Four email etiquette essentials

Email has become a staple of our technology and on the go culture. It has quickly become a fixture our society similar to what cell phones and walkmans were to previous generations. As with all social practices there are unwritten rules, a sort of etiquette, that users should adhere to avoid faux pas and irritating others. There are four essential unwritten rules that you must follow in order not to upset those whom you are emailing.
The first thing is not to forward chain email. Chain email functions much like regular chain mail, it’s slower and more manual counterpart. I have a relative that will remain nameless, that sends me these types of emails all too frequently. The letter normally promises extreme pleasantries if you email it to everyone that you know and it warns of grave misfortune if you fail to comply. Do not send these types of emails to your family and friends, unless you want to make them upset. Forwarding such emails makes you a low budget spammer, even worse you are spamming the people that you know.
I like funny videos and pictures as much as the next guy. What I don’t like is receiving an email with a huge attachment that fills up my inbox. Depending on the size of the inbox, an attachment can be cumbersome and take what feels like forever to open. To prevent this from happening, you can provide the web address to where the attachment can be found if it is on a website. If it is not on a web site, the least that you can do is send an email letting the intended receiver know that you are sending them an email with a large attachment.
The third etiquette rule to observe is to be cautious when using e-motions. E-motions can be anything from  that has become popular to phrases like rothfl (rolling on the floor laughing). Because e-motions are usually acronyms for phrases, you should probably stick to the most common ones like lol (laugh out loud) to avoid your intended phrase being lost in translation. My advice would be to use e-motions only with those that you know well enough that they will not misconstrue your meaning, and never use them in a professional environment.
I have to admit that the final rule is more of a personal pet peeve of mine than an essential email etiquette rule, but it is here nonetheless. I understand that emails are often written on the fly, when someone is in a hurry and possibly only trying to gleam the salient points of communication. With that said, there is still no reason why an email should not be grammatically correct. Most email accounts include a spell checker to find and correct the most offensive errors. I equate not using a spell checker before sending an email as having a conversation with some and intentionally littering it with broken English. The impression that you leave is the same.