tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post3154752186029922026..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: False Advertising.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-35573797426622611802013-02-04T19:24:01.218-05:002013-02-04T19:24:01.218-05:00Like Ben, I found myself liking what had reportedl...Like Ben, I found myself liking what had reportedly been going on on twitter the more I heard about it (this with the caveat that I didn't actually witness it). As I mentioned elsewhere, I had some concerns about making stupidity by individual students more permanent, and permanently findable, than it might otherwise have been by reposting it on CM, but that concern was based on a very Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-91722357740385112202013-02-04T15:32:40.508-05:002013-02-04T15:32:40.508-05:00I am sympathetic to Beaker Ben's argument that...I am sympathetic to Beaker Ben's argument that we should "chance it to see what happens." I think it is something that could be tried out, and then stopped if necessary.<br /><br />The problem, Pat, is that situations like this often lead not simply to "a student [who] comes around to annoy us," but a situation where a deluge of students overrun the comments. One or two Defunct Adjuncthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12954331373226016090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-60197667970727723942013-02-04T13:14:43.267-05:002013-02-04T13:14:43.267-05:00No, if a student comes around to annoy us, we hamm...No, if a student comes around to annoy us, we hammer them, making sure to use big words that they have no chance of understanding. Like "study".Pat from Peoriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10005657976057072299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-3392798497482549912013-02-04T12:57:41.133-05:002013-02-04T12:57:41.133-05:00I also thought that was a good argument against th...I also thought that was a good argument against the Twitter feed. Having considered it some more, I would rather chance it to see what happens. The more I learned about what was posted on Twitter, the more I liked it. If we get a student or two coming around to annoy us, we can pull back from Twitter. The trolls would leave soon enough and we'd be back to normal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-38282353213494900542013-02-04T12:02:32.823-05:002013-02-04T12:02:32.823-05:00The most powerful argument against the Twitter com...The most powerful argument against the Twitter commenting was, for me, Stella's concern that we would attract a whole bunch of student-flakes to the site.<br /><br />Like Stella, I was not very concerned about the "offensiveness" issue, but I like having CM as a sort of faculty lounge where we can kick back and rant about the students without them hearing us. <br /><br />If we startDefunct Adjuncthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12954331373226016090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-27274423436245141252013-02-04T11:24:32.977-05:002013-02-04T11:24:32.977-05:00One thing that will never stand is sports-bashing ...One thing that will never stand is sports-bashing of other community members. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-12858535320190482092013-02-04T10:24:52.451-05:002013-02-04T10:24:52.451-05:00plus 1 (on each and all of the above)plus 1 (on each and all of the above)Mrs. Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00398436173535554878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-65396659947586342562013-02-04T10:14:11.298-05:002013-02-04T10:14:11.298-05:00At the risk of playing both sides...
The twitter ...At the risk of playing both sides...<br /><br />The twitter decision didn't/doesn't bother me that much, as I view twitter as largely ancillary to the purpose of CM & the geist of the CM community.<br /><br />I would, however, strongly rail against any attempts to rein in or domesticate the blog itself and/or its denizens. This is a place where adults can still be adults, humor is Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-57644960025187266992013-02-04T10:04:14.612-05:002013-02-04T10:04:14.612-05:00I am not one normally who lets her hair down, but ...I am not one normally who lets her hair down, but I always loved the naughtiness of this page. There has been a definite shift toward niceness, and I can see it's driven by many community members.<br /><br />I also worry when a blog's content is more about the blog itself, and less about the matter.<br /><br />I don't comment nearly as much as I once did, so don't feel a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-54394263758906028732013-02-04T09:49:51.987-05:002013-02-04T09:49:51.987-05:00Over the weekend I heard from not a few longtimers...Over the weekend I heard from not a few longtimers who have said similar things.<br /><br />I'm aware of it, and am trying to sort out how best to move forward. Since my tenure running the page is not as long as Fab's - or as long as Cal's at the head of RYS - I've involved them as well.<br /><br />The arguments on both sides of the issue are pretty persuasive, and strike at the College Miseryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01371354682300032653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-53998989254985985142013-02-04T09:28:26.002-05:002013-02-04T09:28:26.002-05:00Agreed.
Again: there is no reason to clean up the...Agreed.<br /><br />Again: there is no reason to clean up the page so that we look respectable. We aren't a university. We aren't a department. There is no one we can embarrass. <br /><br />Some people claim we embarrass the entire higher education community. This is clearly absurd: higher education does nothing but talk, and our small blog is a tiny drop compared to a torrent of serious, Three Sigmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10822893039310439770noreply@blogger.com