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What rule or rules would you add to the ten commandments of web etiquette?

They’re semi-famous now, but it was actually a friend of mine who originally wrote them. They’re a list of ten rules of thumb to go by when using the internet. They imply things like the potential drawbacks of assuming someone’s other identities, how to caution against archive forgery, when the best time is to complain about mods, etc. and serve as a go-to for advice on interpersonal relations when indirect contact is at play. Written in the style of a Greek philosopher, they were written in a setting where people were committing massive collateral damage with their animosity/gullibility/skepticism and they have paved a better modus operandi than many contemporaries can. Confidently asserted but open to at least some change, what would you add?

remotelove ,
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  1. Thou shalt not lay with OPs mother.
InternetCitizen2 ,

Good news everyone

neidu2 ,
  1. The above are mostly just guidelines. Above else, be chill.
nokturne213 ,

Be excellent to each other.

Vanth , (edited )
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Wow, those are pretentious. Are those really “semi-famous”? I’ve seen plenty of “# rules for the internet” and this is not the list I would start from.

4 is an oversimplification I can think of at least one counter to. 7 is flat out wrong.

Edit: yeah, there are clarifying comments on 4 and I’ll just leave it at saying it’s poorly written. The author could benefit from a different list, George Orwell’s six rules for clear writing.

otp ,

I’ve never heard of these, and disagree with some of them.

A comment being deleted is equivalent to taking back what one has said?.. Nah, edit your comment to ADD that you take it back. Cross it out, but don’t delete it. Because not everyone who replied to what you DID say is going to be able to edit all their comments too. Context is important.

numberfour002 ,

Thou shalt thank or otherwise acknowledge thine responders whomst volunteer their time to provide helpful comments and posts.

Drusas ,

I suspect these are not as famous as you think. Also, the formatting of your post is not as reader-friendly as it could be.

j4k3 ,
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One’s true character shines when no other light is present. Who you are when you believe yourself anonymous, is the real version of yourself. This is the version without the mask that peer pressure forces upon you. The mask of accountability to others, if you were to act like your true self, is a powerful motivator to alter your behavior. The person you are without the mask of social accountability, is the truest version of yourself.

mocha_lotsofmilk ,

Wild assertion that these are semi-famous with only just over 4k views on the original post. And on DA in 2021 no less. I’ve seen no name YouTubers with higher subscriber counts.

  1. Always err on the side of scepticism when reading things online, especially when those things assert themselves as truth.
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