UCD Forum Charter and Resources

uberwolf

There will naturally be overflow between here and college work forum. If it's a blatant work issue it'd be better in there as it should get more foot fall. That said if there's anything UCD specific about it then this is the best place.

See below for Resources:

also standard rules:

Advertising
- Topics/posts that contain this will be both edited and locked. If you wish to buy add space, contact advertATboards.ie .

Flaming
- Posts containing personal attacks on another user will be edited/deleted.

Racism
- Topics/posts containing such will be edited/deleted accordingly.

Porn
- Topics/posts containing such will be deleted on sight.

Off Topic
- Posts that stray off topic will be edited/deleted, depending on their relevance to the topic at hand. Topics that are not UCD related will be moved/deleted.

Caps Lock
- Any post that is in all upper case will be deleted, because it does my head in.



If you continually break these rules, it will result in you being banned from the board.

If you see anything that breaks these rules that I have yet to act on I'd appreciate if you used the "Report a Post" feature. It makes my job easier.

If you are banned on a temporary basis it is YOUR responsability to inform the mod who banned you of when your ban has expired - and be civil .

If you have any complaints about a moderating decision contact me(Truckle) privately or peachypants or post on the Admin board. Any post complaining about me on this board will be locked.

For general queries or reports please contact myself (truckle) or peachypants.


NO SHENANIGANS

ozt9vdujny3srf

http://www.ucdsu.net/welfare.php - details about all the Student Union services available to students.

www.itucd.ie - the UCD computing services website

www.ucd.ie/stuweb - Past papers for exams. (login is your student number as username and your date of birth in DDMMYY form as password)

ucd.boards.beers@gmail.com - If you want to be kept up to date on the nights out we arrange then send your details (email/mobile number or both) to that address.

If theres any other resources you reckon are worth having in the list post them on this thread and i'll check back every so often and add them to this list.

ozt9vdujny3srf

Right, Just putting up a short sticky about posting on the UCD board in its current climate.

There have been a fair amount of bannings over the last couple of weeks due to people getting worked up to the point of becoming abusive when somebody is arguing with them.

This has 2 effects:

1. I'll read through the thread, see the abusive post, and warn or ban the person who posted it, regardless of how much provocation there was.

2. (and thisis far more important) People will single out those they think they can get a rise out of, and dissagree with them in order to work them up, while still not crossing the line. The biggerr the reaction, the more of these trolls there'll be, and the threads will all descend into flamewars and be locked.


I've never been a fan of long term bans, I much prefer to reason it out with someone then unban them once its sorted, but the only way to keep things in orer here may be to give out such long term bans.

The alternative being I remain as I am now, reasoning with what I have issue with, and the users of the board can help improve the quality of the board by simply ignoring those who seek to work them up. Then the trolls will either grow impatient and earn themselves a ban, or give up and sod off.

ozt9vdujny3srf

I've left this thread open for discussion as I'm still interested in what everyone here has to say.

Riamfada

I think to be honest everyone has to leave their faculty loyalties at the door. Including us Arts Students. Fair play To Truckle for this sticky. We have two posts. ( Started by myself and peachy ) That have turned into all out war and it really cant happen again.

Chinafoot

Grimes wrote:

I think to be honest everyone has to leave their faculty loyalties at the door. Including us Arts Students. Fair play To Truckle for this sticky. We have two posts. ( Started by myself and peachy ) That have turned into all out war and it really cant happen again.

Totally agree.

In both of those threads people had taken it upon themselves to find some personal attack that quite simply wasnt there. This shouldn't happen and hopefully wont in the future.

The FAQ ares a fantastic idea and would be really useful, particularly at this time of year.

Red Alert

Yes indeed, i'll try and keep my comments in check in future. Which brings us to the possibility of having a 'playpen' subforum where we can abuse one another

Chinafoot

Red Alert wrote:

Yes indeed, i'll try and keep my comments in check in future. Which brings us to the possibility of having a 'playpen' subforum where we can abuse one another

hehe that'd be so much fun. A place where we can go to revert back to our primary school days

Maybe when the threads descend into the "my faculty is better than yours" crap, they could get sent there.

arbeitsscheuer

Isn't that the Thunderdome? Or Cuckoo's Nest? Or one of those. Those places can have incredibly abusive threads. Great to read.

ozt9vdujny3srf

Seems to me a lot of people have opted for option one.

Deadly.

Asok

Nothing says stfu like a couple of days with a site wide ban kids.

Chinafoot

Well folks, since uberwolf hasn't been online much lately due to home commitments it's been decided that another mod was needed. And, uhm, apparently its me.

Anyhoo, any problems or questions just PM myself or Truckle as usual.

As you were.

ozt9vdujny3srf

Who the **** let her in!

Chinafoot

loev

Chinafoot

Ladies and Gents,

As the UCD Students Union sabbatical elections have rolled around again there have been a number of threads in relation to the Union itself.
I am all for open debate on the issue and I feel that it would be best for everyone to declare their association with the Union. (i.e: if you are a council member)

Me, I have no association with the Union. (Politics sure isn't my strong point )

If everyone does this is would make for a far better discussion.

Also, if anyone feels that this is unfair or unnecessary then I will refer to the following thread...
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=206793

Thanks

Steph

pigeonbutler

Not for the first time. Class Rep, 2nd Commerce.

GusherING

Class Rep 2nd Arts (Archaeology, Politics & English)

Red Alert

Strong views on the SU, currently no association with the SU council.

pretty*monster

Class Rep 2nd Arts (Philosophy, Irish, Sociology, Italien.
Also running for Education Vice-President.

hullaballoo

No association with the SU whatsoever. That is all.

AngelofFire

Class rep First Arts (Archaelogy, Politics, English)

Also a member of the Centre Club Bar Committee and UCDSU Editorial Group.

Not involved with UCD,DSU but am involved with TCDSU.

kittenkiller

Occasionally a member of the SU 'party' but no political affilliations whatsoever.

Would've voted for Panda100 as SU Welfare Officer though.

InFront

No affiliation

Sangre

President of SU

singingstranger

Secretary of UCDSU and general other-media-around-the-corridor layabout. Ask for Gav.

The_Minister

Sangre wrote:

President of SU

Crap! I never knew that was you. Oh ****.

panda100

Sangre wrote:

President of SU

I always had my suspicions:D
Can u imagine if sange WAS persident-he's probably ban all 'ugly' girls from campus and would get rid off all degress that are under 500 points!!:D

Stabshauptmann

I refuse to be branded like a common jew.

tintinr35

i live a perfectly happy life and i am a common jew who happens to be branded!!

Stabshauptmann

peachypants wrote:

Ladies and Gents,

As the UCD Students Union sabbatical elections have rolled around again there have been a number of threads in relation to the Union itself.
I am all for open debate on the issue and I feel that it would be best for everyone to declare their association with the Union. (i.e: if you are a council member)

Me, I have no association with the Union. (Politics sure isn't my strong point )

If everyone does this is would make for a far better discussion.

Also, if anyone feels that this is unfair or unnecessary then I will refer to the following thread...
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=206793

Thanks

Steph

How will it make the discussion better?

Seriously? In a thread about the SU president, people who know and work with him claiming to know nothing about the union, thats dishonest. But to say that in order to comment on the union, you cant be involved in it, and that is whats at stake here is BS.

It will be used as an excuse to dismiss someones points. How is it relevent?