Become a Good Netizen

Do you spend hours on the Internet and use it as a primary communication tool? Then, you are a Netizen.

The term Netizen is derived from the term citizen, referring to a citizen of the Internet, or someone who uses networked resources. Sometimes users are also referred to as cybercitizens. Generally, a netizen can be any user of the worldwide, unstructured forums of the Internet. The word netizen itself was created by Michael Hauben.

The term connotes civic responsibility and participation. Netiquette is etiquette on the Internet. A “flame” has come to refer to any kind of derogatory comment, such as when an online discussion degenerates into a series of personal attacks against the debaters, rather than discussion of their subject matter itself. There are many sites today that will actively disregard the truth about people just for the attempt of increasing their audience.