E-mail+Etiquette



Here's your guide to Email Etiquette!:

-No one actually **owns** or **controls** the internet. It's made up of regional and national networks.

-Email messages can't add voice fluctuation. When someone is talking to you over email, they might want their words to sound one way, but you read it another way.

-Email is somewhere between written documents and verbal communication. Like written documents, emails are permanent records. Like verbal communication, emails allow people to respond quickly and talk to you easily.

-Emails do not need to be as formal as written documents, but without some structure, your emails will be hard to read.

-Make sure your subject line is relevant to your message, but make it short and simple. -The main body of your message should be short and simple. If it has to be long say that in the subject. (ex.: Party (long) ) If the body of the message is long, separate the paragraphs into shorter ones so it's easier to read.

-Remember that writing in capitols is the equivalent to shouting.

-When attaching files, make sure the file is not too big. Make sure that the file you are sending is compatible with the computers you are sending it to.

- Always include your email address, phone, name, and/or something else to make sure they know how to contact you again.

-Do you know what emoticons and acronyms are? An emoticon is a smiley face used on a computer to express a mood or feeling. An acronym is abbreviation that has one from each of the words in the actual saying. (ex.: Be Right Back would be BRB.)

-How do you think emails get to where you send them? They jump from server to server until they get to the place you sent them. You should be careful what you send because once an email gets to a server, the people in charge of the server can read your emails.

-You may think the biggest threat of privacy is hackers, but really it's the people you send emails to. Once you send them an email, it's gone forever, and you can't take it back. The person you sent it to can do whatever they want with it. They could forward it to other people or really do anything they want with it.

-You shouldn't send emails that have words in them that you wouldn't use offline. Remember, other people can read the emails you send out. Also, don't send junk emails.

-Have you ever heard of a flame war? Flaming is being mean to someone and using email to do it. Someone might use flame bait when they want you to get worked up over something. What they really want is for you to react. Flame bait could be calling you a name, or anything else to get you to freak out. You shouldn't react, but if you do, they have won and gotten what they wanted. A lot of times people will post things on message boards to try and get a reaction from someone. That is only because they want to start a flame war.

-If someone is harassing you over email, block them, report them, ignore them, or ask them nicely to stop. If you do reply, don't act mad when you do because they might think you are getting mad and keep doing it. If it gets really out of hand, contact their system administrator, and tell them about the problem.

-Do you know what SPAM is? Spam is when someone sends something out, and it ends up on lots of peoples computers. Spam is one of the many reasons to be careful when giving out your email or any other personal information about yourself.

-Don't forward chain emails. Nobody likes them. They usually threaten that something is going to happen to you if you don't send quickly, but those are false. Truth is, you'll probably just annoy people with chain emails. Chances are, they've seen all of it before.

-Just because you're behind a computer, doesn't mean you are anonymous. You should never assume that people you only know via email are who they say they are.

-Remember that at the other end of the line is another human. Be nice!

**Here are some videos to help you with Email Etiquette:**
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Here is a website to help you with Email Etiquette!

http://www.101emailetiquettetips.com/

-This website is not fancy, and it gets right down to the point. It's split up into sections like subjects, attachments, chain mail, spam, etc. It's easy to read and get information from. Check it out!

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