Charter and Important Links - Updated 10/01/2013

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If you are new to Boards.ie or if you just have a question and you need an answer, the Boards FAQ should be your first stop.
If you cant find the answer there, contact one of the Teaching & Lecturing Moderators. (armelodie, gaeilgebeo and spurious)

The following is a list of rules that should be followed when posting in Teaching & Lecturing. This list is not exhaustive. Failure to comply may result in an infraction or ban.

Keep it civil

Usual Boards.ie rules apply. No trolling, flaming, trying to get a rise out of people. Please do not comment on the spelling and grammar of other posters. Do not call another poster a troll on thread. If there is a problem report the post.

Fair comment and constructive criticism about unnamed teachers or lecturers is permitted in this forum. However posts with general sweeping statements criticising all teachers or lecturers, or those naming or abusing particular individuals or schools, may result in the post deleted and/or the poster being banned from the forum.


Personal Information

Please do not post personal information about yourself or about anyone else, including e-mail addresses and phone numbers. Posters are reminded that if they post a very specific set of circumstances they may be liable to be identified in spite of anonymous usernames. This is especially important to note in the case of legal proceedings.

A good practice is to change non essential info e.g.

" I was speaking to a parent yesterday and she said that I accused her daughter of..."
to
" A colleague was speaking to a parent last month and he said that he accused his son of ..."


Problems With Posts/Posters

If you have a problem with a post or a poster, use the Report Post button (the little red triangle) and let the moderators deal with it. Back seat moderating is not permitted. Do not reply to moderator warnings on-thread. PM the moderator if you have a problem with a moderator decision.


Off-Topic Posts

Please stay on topic. Off topic posts will be deleted. If you continue to post off-topic posts you may be infracted or banned.

Get your facts right

If you are posting something as fact, you will be expected to back it up. For example, 'Loads of teachers have been fired' is not good enough. Neither is 'Irish teachers are the highest paid in Europe.' If you're going to post it, you need to prove it. (Please note that there is a difference between opinion and fact.)

Advertising

Advertising of products and/or services is not allowed. Spammers and shills are also not tolerated. If you wish to buy ad space, contact hello@boards.ie.

Help With Assignments/Research

Please don't discuss or offer the answers to specific assignments or questions. This is especially relevant to those offering help for financial reward.
If you are undertaking research please remember that boards.ie is primarily a discussion site. It's polite to give your own opinion or thoughts first to get a discussion going rather than naming a few topics and expecting posters to do your research for you. Similarly, posting research surveys is not allowed.

Grinds

Please do not offer/look for grinds in this forum. There is a sticky in the Leaving Cert forum for this purpose.

Thread Prefixes

From time to time teachers will start threads looking for advice. These threads are to be used to give constructive advice only, not for soap-boxing, etc. These threads will be obvious because the title will have an ADVICE prefix. Similarly threads which are specifically for debate will be labeled with DISCUSSION. Threads with important information will be labeled with INFORMATION.

Search Function

Because of the nature of this forum, many questions are asked over and over again. Please use the search function before starting a new thread.

Posting in languages other than English

Posting in Irish or other languages is fine, however you should post a translation to English if you are going to do so. Posts that are not translated to English will be deleted.

Normal boards.ie rules also apply.

If you have a problem with a mod you should follow the Dispute Resolution Procedure.