This is just a brief reminder to everyone about appropriate use of (and
expected behaviors in) our CS 233x class newsgroups. The newsgroups and
their intended purposes are:

git.cc.class.2330.announce (moderated)
    General announcements about Very Important Things. Homework 
    announcements will be posted here, along with any clarifications
    that are of general interest.

git.cc.class.2330.homeworks (unmoderated)
    Questions (and their answers) that are specific to homework
    assignments.

git.cc.class.2331.lab (unmoderated)
    Questions (and their answers) that are specific to laboratory
    assignments.

git.cc.class.2330.questions (unmoderated)
    General questions (and their answers) about course-related
    topics or issues that are NOT appropriate for the .homeworks or
    .lab groups.

git.cc.class.2330.flame (unmoderated)
    Complaints and other postings that are not appropriate for the
    other newsgroups.

Rules and Regulations for Newsgroup Usage:

0. Students in CS 2330 are responsible for all information posted in
   any of the .announce, .homeworks, or (if they are taking CS 2331 on a
   grade basis) .lab newsgroups. These newsgroups are specifically
   set up for use by students, faculty, and staff who are directly
   affiliated with these courses. IF YOU ARE NOT SO AFFILIATED, THEN
   DO NOT POST IN THESE NEWSGROUPS. If you want to post an off-topic
   remark, then do it in .flame (see below).

1. Homework and lab assignments will be posted in .announce and
   cross-posted to their respective newsgroups. Further discussion will
   be directed to (and should take place in) the appropriate newsgroup,
   depending on what type of assignment it is.

2. The .questions newsgroup should be used for issues that are
   peripherally related to the course content, but are not specific to
   any of the .announce, .homeworks, or .lab newsgroups. These might
   include questions about courseware (compilers, editors, etc), general
   programming techniques or strategies, system and library calls, etc.

   While students are not required to read this newsgroup, they should
   definitely try to keep up with some of what is going on here, as it
   might help with their overall efficiency in completing assignments.

3. The purpose of the .flame newsgroup should be self-explanatory. No
   specific rules of decorum apply here (other than whatever
   "reasonable use" requirements are imposed by OIT). It is intended to
   provide a forum where students, TAs, and faculty can engage in
   healthy, spirited debate about whatever ails them. In other words,
   its purpose is purely cathartic.
   
   HOWEVER - do not allow discussions from the .flame newsgroup to
   spill over into other newsgroups. There is to be no cross-posting
   between .flame and any other newsgroup in the CS 233x hierarchy
   (cross-posting to newsgroups outside of CS 233x is permitted,
   subject to the "rules of normal conduct" for those groups).  Any
   person who violates this rule will be referred to OIT for violation
   of the Computer Usage Policy.

4. ALL postings to ANY newsgroup must include valid contact info for
   the person making the post. This includes your Real Name and a valid
   E-mail address (a GT address is preferred).  Course staff (instructors
   and TAs) have been given specific instructions to ignore postings that
   lack this information. Postings that are obviously forged will be
   forwarded to the proper authorities for investigation.


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CS 2330 Grader Account (cs2330@prism.gatech.edu)
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta Georgia, 30332