Ray
Tampa,#2Consumer Suggestion
Tue, July 04, 2006
"This site is operated and dominated by wanna-be members of the elitist academic establishment who reference phantom research studies in an effort to back up their hypocrisy, and shut out those with dissenting opinions" Most of the regulars from the 2003 degreeinfo are at www.degreediscussion.com . Many degreeinfo members teach at accredited schools as professors and adjuncts. They also work in law enforcement, law ( attorneys ), private practice, and educational administration. It is a discussion board. Degreeinfo.com posts are based on opinion and should not be taken as serious. Members post decent information. Many of them are enrolled at NA and RA institutions. So they have good information about their respective school. They don't shut out those with dissenting opinions. Trolls, degreemill apologist, and degreemill operators will be banned. "Apparantly, degreeinfo.com does not like it when people express different viewpoints, and will delete any such content" Degreeinfo.com administrators will delete content if it violates their TOS. What was posted violated their "Terms of Use". Messages from regulars are removed at times. Does not happen often, but it does. "Luckily, I have been able to contact a few people who have been mistreated by the Degreeinfo.com regulars, and most are willing to file their reports here" Probably degreemill apologists, trolls, degreemill operators, TOS violators. I say, let them be mistreated. I have seen many of them who have posted at degreeinfo. The great majority end up attacking regulars like John Bear and Rich Douglas. I can contact the regulars at degreeinfo, degreediscussion, and degreeboard if you need a personalized response. Below is a copy of the response I filed to Degreeinfo.com post #74249. Again, it was deleted within 24 hours. Have you contacted the administrators? What have they told you? This would be an appropriate action. The board members can not help you. "It is my opinion that degreeinfo.com is a joke" Why do you continue to post and access the site? If you are interested, there are many distance education list serves operated by accredited universities. degreeinfo is only "one piece of hey in a large heystack".
Ray
Tampa,#3Consumer Suggestion
Thu, May 25, 2006
If you have any problems or concerns, you should have contacted a moderator or corporate representative. Your post was inappropriate for a distance learning discussion forum and insulted degreeinfo members by name. This is in direct violation of their terms of service (TOS). Many regional, national, and unaccredited institutions of higher education have been scrutinized at degreeinfo. There are even arguments and disagreements about the differences in quality among regional accreditors. Discussions can get heated and a gang mindset can persist. You can see this as a flaw or opportunity to engage the poster in constructive discussion. Graduates and non-graduates at degreeinfo will prefer certain schools and accreditors over others. This is the academians "nature" if you will. It is the result of a personal attachment to the college or university. People will have negative or positive views about certain accreditors and universities. It is the nature of the human beast. If you believe that a poster is offending you, then ignore them or report the individual to a moderator. Degreeinfo has helped hundreds of prospective students with concerns about distance education and facilitated academic advising. With the help of degreeinfo.com discussion boards, I have seen many degreeinfo.com members advance to the masters level and beyond. Degreeinfo members have assisted me as well.