This document outlines 10 rules of netiquette that people should follow when online: 1. Remember the human - treat others with respect as you would in person. 2. Adhere to the same standards of behavior online as offline. 3. Understand where you are and what is appropriate in different online communities. 4. Respect others' time and bandwidth by being concise. 5. Present yourself professionally with proper grammar, spelling, and politeness. 6. Share knowledge and expertise while avoiding plagiarism by citing sources. 7. Avoid hostile arguments but allow respectful debates of opinions. 8. Respect others' privacy by not accessing or distributing

1. Internet Etiquette or Netiquette

2. Ten Rules Of Netiquette
 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.
 The ten rules are as follows.

3. Rule No. 1: Remember the Human
 You need to remember that you are talking to a real person
when you are online.
 The internet sometimes 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 No.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 no. 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 no.4: Respect other people’s time and
bandwidth.
 Remember that others have other things to do.
 With this in mind express what you need or are
trying to get across to in a concise manner.
 This does not mean using text language (LOL, OMG,
etc.)

7. Rule No. 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.
 TEXT LANGUAGE IS NOT PERMITTED IN AN
ACADEMIC SETTING.

8. Rule no. 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.
 Do not claim other peoples work as your own. This is
called plagiarism and can result in serious
consequences.
 This doesn’t mean you cant mention other peoples work. Just
give credit where credit is due by citing where you got the
information.

9. Rule No.7: Help keep flame wars under control
 Flaming - what people do when they express a
strongly held opinion without holding back any
emotion
 Netiquette does not forbid flaming.
 Netiquette does however forbid people who are
flaming to hurt discussion groups by putting others
down.

10. Rule No. 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.

11. Rule No.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 No. 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. Why we need to know the
internet etiquette? How are you
going to apply this etiquette in
your daily lives?