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Online Civility

 
By Craig Dunn, founder at HeadsUp.social.
 
  For social media to be enjoyable, useful and productive, we need to be civil and respectful of each other - especially when we disagree.
 
  Online civility brings nuance, new and expanded information, shared understanding. Good conversation is a fun, enriching, sharing and learning experience.
 
  Ad-hominem attacks such as insults and ridicule are just destructive and anti-social, indicators of missing empathy and intellectual ineptitude.
 
Don't do it! - My mother used to say:
"If you've got nothing helpful to contribute, just keep your trap shut!"
 
  Ouch! I must have said the wrong thing a time or two - here's what I've learned and how it applies to interactions on social media:
 
  • Don’t say anything you wouldn’t say to a person’s face.
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  • Carefully monitor the tone of your contributions to the conversation.
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  • Avoid being offended – instead be empathic and realize that any offense may not have been intended.
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  • Stay on topic. Sometimes, it's fine when a conversation goes off topic, but do try to circle back and help the discussion fulfill its promise.
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  • Be empathetic in your ability to listen to others even if you do not agree. Be open to persuasion to understand another’s point of view.
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  • When in doubt on how to respond to someone’s post – wait 24 hours to respond or don't respond at all.
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  • When nothing works - do nothing!
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