Instructions for using the message boards

The message boards (Pinnwände) can be used free of charge by members of the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar for exchanging information easily and quickly. As the message boards are part of the website managed by the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, they are also subject to the same conditions of usage which apply to the IT infrastructure of the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar. When using the IT infrastructure – including the message boards – the user must comply with the terms put forth in the regulations.

We especially remind our users to comply with §5 – User responsibilities, no. 4:
[...] It is not permitted to use the message boards for criminal, terrorist, racist, discriminatory, libelous or pornographic purposes, or to post material containing propaganda for unconstitutional organisations or in any way violate the law.

The user is responsible for the content of messages he or she posts online. The Bauhaus-Universität Weimar is not liable for content posted on the message boards by individual users. The university cannot monitor the activity on the message boards at all times. However, if it discovers any message with content that violates the regulations or penal code, the university will delete it.


Important notice: The message board system does not provide a function to change or delete messages once they are posted.
Messages can only be deleted manually by the system administrators. Once they are posted, they cannot be changed or deleted unless absolutely necessary. Typos, errors in content or outdated information are not reason enough to manually change or delete messages! If your message contains errors, we suggest posting a new message which corrects the information contained in the previous message.

The University Communication (UK) department of the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar is responsible for the templates, messages and message lists – but not for the content of the messages. The Service Centre for Computer Systems and Communication (SCC) of the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar is responsible for the technical infrastructure (operating and maintaining the server and network).

Under the menu heading “Aktuelle Beiträge” (New Messages), you will find the latest messages posted on all the message boards (with the exception of “Piazza” and “Wohnen” (Accommodation)). Because all messages are compiled into one list, we kindly ask you not to post the same message on different boards. The “Piazza” and “Wohnen” boards are reserved for personal messages. The system administrators are permitted to release, block and delete messages at their discretion.

If you would like to post a message as a guest (i.e. you don’t have a registered login/name at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar), simply enter your own name in the field “Login/Name” and click the box “Ich habe kein Login an der Bauhaus-Universität Weimar.” (I do not have a login name at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar).  Your message will then be reviewed by a system administrator. If it is approved, it will be posted on the desired message board. This procedure can take several workdays. Registered users with a login/name can post their messages on the boards immediately.

It is not permitted to use the message boards for commercial or business-related purposes.

When the publication period expires, all messages are stored in an archive for one year, after which they are automatically deleted. If no search word is entered into the archive search engine, all the messages from the selected message board will be displayed.