Department of Anthropology, SUNY at Plattsburgh Anthropology 451 Capitalist Legacies ROBBINRH@splava.cc.plattsburgh.edu

Netiquet:

Mandatory Reading

Netiquet is nothing more than etiquette on the network. It is easy to forget when looking at words on a computer screen that there is a real person behind those words. There are some rules of netiquet that are required to be followed during your participation in this course, including the following:

• Remember that when communicating via email, you do not have the benefit of voice intonation, facial expressions, body language or gestures to interpret the meaning behind the words. The same words spoken orally in different manners can mean different things. Remember this, and give the person the benefit of the doubt when interpretting messages.
• Remember that the people on the net are real people and it is easy to offend. Observe the same type of etiquette that you would if you were face to face in the classroom with the person.
• Respect the time and disk space of others. Be concise in your messages. Some students have a limited amount of disk space available to them, be sure that you think about what you are going to say and make it relevent to the topic being discussed.
• Share knowledge. You may come across resources that may be helpful to others.
• No flaming (insults, etc.). Some of the thesis areas may be controversial. We encourage and welcome debate based on factual knowledge. We do not encourage nor will we tolerate arguments or insults as part of the discussion.
• WARNING!!!!!   This is a monitored discussion. Should your message not be appropriate it may be returned to you for rewording. This could delay your message from reaching the discussion and could jeopardize your points for that discussion. Think before you speak. We reserve the right to remove any student from the class who refuses to conduct himself or herself in a proper and reasonable manner.