After reading the Rules of Netiquette for Online Discussion Boards, I noticed that a lot of them are similar to how we expect people to act when face to face. It's just manners, and manners are manners no matter the time, place or context.
I think that rules two, three, six and 15 are very important when it comes to online discussions, especially six. Number six talks about respectfully disagreeing when you don't agree with a statement. So many people break this rule, and it really makes the internet a nasty, rude place to be. Statement two talks about staying on topic, which I think is important because irrelevant pictures, links and comments can be annoying and look like spam. Rule three tells you to NOT TYPE IN ALL CAPS, because it looks like you're screaming and not a lot of people appreciate that, and rule 15 is just about grammar. Proper spelling is a must to me, because it really makes me cringe when I see someone trying to sound intelligent with a misspelled, not punctuated paragraph.
I have commented on discussion boards before, and when I am disagreeing with someone, I always try to put it in the least negative way possible, even if the other people or person is being extremely rude about it. I have had both positive and negative experiences, because it depends on how the other users attitudes are, and especially the topic of the discussion.
Although I don't mind discussion boards, I don't think I would enjoy participating in an online course where I would be discussing issues with other students. I find it can get hectic, especially since you have no way of knowing who is about to speak. I also enjoy having in class discussions where everyone is in the same room. I find them educating and entertaining, and I think I would miss that too much to be able to enjoy an online one.
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