Bad news spreads fast Before campuses were computer networked, students would give their instructors unflattering nicknames behind their backs and make jokes about them, and they would tell their juniors about which classes to take and which instructors to avoid. But it was all word of mouth. Some people believe that a networked campus, where vast numbers of students make their opinions known on BBSs, poses a challenge to faculty authority.
網路未入侵校園前，學生也會私下為老師取綽號、講老師的笑話，傳授學弟妹那門課可以修、那位老師教得很爛等內幕消息，但僅止於口耳相傳；如今網路形式公開，加上廣大網友的附和，有人就視為，老師權威因此遭到挑戰。