14.2 What is netiquette?
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This article is from the Sex Movies FAQ, by director@gti.net (The Director) with numerous contributions by others.
14.2 What is netiquette?
USENET is an anarchic society of people talking about things that
interest them. In most societies, the best communication is
achieved by speaking and acting in a civil and polite manner. This
is not always the case in USENET.
However, things run more smoothly when people are civil and "play
by the rules." There is a counterproductive argument which reasons
"This is cyberspace... there are no rules, so fuck you for trying
to foist these upon me." This argument does nothing except piss
people off.
I am of the belief that netiquette exists because people before us
have discovered what works well, and after all, if it ain't
broke... But people will always do what they want when they have
no fear... we only hope they do what's "right."
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