The example given concerning a ‘naked calendar’ was purely satirical in nature and to be clear, we did not ask for submissions, nor were any given.
Unfortunately, due to our annual changeover, that calendar was never printed and any photos taken were appropriately rid of. Never change, Glasgow Uni students, never change. 120K likes. Send it in! ... "Just destroyed … On Exeter, the post has 288 likes and 121 comments, all of them tagging a mate. a sports team would have balls in tactical places, a chess team would use chess pieces to conceal all etc etc”.This is a picture of some partially trodden-on poo in front of someone’s front door. 32 Things Overheard At Durham University "So that's the prison?" The conclusion: “How am I meant to go a year without porn?” 145 comments on Cardiff, 336 likes on Royal Holloway.Another Tab reporter messaged the people who posted about the naked calendar over Facebook, saying he had concerns about the calendar being fake. I’m in a unique position with my disability because I can live so independent of it – a luxury not many disabled people have.In response to Elizabeth's experience, a spokesman from Overheard at Durham Uni said: "External links to blog/magazine/news websites are the number 1 source of malicious spam in Overheard, as a result, we're extremely heavy-handed with links to external sites that students report to us as being suspicious and our automatic moderation tools are similarly aligned.Alison Kerry, head of communications at disability equality charity Scope says: “It’s shocking that a student was blocked by her fellow students, simply for talking about her personal experiences with disability.Elizabeth Douglas struggles to walk and is often forced to use a wheelchair when she gets blisters on her feet as a result of her condition.“The main thing I want to get out of it is that people largely know nothing about what disability is truly like, and the fact that these people blocked me for trying to bring attention to it shows that it’s still not something the world deems as relevant to everyone.”A woman living with Spina Bifida has accused her fellow students of ignoring disability after being blocked from an online group.“I am outraged that students at my own university have taken the time to silence a voice discussing these topics – especially given that the posts themselves don’t criticise anyone, nor do they promote a particularly ‘offensive’ point of view.The passionate student said when she had previously shared her blog posts about love, sex and relationships into the student-led Overheard at Durham Uni group, that she received no backlash and her posts stayed on the page for weeks.Elizabeth added: “Often able-bodied people are exposed to disability through the idea of pitying the disabled or being amazed at how well these people do to keep living even with their physical problems."I don’t necessarily want to be this person who is constantly loud about my disability, because it’s a sensitive and emotionally exhausting subject to discuss."My blog might not be to everyone’s taste, but my voice is one which needs to be heard As there are countless disabled people who just don’t ever get heard."“Blocking her posts, effectively silencing her, when she simply wanted to help improve awareness and attitudes, sends a terrible message out and makes it even harder for disabled people to feel they have a voice."After being unblocked by the administrator a few days later, last month Elizabeth shared another blog post sharing her experiences of being disabled but has now been permanently blocked due to fellow students reporting her post."While we have an extremely detached overview of these moderation tools, we mostly allow them to operate freely to avoid bias permeating into the Overheard discussions, we do allow first-time spam-blocked students the chance to rejoin the group with some extra guidance on how to avoid having the same thing happen again.We send a range of newsletters each day - sometimes twice a day - on the latest news, up to the minute breaking stories, information on coronavirus and the latest Newcastle United and Sunderland AFC football stories."In the future, we plan to more explicitly describe to people who are blocked for spam that external links are substantially more likely to be flagged as spam and to recommend that sharing of opinion pieces or other such external media happen by sharing the body of the content of the article rather than using the post to promote the external site itself."“On my blog, I’ve often described being disabled as being lonely, there’ll never be someone who entirely understands how you feel and as much as your family or friends will love and support you, you’re ultimately on your own.Sam Dale, director of student support and wellbeing at Durham University, said: “Our aim is that Durham University is an inclusive learning and teaching environment.The 20-year-old from Bradford, West Yorkshire, documents her experiences in a blog aimed at helping promote conversations around disability but when she shared it in a Facebook group over 50 fellow students reported her post resulting in her getting blocked.Elizabeth Douglas, 20, who has a mild form of Spina Bifida, has accused her fellow students of ignoring disability after being blocked from an online group
The same turd also wound up on King’s and Coventry.The Overheard groups' cover photoCal (or Max, or Jamie, depending on which one you read) – says his girlfriend got a ride with a “Fake Taxi’ to his house and a “20 minute journey took more than two hours.” According to the posts, the taxi appeared in groups for Birmingham, KCL (London), Royal Holloway (Egham), Queen Mary (London) despite the photo showing exactly the same street.In November last year, an employee of Overheard posted in the Manchester group claiming someone had pooed on his car windscreen, saying: "If you know the culprit please tag them."The Facebook groups are run by "Overheard", who call themselves the “UK's biggest university network” and say they connect over half a million students across 140 groups. I just destroyed Karachi. " "If you're a member of your uni's Overheard group, you will be used to students posting funny stories in there or asking for help. In a statement to The Tab, Overheard told us submissions were never asked for and none were received.When we contacted Overheard, they told us the posts are "obviously satire", and they'll take any confusion on board for future.He told The Tab: "The naked calendar was satire… The original post is clearly in line with many other satirical posts within the Overheard network, including the yearly ‘Big Name On Campus Award’, the 'boyfriend/girlfriend application', humorous lost property, the 'hottest ginger on campus calendar', and many others.The fake viral posts, they say, are either submitted by students, or are interesting and funny. My university has "Overheard at Uni" page - posters post comments of things they have heard or seen, and also post photos of students engaged in certain ac
We have never come across a problem where students have confused this type of posting as ‘fact’ and frankly, to insinuate that there are group members who believe these to be real is an insult to their intelligence."Other popular posts include a picture of a bum on a scanner ("tag the culprit") and an open appeal "to the housemate who walks round with his top off".Andrey, a Nottingham student who got into a debate underneath one of these posts, told The Tab: "I feel like some stories on these groups are just for attention, something students will laugh at. Write down any memorable parts of random conversations you have heard around the University of Adelaide campus. But then again so much shit happens in Nottingham – it's hard to tell when people lie. To join yours click here --> www.overheard.co.uk