TheInternethasopenedupawholenewon-lineworldforustomeetchatandgowherewe'veneverbeenbefore.Butjustasinface-to-facecommunicationtherearesomebasicrulesofbehaviorthatshouldbefollowedwhenonline.Thebasi
TheInternethasopenedupawholenewon-lineworldforustomeetchatandgowherewe'veneverbeenbefore.
Butjustasinface-to-facecommunicationtherearesomebasicrulesofbehaviorthatshouldbefollowedwhenonline.Thebasicruleissimple:treatothersinthesamewayyouwouldwanttobetreated.Imaginehowyou'dfeelifyouwereintheotherperson'sshoes.
Foranythingyou'reabouttosend:askyourself"WouldIsaythistotheperson'sface?"Iftheanswerisnorewriteandreread.Repeattheprocesstillyoufeelsurethatyou'dfeelcomfortablesayingthewordstotheperson'sface.
Ifsomeoneinthechatroomisrudetoyouyourinstinctistofirebackinthesamemanner.Buttrynottodoso.Youshouldeitherignorethepersonoruseyourchatsoftwaretoblocktheirmessages.Ifitwascausedbyadisagreementwithanothermembertrytofixthesituationbypolitelydiscussingit.Remembertorespectthebeliefsandopinionsofothersinthechatroom.
Everyonewasnewtothenetworkonce.Offeradvicewhenaskedbynewcomersastheymaynotbesurewhattodoorhowtocommunicate.Whensomeonemakesamistakewhetherit'sastupidquestionoranunnecessarilylonganswerbekindaboutit.Ifit'sasmallmistakeyoumaynotneedtosayanything.Evenifyoufeelstronglyaboutitthinktwicebeforesayinganything.Havinggoodmannersyourselfdoesn'tgiveyoulicensetocorrecteveryoneelse.
Ifyoudodecidetotellsomeoneaboutamistakepointitoutpolitely.Atthesametimeifyoufindyouarewrongbesuretocorrectyourselfandapologizetothosethatyouhaveoffended.
Itisnotpolitetoaskotherspersonalquestionssuchastheiragesexandmaritalstatus.Unlessyouknowthepersonverywellandyouarebothcomfortablewithsharingpersonalinformationdon'tasksuchquestions.
1．Whenyousendshortmessagestoapersonyoumust_____.
A．makesurethattheymeannoharm
B．readthemagainandagain
C．saysomethinggoodtohear
D．repeatthemlatertotheperson'sface
2．Ifyouarehurtinthechatroombyothersyoushould_____
A．fightbackinthesameway B．takethemseriously
C．havenoneofthemD．beangryatthem
3．Ifanewcomerwhocommunicatesonline
