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Basics of the Netiquette

Before you participate in Usenet news

You MUST learn about netiquette ...and then ADHERE to it while you participate.

Here's your homework

• Start with A Primer on How to Work With the Usenet Community.

• Study Dear Emily Postnews (Emily Postnews, foremost authority on proper net behaviour, gives her advice on how to act on the net). NOTE: this is intended to be satirical. If you do not recognize it as such, consult a doctor or professional comedian. The recommendations in this article should be recognized for what they are -- admonitions about what NOT to do.

• Read Top 11 Myths about the Internet (and USENET too), Answers to Frequently Asked Questions about Usenet, Rules for posting to Usenet, and Hints on writing style for Usenet.

• Subscribe to the news.announce.newusers newsgroup (and read the messages!) before you start posting.

Here's more material of interest, to read later on...

• The Net: User Guidelines and Netiquette
• EFF's (Extended) Guide to the Internet (formerly known as "Big Dummy's Guide to the Internet" -- translations available)
• Zen and the Art of the Internet
• Entering the World Wide Web: A Guide to Cyberspace
• *.answers newsgroups (a good home of the Usenet FAQs)

REMEMBER: If you choose to actively participate in comp.lang.ada, you must develop and automatize your netiquette.

Page last modified: 1996-10-23