Why Message Boards In Class Are A Bad Idea.

[Pat Shatner]

I'm in a theatre class at WSU (not because i'm a drama nerd, I just need the damn credit) and the professor believes in integrating technology into the learning experience. So for all the classes he teaches, he has seperate message boards set up where he requires students to post and discuss the plays we read.

After being with you guys for about 2 years now, I thought this was an awful idea, and I turned out to be correct. Almost immedeatly (second week of classes) flame wars started up, people were creating multiple ids, people were sending abusive PMs, etc.

Last week all of the professor's websites went offline. He told us in class that the attorney general had shut them all down and was conducting an investigation. Apparentally a russian porn ring had hijacked one of his inactive message boards from last semester and were routing orders for videotapes through it. At first the University thought their professor was actually doing this, until he told them the board hadnt been used since last semester.

So yeah. I thought this was excellent.

[gwyllgi]

What a wonderful use of our modern technology.

[The Cheap-Arse Film Critic]

Sounds like a social experiment to me.

[Movie Maker]

I'm in a theatre class at WSU (not because i'm a drama nerd, I just need the damn credit) and the professor believes in integrating technology into the learning experience. So for all the classes he teaches, he has seperate message boards set up where he requires students to post and discuss the plays we read.

After being with you guys for about 2 years now, I thought this was an awful idea, and I turned out to be correct. Almost immedeatly (second week of classes) flame wars started up, people were creating multiple ids, people were sending abusive PMs, etc.

Last week all of the professor's websites went offline. He told us in class that the attorney general had shut them all down and was conducting an investigation. Apparentally a russian porn ring had hijacked one of his inactive message boards from last semester and were routing orders for videotapes through it. At first the University thought their professor was actually doing this, until he told them the board hadnt been used since last semester.

So yeah. I thought this was excellent.

[M. Sean McManus]

Funny story, but it gives me an idea...

[Pat Shatner]

What a wonderful use of our modern technology.

The porn, right? If so, then yes. I agree.

[Pat Shatner]

Funny story, but it gives me an idea...

Stop. Quit looking at that russian porn. Those girls are probably 14.

[Amos Moses]

I go to a WSU too!

[Bandit Chimera]

thats great story. It's sad that its true but it's pretty funny when you think about it

[Jew Mafia]

It always comes down to porn doesnt it?