Rule of Etiquette

I guess it comes as no surprise that many of the rules of online etiquette are in many ways the same rules of interpersonal etiquette with people face to face. The general rule of thumb that I gathered from the readings was to never say anything online that you wouldn’t say to a person’s face. For some reason just because we can’t see the person’s face we justify poor etiquette and rudeness.
Since all one has to use while communicating through the internet is words, void of voice, tone, expression and body language one must use their words carefully and precisely. Using correct spelling and grammar becomes extremely important.