Display any kind of bias towards course participants based on
their gender, ethnicity, nationality, or anything else
Write in a harsh or insulting manner to anyone in the course
Share the contact information of other participants without
permission
Discuss things unrelated to the topic of the course (unless
you use a special social forum for informal/off-topic
discussion);
Advertise anything without providing context. This includes
posting calls for papers from journals, conferences and other
events. You can however provide a link to anything online if it
is relevant to an ongoing discussion in the course
Provide links to websites that may have illegal content, such
as pirated software, scanned books, and copyrighted journal
articles that are not meant to be shared openly. Uploading any
such content directly on the forums is also forbidden.
Create an excessive number of separate threads on the same
topic
If you are in doubt, check with your course moderator.