Neti-what?

If I hear the word netiquette again I might have a violent reaction. Who or what was this article for? I thought it was fairly common to treat others with respect no matter what medium we may address them with. But now it seems each medium has its own definition on the proper way to communicate with someone. And in this case define by splicing to words to together. And by this time I am pretty confident I know how to write an email, especially when writing to someone for the first time. The wording usually gets more casual as you exchange back and forth even within the same day if not over time.

To reiterate though being respectful should be a primary concern. If I am emailing a company to some HR Rep I don’t want to speak as if they’re my buddies if it’s the contact email.