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others how you want to be treated online. Netiquette
is the proper way to behave when you're hanging out
in cyberspace.
Netiquette is
etiquette on the Internet. Since the Internet
changes rapidly, its netiquette does too, but it's
still usually based on the Golden Rule. The need for
a sense of netiquette arises mostly when sending or
distributing e-mail, posting on Usenet groups, or
chatting. To some extent, the practice of netiquette
depends on understanding how e-mail, the Usenet,
chatting, or other aspects of the Internet actually
work or are practiced. So a little preliminary
observation can help. Poor netiquette because you're
new is one thing, but such practices as spam and
flaming are another matter.
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