We continue to define good New Café netiquette (New Café etiquette) as we participate. We prefer guidelines to rules; however, New Café management and hosts request civility, as outlined in our User Guidelines and will refuse access to users who violate the New Café's definition of civility found there.
Some general guidelines include:
Do not use the New Café only to pitch your product or service. Feel free to recommend products and services in the course of conversation, but do not offend New Café members by coming in only to sell something.
Use restraint in creating new topics. Avoid creating a topic for a quick question, or creating many new topics in a short time period. Open a topic and let the discussion develop naturally before starting another topic. Topics that have been inactive are not considered "dead" unless in an archive sub-conference. Rejuvenating an existing topic with a new posting is a common and appreciated practice, and hosts may be requested to revive any archived topics.
Avoid mass erasing of your postings. Use the erase button for fixing errors or deleting a posting you regret. Mass erasing creates holes in the discussion for other users.
Consider moving extended personal conversations to e-mail. Many users lurk (read without posting). If you find yourself in an extended discussion with just one other user, consider moving the conversation to e-mail. Other users may feel negatively about joining into what amounts to a personal conversation.
For additional information, review our Copyright policy.
