Rule 2: Adhere to the same standards of behavior online that you follow in real life
Rule 3: Know where you are in cyberspace
Rule 4: Respect other people’s time and bandwidth
Rule 5: Make yourself look good online
Rule 8: Respect other people’s privacy
In my personal experience, I absolutely know I never insulted anyone in the Internet all my life (at least when I knew I was going to do so). I treat anyone in the Internet as real people though I make friend with them there easier. I’ve never typed in any swear word in the Internet and I have always typed like this; no shortcuts because I’m not used to chatting; the reason is that I don’t own a cellphone. So far, I’m no expert at anything Internet yet and I have never participated in any flame war, either. Well, I did participate in a war but it was a game website plot; the “Return of Dr. Sloth” in Neopets.com 2007 early 2008. I have always respected people’s privacies. I have never disgraced any newbie, but then again, I never encountered a newbie’s mistake before.