Group chats in instant messengers have become an integral part of life – this is how we communicate with teachers, neighbors, colleagues, family members. In these correspondences you can get a lot of useful information, but discussions often turn into a source of unpleasant emotions, because someone violates the unspoken boundaries of communication. Don’t kill the group atmosphere and do these things – and don’t let other people do them!
Do not demand that you re-say or repeat missed messages
Of course, no one demands that all messages be read immediately by all chat participants. But it’s terribly rude to ignore the history of correspondence again and again (and some say directly – “I’m too lazy to read!”) And to demand that you be updated.
Do not send inappropriate photos and videos
Frivolous messages or messages containing obscenities, political appeals and other sensitive content may be appropriate in friendly or topical discussions, but you should not expect neighbors or parents of classmates to l child react with understanding to a video with questionable content. And even if there are some of them who like the content, it will create an off-topic discussion that clogs the general conversation space. Yes, animated (and non-animated, too) greeting cards are also generally unacceptable in group chats.
Do not add new people without consulting existing members
It is clear that in the case of discussions between relatives or neighbors, this rule loses its meaning, all interested relatives and neighbors access these channels.
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