Read everyone else's post before posting your own question.

Stay on topic, don't post irrelevant links, comments thoughts or pictures. Don't type in leetspeak, abbreviations, ALL CAPS, etc.

Be polite, say please and thank you when soliciting help from your classmates.

Respect the opinions of your classmates if you disagree. Acknowledge valid points and understand others are entitled to have their own perspective on the issue.

Be brief when posting in the discussion boards.

Try and quote what your classmate said if you are referring to something specific. Give them credit.

Be forgiving of your classmates, they are learning and they too make mistakes.

Run a spelling or grammar check before posting anything to the discussion board. I'd recommend Grammar.ly.

Compose your discussion board post in a word or google document and then copy and paste it (save your responses for posterity).

You will be asked to participate in online discussions and engage with your peers. You should adhere to the following general guidelines (on top of any specific assignment instructions):

• Use proper language
• Be precise
• Avoid emoticons or "leetspeak".
• Be explanatory. Justify your opinion.
• Read all comments before hitting submit.
• Recognize and respect diversity.
• Tone down your language
• Control your temper
• Take your post seriously.
• Be credible, use sources.