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Make yourself clear
when using humor and sarcasm. You can clarify your jokes
and personalize your messages by using smileys - known
as emoticons. Use your keyboard to create the following
smileys:
:-)happy
:-( sad
:-o surprised
:-@ screaming
:-I indifferent |
:-e disappointed
:-< mad
:-D laughing
;-) winking |
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Avoid using all caps.
It means that you are SHOUTING! |
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Keep
your messages short. E-mail and chat sessions are more productive
if you keep them short and get right to the point. Here are
some helpful abbreviations:
<BTW> = "by
the way"
<G> = "grinning"
<IMHO> = "in my humble opinion"
<ROTFL> = " rolling on the floor laughing"
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Do
not use inappropriate language or send flames. Flames
are angry or insulting messages that only offend people and
could get you kicked out. |
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Pay
attention to where your mail comes from and avoid sending the
same message to people over and over again, especially when
you are forwarding messages that were forwarded to you. |
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Do
not spam. Spam is junk mail and nobody likes it!
You can get in big trouble for sending junk mail to too many
people. |
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Delete
unknown e-mail attachments before opening. They may contain
a harmful or destructive virus. |
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Only
use your e-mail address and or nickname when chatting or sending
mail. Never give out personal information like your name, telephone
number, address, or passwords over the web. Remember the web
is not private. Anything can be read by anybody so use caution! |
