It seems similarly performative to remove them, especially in the context of the election/Zuckerberg's signalling. Yes, adding tampons to men's bathrooms was largely performative and less substantial, but the same…
UW has had some pretty bad issues (e.g. systems lab abuse [1], early-entrance programs [2]). Another program I was in had serious issues such as overworking and threatening student eligibility, such that almost all the…
The following has been added to the "Tampering and Abuse" section of the UW Registrar's Policies & Procedures page in the last day: > Additionally, the creation of any service that enables any of the above behaviors is…
I'd personally describe it as an attempt for two reasons, although reasonable minds can differ: 1. They made substantial progress towards a working tool with available code, before requesting permission from the school.…
Yeah, a small amount of "organic" mischief isn't bad IMO, but it's problematic on a larger scale.
UW cs student - most current cs students would still know that this would get you in trouble.
See: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42639478
UW student - see the "Tampering and Abuse" section of (https://registrar.washington.edu/registration/policies-proce...) which has been around for much longer and is well communicated with students.
I'm a uw cs student, it is made pretty clear that you're not supposed to trade spots or otherwise automate any part of the registration. Students typically know not to talk about this stuff. While well-intentioned, if…
It seems similarly performative to remove them, especially in the context of the election/Zuckerberg's signalling. Yes, adding tampons to men's bathrooms was largely performative and less substantial, but the same…
UW has had some pretty bad issues (e.g. systems lab abuse [1], early-entrance programs [2]). Another program I was in had serious issues such as overworking and threatening student eligibility, such that almost all the…
The following has been added to the "Tampering and Abuse" section of the UW Registrar's Policies & Procedures page in the last day: > Additionally, the creation of any service that enables any of the above behaviors is…
I'd personally describe it as an attempt for two reasons, although reasonable minds can differ: 1. They made substantial progress towards a working tool with available code, before requesting permission from the school.…
Yeah, a small amount of "organic" mischief isn't bad IMO, but it's problematic on a larger scale.
UW cs student - most current cs students would still know that this would get you in trouble.
See: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42639478
UW student - see the "Tampering and Abuse" section of (https://registrar.washington.edu/registration/policies-proce...) which has been around for much longer and is well communicated with students.
I'm a uw cs student, it is made pretty clear that you're not supposed to trade spots or otherwise automate any part of the registration. Students typically know not to talk about this stuff. While well-intentioned, if…