CS3604 - Professionalism in Computing - McCrickard/Wheaton - Fall 2003

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Rules of Etiquette for On-line Debate Posting
That We Developed in Our Class

Sample of past semester rules

Spring 2003 netiquette rules for debate posting:

* The number at the end of each rule represents the number of people that voted for it.

1. Attack the idea, not the person. - 22

2. Read through previous posts to avoid repetition. - 17

3. Make meaningful, relevant, and constructive posts. - 15

4. Proof read your posts. - 11

5. Avoid web talk, cursing, and hacker speak. - 8

6. Support your argument with proof, such as excerpts from the ACM code. - 8

7. Be unique and concise. - 3

8. Do not be offended if someone disagrees with your post. - 1