4. You’re Speaking in a Public Forum

你是在一个公共论坛里发表言论

Everything you post online is equivalent to posting it on the front page of the newspaper and delivering it to everyone around you. Some people may agree, and some may disagree. You may even strike a chord with enough people to spark a movement.

你在网上上传任何东西，都相当于发表在了报纸头版并传播给了身边的每一个人。对此，有人会赞同，也有人会反对。你甚至能引起不少人的共鸣，进而能够发起活动。

You can’t control what people do with your message, but you can control your message. Only say online what you’re willing to say in front of your grandma.

你无法控制别人利用你的信息去干什么，但你至少可以管好自己的信息。在网络上，请只讲那种你能跟奶奶讲的话吧。

5. It’s Not Just What You Post, but Where

问题不仅是你上传了什么，更在于你上传到了哪里

The content of your posts matters, but so does where you’re posting. The audience of a particular website may not agree with your particular message (or at least with the way you’re presenting it), so be careful what you post where.

你帖子的内容很重要，帖子上传在哪里也很重要。某些网站的网民或许就不认同你的某些言论(或者你发表言论的方式)，所以发帖子时还是小心点吧。网上发帖时，

6. Whether You Agree or Not, Majority Rules

管你赞不赞同，多数胜算

Take PR exec Justine Sacco for example. Late last year, this woman tweeted a joke on her way to Africa, and by the time she landed, she was fired. I don’t agree with her termination, and I’m sure she doesn’t either, but our opinions don’t matter, because the majority spoke.

就拿公关执行官贾斯汀-萨科来说吧。去年，这个女人在去非洲的途中在推特网上发了一个笑话，结果等她刚下飞机就被解雇了。我觉得她不该被解雇，而且我肯定她本人也不服，但这又能怎样?大部分人说了算。

The Internet is as close to a true democracy as we have in this world, so, for good or bad, the majority rules.

当今世界，互联网跟真正的民主不相上下。不论好坏，都是大部分人说了算。