(7) Netiquettes
Netiquettes
Netiquette is a relatively recent word formed from net and etiquette. Netiquette describes the rules of conduct for proper, respectful and appropriate online communication.
There are many unwritten rules for Netiquettes like not abusing or accusing anyone publicly for his or her religion, looks, dress, food habits or any other personal trait. And no spamming and trolling in Social Media.
Today I am going to explain two rules, though there are many more, which should be followed by any decent person using the net.
(1) Suppose a person is a part of a Professional WhatsApp group in which there are 'x' members. If the person deliberately and repeatedly chooses to eulogise (x-1) persons obsequiously in sesquipedalian words leaving out a person puposely; then the perpetrator of such an act is certainly short on Netiquettes.
(2) And second point is about Letter Cases. Please Choose your letter cases very carefully. First of all let me explain the different styles in vogue about letter cases.
(i) Upper Case: In this style all letters are capitalised. This style is used only to highlight a few points. Should be avoided in general. For Example:
TO ERR IS HUMAN, TO FORGIVE IS DIVINE BUT TO BLAME IT ON OTHERS IS POLITICS.
(ii) Lower Case :
In this style all letters are written in lower case and is used in poetry, computer languages, and in informal electronic communications such as sms'.
Example: to err is human...
(iii) Sentence Case: This is the most widely used and accepted style which should be used by the students. This is a mixed-case style in which the first word of the sentence is capitalised, as well as proper nouns as required in the context. For Example:
To err is human...
(iv) Start Case: In this style first letter of every word is capitalised. This style is used for headings of a report etc. Not to be used otherwise as it is considered very loud and is also harsh at eyes. For Example:
To Err Is Human, To Forgive Is Divine But To Blame It On Others Is Politics.
(v) Camel Case: In this style first letter of the first word is written in Small or Capital letters and first letter of all other words are capitalised without leaving space between words. For Example:YouTube, iPod, GaGa, iPhone, eBay etc.
This is Used in Programming languages.
(vi) Snake Case: In this style all words are written in small case and joined by Underscores. Used in programming languages. For Example:
to_err_is_human...
(vii) Kebab Case:
In this style all words are written in small case and joined by dashes. Used in programming languages. For Example:
to-err-is-human...
The Upper Case and Start case Styles are more often used for emphasis. But if you intentionally write whole matter in Upper Case or Start Case, day in and day out, then this is regarded as shouting , yelling, offending and poor Netiquette.
I am sure , you will take above suggestions positively to be better human beings and better netizens. Keep studying, keep replying, keep rocking! God bless you!