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(Chatiquette from www.chatiquette.de)

1. Step up to other chatters with respect and politeness, so they will respect you and treat you politely. Treat them like how you would like to be treated by them.


2. Be yourself! Yes, of course: it is tempting to become a different character in the virtual anonymity of the net. But fun gets the greater, the more true friends you find - and not having to be afraid that someone could find out about your true face. The better you get to know the others, the harder it will get to hide your true identity. You really do not need to hide from friends, do you? :-)


3. Help newbies! Whenever a new chatter joins, remember your first visit in a chat room. Did somebody help you? So do like he did. Did nobody help you? Then do better than those people of that time, who should have helped you. Maybe the newbie becomes a regular chatter and a friend.

4. Everybody is in a bad mood sometimes. And surely everybody is really furious sometimes. But: don´t take it out on the other chatters! If you feed bad, you really don´t need to make other´s lifes miserable, too. Chatting means fun. If you want to talk about your problems with somebody, you will certainly find a person who can help you in a calm talk in private.

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