I work at a college computer lab. EVERY single monitor has a pretty obvious black-on-yellow note on it explaining how to log on. If you don't log on properly, you can't print, that's how it works (or rather how it doesn't). Of the 70+ windows computers, at least 50 are occupied at all times dirung my hours, and at least 35 of the people using them have some sort of trouble printing (95% of the time they failed to log on)
Also, my station (I work behind a counter with several other people, from whence we dispence our valuable knowledge and advice), has a BIG sign in some sickening colors (makes it more noticeable) which says that only staff is allowed in. The printers hooked up to the windows network are also behind the counter. Every 5 minutes, on average, we have to stop someone from entering and point to the sign. If nobody is in (we have to get out and fix computers at times) there usually builds a large crowd of people (up to 30 on about 4 square yards, not counting the space taken up by 2 big printers), all waiting for their printouts, creating a horrid mess and creating a din which can probably be heard outside the building.This, however, does not disprove slappyjack's theory, as what is written isn't stupid, it's practical. I think that if we put up a sign that says "run naked through the campus to get your printouts", at least a few people will do that. Not necessarily for the printouts. | 
