Miss Stacey's "Mind Your Manners!"
A Guide to Daily Etiquette

By: Stacey A. Steinkopf

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Dating Who initiates? Who plans? Who pays?

Kids Children need manners to!

Telephone Tips on talking, making and placing phone calls.

Tipping Who receives tips? How much?

Netiquette

Netiquette is the etiquette of communicating with other users on the Internet. It may sound like an easy thing to do, but there are several things to keep in mind.

Communicating With Other People

It's easy to forget that the person on the other end is human. Since this form of communication is not face-to-face, you don't have the benefit of facial expressions and gestures that would normally give meaning to conversation.

Several items are used for showing intent or mod when writing an email, for example.

:-) smiley face

*finally* asterisks add emphasis to your message.

Another way of showing emphasis is to type a word in all capital letters. TYPING IN ALL CAPITALS IS USUALLY INTERPRETED AS YELLING. It also makes messages hard to read. Never post your entire message in capitals.

Be Concise

Long messages are often considered too troublesome to read. If your message is more than a few lines long, divide your text into paragraph-sized pieces, so it is easier to read.

When replying to someone, another basic guideline for making things more understandable is to quote parts of the original message. The parts quoted should only be those relevant to your message.

You Should Also:

-Never use someone else's files without their permission

-Use only the account and equipment authorized to you

-Do not copy protected material, articles, or software