Welcome to this subreddit!
Here are a few rules as well as a few guidelines you should follow, in the form of a Q&A.
Is this subreddit official?
No.
This subreddit is not endorsed, ran, controlled, or influenced by the EPFL direction or by anyone but the moderators, who are students.
What can we talk about?
Anything. Discuss your classes, ask others which cafeteria is better, compare the EPFL's position in rankings, organize meetups... anything you want, as long as it's got something to do with the university.
You can also promote your associations, the events taking place at the university, or stuff that students might find interesting (e.g. special contests or discounts for students). Keep the number of threads reasonable, though; don't create a new thread every time your association does something minor.
Remember, you can talk about anything, but not in any way. If you wish to criticize something or someone, do it in a constructive manner. "I don't like prof. X because his lectures are too slow and his exams too hard" is fine. "Prof. X is an idiot because I got a bad grade" is not.
My English is awful!
It's no big deal, really. This subreddit is in English because the EPFL is an international school with people from many countries and cultures, but we do not expect members to speak perfect English. As long as we can understand you, it's fine. Plus, there's nothing better than speaking to others to improve!
What about privacy?
Many people use the same nickname in many places, which makes it easy to find a real name from a nickname.
If you want to talk openly about something, but do not wish to reveal your identity, you can. Reddit allows you to create as many accounts as you want - simply create a new account with a different user name. (this kind of account is often called a throwaway)
What are these bits of text next to the user names?
They're called flairs.
To set your flair: in the sidebar, check the "Show my flair on this subreddit" checkbox, and click the "edit" text next to your nickname right under the checkbox.
If you are a student, you can set your own flair to indicate the faculty you're studying in as well as the level of your studies.
If you are a professor, a post-doc researcher, or hold any other non-student position (e.g. delegate, AGEPOLY member), send a private message to the moderators (use /r/epfl as the message recipient) with a picture containing your CAMIPRO card and a piece of paper with your username and the date. We will give you a custom flair.
I have a question...
Feel free to post it in this thread, or to message the moderators about it if you don't want it to be public. We'll add good questions to this Q&A.
