Welcome to the AccountancyStudents Discussion Forums
Please take the time to read this – it will make life a lot easier.
This is an amazing forum, with a huge wealth of information and of genuine benefit to many people. Yet do remember it is an open forum, individual posts are not endorsed by AccountancyStudents.
First find the correct place
The forum has a large range of categories such as ‘ACCA’, ‘CIMA’ and then sub-‘forums’ such as ‘F6 Taxation’ and ‘Strategic Level’. Simply scan down all the categories and click on the most relevant or one that interests you. Once there you’ll see a range of ‘threads’ – this is the name for the different topics on a board. Click on one to take a look. Sometimes these threads run on for a number of pages. You’ll see the page numbers listed and you can click across them.
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Ask a question or start a discussion
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Some commonly asked questions
How do I find out whether my subject is already being discussed?
It’s always worth checking to see if the information you are looking for is already on the site. Search the main site: On the home page http://www.accountancystudents.co.uk you will find search box near the top of the page. Simply tap in one or two words that are relevant and all relevant articles should appear.
Search the forums. Someone may have already asked a similar question. To check use the search engine near the top of this page. It is a powerful search tool with many options. If the subject is similar, why not continue that discussion and put your question/suggestion there rather than starting a new one.
What is the ranking system?
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It should be noted the rankings are governed by the stars people get. These stars are purely for posting, they don’t indicate the quality of information, it’s just a bit of fun.
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Site policy on offensive or racist posts
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This will be done on a ‘strict liability’ basis. In other words no judgement about ‘rights or wrongs’ of the post will be made. It will simply disappear. This policy may sound harsh. However, it is the easiest way to protect the site and the community of AccountancyStudents - the test will be an objective not subjective one - does the post contain racist, offensive or abusive language and has someone complained’? If it does it will be deleted. All complaints will be treated in confidence.
If someone breaks this policy after a warning about such behaviour - they will have their access rights to the forums removed.
Please err on the side of caution. We never want to be put in the position of receiving a complaint about a post and having to decide whether it must be removed. We all set different standards of language and behaviour. The question to ask yourself is “would anyone take offence?” to such a statement - if the answer is yes then please don’t post it.
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And finally remember…. be considerate to your fellow accountancy students!