Conscience: Surely you are being two faced by mocking the school on one side, and seemingly plotting its downfall, and, on the other side, actively supporting it.
Me: Good point. However, I don't think so. This web site is not really intended to simply mock the school. If that was its intended aim, then it would be pointless self-promotion. I have an interest in people's opinions, and would like to use the skills I have, and the resources at my command, to help these people share their ideas and concepts in the most productive way. To help build an on-line school community, if you will. In my eyes, this can only help the school (Remembering that the school mainly consists of pupils). And whereas you think that my support of school policy makes me a tool to further their ends, it is completely the reverse: I agree with the school policy, and see that their power makes them a tool for us to further the cause of the aforementioned on-line community.
Conscience: But these people are just trying to have a laugh. They don't really have all of the evil motivations you attribute to them, you're just painting them as devils, when actually they're just being mischievous. Isn't that everyone's right? Even yours?
Me: You're right, to a certain extent, but I think that there is a valuable phrase that we should all remember, that was taught to me by the then Mrs. Musson: Your right to swing your arms ends where my nose begins. Mischief has its place, but ruining other people's work, and their fun, is not acceptable. It is not just harmless fun, it can be very damaging.
Conscience: Don't you feel though that some of the penalties imposed by the school are just too harsh and reactionary, almost as if they have realized that the IT resources they have given us give us too much freedom? And that they are using this situation as an excuse to impose a more totalitarian computer regime?
Me: Yes I do think that. And I also think that that could become a big problem. But surely the way to tackle it is to not give the school any reason to impose these restrictions. There are ways and means to achieve this end, and stop the school being so harsh, and in my view this does not involve making the situation worse. If we can show that we are all model computer users, then the school will have no choice.
Conscience: One last thing: Don't you think that you've only put this section on your so-called 'Computer Twats' in to try to gain some legitimacy and curry favour amongst those who would otherwise not want this site to exist?
Me: No! I am genuinely fed up with feeling put upon because of the actions of a few idiots. I am not happy with being treated with suspicion by teachers who I thought knew and trusted me, and I don't want it to continue. Also, I'd be quite surprised if there are any teachers who read this stuff.
Conscience: Don't you feel that you might have made me make that last point just to try and gain some kind of underground authority for your cause?
Me: PISS OFF!
(Interview ends)
