Chat Etiquette
   Some personal observations of bad behavior in chat rooms.
   http://www.glantzberg.us/Internet/Chat%20Etiquette.htm

Getting Answers
   Guide shows ten easy things to do to ensure your questions are answered quickly and well in a live chat environment.
   http://www.mikeash.com/getting_answers.html

How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
   Guide to teach how to ask technical questions in a way more likely to get a satisfactory answer.
   http://catb.org/esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

Internet Slang Dictionary and Translator
   noslang.com is an internet slang dictionary and translator. Finally you can understand what your kids are talking about.
   http://www.noslang.com

Martinibuster.net: Growing Forum Participation
   Ways to encourage growth of a chat or forum community, partly by avoiding behaviors that stifle that growth.
   http://www.martinibuster.net/2006/06/growing-forum-participation.html

The Help Vampire: A Spotter's Guide
   Help vampires monopolize the time of people who answer questions in chat rooms and forums. Here is a guide on "helping" them without putting out tremendous and sometimes futile effort.
   http://www.slash7.com/pages/vampires

Who is a lamer?
   Presents a list of qualities associated with lamers on IRC channels, with recommendations on how to avoid being judged lame.
   http://www.lamerism.com/

Workaround.org - Getting Help On IRC
   Article meant to help the user understand how IRC works socially and how to get the most out of it.
   http://workaround.org/moin/GettingHelpOnIrc