April17^th 2009
Rules on the Internet
I’m unsure of what protocols are specific to each application online, and who would be for that matter, but I know character assassination is wrong everywhere. I’ve had it happen to me twice (that I know of). The first time was especially devastating and was an attack on my business as well.

Dude, you can’t just attack someone and expect them to know everything you know. What if the person is new to the application (like me). Even RPGs like Perfect World have tutorials for newbies. FaceBook and MySpace, two big hitters in the networking world have nothing of the kind. For MySpace you can Google MySpace pimp pages and then try to figure out how to use them to make your page look cool, but, MySpace doesn’t tell you jack-shit.

People should be kind to one another, helping and teaching not be mean and destroy them. I know that sounds really simplistic, but it’s true. Common courtesy is just that… common. These online worlds have complex systems of etiquette and you learn as you go. Those old-timers who have been around for a while should remember that… common courtesy should still be common.

I’m not so stupid as to think that everyone online is a good person, but I try to stay away from the seamy side of the Net. If you have a problem… a real problem with a person you can always do things about that. Just treat others the way you want to be treated.