I had to take down my course-swapping site or be expelled

Re:I had to take down my course-swapping site or be expelled by theturtletalks on Wednesday January 08, 2025 @05:53PM (#42639390)

This is a huge story and if it goes viral, it could put a lot of heat on UW. Write a detailed post on your LinkedIn, Twitter, anywhere that could get the attention of media. Better yet, link your post here and I'd gladly help spread the word. What UW is doing is extortion especially for their fuck-up. Be polite in your post and just write down the facts.

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Re:I had to take down my course-swapping site or be expelled by j45 on Wednesday January 08, 2025 @09:04PM (#42640832)

Twitter, Substack and Bluesky is where journalists are too right?

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Re:I had to take down my course-swapping site or be expelled by pbhjpbhj on Wednesday January 08, 2025 @09:07PM (#42640849)

Might be best to talk to that lawyer first before risking libelling the Uni, or anything they could reasonably claim...

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Re:I had to take down my course-swapping site or be expelled by GordonGaffs on Wednesday January 08, 2025 @11:19PM (#42641583)

It would be a huge story.. if it were true.

The moment a journalist looks into they will spot what this actually is.

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Re:I had to take down my course-swapping site or be expelled by TechDebtDevin on Wednesday January 08, 2025 @11:49PM (#42641718)

You're making a lot of assumptions, unless you actually have facts, I don't see how you can justify those statements.

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Re:I had to take down my course-swapping site or be expelled by Xelynega on Thursday January 09, 2025 @01:42AM (#42642278)

You mean like the entire post we're commenting on?

All we have is the word of some student who is trying to frame themselves positively.

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Re:I had to take down my course-swapping site or be expelled by mmooss on Thursday January 09, 2025 @05:20PM (#42650439)

This is very good advice. Human beings tend to overlook, minimize, or just not closely examine their own failings, expecially painful and shameful ones. And then when they tell the story to others, they tend to portray themselves as victims - innocent and persecuted.

But you need to be very careful when you go from telling your friends to making public, consequential, legal moves. Contact a journalist, and they will want to find the whole story, not just your fanciful version. Involve lawyers and the same thing will happen.

Talk to a lawyer first; let them dig in and find the real story; be completely open and honest. Then see where you stand.

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