Etiquette Rules! by Nancy R. Mitchell

Author:Nancy R. Mitchell
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Wellfleet Press
Published: 2017-04-09T04:00:00+00:00

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Your posts should reflect your everyday life with its ups and downs, a window through which your family and friends can glimpse of your life, warts and all. Virtual you should be an alter ego to real you, not an invented character with an imagined life. Be kind, ethical, empathetic, and, above all, genuine. Share opinions, yes, but without frequent rants or criticism and always in a respectful manner.

Filter Don’t say anything on social media that you would not say in person in a face-to-face conversation. The anonymity of the virtual world has brought out a dark side of many people. Unless you are behaving badly in person, and we know you’re not, don’t gossip, bully, shame, or insult anyone on Facebook or other social media sites. Don’t criticize, and don’t post when you’re angry, wounded by someone’s comments, or strongly disagree with something you read. Wait. Think. Draft. Think some more. Reread. Post. And stop complaining. Recent studies indicate that it’s not healthy for you. We have known for a long time it’s not healthy for those around you.

Friending and Unfriending There should be a reason to link, and those reasons are numerous, but just to increase your numbers should not be one of them. And it’s OK to unfriend. If you have been out of touch for some time or your interests or circle of friends have changed, there may not be a reason to stay connected. If you don’t want to unfriend someone but can’t stomach another cat video or Candy Crush update, hide the person from your feed.

Who R U? Receive a friend request from a stranger with no accompanying message? Before accepting it, click on the profile to find out if you have anything in common. It’s OK to ignore it if you see no connection. It may be from someone who is looking to increase their numbers and found you through links to others.

Oversharing Don’t make every post about you. Your friends care, but they don’t want to hear intimate details of your health, love life, or lapses of judgment. And do they really need to know/hear/see

• the last five articles you read;

• recipes you want to try;

• where you’re having dinner on a Tuesday night (although if that dinner is in Acapulco, then maybe …);

• that you just checked in for sedation dentistry;

• that you took 150 photos at SeaWorld, and here they are; or

• another self-portrait or political rant?

Tag Ask permission before tagging people in photos. If the friend is job hunting or was supposed to be at home in bed with the flu when barhopping with you, they might not appreciate your sharing their whereabouts. If you’re tagged and wish you weren’t, you can unlink a photo of yourself and then ask the poster to remove it. It is possible to adjust your settings so that you can manually review all photos of you before they are posted.

Be Generous and Grateful Say thanks often, and credit sources when reposting and sharing.

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