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Do you know what “netiquette” is? It refers to Internet etiquette (net+etiquette).
It means respecting other users and displaying courtesy when you are online. There
are some important rules you should follow when you are online.

the fact that they are not speaking face-to-face and they may say things that hurt the İ
First of all, you should remember that you are interacting with real people

when you are online. You shouldn’t offend anyone. Some people are emboldened by

other person. In my opinion this is bad netiquette.

Furthermore, you should keep messages short, polite and to the point. I
believe that we shouldn’t spam others with multiple messages or waste their time. Also,
we should ask permission before posting about someone or sharing an e-mail, photo
or chat conversation and make sure that it doesn’t contain any personal information.

EDİTÖR YAYINEV
To sum up, online communication is an indispensable part of our lives. For me,
it’s crucial to use netiquette because online communication is non-verbal. We should
follow netiquette!

1. Netiquette is the combination of the words .........................................

2. We should display courtesy to people ................................................

3. ............................. by saying rude things that hurt them.

4. Our messages should be ....................................................................

5. If we want to post about someone, .....................................................

6. We shouldn’t share things that ...........................................................

7. It’s important to use netiquette because ..............................................