analog world, these basic
components of communication are critical for getting 
your point across. (i am amazid by how many messages
i get that make a mokery of the engilish langage!!!)
  3.. Long-winded messages. E-mail is meant to be short 
and sweet. Get to the point, as many people get
dozens, if not hundreds of messages a day.
  4.. Refrain from attaching large files (over 50k) 
to an e-mail message unless the recipient is aware
that it is coming. Sending a picture of "Muffy with 
Santa" may seem fun to you, but your recipient may not
be amused when they see what a 20-minute download 
produces!
  5.. Don't leave the subject line blank. Many people 
will simply delete any message that has no subject
line. Make it short and descriptive so the recipient 
can make a quick decision about the message without
having to open it.
  6.. Read over your e-mail before you send it, 
especially if it is an inflammatory message. E-mail 
is a permanent record and is being used in many legal 
battles. (Just ask Bill Gates!)
  7.. Use acronyms and emoticons  sparingly. They 
do help to make a message shorter and to the point,
but can often be overused.
  8.. Don't believe everything that you read and don't 
forward it to everyone you know! E-mail hoaxes are
getting worse because of all of the gullible users 
that mindlessly send the message without doing any
research. If a message contains the line "Send this 
to everyone you know" it is almost always a hoax. Some
good resources to check before succumbing to such 
hoaxes are Hoaxbusters, About.com's list of current
Netlore, and Snopes.
  9.. Don't repeatedly send jokes to anyone without
 first getting their permission. I receive the same
joke dozens of times from dozens of well meaning 
people, but it is more of a nuisance than it is worth.
  10.. Learn how to cut and paste items to put into 
a new message instead of just forwarding the original
message. This will keep you from having the long list 
of previous addresses from appearing at the top of
the message that you send.




-- 
Doug Keller
Wis-Kel Electronics
101 Freeland Ave.
Terra Alta, WV
USA        26764
dek@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
http://www.tech-assist.org
"Learn from the mistakes of others, because you
won't live long enough to make them all yourself"

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