How's Your Netiquette?

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. What is it called WHEN YOU USE ALL CAPS in your message? Spamming Shouting Ignorant Easy to Read

2. When replying to someone's e-mail, forum, or newsgroup message, you should quote the entire message, as well as any preceding message that person may have quoted, so that readers can follow the discussion more easily. True False

3. Which of these mythical creatures likes to show up and wreak havoc on internet forums and newsgroups? Trolls Gnomes Elves Dwarves

4. What is the term that describes a situation where a difference of opinion in an internet community starts to turn ugly and becomes an unruly exchange of barbs, insults, and sometimes even threats? Cyber brawl Flame war Free-for-all Streetfight

5. When it comes to signatures (sigs or sig lines), more is better - the longer and more elaborate it is, the better it is, because it conveys that much more information about me. True False

6. I've just found and installed a program that lets me dress up my e-mails with an assortment of stationery, fancy fonts, and animated graphics. When is it appropriate to use this program? Business e-mails only Always Personal e-mails only Never

7. My good friend just sent me an e-mail warning me about a new scam that's being perpetrated on consumers. It sounds plausible and I'd like to post it on my favorite discussion forum, but a lot of other e-mail "news" items I've posted there have turned out to hoaxes or urban legends. Where can I go to find out whether this newest story is truth or fiction? urban-legends.com snoops.com snopes.com snapes.com

8. I just received an e-mail about Timmy, a little boy who is in the hospital waiting for a kidney transplant. If I forward this letter to at least 20 people in the next ten minutes, Corporation XYZ will donate $1 to Timmy's dialysis fund for each person I send it to. I'd better forward it to everyone I know, right away! True False

9. When someone asks a "newbie" question in an internet forum or newsgroup, i.e., a very basic question that has been addressed numerous times, what is he likely to be told in reply by some of the old-timers? RTMF GFAK RTFM FWIW

10. I have some exciting news that isn't directly related to the topic of the newsgroup or forum where I hang out, but these guys are my friends, so I want to share this item with them. Is it ever appropriate for me to do this? Yes, but begin your subject line with OT and/or post it in the off-topic section of the forum. Yes, of course - if it's important to you, you shouldn't hesitate to share it with your friends. No, you must always stay strictly on topic regardless of the venue or your relationship with other newsgroup or forum members. No - these are just anonymous internet acquaintances and they don't want to hear about your personal life.