Netiquette

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From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) [jargon]:

  netiquette /net'ee-ket/ or /net'i-ket/ n. [Coined by Chuq von Rospach
     c.1983] [portmanteau, network + etiquette] The conventions of politeness
     recognized on {Usenet}, such as avoidance of cross-posting to
     inappropriate groups and refraining from commercial pluggery outside the
     biz groups.
  


  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  netiquette
       
           /net'ee-ket/ or /net'i-ket/ Network
          etiquette.
       
          The conventions of politeness recognised on {Usenet} and in
          {mailing list}s, such as not (cross-)posting to inappropriate
          groups and refraining from commercial advertising outside the
          biz groups.
       
          The most important rule of netiquette is "Think before you
          post".  If what you intend to post will not make a positive
          contribution to the newsgroup and be of interest to several
          readers, don't post it!  Personal messages to one or two
          individuals should not be posted to newsgroups, use private
          e-mail instead.
       
          When following up an article, quote the minimum necessary to
          give some context to your reply and be careful to attribute
          the quote to the right person.  If the article you are
          responding to was posted to several groups, edit the
          distribution ("Newsgroups:") header to contain only those
          groups which are appropriate to your reply, especially if the
          original message was posted to one or more inappropriate
          groups in the first place.
       
          Re-read and edit your posting carefully before you post.
          Check the spelling and grammar.  Keep your lines to less than
          70 characters.  Don't post test messages (except to test
          groups) - wait until you have something to say.  When posting
          humorous or sarcastic comments, it is conventional to append
          a {smiley}, but don't overuse them.
       
          Before asking a question, read the messages already in the
          group and read the group's {FAQ} if it has one.  When you do
          post a question, follow it with "please reply by mail and I
          will post a summary if requested" and make sure you DO post a
          summary if requested, or if only a few people were interested,
          send them a summary by mail.  This avoids umpteen people
          posting the same answer to the group and umpteen others
          posting "me too"s.
       
          If you believe someone has violated netiquette, send them a
          message by _private e-mail_, DO NOT post a follow-up to the
          news.  And be polite, they may not realise their mistake, they
          might be a beginner or may not even have been responsible for
          the "crime" - their account may have been used by someone else
          or their address forged.
       
          Be proud of your postings but don't post just to see your name
          in pixels.  Remember: your future employer may be reading.
       
          {Netiquette for Usenet Site Administrators
          (http://ancho.ucs.indiana.edu/FAQ/USAGN/index.html)}.
       
          {"net.acceptable"
          (http://marketing.tenagra.com/net-acceptable.html)}.
       
          [{Jargon File}]
       
          (1999-10-18)