Subj : Netiquette
To : Moderator
From : Vince Coen
Date : Wed May 01 2013 07:09 pm
Hello Moderator!
01 May 13 00:00, you wrote to All:
Likewise.
Vincent.
> Communication Etiquette in Modern Media
> Author *Unknown*
> When involved in communications, especially in computer echos,
> awareness of certain concepts make the activity more fun for everyone.
> Two main concepts stand out, primarily because people tend to REACT to
> negative messages with negative responses.
> 1. Impersonal responses to personal attacks: Computer communications
> are almost always written. Due to the fact that words carry only
> limited information, the noise to information ratio can become very
> dense, with a sentence the sender considered very mild becoming a
> hurricane of emotion in the mind of the receiver. Therefore try to
> keep personal nouns and pronouns, like "you" and "your" out of any
> message that may cause disagreement among the other members of the
> echo or net.
> If necessary to express disagreement with an idea, couching the words
> of your message in impersonal terms works best.
> Bad response:
> "I think you are stupid to think motherboards should just be thrown
> away rather than fixed." This message may well cause the receiver to
> respond with some nasty reply, clogging the net with negative personal
> argument.
> Better response:
> "I have always found that motherboards could be fixed." This presents
> an opposite view, but the receiver will less likely consider it a
> personal attack.
> If someone disagrees with you personally, or even attacks you
> viciously, you have three options on an Echo or Net. You can simply
> ignore the message rather than responding. You can respond in an
> impersonal but polite way, not letting the attack affect you at all.
> Or you can send a message to the Moderator, expressing your unease at
> the tone or attack of the message you received and let the moderator
> take care of it.
> 2. Understanding the Twit: Occasionally, someone joins a net or echo
> with only one interest, to cause as much uproar as possible. They may
> simply personally attack every person on the net, or sometimes they
> attack every idea or subject thread they find, for the same purpose.
> They are often racist, sexist, nationist, or just plain stupid. If the
> rest of the members of the net refuse to communicate with the twit,
> s/he will usually lose interest and stop posting.
> Sometimes normally reasonable people become twits without realizing
> it, taking some argument or disagreement past the point of courtesy
> and drawing in others. The discipline of electronic communication
> really requires a more detached viewpoint than normal in other
> communication medias, because the usual subliminal undercurrents of
> communication one receives in other two-way mediums do not exist.
> Sarcasm and humor can easily become misunderstood, and cause
> unintended ill feelings.
> In electronic mediums, honesty, tact, and straightforwardness are of
> great significance. Without them, communication can stop cold.
> In dealing with twits, especially the more obvious ones, there are
> five common sense rules to always use:
> Echoer's Common Sense Rule #1 (ECSR1): If possible, never READ twit's
> posts. Step over manure or your shoe will stink.
> Echoer's Common Sense Rule #2 (ECSR2): Never ANSWER a twit's
> posts!!!!! Stirring manure makes it stink worse.
> Echoer's Common Sense Rule #3 (ECSR3): Never QUOTE a twit's posts!!!!!
> That's like smearing manure on your friends!
> Echoer's Common Sense Rule #4 (ESCR4): Never MENTION a twit to another
> echoer!!! That's like sharing a manure sandwich!
> Echoer's Common Sense Rule #5 (ECSR5): LET THE MODERATOR HANDLE THE
> TWIT!!!!! He has the right kind of manure shovel.
> With these few hints, communication over computers can become a true
> joy instead of a cold hassle.
Vince
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