Digital Etiquette? How should people act online?

[Dhabyah]

Well, this topic is a very interesting topic. Considering that I am in group 2B (digital etiquette) I really need to know people's views about this.

Question: How Should People act online? How different is that in comparison to their offline behavior ??

Please Reply... Let me know what you think!

[Charlie Gandarias]

Etiquette: What is it?

Etiquette is another world for being civilized and manners. A proper description of it would be rules governing socially acceptable behaviour. Having Etiquette means you are not rude or disrespectful. You have tact and are polite. Manners are important for good impression and will guarantee a more successful future. Etiquette also means to be proper as in clean and sophisticated. Etiquette is usually incorporated in a good education plan. In different cultures you can find different meanings of etiquette. This is what composes etiquette.


Etiquette: Who uses it?

Etiquette is used by people all over the world. In the 1800’s, Etiquette was obligatory. If you did not have propriety or manners then you were considered a disgrace and a street rat. Nowadays the formal teaching of proper etiquette is used mostly by wealthy and important people. But in some homes, you can also encounter it. Etiquette in some religions is a rule. That means a Muslim will have a different etiquette than a Buddhist. People who want to be successful in life also have a proper etiquette. That is why most people have a proper etiquette.


Etiquette: Why is it used?

When you use etiquette, it shows propriety. On the internet, people use etiquette People have etiquette to maintain respect in society. Etiquette is normally used because people need to respect each other.
When you have a good etiquette, people show you respect and feel more comfortable around you. It is used to be sophisticated and not rude and disrespectful. But sometimes the opposite of etiquette is used which is rudeness and a lack of tact. This is found especially in groups of teenagers who use it to look cool around friends. This is not right. Someone could get physically or emotionally hurt. This is why etiquette is used.


Etiquette: When is it used?

Etiquette mainly appears when someone has guests, meets with other people, or during meals. It is normally found in a social group. Friends use etiquette around each other to gain a better name. Etiquette is also used when greeting another person. The better you greet someone, the better they’ll think of you. Being proper around human beings when they are at your home or you’re hosting a party improves their opinion about you. Etiquette is also used during meals. Normally during meals with you family, people do not burp or make rude noises. They sit calmly and eat with the occasional polite conversation. This is when etiquette is used.





Etiquette: How is it shown?

Good etiquette is shown by having a proper education, manners and a sense of tact. Having a good education means you are intelligent and can tell right from wrong. Displaying good education gives people a better opinion about you. Also dressing properly and having cleanliness is a way of showing etiquette. Manners are also an excellent way of having etiquette. When you display manners, it means you respect the people around you. Also tact can do the same thing. This is how etiquette is shown.


Etiquette: Key terms.

Etiquette: rules governing socially acceptable behaviour.
Propriety: correct or appropriate behavior.
Manners: a polite or well bred social behaviour or habits
Proper: marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness.
Education: the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill.
Respect: an attitude of admiration or esteem.
Civilized: having a high state of culture and development both social and technological.
Social: living together or enjoying life in communities or organized groups.
Tact: the ability to speak without offending others.
Polite: showing regard for others in manners, speech, behavior.
Impression: mental picture: a clear and telling mental image.
Cleanliness: the habit of keeping free of superficial imperfections, diligence in keeping clean.
Sophisticated: having or appealing to those having worldly knowledge and refinement.
Society: an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization.

[Vicki Davis]

This answer looks like it was copied from somewhere.

[Charlie Gandarias]

I am also in digital etiquette. I sent my information.

[Dhabyah]

Yes actually it does look like it was copied from somewhere, but it could be copied from his own personal paper, thanks for the feedback , and i have started a disscussion on the digiteen wikispace, please reply there, so all the members can have access to this information

[Sarah]

Great Question.
There are so many views on how people should act online. I think that people can easily be drawn in to danger online but if you act responsable then you have no problem!
Some people make people believe that they are totally different to what they actuallly are in real life.
Sarah

[Vicki Davis]

Some people DO behave responsibly but have friends who don't. How about friends that use a person's full name even when the person is trying to use a pseudonym. Or the person who has a friend leave a message on their facebook that says, "I"ll see you tonight at the movies at 8 pm." (The friend just gave out information about where the person would be.)

Or the common occurrence of leaving profanity or "joking" around and others who read the page don't know they are joking. With a lot of companies AND colleges looking at facebook pages for students, these are issues. It is false to think that a person who is responsible is safe. You are only as safe as you and your friends make you to be!

That is why we need projects like Digiteen.

Mrs. Vicki, Teacher
Westwood Schools

[Sarah]

great reply! I love your thoughts and ideas! :)

[Sarah]

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[Miller : )]

I think that people should show just as much respect to people online as they do to them offline. If you are sweet and polite to somebody offline, then you should be just as sweet and polite to that same person online.

[Nadim Rabbani]

People should treat evryone on the internet exactly as you would if they were right next to you. I think people believe that it's just a free zone to say whatever they want.

[AdrianB_TIGS]

These days people online have the ability to appear anonymous allowing individuals more freedom in any other forum. This provides a greater chance for more people to commit cyber bullying and engage in forms of online promiscuity. This provides people with an ability to abuse the online forum, differing from the offline behaviour. In reality, the way people behave online is very different to both how they should behave and how they behave offline.

Cyber bullying is the use of information and communication in a digital medium to gain an emotional advantage. Although many people are using digital communication for a good purpose, others are abusing and taking this for granted. People are using this sort of technology to harass others around themselves. This ability to appear anonymous, allows people more freedom. This shows how people should not behave. Instead, an attitude of respect, honesty and trust should be encouraged.

Online promiscuity is sexual behaviour posted on the internet. This is a significant problem as they are naive and are only abusing themselves and technology. It also leaves the younger generations who have access to the internet, unprotected from these sites. It is both dangerous and concerning. In many cases this is behaviour significantly different to the way these individuals behave offline. People using an online forum should instead take care and consider the consequences of their action.


Everyone should have the same respect towards others when they are online as they are offline. People should act as they do offline as they do online. People also should never show detailed personal information about themselves or others, such as on myspace, face book etc.

[BrendanN_TIGS]

I am doing digital etiquette too. I have found this topic very interesting. So I will tell you about my view on this topic and what means to me. And in case you are wondering what digital etiquette means, it means to be appropriate and not disrespectable over technology but people mainly use it through email or internet like myspace, facebook etc.

Digital etiquette is used all over the world but there are still people out there misbehaving over the internet and causing problems. These people are cyber bullying and that can end in very bad consequences such as suicide, bashings or even imprisonment. These days’ people who cyber bully can remain unknown because on such websites as myspace and facebook they can set there details to private and this causes a lot of people to bully because they think they won’t get caught.

From the comparison of online and offline behaviour is very different. People bully online because when they take technology into there own hands they think they can feel free to do what they want and don’t think what the consequences can be. When you are on the street I think that not many people will be bullied because they are either afraid or they don’t want to because they know that they can get caught if the person getting bullied can see who they are. People should have the same respect over the internet as they would if they where not over the internet

Digital etiquette I think should be teached in all schools because the number of people getting cyberbullyed is very high and we need it to stop because there are many people doing bad things or even committing suicide. I also think parents should be teaching kids digital etiquette because that can cause massive problems for them – they should be disabling inappropriate words, going on there children’s myspace, facebook to see what they are doing on there.

Digital etiquette is used to meet other people over the internet. People who use digital etiquette are more respected from other people. But on the other hand people who don’t use digital etiquette are less popular and are more disrespected from other people. Digital etiquette is shown by having good manners, intelligence and being educated.

In my conclusion I think digital etiquette is very important in the world and has to be used a lot more often. I think by parents blocking contents over the internet and checking what the children are doing is a very good. I think that is helping cyber bullying a lot.