Reading One

Netiquette

I definitely think everyone that ever wants to use the internet in any way should be forced to read “The Core Rules of Netiquette” article. This article touched on so many of the netiquette problems I encounter on the internet every day. I would actually support the full book becoming a required reading for every university and high school in the world. Netiquette is so important yet too often overlooked. I really liked their guideline to “Remember the Human.” I think part of the reason people are so rude on the internet is because they will never see the person they are being so rude too, and the fact that the person will never even know who was rude. They might even live next door to each other and not know because of ridiculous screen names. These readings made me think that a good way to remove some of the netiquette problems is to get rid of screen names and force people to post their real names with their comments so there is more accountability for the terrible things they say online. I think this added measure of accountability would help some really rude people think twice before posting.