Accepting Criticism/Netiquette

It is important to be able to understand and accept criticism when blogging, or publishing a piece of any sort. If someone gives you feedback about a miss-spelled word, or maybe you worded something weird, you can not get mad or defensive. What you need to do is accept it, and be thankful they pointed it out. Then, once you have correct your mistakes, you need to reply to the criticism and thank them for it. It would be rude not to thank them. If someone comments their opinion on your blog, that differs from yours, do not fight it. It would be rude to start and argument. It is really easy to get in a heated conversation when it comes to opinion. Just remember that everyone is entitled to their own and you should respect that! Now for the other end of the spectrum, you also need to be careful when giving criticism. Be careful to not come off as rude, or mean. Do not try to degrade them. A good strategy would be to give a positive with the negative. For example, say you just read a blog about Netiquette, and they accidentally spelled netiquette wrong! You could post: "Hey this is a great piece! I really like your ideas of how to use etiquette online! But, you accidentally spelled Netiquette* wrong! oops! :)" A response like that gets the point across, without being rude or degrading. In conclusion, accepting criticism is a big part of netiquette and should be used properly.