Posted by alexandra_k on September 21, 2004, at 17:41:07
In reply to Permission to post to student forum, posted by SpringbokAddict on September 20, 2004, at 10:16:37
Hello. I have been thinking a bit about the students forum. I don't see why we have to be a currently enrolled university student to post there for the following reasons:
(1) People may be able to help others by telling them strategies etc that they found helpful in the past when they were studying at university
(2) People may be studying at polytecnics or private training establishments and they may face similar issues / problems and should have a comperable ability to contribute on relevant issues. Maybe some from high school even.
(3) A lot of people view learning / studying as a lifelong process and so it does not all come to a grinding halt when their enrollment expires.
(4) People may be considering returning to study and could usefully post to the students board.I have to say that I am not a huge fan of the 'you have to have a current university email address to post' notion. Firstly it strikes me as, well, elitist I have to say. Secondly because we are identifiable by our university email adresses. Thats first name last name kind of info that the multi-guess quiz says isn't required to post. I appreciate that you are not directly asking for this information, however to require a STUDENT email address provides you with the means to obtain that information. Perhaps I am being paranoid - but I don't like that idea, and for that reason (that I object to our being required to do this) I have chosen not to post to the students board, which I think is a shame.
Yours respectfully,
poster:alexandra_k
thread:392921
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