Phys 5b-13!
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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 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 as public. |
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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. | 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. (However, note that your voting records are not public.) |
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| 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. | This would be an issue when you like to actively engage in forum discussions, but you do not like to be identified in public. |
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| 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. | 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 "slug1973") 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, however. 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. |
Public or private
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 as public.
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. (However, note that your voting records are not public.)
This is due to the basic design of the forum software.
If you do not like the public nature of the forum contents …
This would be an issue when you like to actively engage in forum discussions, but you do not like to be identified in public.
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 "slug1973") 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, however. 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.