OUSA are bullies

Is anyone else sick of the bullying of OU students by OUSA and mods on the OUSA forums?

I was bullied by a mod, so I complained about her, next thing I am banned and find myself in something akin to the Doctor Who serial 'Trial of a Timelord' having to defend myself against the valeyard.

I hate to say it, but I think they are picking on me because I am relatively young for an OU student, and I'm cool. How is it my fault they find themselves in their 50's/60's and dried up and nothing better to do with thier lives but endless extra degrees?

Get a husband dear and leave me the f*** alone.

Schrodingersfrog,

Are you referring to the actions of mods on TSR, or somewhere else? It's not entirely clear.

If it is the actions of mods on TSR, then I'm afraid that we can't let you discussing mod actions outside of the Ask A Moderator forum (which is where I've moved this to on a temporary basis)

OB

I'm 18 and with the OU (and cool!) but I tend to stay away from student unions as I find they are usually closed off organisations where everyone knows each other and doesn't like criticism or anything contrary to their beliefs. I had a terrible student union in college which didn't tell anyone about nominations for elections so only people within the union knew about it and when it came to the elections there was only one candidate (the incumbent) with no manifesto so they we obviously going to get it.

I think the OUSA has done some good things like working towards keeping printed materials (on my course I can now request printed audio transcriptions etc. because of it) and I like their store, so I don't think it is the worst but that just sounds quite bad (link to thread out of curiosity?). Maybe you should stand in the next election even if its just to 'rock the boat' a little.

I was discussing actions of mods of OUSA forums - don't you lot start on me please!

No problem, thanks for clarifying. I'll move this back for you now.

Oh you should definitely stand in the next election! I think a big problem with OUSA are that the officers are all of similar ages and demographics - so even if they don't mean to many of their rules exclude everyone. The point of a student union should be to represent and offer support to students - OUSA appear to represent and support only their own clique and the OU.

Unfortunately I can't display a link since they take down every thread I post and delete my responses in threads merely for daring to show an opinion! But two forums where people at least attempt to complain are OUSA Matters and OUSA Q and A.

I'm quite sure Russia and China don't have such severe censorship as you get with OUSA!

I meant you should stand but I might just give it a go to see how I do and perhaps I could even add some fresh perspective! Like I said I think they have done some great things, and are no way the worst SU, but I agree that there should be a little more diversity.

Is anyone else sick of the bullying of OU students by OUSA and mods on the OUSA forums?

I was bullied by a mod, so I complained about her, next thing I am banned and find myself in something akin to the Doctor Who serial 'Trial of a Timelord' having to defend myself against the valeyard.

I hate to say it, but I think they are picking on me because I am relatively young for an OU student, and I'm cool. How is it my fault they find themselves in their 50's/60's and dried up and nothing better to do with thier lives but endless extra degrees?

Get a husband dear and leave me the **** alone.

I am a moderator on the OUSA forums, I'm not a bully but totally agree with you. I've had countless arguments with other mods, they can't exactly ban me can they? There so up themselves although they are just volunteers

What forums you referring to by the way?


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The forums in general rather than a specific one. I am finding that mods follow me and start on me across the forums. One of them has even started trolling me on this site! Fortunately they have no powers here and I got their posts removed.

The trouble is there is a group who seem to have no empathy with anyone and insist on shouting you down or dismissing any of your views. They are clearly being trolls but they know the rules well enough to do it within the rules. It is not just me - the threads are removed now but on the OUSA matters forum some others were attempting to assert themselves and they were 'started on' too.

So I complianed about the mod who appeared to be a ringleader. She was not banned, either as a mod or a user. She then complained about me and I was instantly banned. It's worse than the masons or something. All the rules are there to protect the interests of OUSA, the OU and the moderators and none to protect the students.

Not only that but I can't get any representation on any issues from OUSA. They seem to do almost nothing at all for the students, provide no support, representation or services that I can see apart from the forums.

Endless never ending committees and assemblies and meetings and rules and procedures - none of them in the general students interests.

A certain group can troll away until their hearts are content with no fear. The slightest hint of a retaliation or self defense from anyone outside of this group and they just ban you.

They certainly did not like that fact that in my speaking up, it encouraged others to. So rather than have to change things to suit the students they are supposed to represent, they got rid of me instead.

They have really made me ill, and they don't give a damn. They appear to be just having endless committee meetings on ways to keep me out.

They are like North Korea or something.

Private message me, and I will deal with this for you!

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OUSA Forums are rubbish IMHO- pretty much dead.

OUSA Forums are rubbish IMHO- pretty much dead.

And strangely prone to OUTRAGE!!! at the oddest things... I've never found the atmosphere very pleasant so avoid posting wherever possible (though I do lurk sometimes; you can find out useful stuff).

I think there are probably more OU/ OUSA forums than there are actual posts in them. They're pretty much dead, anyway.