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Reply 980

rottcodd

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Da Bachtopus

Well, some of them are better for certain types of paper than others.

Ah, I forget that there are disciplines other than literature sometimes :biggrin:

Referencing will always be tedious - why not make it that little bit extra tedious for some people in some disciplines, make them write a slightly more convoluted reference, so that there is consistency across the board? I'd rather spend the extra time doing that, and in return, know that whatever I'm reading will be referenced in exactly the same way. But I guess, as you say, there's no regulating body to oversee it - perhaps the gogs should become it? :wink:

hobnob

In Germany, every lecturer tends to have his own preferred system of referencing, and if you don't conform to it when you write your coursework, you can be marked down quite harshly. The Germans are a fussy lot... :s-smilie:

Yikes

That is madness.

Reply 981

PQ

Clearing and Applications Advisor

21

http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200708/cmselect/cmdius/uc114-i/uc11402.htm

Bill RammellL: We always hear the arguments about those subjects that need more spent and we need people to say credibly where the reductions in funding should come from.

Q27 Chairman: Medieval history?

Bill Rammell: That is your view is it, Chairman?

Dr Turner: Our favourite is media studies. That is just an aside.

Q28 Chairman: That is not a view of the Committee.

Bill Rammell: Media studies actually have very good outcomes in term of employability and if we are going to enter into a debate about which subjects ---

Q29 Chairman: Minister, do not go down that route!

Bill Rammell: All right.

It's sad really that the government can be as blinkered as a 17 yr old TSRian :frown:

Reply 982

ChemistBoy

OP

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PQ

http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200708/cmselect/cmdius/uc114-i/uc11402.htm

It's sad really that the government can be as blinkered as a 17 yr old TSRian :frown:

Ian Gibson makes some insightful comments as usual there though. OF course, the government are instituting plans to completely screw over any hope of having decent academic research continue in this country in the next generation, so it doesn't suprise me that they are ignorant.

Reply 983

hobnob

14

PQ

It's sad really that the government can be as blinkered as a 17 yr old TSRian :frown:

Perhaps he is actually on TSR: link :wink:

Reply 984

PQ

Clearing and Applications Advisor

21

Reply 985

apotoftea

19

Anyone seen the front page of the latest THES where there's a quote from an actual letter between a staff member and the VC regarding the RAE

It goes something like this "Vice Chancellor, can I just point out that this research assessment exercise is a crock of ****. An absolute load of ********. I know it, you know it, we all know it. So why don't we just admit it and get on with something worthwhile?"

Couldn't agree more personnally.

Reply 986

Ethereal

19

Thes??

Reply 987

PQ

Clearing and Applications Advisor

21

Times Higher Educational Suppliment

(for what it's worth we spent a good 3 hours today worrying that we'd sent our office christmas decorations off with all of the RAE submissions :rofl:

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Reply 988

apotoftea

19

Haha!

Reply 989

Ethereal

19

In other news - PQ go back to modding and get rid of the facists? :p:

Reply 990

PQ

Clearing and Applications Advisor

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Ethereal

In other news - PQ go back to modding and get rid of the facists? :p:

what work for free for a company which I think is run by a bunch of incompetent and opportunistic greedy muppets?....no thanks

Reply 991

Ethereal

19

i think i've managed to upset the owners as well as the mods. Score for Ethereal :biggrin:

Reply 992

musicbloke

17

I've been meaning to join GOGSoc for a while. Can I be added to the list?

MB

Reply 993

hobnob

14

musicbloke

I've been meaning to join GOGSoc for a while. Can I be added to the list?

MB

Of course. Just follow the link in my sig.

Reply 994

The Boosh

17

PQ

what work for free for a company which I think is run by a bunch of incompetent and opportunistic greedy muppets?....no thanks

ive been in debates recently with immature mods who are clearly lashing out at me by deleting posts and leaving insulting warning points. it's interesting to see how poor the mods are at holding an argument - it turns into insults and lies (literally). tsr has gone down the pan in a big way recently and i think some of the existing mods should **** off because they are going to give tsr a bad rep.