Read the 15 Netiquette rules below and consider how they apply to this class as well as others. Choose 3 rules and discuss the importance of following them. Next, discuss the impact not following these rules might have on a business environment.

1. Before posting your question to a discussion board, check if anyone has asked it already and received a reply. Just as you wouldnt repeat a topic of discussion right after it happened in real life, dont do that in discussion boards either.
2. Stay on topic Dont post irrelevant links, comments, thoughts, or pictures.
3. Dont type in ALL CAPS! If you do, it will look like youre screaming.
4. Dont write anything that sounds angry or sarcastic, even as a joke, because without hearing your tone of voice, your peers might not realize youre joking.
5. Always remember to say Please and Thank you when soliciting help from your classmates.
6. Respect the opinions of your classmates. If you feel the need to disagree, do so respectfully and acknowledge the valid points in your classmates argument. Acknowledge that others are entitled to have their own perspective on the issue.
7. If you reply to a question from a classmate, make sure your answer is accurate! If youre not 100% sure when the paper is due, DO NOT GUESS! Otherwise, you could really mess things up for your classmates and they will not appreciate it.
8. If you ask a question and many people respond, summarize all answers and post that summary to benefit your whole class.
9. Be brief. If you write a long dissertation in response to a simple question, its unlikely that anyone will spend the time to read through it all.
10. Dont badmouth others or call them stupid. You may disagree with their ideas, but dont mock the person.
11. If you refer to something your classmate said earlier in the discussion, quote just a few key lines from their post so that others wont have to go back and figure out which post youre referring to.
12. Before asking a question, check the class FAQs or search the internet to see if the answer is obvious or easy to find.
13. Check the most recent comments before you reply to an older comment, since the issue might have already been resolved or opinions may have changed.
14. Be forgiving. If your classmate makes a mistake, dont badger him or her for it. Just let it go it happens to the best of us.
15. Run a spelling and grammar check before posting anything to the discussion board. It only takes a minute, and can make the difference between sounding like a fool and sounding knowledgeable.