Be Kind...Rewind...

Remember the Human:
Sooo, important. I don’t know if it is the anonymity and the lack of consequences (or perception of) that leads some people to write and post some of the things that they do. Without having to looks someone square in the eye, or be in a room filled with people, and say some of the things that we (and I’m using the royal ‘we’ here) write, people have become a lot more courageous. Or so it would seem. But the moment you get those very same people eye to eye or in front of that room, they will become very timid and hold their tongue. So we need to remember, unless we are willing to stand up in a room full of people to say something….don’t say it.

Make yourself look good online:
This is pretty much common sense. Use proper punctuation, spelling, grammar. Write complete sentences, unlike these. But when people are communicating with one and other with no prior knowledge of each other, and no physical contact, then all we have to determine if the information someone is providing is valid is the way in which things are written.

Be forgiving of others mistakes:
There is no need to tear someone down for minor mistakes they have made. Be kind. The golden rule does still apply. If you have issue with something a person has written, then make a clear, logical, well thought out argument. Be intelligent about it…and not just mean.