Netiquette

=Netiquette=

When commenting on other people's posts, pages, comments, blogs, etc, we need to do so in a professional manner.

This isn't your facebook account - you are not updating your twitter status - it's not a text message.

Hopefully you are giving heartfelt, honest feedback to the people participating in your comment. These comments are going to be on the web for everyone to see, and they are going to be a reflection of you and your intelligence. You certainly don't want someone to read your comments and think that they are WHACK:

Check out this video:

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Even though this was directed at youtube commentors, it certainly applies to a larger audience.

Look at some of these crass comments I found on an AOL article I was reading:

"Cops Say Teacher Was Moonlighting As Hooker"

 ** AnS1620 -- ** 09:41 AMFeb 12 2009  yeah when your a teacher in school u should have more respect for your self and the first job your working!!!! and what about the kids i think if it were my son teacher thats it hes outta that school as soon as possible. sorry i dont put up for s* like that what eles was she doing if she was setting up meeting on the comp at work??

 TRIKY NICY --   09:40 AMFeb 12 2009  Ok Lets put everything in context here. She's a Wanabe Blonde, she's UGLY, and appears to be overweight as well. So who in his right mind would want to have sex with this witch? She is a total looser. I hope that they throw the book at her and pull her teaching certificate, because someone like this has no business being around children of any ages.

Clearly, Triky Nicy (read Tricky Nicky?) and the other have not been schooled in Netiquette.

For the best possible comments, please adhere to the following rules:

Do · be nice · give positive feedback and provide constructive criticism · express specifics – tell what needs to be changed, what you liked, etc. · tell the truth – be honest · punctuate apostrophes · use proper conventions, spelling, and capitalization

Don’t · personally attack someone for opinion or mistakes (not everyone is a Jedi Master yet) · abbreviate (BRB/WTG/LOL) · u shrtn up yr wrds · use vulgar language · be negative or nasty · give meaningless comments or off-the-topic observations · YELL! · use multiple end punctuations!!?!

Visit the Grammar Girl Website for additional information, or listen to a 7 minute podcast about commenting.