Netiquette concerns

[George Haberberger]

At 08:49 AM 7/2/96 PST, MASCARO at humnet.ucla.edu wrote:
>davemarc writes:
>>It's apparently a breach of Netiquette to post private email without asking
>>for permission, which is what hag just did.  But, since in this case I'm not
>>really bothered by the act in itself, I'll settle for an apology for his
>>surliness towards me.
>
>which allows me to splinter off from the larger question w/ this one:  what
are the 
>standard netiquette behaviors?  I am a hopeless ignoramus when it comes to the 
>finer points of computer (not to say human) communication.  Why don't people 
>use quotes to mark ironic expressions?  Why is it a breach to email someone 

Quotes would be like using a laugh track, in my opinion; if the reader can't
tell it's ironic, it isn't.

>privately, as davemarc sez above?  What other standard forms of netiquette are 

Breach of confidentiality, I type things in private email that I would never
want posted to the world.

>known to everyone but (I suspect) me? What gaffes have I committed all 
>unknowingly?  Would be most grateful for enlightenment, either public or
private.
>
>And a final question:  is this list an instance of--pop--culture?
>
>john m
>
>
George