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| = Your user name in griffin = Your user name will be used throughout griffin as your identity. Please choose a non-offensive and reasonably short name. There is no rule other than this. = If you prefer anonymity = '''Anonymity can become an issue when you like to engage in forum discussions, but you do not like to be identified by other people, e.g. your classmates if you are using my teaching related web sites.''' I understand that anonymity can be your preference. If this is the case for you, then I recommend you to do the following. Create a user name (like "slug1973") that has nothing to do with you. In this case, you must let ''me'' know your real identity, however. '''You cannot choose to be not identified by me.''' This is necessary for the management of this web site. If your email address registered along with your account is a ucsc.edu email address, or any email address that you gave me, then I should know who you are. In this case, you do not need to do anything. Your email address will not be, or should not be, readable by other users. If you use a pseudonym and a private email address, then you must notify me who you are. If you do not, then your account may be disabled. |
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| The account in Griffin must be thought of as completely public, as far as the forum site is concerned. This means that the accoutns in all teaching web sites at Griffin must be thought of public. | The web server at Griffin uses somewhat sophisticated access control mechanism. Certain web pages can be completely public (like certain teaching related pages) while some can be completely private, hidden from the general public. Some can be made accessible only to a few selected users. |
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| What does it mean "public"? It means that, when you use the forum site, by posting messages or comments, those contents are viewable by general public. This is due to the basic design of the forum software. = If you do not like the public nature of the forum contents ... = I understand that this can happen. If this is the case for you, then I recommend you to do the following. Create a user name (like "rainbow snake") that has nothing to do with you, and post your messages with that user name. In this case, you must let me know your real identity. This is necessary since the records of some activities will be used for course evaluation. Currently, only the voting records for reading quiz questions will be used in that manner. |
The forum site is an important component of Griffin. At the time of this writing (Jan 2013), I am beginning to employ a more private setting for the forum. While questions can be listed by any one, only registered users can access questions. |
Your user name in griffin
Your user name will be used throughout griffin as your identity. Please choose a non-offensive and reasonably short name. There is no rule other than this.
If you prefer anonymity
Anonymity can become an issue when you like to engage in forum discussions, but you do not like to be identified by other people, e.g. your classmates if you are using my teaching related web sites.
I understand that anonymity can be your preference. If this is the case for you, then I recommend you to do the following. Create a user name (like "slug1973") that has nothing to do with you.
In this case, you must let me know your real identity, however. You cannot choose to be not identified by me. This is necessary for the management of this web site. If your email address registered along with your account is a ucsc.edu email address, or any email address that you gave me, then I should know who you are. In this case, you do not need to do anything. Your email address will not be, or should not be, readable by other users. If you use a pseudonym and a private email address, then you must notify me who you are. If you do not, then your account may be disabled.
Public or private
The web server at Griffin uses somewhat sophisticated access control mechanism. Certain web pages can be completely public (like certain teaching related pages) while some can be completely private, hidden from the general public. Some can be made accessible only to a few selected users.
The forum site is an important component of Griffin. At the time of this writing (Jan 2013), I am beginning to employ a more private setting for the forum. While questions can be listed by any one, only registered users can access questions.