Community Activity Report: September 1 - September 8, 2025
This report summarizes the key discussions and activities on the forum for the first week of September.
Period: 2025-09-01 to 2025-09-08
New Topics: 37
New Posts: 415
Top Contributors: @suen, @nocatnozzz, @without_name, @gggggg, @chw
Overview
The first week of September was marked by a vibrant mix of personal reflection, institutional critique, and creative expression. As students transitioned into new academic years, the forum became a space for documenting the raw, unfiltered experiences of school life, from the anxieties of starting university to the nostalgia of looking back on high school. Discussions on school policy changes sparked significant engagement, revealing a community deeply invested in its digital and academic legacy. Meanwhile, historical debates ignited passionate exchanges, and the increasing integration of AI bots into creative threads showcased new forms of interaction and content generation on the platform. Overall, the period highlighted a community that is both introspective and critically engaged with the world around it.
Highlights: New Beginnings and Student Life
A significant portion of this week’s activity centered on the transition to new academic chapters, powerfully documented by @nocatnozzz in the ongoing thread “离了我北就觉得我北哪哪哪都更好了——本科生活吐槽贴”. Through a series of detailed and candid posts, @nocatnozzz shared the highs and lows of starting university, covering everything from military training struggles and health issues to the excitement of making new friends and participating in camp activities. The narrative took a personal turn with the difficult decision to end a relationship, a moment of vulnerability that resonated with the community. These daily entries, filled with photos and reflections on everything from late-night laundry mishaps to the complexities of social events, provide an intimate look into the student experience. This “back-to-school” theme was also echoed in the “一些些上高三的感想” thread, where @gggggg celebrated a one-year anniversary on the forum and shared an awkward but funny encounter with a teacher.
Highlights: Institutional Change and the Fight for Legacy
Discussions surrounding school policies and digital infrastructure were prominent, most notably in the thread “语雀北大附中文凭库403?”. The potential archiving and restricted access to a student-curated knowledge base on Yuque prompted concern about the preservation of institutional memory. @suen articulated the core philosophy behind the project, stating, “The original intention of Yuque and M365 deployment is to hope that graduates will always be there. Only when people are there can there be so-called inheritance.” He emphasized that a graduate’s data should be accessible to them for life. User @RuletheWaves provided a crucial update by summarizing a conversation with school administration, noting that while the “archiving operation has no room for negotiation,” the process is currently a low priority due to the workload of the Academic Affairs Office. This sentiment of loss and change connects to the “末代，選修” topic, where students lamented the end of the elective course system. Skepticism towards new school systems also surfaced in threads like “2222266666届分班考”, where the “智能学绊” system was criticized for being pushed forward despite a flawed trial period.
Highlights: Passionate Debates on History and Politics
A heated and lengthy discussion unfolded in the topic “谁打败了法西斯？”. The debate centered on the respective contributions of the Kuomintang (KMT) and the Communist Party of China (CCP) during the Second Sino-Japanese War. @chw offered a nuanced perspective, suggesting that “the CCP’s behind-the-lines operations in fact prevented Japan from effectively occupying, controlling, and seizing resources from the vast occupied areas.” In contrast, other users engaged in more polarized arguments. @without_name sharply critiqued what they saw as an oversimplified, pro-CCP narrative, calling it an example of “layering up” official ideology and using images of official textbooks to counter claims. The discussion touched upon the importance of acknowledging large-scale battles led by the KMT, with @cnboy expressing frustration at what he perceived as a “selective blindness” in some historical accounts. The forum’s political discourse also briefly touched on current events with the sharing of a photo in “你北学生前往欢送金正恩”, prompting reactions about the school’s connection to state affairs.
Highlights: The Rise of AI and Creative Collaboration
Artificial intelligence played a significant and increasingly integrated role in the forum’s creative output this week. The thread “不開心的貓” became a playground for AI image generation, with users like @suen and @nocatnozzz prompting the AI user @Nano to create whimsical and surreal artwork, such as a tree-sized cat in a familiar school location. The AI’s capabilities were further demonstrated in “Mixture”, where it seamlessly blended two separate photos into a single, stylistically consistent image, leading @Ellen_Joe to declare, “Photoshop has been completely defeated.” AI was also utilized for text generation in threads like “小紙條的寫法” and a simulated opening ceremony speech from Hu Shih in “開學典禮⋯⋯兩個北大。”. The presence of AI was not without critique; in a “测试” thread, a user noted that the AI grader seemed to have become more lenient, raising questions about its evolving standards. This blended human-AI interaction is also a topic of discussion in “人機學生”.
Highlights: A Hub for Sharing and Connection
Beyond major debates, the forum continued to be a vital space for personal sharing and community building. The long-running topic “紙短，情長” saw multiple new entries from @suen, who shared beautifully photographed handwritten notes, maintaining a tradition of thoughtful, analog communication. The call to “交出你的Blog吧，再。” prompted users to share their personal writing spaces, though @gggggg noted that many seemed to create blogs without updating them. The nature of friendship itself was philosophized in the thread “朋友”, where @without_name posted a powerful debate closing statement arguing that shared hardship, rather than shared joy, is the true test of friendship. The community also shared lighter moments through meme dumps in “来点梗图” and humorous observations, such as a post about a school with a new, astounding “1:2 teacher-student ratio” in “你专新入职约700名教师（雾）”.
Key Insights and Trends
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Documenting Lived Experience: A defining trend is the use of the forum as a real-time diary. The raw and detailed posts by @nocatnozzz in the undergraduate life thread exemplify this, capturing the emotional and logistical realities of transitioning to university. This trend provides an invaluable, ground-level archive of student life, complementing more structured discussions.
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Digital Preservation and Activism: The community shows a strong investment in preserving its own history and culture. The passionate discussion around the Yuque archive is a key example, where users are not just passive consumers of school policy but active participants in negotiating the future of their collective digital legacy. This vigilance extends to other changes, like the removal of elective courses.
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Human-AI Symbiosis: AI is no longer just a topic of conversation but an active participant in creation. Threads like “不開心的貓” and “Mixture” show a seamless collaboration between human prompts and AI generation. This integration is changing the nature of content on the forum, blurring the lines between creator and tool and sparking both amusement and critical analysis.
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A Spectrum of Discourse: The forum thrives on its ability to host a wide range of conversations simultaneously. Deeply serious historical debates in “谁打败了法西斯？” can coexist with lighthearted fun, creative writing (我也不知道自己究竟写多少字了), and practical concerns like a malfunctioning AI private message feature (为什么ai私信也发不了了). This diversity is the lifeblood of the community, ensuring there is always something for everyone.
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Ongoing Community Maintenance: Behind the scenes, efforts to ensure the forum’s stability and longevity continue. @suen announced in the “
維護記錄” thread that a backup server has been established, creating a “three-cave” system to safeguard the forum’s data. This technical foresight ensures that these valuable conversations and community connections are protected for the future.
Last edited by @suen 2025-09-08T01:45:57Z