Never give your membername or password
to another person. The GeoCities staff have magic powers and will NEVER
ask you for it. This does not include the File Manager or any other OFFICIAL
GeoCities pages, where you'll need to fill in your password to get somewhere.
Never assume that your email messages are
private nor that they can be read by only yourself or the recipient. Never
send something that you would mind seeing on the evening news. If you send
an important password it would be wise to us Winzip to password protect
it! ( just don't forget to give the receipient the password.....)
When quoting another person, edit out whatever isn't directly applicable
to your reply. Don't let your mailing automatically quote the entire body
of messages you are replying to when it's not necessary. Take the time
to edit any quotations down to the minimum necessary to provide context
for your reply. Nobody likes reading a long message in quotes for the third
or fourth time, only to be followed by a one line response: "Yeah, me too."
If you reply to someone, copy only parts of the quotes and then give
your reply to it. This way it will be clear for all parties what is meant.
Focus on one subject per message and always include a subject title
for the message, that way the user can locate the message quickly. Use
clear subjects.
Include your signature at the bottom of Email messages when communicating
with people who may not know you personally.
Your signature footer should include your name, position, affiliation
and Internet addresses and should not exceed more than 4 lines. Optional
information could include your address and phone number.
Capitalize words only to highlight an important point or to distinguish
a title or heading. Capitalizing whole words that are not titles is generally
termed as SHOUTING!
*Asterisks* surrounding a word can be used to make a stronger point
or indicate and action. i.e. *hug* or *smile*.
Be professional and careful what you say about others. Email is easily
forwarded.
Cite all quotes, references and sources and respect copyright and license
agreements.
It is considered extremely rude to forward personal email to mailing
lists or Usenet without the original author's permission.
Be careful when using sarcasm and humor. Without face to face communications
your joke may be viewed as criticism. When being humorous, use emoticons
to express humor, such as smileys.
Acronyms can be used to abbreviate when possible, however messages that
are filled with acronyms can be confusing and annoying to the reader.
Examples:
IMO= in my opinion
FYI = for your information
BTW = by the way |
