Welcome to the Case Forum! This post is intended to orient you and explain the rules. There's additional information on the Case Wiki's Forum Guide page. If you have questions, start a thread in the Feedback forum or write to forum@case.edu.


Who can use the forum?

Most of the forums can be read by anyone in the world. A notable exception is the Case Things forum, which is intended for topics that may be somewhat sensitive. Only logged in Case users (this includes students, staff, faculty, alumni, and anyone else with a Case ID) can see the Case Things forum.

You have to be logged in with a Case ID to post.


What can I post?

Just about anything. But please keep the following in mind...

1. You are solely responsible for the content of your posts, even anonymous posts.

2. Moderators/administrators may edit or delete posts at their discretion. Moderators' decisions are final.

3. Any "Trolling" (wildly off-topic threads or posts whose only apparent purpose is to disrupt or antagonize other forum users) will be deleted! Threads which begin legitimately and later become hotbeds of trolling will be pruned of trolling posts to the best of our ability.

4. The following kinds of posts will be summarily deleted by the moderators. Repeat offenders may be banned.
- "Cross posts" - posting the same thing in more than one place.
- Blatant plagiarism.
- Particularly offensive trolling.

5. Keep in mind that Google and other search engines index this site, and a wide variety of people read it regularly. Don't say anything you might regret.

6. Be respectful. Humor is cool. Deliberately offending or inciting others is not. Report any problematic posts to forum@case.edu (or use the Report Post button).


Just how anonymous are anonymous posts?

The forum administrators can't guarantee complete anonymity. However, we will only intentionally release information about anonymous posters under the following conditions:
1. We receive a court order to do so, or
2. We believe that releasing such information will be useful in preventing personal harm or in preventing a crime from being committed. (That means don't post death threats anonymously and expect them to remain anonymous.)


Can I have a private forum for my Case-affiliated group/organization?

Yes you can! Just send a request to forum@case.edu. Please include the Case IDs of the people who should be moderators of the forum, and ensure that those people have logged into the forum at least once.


How can I make my posts look pretty?

If you know BBCode, you can use it. Otherwise, use the formatting controls above the post editing box to make things like bold and italic text.

You can make links to the Case Wiki really easily. If you type

[[Bench]]

you get Bench.

If you type

[[Bench|Chris's favorite page]]

you get Chris's favorite page.


Who runs the forum?

Student Internet Services (SIS for short).


I want to work on cool projects. How can I join in the SIS fun?

Go to the Groups section of your control panel and add yourself to the Development group. Now you should be able to see the Development forum at the bottom of the page. Feel free to jump into any conversation that interests you.



Edited 31 time(s). Last edit was 2007:10:23:17:44:36 by David Carlin.