Netiquette
Netiquette refers to the etiquette that is required on the
Internet. It specifies the do’s and don’ts of
communication over the Internet. This is the behaviour that is expected from
people who access services on the Internet.
Netiquette requires people only to post relevant articles on
discussion boards. On some boards, commercial postings may be acceptable, as
long as they are on topic. Also netiquette forbids people from using all upper
case in discussion forum postings. Doing so is perceived by some people as
shouting and not well perceived. If you do see somebody posting a message in
all upper case, tell them politely. Good netiquette dictates that you should be
polite to them and not flame them.
Netiquette also requires people not to send out spam
(unsolicited commercial bulk email) or abuse any other resources. Most people
hate spam and it is extremely bad netiquette to send it out.
Also, remember that some people are still using
low-bandwidth modem connections. Good netiquette requires you not to send large
images by email. It might take the other person hours to download.
