Online etiquette

ONLINE ETIQUETTE
On this page, you will find information about the Internet etiquette, or netiquette. The netiquette is a set of guidelines on how to behave online. If you ignore these guidelines, you can easily damage your online reputation.
Note that in addition to these general rules, various services such as e-mail lists, social media and the University of Helsinki have their own specific rules.
Be yourself: always log on to your services with your own username and password. In most services, the use of another person’s ID is prohibited, and identity theft is an act punishable by law. If you leave your computer, even for a short while, lock your workstation so that nobody can access the open services under your name.
Be polite when writing e-mails: when used correctly, e-mail is an effective means of communication. When sending email, you may be tempted to say something it that you will regret later. Do not write anything that you would not be willing to tell a person face to face. Do not send jokes or inappropriate messages to people you do not know personally.
HEy Prof!!!!!!!111
doncha jus love my assignment!!! <3 <3
Cheers raymond “ray” keskivarsen
Your e-mail or other messages may end up with unknown persons by mistake, so be careful about adding personal information to messages. Take the receiver of the message into account as well: the colloquial tone of a message sent to a friend can be completely inappropriate when addressing your university teacher! Please remember that there are some unwritten rules about e-mail messages, e.g. writing in CAPITALS is interpreted as SHOUTING!
Respect the recipient’s inbox: do not burden the recipient’s inbox unnecessarily and do not forward chain letters. Before sending attachments, consider whether they are really necessary and whether the recipient will be able to open them. Your e-mail may be one of hundreds of messages in the recipient’s inbox, so do not expect an immediate answer.