Monday, July 30, 2012

"INTERNET ETIQUETTES"

Etiquette stands for the proper action done or the accurate words spoken towards a given scenario. This applies to formal events such as fine dining activities, public speaking, argumentation and debate, parties, and also with computers. It involves internet etiquettes on blogs, social networking, and emails. When we do not have the proper etiquette, often we hear people say "he or she lacks etiquette." It is because we do not know that the action or the words we said and did, are in a sense inappropriate. Now, we move on with the discussion of INTERNET ETIQUETTES. How do we have good or proper internet etiquettes?

Let's start with the e-mail (electronic mail) etiquette. We must first know our purpose or goal. Our goal is to show respect to others especially with their accomplishments, and for what they represent. One way is to identify what fields needs to be occupied when composing and email. For example, when we are routed to the blank boxes for the receiver (where we will send the email to), the sender (your email address), subject (what your articles or post is all about), and the CC (all other members of the committee). We must identify the person whom we will send our post to. If it is for someone whose position is higher or VIP (Very Important Person) i,e; teacher, professor, principal, dean, President, Queen, King, etc. Then, there's a need to put a salutation in the compose box. For instance, Mr. Brookfield, Mrs. Anderson, Dean Ma. Charlotte Carino, President Benigno Aquino III, Queen Elizabeth and many others. It is important to have the salutation as formal as possible. We must have it addressed to the full name of the receiver as much as possible and as much as possible, no nicknames. The receiver (To:) field, should be checked thoroughly to ensure that we will be sending it correctly and so we could not receive the "mailer demon" or failed message. The field for the sender (your email), sometimes is filled up right away when clicking on the compose message button. The CC field should be listed with Committee Head first, and then by order of importance. The subject meanwhile, should be indicated properly where what the topic you would want to give to the receiver. The subject and the sender and the date and time to when you send your topic is appears in the inbox interface of the receiver, so when you have put in the subject an uninteresting subject or a not so important subject, so it becomes informal.

In social networking, like facebooks and twitter, etc, etiquette is also needed. Responding to notifications, comment take it for example, needs not to be harsh or bad. We should respond to such things with good manners. We must know that people whom we will respond to are humans like you, who also have feelings. Same way goes for the one who post the comment or who sends notes or private messages to the other party. Words such as bullshit, fuck you, motherfucker, etc, should not be applied. Uploading images on the social networking sites, should also be applied with etiquette, pictures which are unnecessary or which do not apply like pornographic images shouldn't be placed in such a way that minors and others can see it. It is bad!

And of course, in blog making or blog writing, proper code of conduct should also be applied. One thing that we need to consider is to acknowledge the source(s). We must know that when we do not own a property, we must indicate where we got the article. Otherwise, if we own the said article, or if we are the one who wrote or made the topic, then we must post somethings which is very interesting or educational. Because if we post something that will hurt others, mock others, that is unethical. We must put proper measures or think or comprehend what we will say or do so good outcomes or output will be met.

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