Ground Rules

Ground Rules: 1st Draft

1. All comments should be respectful. We can and should disagree with the ideas, not people. This discussion group should feel safe for everyone.
2. All comments should be clearly and directly related to the discussion topic and related to what others have said.
3. Comment should look professional. Consider spelling and grammar (you’re English students, after all), write in full words rather than chat-speak (don’t use “u” instead of “you” or other non-standard written forms), don’t use all capital letters (that feels like shouting), and don’t use any emoticons symbols like J (Remember that you can click “Edit” to edit your own message.)
4. Focus on ideas. Paraphrase (and cite the source) if you read something useful and wish to add or refer to that idea in the discussion.
5. Give credit where credit is due. If you share useful that you have found on the internet, include the URL so that others can also read the full article or visit the site. Do not just copy and paste into the message without a citation – that is plagiarism.
6. When you respond to someone else’s idea (a very good thing), make sure you mention the person’s name and repeat enough of their idea that everyone is clear about what is being discussed.
7. Remember that our goal is to help each other. We’re learning from all of you as well, so helping is a multi-way street.

Yes, i do agree about this rules. it makes us feel free to commented our friend's essay. it is need to organize the comment.
my additional suggestion is :
-. please dont junk someone's blog. (example : write "pertamax" or "page one, bro". or just "nice compo" without comment anything)
-. dont promote/advertise anything (example : internet store, request for vote something, request for adding something, etc)
-. dont post any big resolution picture. because that is bandwidth killer.

and my last suggestion is give a reward for the best comment. like a "cendol" in kaskus or "best answer" in yahoo answer.

Thanks,
Giraldi Anggriawan