OMG: There's a lot of people complaining about silent studies across campus
not being silent. If you're in a silent study space and people are
talking or not following the rules, you can try one of two things:
First,
tell them that they're in a silent study space and that they're being
disrespectful to other students. A lot of people don't realize that what
they're doing is a problem, either because they don't know they're in a
silent study, or because they don't know it's bothering anyone. Putting
a face to the problem is pretty effective, might as well be yours.
Second,
get in contact with whoever's responsible for enforcing the rules. If
you're in the SLC it's Turnkey, and if you're in a library it's the
Circulation Desk. They do their best to enforce the rules, but they
can't do everything, especially if no one complains. If you report a
problem with a student, they'll investigate it and take action.
You
might be reluctant to do either of these things because you don't wanna
be "that person", but if you really had an issue with people talking in
silent studies, then you'd do something to stop it instead of
complaining on OMGUW.
Good points, but keep in mind that in most of these places there is no one enforcing the rules. The circulation desk isn't always open, and they don't have enough staff to leave the desk and monitor floors even when they are open. Turnkey is also on limited staffing.
ReplyDeleteThe problem is precisely that there's no enforcement mechanism. It's also poorly advertised in the library at least---in DP the only signs telling you it's a silent floor are right by the elevators. so people might not beleive you when you tell them it's silent study and they'll continue yapping.
Just get a megaphone, turn it to 11, and shout "this is the silent study area, shut the fuck up, or get the fuck out"
ReplyDeleteThen sit down like nothing happened.