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November 17, 2023
Two quick updates:
We just rolled out a long-awaited mobile compatibility change that should hopefully make most peoples' stylesheets more usable on mobile devices. Thanks to [rootwile] for the suggestion. Please let us know if anything broke!
Sign up today for the 2023 GrinnellPlans [secretsanta] exchange! Registration closes Saturday, November 25th.
This exchange is neither endorsed nor organized by [plans] admins. Direct all questions about the exchange to [bown] or [secretsanta].
On behalf of your admins, [cohnalex]
November 15, 2021
Sign up today for the 2021 GrinnellPlans [secretsanta] exchange! Registration closes Saturday, November 27th.
This exchange is neither endorsed nor organized by [plans] admins. Direct all questions about the exchange to [bown] or [secretsanta].
On behalf of your admins, [cohnalex]
November 15, 2020
Sign up today for the 2020 GrinnellPlans [secretsanta] exchange! Registration closes Saturday, November 28th.
This exchange is neither endorsed nor organized by [plans] admins. Direct all questions about the exchange to [bown] or [secretsanta] .
On behalf of your admins, [cohnalex]
June 27th, 2020
Class of 2020! You now have your own [alums] page.
Head over to [2020alums] to add yourself and let us know what's next.
On behalf of the admins, [ghadirim]
March 23, 2020
Class of 2020 and beyond, we are here for you. While your physical relationship with Grinnell has changed, this digital community has been growing for 20 years and is here waiting for you. We are here as alums and current students to support you, read whats going through your mind, or worry with you about what is next with you. We don't have answers, but time and time again, we have shown that we have each other, and well, that means something.
It may seem strange that a website with a text box can mean so much, but spend some time bouncing around. Don't be shy to engage or add them to your levels, and make new friends. We are here and we care about [you].
On behalf of the admins, [ghadirim]
June 4, 2019
Congratulations Class of 2019! Head over to [2019alums] to add yourself and let us know what's next.
On behalf of the admins, [ghadirim]
March 3, 2019
Plans is currently unable to send email. While we are working to solve this issue, automated password resets, new account creation, and "your email address has been changed" notifications will not be available. Please email us if you need assistance with any of the above.
March 7, 2019 update: This has been resolved. Thanks for your patience!
On behalf of your admins, [cohnalex]
November 19, 2018
Sign up today for the 2018 GrinnellPlans [secretsanta] exchange! Registration closes Monday, November 26th.
This exchange is neither endorsed nor organized by [plans] admins. Direct all questions about the exchange to [bown] or [secretsanta] .
On behalf of your admins, [cohnalex]
June 29, 2018
Congratulations Class of 2018! Head over to [2018alums] to add yourself and let us know what's next.
On behalf of the admins, [cudneyan]
June 1, 2018
In the next week, we will be changing the way we store your passwords to increase account security. You shouldn't notice any changes unless your password is longer than eight characters and hasn't been changed in over eight years. If that's you, please note that we will now be verifying your full password instead of only the first eight characters.
If you have any questions, please shoot us an email.
[cohnalex] on behalf of your Plans admins
December 17, 2017
[Plans] is looking for a new on-campus administrator!
Having a current student administrator is vital to keeping the [plans] and on-campus communities connected, and since [cudneyan] and [barattat17] have graduated, we are looking for a current student to be that link. Ideally, this person will be a current first or second year who is involved with both the campus and [plans] communities (though third years are welcome to apply.) They should be a committed [plans] advocate, and they will be responsible for much of the day-to-day operations of [plans], like helping people who have forgotten their password. (Don't worry; we'll train you!)
Interested? Send us an email at grinnellplans@gmail.com, and include your current class year, your major (if you have one), why you'd like to be a [plans] administrator, and what you think qualifies you for the position. We'll be accepting applications through February 28.
If you have any questions, don't hesitate to send us an email.
-[cudneyan], on behalf of the current [plans] administrators
December 12, 2017
What does net neutrality mean for [plans]? It means small websites like Plans can exist, even they are run on a shoestring budget by an all-volunteer admin team! Please take a moment to contact your senators, and #stoptheFCC.
[barattat17], [cohnalex], [cudneyan], and [ghadirim] on behalf of your Plans admins
November 13, 2017
It's that time of year again! This year's grinnellplans [secretsanta] exchange is now underway.
Sign up by Sunday, November 26th.
This exchange is neither endorsed nor organized by [plans] admins. Direct all questions about the exchange to [bown] or [secretsanta].
[ghadirim] on behalf of your Plans admins
July 2, 2017
Plans's server will be down for upgrades and maintenance between 3 and 4pm CDT today. Once the upgrades are complete, you will likely have to log in again, as we are changing how we store cookies. Also, we will be enabling HTTPS for all users, which may break some older stylesheets. Please send us an email at grinnellplans@gmail.com if you have any questions.
[cohnalex] on behalf of your Plans admins
3:10pm: Updates and maintenance are complete. Let us know if you see anything that doesn't seem quite right.
May 16, 2017
There is now a plan for [2017alums]! Congratulations everyone. Use this plan to keep in touch.
[barattat17] on behalf of your Plans admins
November 19, 2016
This year's grinnellplans [secretsanta] exchange is now underway.
Sign up by Sunday, November 27th. Send gifts by Saturday, December 10th.
This exchange is neither endorsed nor organized by [plans] admins. Direct all questions about the exchange to [bown] or [secretsanta].
[cohnalex] on behalf of your Plans admins
May 23, 2016
There is now a plan for [2016alums]. Congratulations everybody! Use this plan to keep in touch.
[cudneyan] on behalf of your Plans admins
April 28, 2015
There is now a plan for [2015alums]. Congratulations on your coming graduation and let us know what you're up to!
[barattat17] on behalf of your Plans admins
February 8th, 2015
Plans now has a blocking feature. For more information, see our FAQ.
[cohnalex] on behalf of your Plans admins
January 20th, 2015
We've updated the Terms of Service (ToS) as of 10:40pm CT January 20th, 2015. Please review them, as by using Plans, you consent to these terms.
Significant changes to the ToS are sections on Prohibited Uses, Monitoring and Enforcement, and Content Standards. Additionally, we've chose to clarify and update our choice of law and jurisdiction. We selected Illinois law to govern, as it is the permanent residence of the majority of admins, centrally located, and accessible for Plans' legal counsel. We also added our investigation procedure, which has been updated since it was posted on the MoTD to reflect comments we received since its posting. We understand as a legal document, the ToS is not accessibly written. Despite that, the ToS were written to protect the platform, its users, and the information they post on this forum. Every effort was made to create a fair, well-rationed document.
The ToS was formulated with the help of plans volunteers and lawyers across the country, who, in total, donated over $3,000 in time and legal fees. Thank you to those who participated to create, edit, and review this document. It was important for to us to revise the ToS in a timely fashion and respond to the needs of our community, and we could not have done it without you.
We took many comments we received into account in this revision, but we realize it may still have shortcomings. We encourage dialogue about the ToS and want to hear your thoughts.
We plan to revisit the ToS in six months to assess and make any changes that come to light. We hope to have a feedback feature that allows for dialogue on this ToS, but until then, please feel free to contact grinnellplans@gmail.com with any questions or comments.
January 10th, 2015
[ghadirim] and [barattat17] are heading up the ToS rewrite group. If you would like to participate in helping rewrite our ToS, especially if you have background in law or have previous experience with writing ToS's, please contact grinnellplans@gmail.com.
January 8th, 2015
Plans admins and amazing volunteers are hard at work.
ToS changes are coming. Plans has had the same ToS since 2007. It's time for an update. Check back after the weekend for more details.
Until then, check out our Harassment Investigation Protocol.
GrinnellPlans Harassment Investigation Protocol
1. Complaints are made either publicly on plans or privately emailed to grinnellplans@gmail.com
2. Plans Admins open investigation period, allow individuals to confidentially voice their grievances in case incident is not isolated to an individual or group.
3. Anyone with grievances against them is contacted and asked to share their side of the story. Our emails and the subsequent responses are stored in the grinnellplans email account.
4. At the close of the comment period, a quorum of Grinnell Admins discuss grievances, evidence provided, and if needed, contacts a legal representative to advise. Admins discuss short term, medium term, long term solutions, and share potential solutions with those who have aired grievances to assure they feel solutions meet their needs.
5. At the end of the meeting, an email containing the minutes of that meeting are disseminated to the Admins. Those minutes are confidential, and are not shared with either party.
6. A quorum of the Admins make a collective decision based off of information that is available that best fits the needs of the community and maintains a safe environment.
[ghadirim] on behalf of your Plans admins
January 8, 2015
Dear Plans Community,
After ten great years, Sidonie and Eryn are stepping down as Plans Administrators, effective immediately. It has been such a privilege to be a part of the maintenance of a community for which we have so much affection, and it's time for us to move on.
We both have tremendous respect for the current admins, [cohnalex], [dobrzyns], [cudneyan] and [barattat17], and we know they will continue to help make this space the very best text-based social networking site for Grinnellians that it can be.
Moreover, we are thrilled to announce that Mona Ghadiri '11 [ghadirim] will return as an admin, also effective immediately.
Best,
Sidonie [Straughn]-Morse '08 & Eryn [Oneileri] '07
January 6, 2015
The admins are aware of and are currently investigating potential allegations of harassment on Plans. Please know we take these allegations seriously, and understand the need to come to a resolution. In order to come to a resolution, we need any information regarding incidences of harassment on Plans.
We believe in self governance, but also recognize the need for decision about how to move forward. We will be collecting information through midnight on Wednesday so we can evaluate and come to a resolution on this issue by Thursday at midnight.
While it may be painful or uncomfortable to share, if you have any evidence or are aware of particular instances of harassment on Plans, please email grinnellplans@gmail.com with a detailed description of the instance.
Thanks,
admins
November 11, 2014
2014 [secretsanta] has now begun!
Check out [secretsanta] for more details.
Thanks to [bown] for organizing this year's exchange. Note that Secret Santa is not officially sponsored by Plans.
On behalf of the admins, [barattat17]
November 11, 2014
[andersok] is doing research regarding Plans Social Networking. Add "#PlansSNA" to opt into their research and check their plan for more information regarding that.
On behalf of the admins, [barattat17]
October 3, 2014
Recently, a couple secrets questioning how Secrets are moderated have been submitted. Here's what we wrote on the Plans home page a year or so ago - our policies have not changed:
"When posting to Secrets, please remember these guidelines:
1. Your post must be a secret.
2. The secret must be your own.
3. The secret may not reference any person or group in any identifiable way."
We generally define the word "secret" in 1 to mean something along the lines of "something a reasonable person might feel uncomfortable telling their friends." We generally define 3 to include attacks on other secret posters. There is intentionally a lot of room for editorial discretion. If you want to know why your secret wasn't posted, email us at grinnellplans@gmail.com, from a throwaway email address if you don't want to reveal your name.
On behalf of the admins, [barattat17]
August 2, 2014
With much excitement, we would like to announce the new on-campus admins: [barattat17] and [cudneyan].
The current admins are [barattat17], [cohnalex], [cudneyan], [dobrzyns], [oneileri], and [straughn].
On behalf of the admins, [dobrzyns]
March 24, 2014
Class of 2014! Take a moment to let your classmates know what's next. Head over to [2014alums] and add yourself.
On behalf of the admins, [cohnalex]
January 28, 2014
If your plan has been truncated (the end has been cut off) in the past week, we want to know about it. We changed how plan text gets sent to our server at 7pm CST on Jan 21, and want to know if that change fixed the problem. If your plan was cut off after then, please send an email to grinnellplans@gmail.com with a rough idea of when it happened and how much was cut off.
On behalf of the admins, [cohnalex]
November 20, 2013
The unofficial Plans Secret Santa is back! See details on the [secretsanta] plan.
Note that Secret Santa is not officially sponsored by Plans. If you have questions or concerns about this year's Secret Santa, please contact [bown] or [prices].
Cheerfully yours,
[cohnalex], on behalf of the admins
August 18, 2013
The Plans Administrators deeply regret the errors made in managing Secrets this week. We do our best to protect Secrets as a place to post anonymously while maintaining Plans as a safe space for everyone, and we failed to do that this week. Thanks to everyone who alerted us to the error.
When posting to Secrets, please remember these guidelines:
1. Your post must be a secret.
2. The secret must be your own.
3. The secret may not reference any person or group in any identifiable way.
As administrators, we promise to work harder to enforce these guidelines consistently and responsibly. We will be meeting this week to review our procedures for moderating Secrets, to ensure that we can manage Secrets in a more responsible and consistent way.
Please feel free to contact us at grinnellplans@gmail.com with questions, concerns and/or suggestions for improvement. We welcome your feedback.
Best,
[straughn], on behalf of your Plans Administrators
July 2, 2013
Two things:
1. Lyle Bauman, beloved dining hall supervisor and campus celebrity, is very sick, and cannot work. Some Grinnellians have set up a fundraising effort to help with his medical expenses; you can find more information on [lucero]'s plan.
2. This link has been posted anonymously on a bunch of publicly-writable plans. Please remember to sign your posts and update the changelogs when you update group plans. Especially when you're asking for money!
-on behalf of the admins, [cohnalex]
May 13, 2013
[Plans] is looking for a new on-campus administrator!
We feel that having a current student administrator is vital to keeping the [plans] and on-campus communities connected, and as [dobrzyns] is graduating, we are looking for a current student to be that link. Ideally, this person will be a current first or second year who is involved with both the campus and [plans] communities. They should be a committed [plans] advocate, and they will be responsible for much of the day-to-day operations of [plans], e.g. moderating Secrets and helping people who have forgotten their password. (Don't worry; we'll train you!)
Interested? Send us an email at grinnellplans@gmail.com, and include your current class year, your major (if you have one), why you'd like to be a [plans] administrator, and what you think qualifies you for the position. We'll be accepting applications through June 30.
If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to send us an email.
-[cohnalex], on behalf of the current [plans] administrators
April 26, 2013
Apologies for the downtime tonight. Our database server stopped working, and I restored from a recent backup. While I believe everything has been restored, please let me know if anything is missing - we can probably get it back.
On behalf of the admins, [cohnalex]
Special Announcement
Plans's servers aren't free. Over the past couple months, we have been brainstorming ways to create a more sustainable and diverse revenue source: sponsored plans. For a small fee, a Plan can now be featured on the front page. We're soft-launching this new advertising system with some longtime Plans supporters, and will be opening this program more widely in the coming weeks.
On behalf of the admins, [cohnalex] and [dobrzyns]
^^^^^ Just kidding! ^^^^^
April 1, 2013
[plans] has a tradition of being no frills and community driven. This means [plans] is not revenue driven and will not resort to advertising. Hope you enjoyed the fun snippets while they existed, and Happy April Fools'!
On behalf of the admins, [cohnalex] and [dobrzyns]
March 4, 2013
2013! 100 Days has come and gone. It's time to start sharing your post-grad plans and contact info. Head to the [2013alums] plan and add yourself.
On behalf of the admins, [cohnalex]
February 15, 2013
Recently, several [plans] users have raised concerns over faculty and staff reading their Plan.
Students, if you do not want faculty/staff to read your Plan, post a message at the top along the lines of "No faculty/staff please."
Faculty/staff, please honor students' requests for no faculty/staff
The [plans] Admins
December 12, 2012
[plans] would like to extend sympathy to [grinnell] and [2013] on the death of [klawesni]. It is a tough time, and we would like to encourage everyone to take care of yourselves. Grinnell is a close-knit community, and there are many avenues for support. We encourage you to not be afraid or hesitate to reach out. For those on-campus, there are many options available:
Residence Life Coordinators (RLCs)
RLCs are available in their apartments/offices at any time during the day. If you are unable to reach your RLC, please call Student Affairs at 641-269-3700.
Student Health and Counseling Services (SHACS)
Therapists are available to counsel students by appointment or on an emergency basis, and to consult with students, faculty, and staff as needed, individually or in groups. These services are confidential.
Location: SHACS, Forum, Lower Level
Time: Walk-in hours 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday
Phone: 641-269-3230
Chaplain's Office
Chaplain Deanna Shorb and Associate Chaplain Rob Cabelli welcome all students, faculty, and staff for counseling, individually or in groups. These services are also confidential. Meetings need not have a spiritual or religious focus.
Location: CRSSJ, 1233 Park St.
Phone: 641-269-4981
Academic Advising
Please talk to the Academic Advising staff if you would like support or options related to your academic work.
Location: JRC 310
Phone: 641-269-3702
And, of course, fellow Grinnellians. Hang in there, [Grinnell].
On behalf of the admins, [dobrzyns]
November 23, 2012
[plans] Secret Santa is live! See details and sign up at [secretsanta]!
Please note: [secretsanta] is not officially sponsored by or affiliated with Plans but rather is organized by members of the [Plans] community.
On behalf of the admins, [cohnalex]
October 29, 2012
Hurricane Sandy is projected to pass near [plans]'s datacenter, Amazon Web Services's us-east-1 near Dulles Airport in Northern Virginia, tonight at approximately 2AM CDT. Winds tonight at Dulles are expected to be around 45 MPH, with gusts as high as 60 MPH. Past storms in this area have caused lengthy AWS outages, and while we are hoping for the best, [plans] may be down for an extended period tomorrow. We will be closely monitoring the situation.
If you are in the path of Hurricane Sandy, please stay safe. The thoughts and prayers of the [plans] admin team are with you.
On behalf of the admins, [cohnalex]
October 3, 2012
The current [plans] admins are [straughn], [oneileri], [dobrzyns], and [cohnalex].
On behalf of the admins, [cohnalex]
Past messages of the day are archived on the [plans] plan.
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