Monday, December 3, 2012

6 Tips for Great Online Interactions

so-many-social-networks In these days, there are many online communities you can join. Lots of them are hobby based and you get to interact with strangers and exchange information about your hobby. Members can help each other and you will feel like totally understood; because you often don't find people in your daily life who are also into the same hobby as you are interested in.
Although they share the same interest as yours, we are all different. Some people criticize others and people get offended, or some people post something that is not appropriate for the group. So how you can enjoy interacting with everyone online without any troubles? Here are some tips.
  1. Join the community with active moderator --- Some community doesn't have any moderators or they are inactive. If that is the case, the interaction among people could get out of hand. If possible, join the community with active moderators.
  2. Do not criticize --- Even if someone posted something stupid, do not criticize. If you need to post something against the other's post, be very polite and just state what you felt without pointing the other person as "wrong". Everyone has different opinions and there is no right or wrong for many things. Just because it sounded stupid to you, it isn't a good idea to criticize or point out.
  3. Ignore critical comments --- If your post was criticized, just ignore. Do not engage in discussion unless it is productive to the group. If you are upset with the comment by someone, at least wait for a day before you comment back. When you do, be very polite.
  4. Ignore out of line comment --- Sometimes you see something that isn't appropriate for the group. If moderator exists, wait for him/her to do something about it, or privately let the moderator know. Do not comment back directly.
  5. Be careful with someone who tries to contact you personally --- Sometimes people join the group because they have other motives; selling things to the members, getting personal information from the members and so on. Do not become close to someone online very quickly. Always be careful about sharing information with a stranger.
  6. Complement others --- Some online community allows people to post their work; photos, videos, music and so on. If you see something great, complement. People usually love getting comments on their work. This is a great way to give a feedback to one another. Do not overly critical of their work. If something you want to criticize, make sure you complement five things before making one criticism. 
And enjoy the online social interaction with others. There is nothing better to share information with others who have the same interests as yours.

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