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I hate WebCT. For those of you who don't know what that is, it's similar to Blackboard. For those of you who don't know what that is, GO TO SCHOOL AND LEARN SOMETHING, WILL YA?

I hate WebCT or any kind of online classroom discussion forum because it's an unnecessary hardship for students. First of all, not all of us have reliable computers and/or internet connections. This can add a lot of stress to the existing amount of necessary stress.

And also, the sites "jam," for lack of a better term. Professors don't realize that when they all assign work to be posted by 11:59 p.m. on Sunday night, no one is really going to start posting until around 11:45 p.m. on Sunday night, and that causes some intense traffic jams. Now, not only do we have the pressure of getting the reading and writing done for a grade, we have to worry about having it all done by 11:59 (or earlier, ideally) so we can sit around and play internet musical chairs to see who signs in first and secures a spot on the forum and who gets stuck with an error message or a perpetually loading page. Now, not only do we get graded on the quality of our work, but also on who "turns in his post on time," or, in other words, who refreshes his browser at just the right moment and manages to sign in. Whoever gets left out when the music stops, well... too damn bad for you! You're not cut out for the real world, useless proletariat!