No Flames

Do not flame or respond to flames because they are uncivilized. A flame is a personal insult communicated through the internet. Netiquette rules civilize the cybersphere. Therefore, it is bad netiquette to insult others or respond to personal insults because they are uncivilized.

A flame can come in the form of an email, blog comment or post, class discussion comments or anyplace else on the internet. A troll is kind of a catch all term for trouble maker. There are many ways to make trouble. Posting flames is one way. A flame is a specific type of action by troll. It's personal. An off topic comment is not necessarily a flame. A comment where you use someone's name in a deragatory way is. It is different than teasing or playful fun between friends. It's mean spirited. It's an attack, usually on someone they don't know. They are commonly used by the uneducated and poor because they have nothing to lose by posting them and notoriety to gain if someone responds. Flamers are generally poor because they don't care if they get sued.

Personal insults are used by low people. People who are beneath the person they are insulting. Attacking a person who is not a political figure typically means that you feel you have to bring you down to your level. It distracts from the merits of any issue. It makes the issue, it there is one, less important than the person. If you are the target of a personal attack, flame, do not respond to it. It brings you down to their level. Stay above the trolls and flamers.

Why should I follow good netiquette and refrain from personal insults, flames?

Personal insults are bad netiquette because they do not move a conversation forward. It can mean various things. One thing it does mean for sure is that the person who is flaming is not being positive. Writing or responding to personal insults in any way, shape, form, or fashion is why the flame was communicated, to get a response. This is true in reality about personal insults and online with flames. Flames are distracting, deceitful, and a tactic of bad people. Their mothers should have taught them better.

Everyone could use a little netiquette!

Netiquette TV

Do Not Flame or Respond To Flames

Sara Social Media and Terrance Troll

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This scene takes place on high seas of cyberspace where the surf is rough and trolls are rougher.

Terrance Troll is caught starting a flame war on the pirate ship by Sara Social Media. Terrance does not know any better. He just wants someone to like him. His Troll behavior is for attention.

Sara Social Media captivates Terrance Troll with the fundamentals of netiquette. She teaches him about the core rules of netiquette. Rule number five is not to flame. Terrance sees the error in his ways and decides to follow the Core Rules of Netiquette by David Chiles.

Sara Social Media: Sara Social Media is a MySpace Model with the brains of slashdot contributor. She embodies everything good about Social Media and is not afraid to tell you about it.

Terrance Troll: He is a little troll with no real friends who starts flame wars for no reason or cause. The cyber sphere is trying to find him something positive to do.

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Cast

David Chiles:

I am a web designer and real estate agent. Netiquette is a hobby of mine. I am developing it with this site.

Nancy Netiquette:

Ms. Netiquette is the star of my netiquette animations. She has the netiquette name. Her character plays many different roles in many different forms because netiquette plays many different roles in the many different forms of internet communication.

Betty Blog:

Betty Blog is a very opinionated person. She always speaks her mind and dresses in her own style. She knows to ask questions and question authority. She is not one of those people who just goes with the flow. She demands clarification.

Nathan Newbie:

Nathan Newbie is a quiet shy type. He knows to lurk before he leaps on the internet. This character appears in many of my animations because Nathan Newbies character does what he is told, which is great netiquette.

Vivian Video:

Ms. Video is just getting her start in the cyber world. Until now no one has had enough bandwith to truly appreciate her. She is slowly but surely gaining ground on all the text out there on the internet and hopes to have more content.

Wendy Wireless:

Ms. Wireless is the most valuable player on the netiquette team. She is responsible for sharing more netiquette than any other character. Her mobility is here greatest asset. She is every where in my animations.

Ted Tweet:

Mr Tweet is moving pretty fast. He says what he needs to say in 140 character or less and is on to the next thought. There is a lot of action in his life. He is working on a way to find more video projects.

Harry Headmaster:

Mr. Headmaster is the headmaster of The Virtual Academy. This is a separate and distinct school from the Netiquette School. Harry Headmaster is from the old school in a new school world and is slowly learning how to adapt.

Yusef YouTube:

Yusef YouTube is down to give all the trolls out there some real netiquette. He is not scared of lies. Nancy and Yusef make sure the everyone knows to tell the truth. It's good netiquette.

Sara Social Media:

Sara Social Media is a MySpace Model with the brains of slashdot contributor. She embodies everything good about Social Media and is not afraid to tell you about it.

Terrance (Terry) Troll:

He is a little troll with no real friends who starts flame wars for no reason or cause. The cyber sphere is trying to find him something positive to do.

Thomas (Tommy) Troll:

Thomas is a real Troll. He does not like anybody unless he is scheming in some way. Thomas Troll will start a flame war with anyone for any reason. He has many different profiles because he is banned from so many networks.

Cafe Joe:

Cafe Joe is the cyber bar tender. He knows everything there is to know about the internet and he is willing to share it with big tippers.

Fred Facebook:

Fred Facebook is the biggest guy in Social Media. He and his rules dominate the internet. Facebook is often the number one ranked site on the internet.

Mathew (Matt) MySpace:

Matt MySpace is trying to find himself right now. He is torn between free content and content regulation for better curation.

Larry LinkedIn:

Larry LinkedIn is the consumate professional. LinkedIn has good netiquette built into the system. Larry follows the rules of professional netiquette in addition to all the other rules. He is the man.

Edna E-commerce:

Edna E-commerce is as steady as she comes in the internet business. She follows her clicks and ships to the bricks. The rules for her segment of the market follow the Uniform Commercial Code with a layer of netiquette on top.

Cindy Smartphone:

Cindy Smartphone is no dummy. Ms. Smartphone is the most organized well put together character in the cast. She has great rules for applications and knows when and where to use here phone.

Tammy Tablet:

Tammy Tablet is hot stuff. Ms. Tablet knows everyone wants her and she uses that to get what she wants. Ms. Tablet is very free with herself, so everyone likes her.

Funny Cartoon Characters of Famous People

Female Republicans: Women whose views on immigration appear to be racist.

Hilary Clinton: Strong women and past President. Oops, I mean first lady. No I mean secretary of state. Has anyone seen Casino? Hillary is boss!