 Kore7 says: Maybe as the Internet becomes as predominant as air, somebody will realize that online behavior isn’t just an afterthought. Maybe, along with HTML and how to gauge a Web site’s credibility, schools and colleges will one day realize that there’s something else to teach about the Internet: Civility 101.Also see: Why are we so nasty (online)? I think the need to be transparent about your interactions is becoming more and more inportant. Sooner rather than later, people are going to be able to find you on the web and affect your experience. Hopefully this will cause people to realize the benefit of being nice as often as possible. Internet: Civility 101 should definitely be a standard course in school. Whatever happened to online etiquette? That's easy, it never existed. I used to spend some time on USENET thirteen years ago or so and flaming was quite common back then. (Some advice, it is best to ignore a troll (someone baiting a flame war) than feed them.) I stopped using USENET due to all the useless bickering and flaming. It commonly became referred to as USELESSNET. What a freakin' coincidence. This very thing/issue/problem, was in full bloom here on clipmarks just yesterday. I'd love to see a bit more politeness and courtesy 'round on the net. Manners aren't the worst thing one can have. Trolls...I like that word. :o) Neat and sweet. But it still doesn't really answer why. Unless your taught otherwise, is nastyness the default human behaviour? I don't think it has to do with nastiness or lack of manners, nor do I think there has been a decline. It's always been that way, as kmcolo notes. It's a structural problem with the medium: (1) informal communication with no somatic clues as to what is actually intended--hence smilies and emoticons. Hate them a little or hate them a lot, they serve a function. (2) informal communication combined with the awareness of a potentially very large audience and in a permanent medium. That's scary--there is the sense that the stakes for being corrected or contradicted are that much higher. You are chatting thoughtlessly and being published instantaneously. That's why it often seems like an academic dispute on meth. Whatever happened to online etiquette? That's easy, it never existed. Exactly. And how could you expect it to be otherwise. There is no longer a common understanding of what constitutes civility even in real life. In real life we can create what we consider civil environments though our choices of associations, neighborhoods, people we do business with, and so on. Who we bump into on the Internets is far less controllable. That's a good thing. But not for those who approach it as though it were as real life. They tend to get angry and/or hurt simply due to their not noticing the difference. But it all works out pretty well. People congregate with those who are, in some degree, like... @tpg62 Good points you made there! Somatic clues are very important. Body language, tone of voice etc are important in understanding what the other person is trying to convej or things like ironi or sarcasm. I read somewhere that only 10% of a conversation is conveyed through the words themselves. So without somatic signals, a lot of room is left for misunderstanding or misinterpretion of intent. They say also anger is just a cloak, so to speak, that covers either hurt, frustration or disappointment. Combined with lack of somatic signals this could very well be why some interactions seem so aggressive online. So long live emoticons and written expressions of sentiment...(like chuckle chuc... Oops! Forgot the smliey!  There is no longer a common understanding of what constitutes civility even in real life.That'a also a very good point! In Europe, i read there's a whole debate going on about how teachers are addressed by students. In the ol' days it was Ma'am and Sir, then it became Mrs Fisher and Mr Baker, then it became Sue and Bob and now it's "You stupid cow" and "You moron" Having "Civility 101" classes in schools would be a good idea, I reckon. Who we bump into on the Internets is far less controllable. That's a good thing.Wow, for the second time in six months I agree with GD. |
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