| Source: Guide to VAX Notes, Chapter 3, Writing Notes
Online Etiquette
While communicating by computer has many advantages, there are some
drawbacks:
1. Nonverbal cues, such as facial expressions, intonation, and body
language, that enhance face-to-face discussion are missing.
2. Reading takes longer than listening, and reading a terminal screen
for long periods of time may become tiring.
3. Some terminal screens lack the ability to visually emphasize
information or to express information graphically.
Hints for improving communications while in VAX Notes are:
1. Use correct spelling, grammar and punctuation
2. Use mixed case
3. Use narrow line width
4. Make paragraphs about five to seven lines long
5. Keep the overall length short
6. Use visual aids
There are many more ideas discussed in Chapter 3. And, if you would like
more information on Conference etiquette, please read the conference on
HUMAN::ETIQUETTE.
Let's make sure our notes communicate our ideas effectively.
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| Some facial expressions: (see chapter 3 of Guide to VAX Notes)
:-) 'normal' smiley face
:-( frown; sad face
;-) winking smiley face
:-J smiley face with tongue in cheek
8^0 bug-eyed, big-nosed, slack-jawed smiley face
=]:-) crew-cut geek smiley face
-]:-) mohawk punk smiley face
:-{ moustached smiley face
~/~ stirring up trouble
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| WHAT'S THIS ABOUT NO CAPS? SOMEBODY TELL ME WHY I CAN'T JOLLY WELL USE
THEM WHENEVER AND HOWEVER I WANT? IF THEY DIDN'T WANT ME TO USE THESE
THINGS WHY DID THEY PUT THEM ON THE KEYBOARD IN THE FIRST PLACE?
BESIDES, I'VE STILL GOT ABOUT SIX BOXES OF THEM LEFT OVER FROM THE LAST
TIME I CODED SOMETHING IN C....
Whew, who typed that? Must've been someone who came in while I was out.
In fact, I think I can still hear him behind me. Don't you hear it? I
hear it. You hear it, don't you? Don't you? You do, I know it. You have
to. I hear it. I can't stop hearing it. Sometimes it goes down a little,
but sometimes it's so loud I can't think of anything else. And then it
starts telling me things, and whispering to me and saying dreadful things
and it won't stop and it won't listen to me and I can't stop listening
because it's so loud and sometimes I think I should never have agreed to
be a moderator in the first place.....
So, did you hear about the bug in VMS V16.8? If you run MAIL, SPAWN out
of an editing session, and then type SET COMMAND/DELETE/ALL you get
SYSTWT priv and you can do anything....
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| Date: 30-Jan-1992
From: John Sims
SIMS.JOHN AT A1 at CORA @ CORE
Dept: Strategic Resources
Tel No: 223-7243
TO: Employee Interest Notes File Participants
Subject: A message to employee interest notes file users
A MESSAGE TO EMPLOYEE INTEREST NOTES FILE USERS
Over the last few months I have received a number of complaints
from employees, and individuals outside of the company about
material communicated in electronic mail systems and posted in
various employee interest notes files. After reading some of this
material it is clear that a reminder about appropriate comment and
behavior in these systems is necessary.
First, and most critically; the electronic mail systems and notes
files are company facilities subject to normal workplace rules of
conduct. As such, the same rules that govern conduct and comment
in any other Digital workplace apply with equal weight in these
systems. Stated simply, if you wouldn't say something in a
Digital business meeting, you shouldn't say it in electronic mail
or notes. PERIOD.
Statements that attribute improper, illegal or immoral motives or
actions to others; statements that cast aspersions on the
character or integrity of others or that amount to libel or
slander are not permitted. PERIOD. In this regard, it does not
matter whether the individuals subject to the comment are elected
public officials or directors of organizations disfavored by the
author. There is no "Public Figure" exception in these systems.
Comments of a sexual nature are not acceptable whether they are
about the author or directed at others. Similarly, comments that
degrade, devalue or discriminate against others are also
prohibited.
Neither the notes conferences nor electronic mail should be used
to solicit other employees. This prohibition covers efforts to
solicit employees for personal or political gain, to sell or
market goods or services (except authorized marketplace or
discount conferences) and efforts to solicit employees to take
action, sign petitions or support particular causes or candidates.
Finally, employees should remember that it is never appropriate to
spend working time in employee interest notes for non-work
purposes. Personal or entertainment activities in these notes
files should be limited to assigned break times, lunch time and
before or after business hours.
Employee interest notes files and conferences provide an
electronic forum to share ideas and opinions about matters of
common interest. In supporting these conferences, the company
understood that there would be occasions where employees would
disagree on issues being discussed, but we believed and continue
to believe it is possible to disagree without being disagreeable.
Personnel Policy 6.54, Proper Use of Digital Computers, Systems
and Networks provides further information about appropriate
conduct and comment in these systems. Employees who fail to meet
these expectations, or who use company computer systems in ways
that are contrary to the letter or spirit of that policy are
subject to Corrective Action and Discipline up to and including
the termination of their employment.
The moderators of these conferences, along with your system
managers, personnel representatives and the Personnel Policy
Manager are all available to answer any question you might have
about appropriate use of these systems.
Please feel free to forward this memo to other Digital notes
files and conferences.
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