In every day life one must pay attention to follow proper etiquette when having conversations with others. The same is true with online bingo (in fact, more so when using online chat) and there are certain rules and guidelines that must be followed in order to stay respectful and polite. While this varies in online bingo around the world, often, language and punctuation can be misconstrued, so it's important to be careful with chat. Although you are in the comfort of your own home, you are connected to others through the chat room.
For starters, it's always nice to greet the other players in the chat room you are entering with a friendly "hello everyone!". Most likely they will greet you before you even have the chance, so be sure to greet them in return. Remember that you are talking to real people - not just computers! These real, live people are communicating via their computers and have feelings, moods and interests just like everyone. It's also nice to greet the Bingo Chat Room Monitors as they spend hours in the chat rooms making sure everyone is having fun and playing fairly.
Make sure to remember that there are some people in the chat room that live in different time zones and speak different languages. Don't worry about typos or spelling errors, because they are to be expected. In fact, sometimes they can be quite funny, so just laugh it off.
Also, please try to avoid typing all in CAPITAL LETTERS, as this can be considered "yelling" and is somewhat rude. You can use capitals to emphasize a word, or even put *asterixes* around to emphasized a word. Also remember your Bingo Trivia as this can be a fun way to start a conversation.
Another thing to remember is when you are chatting in an online bingo room, remember that players may not want to hear rude or offensive comments. So please be considerate of your fellow players and keep the language fun for everyone.