Sunday, July 05, 2015

Facebook Etiquette


When a Facebook friend sends you a personal message, try your best to reply--one-word reply, a smiley, a thumb's up, a long explanation--whichever is most appropriate. This "seen at whenever time" thingy minus a reply from you gives an impression that you are IGNORING the friend. Blatantly said, it is tantamount to saying "talk-to-the-hand" on a personal conversation. Only this time, you are saying "talk-to-the-space."
When a close friend sends you a group message and you are not interested to participate in the discussion, you certainly have several options as well--ignore because the message is not for you alone but for the members of the group and there's no pushing you to like the message, POLITELY say you would leave the conversation (oftentimes, reasons are no longer needed). To leave the conversation WITHOUT notice is similar to turning your back on a group discussion and walking away.
You see, virtual space has now become as intimate as the personal space. It doesn't hurt to be well-mannered. We call it netiquette. In a bigger picture, we see it as CHARACTER.

From an FB post by Oh Laff

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