Throughout the cyberspace, there are many digging themselves under screen-names seem to forget how to behave properly. In short, most of people once going on-line often forget to follow the etiquette, which they disciplinarily obey in reality. People reckon a nickname cannot express much and they are free to behave whatever they would love to do. This way of viewpoint might be true. However, I think even just a nickname can tell many things about its owner depends on the way it is impersonated. Never think you are totally anonymous on the Net!
Well, what is Netiquette? It is the etiquette of Netizen. According to this website's definition, Netiquette is the do's and don'ts of online communication which covers both common courtesy online and the informal "rules of the road" of cyberspace. Can say, wherever we are, on-line or off-line, we should at least follow/obey some certain etiquette rules or codes of conduct, what make us conscious human being.
There are quite a plenty of etiquette but I just hope Netizens are able to do only one tiny thing: introduce first, then be friends.
Always give the Introduction about yourself first!
As long as I am involved into social networks, on-line communities etc, I have felt frustrated enough to see people self-depersonalizing themselves just simply by forgetting the least etiquette: never bother introducing themselves first when making friends with others. Facebook is an example, it is more than surprising to me when I have been given many invitations from people to add my page into their friend lists. They just see me somewhere around the site, find me interesting or not interesting, then add me consciously or unconsciously. Of course never enclose a PM with the Invitation indicating who they are. There are very, I mean very very very, few people polite enough to remember the introduction. I really appreciate those rare ones!
Let's imagine that if you meet someone new on the street and you wanna be friend with him/her. What will you do? You must go talk to him/her right? And the very first speech is used to briefly introduce about yourself right? If not, how on earth could people be friends with each other?
So, if you can do that etiquette well in reality, why can't you do the same when being online?
You just cannot suddenly jump into other's house without a speech. It is same with those online communities, you cannot, or are not allowed, to step into my page once you're unbeknownst to me. If you wanna be warmly welcome, nothing I request but just a tiny speech of introduction, to show me that you are good enough to get involved into. It is all I ask for.
Each day I receive several invitations from people in facebook or other social networks. Many of them are very cute-looking girls in avatar, who I believe I will feel in love with (haha) if I can be friend with them. Unfortunately, I'm afraid they know they are cute so that they have the right to add people without bothering thinking of introduction. It shows me that they don't even really care about being friends with others, just add for fun and for having more people flattering about their beauty. Apologize girls, I cannot accept that perfunctory attitude. Relationship is quite solemn to me and if you under-estimate when adding me into your friend list, I would prefer we shouldn't know each other, even you are as beautiful as a queen. Meaningless to me.
There are at least 2 people add me without introduction, I don't confirm the invitation yet and send them a PM to ask who (the hell) they are. Soon reply that they see me somewhere and decide to add. Okay, I tell them please give an introduction first the next time you add someone else, also stress that it is the LEAST etiquette. Never I receive something from them again! I think they feel shameful, and keep silence is a sign of negative attitude so that I end up ignoring them. It is still a pity to me because actually either of them are friends of my close friends, not really strangers. Just hope we could be all have fun together, but simply impossible.
That cases make me ponder whether I am too strict about this rule of etiquette or not. But finally I come to the decision that I should keep my identity and pride. I have my rule and if you don't follow it, you are out. Be flexible is easy, but not that perfunctory. Also, I believe if a community is aware of the least netiquette, sooner or later, netiznens will follow it. In reality, we have been following enough etiquette, and when being online, we should breath more freely, is it what you wanna say right? Okay, chill, friends, you are right but it doesn't mean we lose every essential behaviour. Remember, even a screen-name can define who you are and how you are!
Thus, behave yourself when go online! Be polite!
Please, give me an introduction first when adding me.
1100 PM
291009
Well, what is Netiquette? It is the etiquette of Netizen. According to this website's definition, Netiquette is the do's and don'ts of online communication which covers both common courtesy online and the informal "rules of the road" of cyberspace. Can say, wherever we are, on-line or off-line, we should at least follow/obey some certain etiquette rules or codes of conduct, what make us conscious human being.
There are quite a plenty of etiquette but I just hope Netizens are able to do only one tiny thing: introduce first, then be friends.
Always give the Introduction about yourself first!
As long as I am involved into social networks, on-line communities etc, I have felt frustrated enough to see people self-depersonalizing themselves just simply by forgetting the least etiquette: never bother introducing themselves first when making friends with others. Facebook is an example, it is more than surprising to me when I have been given many invitations from people to add my page into their friend lists. They just see me somewhere around the site, find me interesting or not interesting, then add me consciously or unconsciously. Of course never enclose a PM with the Invitation indicating who they are. There are very, I mean very very very, few people polite enough to remember the introduction. I really appreciate those rare ones!
Let's imagine that if you meet someone new on the street and you wanna be friend with him/her. What will you do? You must go talk to him/her right? And the very first speech is used to briefly introduce about yourself right? If not, how on earth could people be friends with each other?
So, if you can do that etiquette well in reality, why can't you do the same when being online?
You just cannot suddenly jump into other's house without a speech. It is same with those online communities, you cannot, or are not allowed, to step into my page once you're unbeknownst to me. If you wanna be warmly welcome, nothing I request but just a tiny speech of introduction, to show me that you are good enough to get involved into. It is all I ask for.
Each day I receive several invitations from people in facebook or other social networks. Many of them are very cute-looking girls in avatar, who I believe I will feel in love with (haha) if I can be friend with them. Unfortunately, I'm afraid they know they are cute so that they have the right to add people without bothering thinking of introduction. It shows me that they don't even really care about being friends with others, just add for fun and for having more people flattering about their beauty. Apologize girls, I cannot accept that perfunctory attitude. Relationship is quite solemn to me and if you under-estimate when adding me into your friend list, I would prefer we shouldn't know each other, even you are as beautiful as a queen. Meaningless to me.
There are at least 2 people add me without introduction, I don't confirm the invitation yet and send them a PM to ask who (the hell) they are. Soon reply that they see me somewhere and decide to add. Okay, I tell them please give an introduction first the next time you add someone else, also stress that it is the LEAST etiquette. Never I receive something from them again! I think they feel shameful, and keep silence is a sign of negative attitude so that I end up ignoring them. It is still a pity to me because actually either of them are friends of my close friends, not really strangers. Just hope we could be all have fun together, but simply impossible.
That cases make me ponder whether I am too strict about this rule of etiquette or not. But finally I come to the decision that I should keep my identity and pride. I have my rule and if you don't follow it, you are out. Be flexible is easy, but not that perfunctory. Also, I believe if a community is aware of the least netiquette, sooner or later, netiznens will follow it. In reality, we have been following enough etiquette, and when being online, we should breath more freely, is it what you wanna say right? Okay, chill, friends, you are right but it doesn't mean we lose every essential behaviour. Remember, even a screen-name can define who you are and how you are!
Thus, behave yourself when go online! Be polite!
Please, give me an introduction first when adding me.
1100 PM
291009
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