The document outlines ten essential rules of netiquette that individuals should follow when interacting online, emphasizing respect, privacy, and appropriate behavior. It also includes ten commandments of computer ethics that guide users in their computer usage, promoting responsible and considerate actions. The key takeaway is the importance of treating others as you would want to be treated in both online and offline environments.

1. INTERNET
ETIQUETTE OR
NETIQUETTE
BY : S A R A I B R A H I M M A N A

2. TEN RULES OF NETIQUETTE
Objectives;
• There are Ten rules of Netiquette that everyone who goes online should
follow.
• You should remember them every time you go online.
• Netiquette is a set of rules for behaving properly online.

3. RULE 1: REMEMBER THE HUMAN.
• You need to remember that you
are talking to a real person
when you are online.
• The internet brings people
together who would otherwise
never meet.
• Remember this saying when
sending an email: Would I say
this to the person’s face.

4. RULE 2: ADHERE TO THE SAME
STANDARDS ONLINE THAT YOU FOLLOW IN
REAL LIFE.
• You need to behave the same way
online that you do in real life.
• You need to remember that you can
get caught doing things you should
not be doing online just like you can
in real life.
• You are still talking to a real person
with feelings even though you can’t
see them.

5. RULE 3: KNOW WHERE YOU ARE IN
CYBERSPACE.
• Always take a look around when you enter a new
domain when surfing the web.
• Get a sense of what the discussion group is about
before you join it.

6. RULE 4: RESPECT OTHER PEOPLE’S
TIME AND BANDWIDTH.
• Remember people have other things
to do besides read your email. You
are not the center of their world.
• Keep your post and emails to a
minimum by saying what you want
to say.
• Remember everyone won’t answer
your questions.

7. RULE 5: MAKE YOURSELF LOOK GOOD
ONLINE.
• Remember to always check your spelling
and grammar before posting.
• Always know what you are talking about and
make sense saying it.
• Be polite and pleasant to everyone.

8. RULE 6: SHARE EXPERT KNOWLEDGE.
• Ask questions online.
• Share what you know online.
• Post the answers to your questions
online because someone may have
the same question you do.

9. RULE 7: HELP KEEP FLAME WARS UNDER
CONTROL.
• Netiquette does not
forbid flaming.
• Netiquette does however
forbid people who are
flaming to hurt discussion
groups by putting the
group down.

10. RULE 8: RESPECT OTHER PEOPLE’S
PRIVACY.
• Do not read other people’s mail without
their permission.
• Going through other people’s things could
cost you your job or you could even go to
jail.
• Not respecting other people’s privacy is
bad Netiquette.

11. RULE 9: DON’T ABUSE YOUR POWER.
• Do not take advantage of other
people just because you have
more knowledge or power than
them.
• Treat others as you would want
them to treat you if the roles were
reversed.

12. RULE 10: BE FORGIVING OF OTHER
PEOPLE’S MISTAKES.
• Do not point out mistakes to people
online.
• Remember that you were once the
new kid on the block.
• You still need to have good manners
even though you are online and can
not see the person face to face.

13. TEN COMMANDMENTS OF COMPUTER
ETHICS
• Ten commandments taken from the
User Guidelines and Netiquette By
Arlene Rinaldi. Ten commandments
are as follows:
• Thou shalt not use computer to harm
people.
• Thou shalt not interfere with other
people’s work.
• Thou shalt not snoop around other
people’s files.
• Thou shalt not use a computer to steal
• Thou shalt not use a computer to bear
false witness
• Thou shalt not use or copy software.
• Thou shalt not use other people’s
computer resources.
• Thou shalt not appropriate other
people’s intellectual output.
• Thou shalt think about the social
consequences of the program you
write.
• Thou shalt use a computer in ways tha
show consideration and respect.

14. REMEMBER THE
RULES!
T H E E N D