- What are the rules in the Discussion Forums?
- The forums aim to facilitate meaningful communication at university. The netiquette described here must be followed. If you seriously and repeatedly violate the rules, you may be denied access to the discussion forums or may be subject to disciplinary action for violating the rules and guidelines.
Discussion forums are divided into threadhs. The person who starts a thread is the owner. of the thread. The owner clearly defines the topic of discussion in the thread title. In Discussion Forums you are obliged to stick to the topic (so called being on-topic). It is forbidden to make posts with little informational value (called chatting).
The thread owner may delete posts, that violate the rules described here. The thread owner is the authority who decides what level of discussion they want to have in the thread. Do not contact the system administrator to protest the deletion of a post; if you feel restricted, start a competing thread. What discussion is "proper" is highly subjective.
The thread owner function is exercised outside the course-related discussion forums. On a course-related discussion forum, only the course teacher may delete an entire thread or sub-thread.
VDiscussion thread branches automatically disappear after one month without new posts (does not apply to course-related discussion forums). A post cannot be deleted by the author if it has already been responded to (but can be edited). Posts may be deleted by the thread founder. Authors are automatically notified by email when posts are deleted.
Use the course-related discussion forums for posts on specific courses of study. It is not the responsibility of students, faculty, or school officials to read or respond to posts here.
Rules for using the Discussion Forums
- form and content of the post
- Do not violate the laws of the Czech Republic, including the Copyright Act (Act No. 121/2000 Coll., on Copyright, on Rights Related to Copyright and on Amendments to Certain Acts, as amended; hereinafter referred to as the "Copyright Act"). Contribute primarily in Czech (Slovak). Write in English only if there is a reason (e.g. you are inserting a copy of the English text). If you post in another language for a compelling reason, include a brief translation into Czech (exception – conversational foreign language threads in course-related discussion forums).
Do not post challenges, invitations or advertisements in the discussion forum, that is what the Noticeboard is for.
Do not use CAPITAL LETTERS, it gives the impression that you are shouting. Don't be vulgar.
- concise title/subject of the post
- It is very important to give a concise title, so that it describes what the post is about and others can better navigate. Do not use headings like "Help", "Question", "Problem", "Advise".
- copying posts
- Do not copy posts from another thread, system or private mail unless you are sure the author agrees. It is appropriate to explain the context of the original post.
- repeating a post in multiple threads – crossposting
- Don't post in multiple threads at the same time, save others time.
- posts with little informational value
- Formulating a simple agreement, disagreement, amusement, etc. with a post containing a mere abbreviation (e.g. comma, hash, LOL, smiley face) is prohibited. Express this via a positive or negative rating of the post.
- chat posts and threads, chatting
- For chat posts and threads, there are off-topic discussion forums. Please respect the readers who don't have time to read the chat threads.
- discussion topic – on topic/off topic, fair use
- Stay on topic. Don't bother others. If you are reprimanded, comply. Do not address any disputes with the thread owner directly in the thread.
Don't post an unrelated comment, or various P.S. If someone responds to an unrelated comment, they will start an off topic subthread.
- thread moderation
- Try to keep the level of discussion as high as possible. Do not limit the plurality of opinions. Penalize (by reprimanding and deleting posts) diversions from the topic. Penalize violations of the rules. Answer questions from contributors when you can. Even a chat thread can be monothematic – use examples to inform contributors of the level of off-topic and information ballast that is acceptable to you. The thread is your calling card, take care of it so people like to visit it.
The moderator of the discussion forum has the duty to prevent any possible damage to the reputation of the school by the content or manner of communication in the forum.
- rights of system administrators
- The administrators of the system reserve the right to make any interventions and changes aimed at better fulfilling the mission of the Information System - ensuring quality communication on university. The administrators will delete posts (including any responses to them) that do not comply with the rules. Administrators may prohibit those who repeatedly violate the rules from posting to the Discussion Forums and Off-topic Discussion Forums.