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netiquette Last modified: Friday, January 13, 2006

Contraction of Internet etiquette, the etiquette guidelines for posting messages to online services, and particularly Internet newsgroups. Netiquette covers not only rules to maintain civility in discussions (i.e., avoiding flames), but also special guidelines unique to the electronic nature of forum messages. For example, netiquette advises users to use simple formats because complex formatting may not appear correctly for all readers. In most cases, netiquette is enforced by fellow users who will vociferously object if you break a rule of netiquette.

Business Netiquette International Contains guidelines for company to company e-mail communication. Also offers links to sites containing netiquette advice for personal communications. Netiquette 101 - article Briefly describes netiquette guidelines and elements such as intensifiers, emoticons, abbreviations and acronyms, and general rules for electronic communication. The Net - User Guidelines and Netiquette Index Comprehensive guide to good behavior on the internet. Some areas covered include electronic mail, telnet protocol, anonymous FTP, and electronic communications. Usenet References Home Page Good starting point for information about Usenet and netiquette. Also contains useful links for Usenet moderators. Using and understanding the Internet Collection of sites on netiquette chosen by the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS). Netiquette mailing list Subscription page for a netiquette mailing list.