Exerpts from the Bates College Computer Use Policy

Each user of Bates College information systems has two basic rights: (1) the right to privacy with respect to the information stored in their user account, hard drive, or on diskette, as well as their computer output; and (2) the right to a fair share of the system resources. Users who violate the rights of others, either by accessing information to which they have no right, or by using an excessive amount of system resources, are acting in an unethical manner. Information and Library Services reserves the right to take whatever actions are necessary to prevent a user from violating the rights of other users.

Users supplying information content, visible or sent to others over computer networks must follow the same rules of conduct that apply to supplying a message in any other medium.

A user should not attempt to reserve access to the computer in a public area for his or her own use, and should log out in all locations when the computer is not in use. Generally a user should not use more than one port or microcomputer at a time.

Game and other recreational programs have the lowest priority on the system. Anyone using a computer in a public lab for game or conference must relinquish it to another user upon request. Modems may not be used for games, which includes muds and irc. Modems are a limited resource, and may only be used for educational purposes.