Wiki+Rules+and+Netiquette

 =WIKIS RULE...BUT WIKIS HAVE RULES! =

**net·i·quette**
[ **net** -i-kit, ‐ket ]  //**–noun **// the rules of etiquette that apply <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: static;">when communicating over computer networks, <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; cursor: default; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: static;">especially the internet. <span style="color: #333333; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0em 0px 0em 0em; padding: 20px 0px 0px;"><span style="color: #333333; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">**<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">//<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: static;">Origin: // ** <span class="rom-inline" style="color: #333333; display: inline; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: static;">1980–85; <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: static;"> blend of network + etiquette   <span style="color: #333333; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0em 0px 0em 0em; padding: 20px 0px 0px;"><span style="color: #333333; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Arial Unicode MS','Lucida Sans','Lucida Grande',Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> "netiquette." // Dictionary.com Unabridged //. Random House, Inc. 07 Feb. 2010. = = <span style="color: #333333; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0em 0px 0em 0em; padding: 20px 0px 0px;"> <span style="color: #333333; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0em 0px 0em 0em; padding: 20px 0px 0px;">
 * =<span style="color: #ff0000; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Keep safe. Never post your personal information or information about someone else. Keep ages, addresses, phone numbers, names of towns, or even places where we work or go to school off the Internet. =
 * =<span style="color: #ff0000; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Post smartly. Remember that information on the internet may still be around after you've deleted it. Be careful not to post messages or pictures that may come back to haunt you later. =
 * =<span style="color: #ff0000; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Be nice. Respect what others have written on the wiki. Be overly friendly and be positive. Remember ... treat others as you would like to be treated. =
 * =<span style="color: #ff0000; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Read, re-read, and proof-read before you click ENTER. Look everything over and use your spell check to be sure everything is accurate. When you are certain that the editing is complete, then save to publish. =
 * =<span style="color: #ff0000; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Use correct spelling and grammar on the wiki. Remember what goes up on the wiki, goes up for the world to see. This is published writing, not a draft, not an IM and not a text message. =
 * =<span style="color: #ff0000; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Be truthful. Write things you know to be correct using facts from research from reliable, credible sources. Give credit to and cite your sources. Failure to do so is plagiarism. =
 * =<span style="color: #ff0000; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Keep it on topic - classroom oriented. This isn't the place to discuss after school plans. =



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