Thread by @garius

Collaborating on content does not require every single collaborator being able to edit the sodding webpage.

It's a website, not a buffet. Collaborate first then pick one person to copy paste the text in.

Here endeth today's lesson on HE departmental web bullshit requests.

Having permissions to edit a university webpage is not a valid way of improving your sense of self worth, or a way of rewarding your staff.

The university website is not a substitute for therapy or promotion.

Here endeth today's second lesson HE departmental web bullshit.

The likelihood of a department blaming a governance failure on another department CUBES when you add a new department as owner to a website section. Not doubles.

2 owners? 8x the risk. 3 owners? 27x the risk.

Here endeth today's third lesson on HE departmental web bullshit.

It is not "your" webpage. It is the university's.

And this isn't 'Nam. There are rules. So no. We're not letting you pick your own fucking font.

Here endeth today's fourth lesson on HE departmental web bullshit.

Promising some people you met at a conference that "we'll do the site for this" is not a substitute for actually completing a project brief.

I don't care how good the biscuits were.

Here endeth today's fifth lesson on HE departmental web bullshit.

Christ. How is it only 10:30?