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Ge e 104. Thea Baldostamon
Ge e 104. Thea Baldostamon
When you're communicating with people via the web, remember that
what you might consider a trivial communication is taking up someone
else's time and bandwidth. Someone you're talking to probably isn't
really interested in hearing about your breakfast, how uninteresting your
job is, or how slow your Internet connection is. Try to put yourself in
their place and imagine how bored you'd be if you were forced to listen
to someone blathering about the minutiae of their own mundane lives.
8. CITE
SOURCES
ALWAYS.
Giving a citation is commonly called "fencing." It's related to
the idea that only honest, well-informed people need to be
worried about being challenged. When you cite, to protect
your credibility and the credibility of the site you are using,
use paragraph-by-paragraph comments. This works best
with an extra tab or two, so writers can see what follows
their paragraph and add relevant commentary themselves.
9. SEND FILES
THE RIGHT WAY.
There are many file-sharing sites that freely offer
members the ability to upload anything they find on the
internet. It's tempting to just post whatever you find
there, and it can seem like no harm is done. Don't forget
that you are a real person. You are sending email to real
people, and they have feelings. Good etiquette is to
remember that it is someone else on the other side and
treat them as such. This essay explains why you should
not send huge files or 'chain' emails and what to do
instead. So take a look and change your bad habits.
YOU!
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