Talk:NetID

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Trevor, the actual name is CarlNetID, I believe. That's what we always call it in Sys/Net when we're writing projects. Also, when you register a computer on the network, it specifically asks for your "CarlNetID." NetID a generic term, and therefore we try to differentiate it by calling it a CarlNetID. --Michael Moore '06 30 Mar 1:07PM NL Time

  • It's true that NetID is a generic term, but in the context of CarlWiki, its meaning is clear. A Google search of Carleton.edu finds 15 hits for NetID (some with the word "Carleton" in front of it, others without) but only 3 hits for CarlNetID (2 of them on Gridley, 1 being the registration page). I think we can agree that "CarlNetID" is short for "Carleton NetID," and that the "Carleton" can be safely omitted for an article name on CarlWiki. --Trevor Burnham '07 07:07, 30 Mar 2005 (PST)
  • Since the ITS website has no hits for "NetID" (versus 9 hits, on their own search engine, for "NetID"), I think it's a bit misleading to say that it's officially referred to by them as "CarlNetID." Maybe it would be more accurate to say that it's internally referred to that way? --Trevor Burnham '07 15:38, 4 Apr 2005 (PDT)
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