This document outlines etiquette guidelines for behaving politely and respectfully as a resident in the metaverse. It recommends following the Golden Rule of treating others as you wish to be treated, respecting community rules, not abusing one's power or spamming others, and maintaining anonymity if desired while still building a good reputation through knowledge sharing. Specific to Second Life, it also notes the importance of respecting others' time and not viewing the virtual world as centered solely around oneself.

1. SLetiquette
or: “How to Be a Sensible and Polite
Resident of the Metaverse”
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2. SLetiquette
• “Your World. Your Imagination.”
• We’re all humans!
• Origins of online etiquette
• The Golden Rule
• Be online what you are offline
• Learn the community rules for where you are
• Respect people’s time
• You’re not in the centre of SL!
• Anonymous is fine, but...
• Look good online!
• Build a reputation!
• Share knowledge!
• Don’t abuse power!
• Be forgiving!
• Specific to SL: Chat, Instant Messaging, “Spam”, and building
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