johnnydun Posted June 3 Share Posted June 3 22 hours ago, scottsdad said: Graduation time for many - but f**k me it has been hard this year. I don't know why, but the exam boards this year were torture. Many of my colleagues seemed to be going out of their way to be stingy. I've been in 4 Boards this time around, both here and as external examiner at another uni. Now, I am on the lenient side. If there's a borderline case between a 1st and a 2:1, say, I'll always make the case for a higher award. Others are different and cite academic standards as a reason to argue the other way. But this year has been tougher than most. Colleagues being frankly mean. I had to stop one exam board and have a separate meeting with the Chair to explain the rules properly to her, and ask why they were not being applied to the benefit of some students. Some unis just use an algorithm to determine the outcomes but we have discussions. It's great when you fight hard for someone and the exam board relents (to shut me up). This morning, I've spent 4 hours dealing with one guy who is devastated. He has been told to come back next year to sit one course again. Had his tickets booked for graduation and everything. Long weekend coming up and much needed. This whole few weeks has been shite. Good on you for calling them out on that. It is a massive part in someone's life and future, they shouldn't just use algorithms on borderline cases. That's very dismissive. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
velo army Posted June 3 Share Posted June 3 On 02/06/2023 at 12:43, scottsdad said: This morning, I've spent 4 hours dealing with one guy who is devastated. He has been told to come back next year to sit one course again. Had his tickets booked for graduation and everything. Pics for the compo faces thread or gtf. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TxRover Posted June 3 Share Posted June 3 5 hours ago, GordonD said: Trying to work out the mechanics of that… Well, when a daddy haggis loves a mommy haggis very much… 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted June 3 Share Posted June 3 5 hours ago, TxRover said: mommy Mods, plz 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TxRover Posted June 3 Share Posted June 3 5 hours ago, TxRover said: Well, when a daddy haggis loves a mommy haggis very much… Just now, Mark Connolly said: Mods, plz OK, when a haggis that identifies as a daddy haggis and a haggis that identifies as a mommy haggis…or, sometimes, when there are two haggi who identify as daddy haggi, or sometimes when there are two haggi who identify as mommy haggi…or, sometimes, ahhhh, f**k it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florentine_Pogen Posted June 3 Share Posted June 3 22 minutes ago, TxRover said: OK, when a haggis that identifies as a daddy haggis and a haggis that identifies as a mommy haggis…or, sometimes, when there are two haggi who identify as daddy haggi, or sometimes when there are two haggi who identify as mommy haggi…or, sometimes, ahhhh, f**k it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingTON Posted June 3 Share Posted June 3 (edited) 10 hours ago, johnnydun said: Good on you for calling them out on that. It is a massive part in someone's life and future, they shouldn't just use algorithms on borderline cases. That's very dismissive. What should decide borderline cases (which was not actually mentioned in the original post)? If you're going to argue that human judgment should decide all important cases then you'll have to find some way of ensuring that judgment isn't biased against certain candidates based on previous experience with them, ethnicity, gender or just what time of day they happened to be marked at. Otherwise a lot of people will have their lives fucked up on spurious grounds. The big bad algorithm is no worse and is in many ways better than a traditional model of allowing largely subjective judgment to tip the scales towards one student or the other. Edited June 3 by vikingTON 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbornbairn Posted June 4 Share Posted June 4 Just found out I can't take my mum's favourite sausages out to her in Spain because of changes in the rules post-Brexit. f**k you Nigel Farage, you stole ma mum's sausages! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
101 Posted June 4 Share Posted June 4 23 minutes ago, Newbornbairn said: Just found out I can't take my mum's favourite sausages out to her in Spain because of changes in the rules post-Brexit. f**k you Nigel Farage, you stole ma mum's sausages! If you freeze or cook it and get an export health certificate you can take it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carpetmonster Posted June 4 Share Posted June 4 Dress up as Prince Charles and hang them out your cuffs. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sparky88 Posted June 4 Popular Post Share Posted June 4 47 minutes ago, Newbornbairn said: Just found out I can't take my mum's favourite sausages out to her in Spain because of changes in the rules post-Brexit. f**k you Nigel Farage, you stole ma mum's sausages! You live and lorne 21 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted June 4 Share Posted June 4 The lesser-spotted "yer maw doesn't get sausage from Nigel Farage" insult. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swarley Posted June 5 Share Posted June 5 6 hours ago, Newbornbairn said: Just found out I can't take my mum's favourite sausages out to her in Spain because of changes in the rules post-Brexit. f**k you Nigel Farage, you stole ma mum's sausages! Get onto the Daily Record about this. I look forward to seeing your photo in the Compo Faces thread. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbaxters Posted June 5 Share Posted June 5 6 hours ago, Newbornbairn said: Just found out I can't take my mum's favourite sausages out to her in Spain because of changes in the rules post-Brexit. f**k you Nigel Farage, you stole ma mum's sausages! Can't see the link, personally. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbornbairn Posted June 5 Share Posted June 5 41 minutes ago, jimbaxters said: Can't see the link, personally. Left me a bit flat tbqhwy 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hk blues Posted June 5 Share Posted June 5 4 hours ago, Newbornbairn said: Left me a bit flat tbqhwy Fancy a square go? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted June 5 Share Posted June 5 4 hours ago, hk blues said: Fancy a square go? No, I might come off wurst. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florentine_Pogen Posted June 5 Share Posted June 5 (edited) 44 minutes ago, tamthebam said: No, I might come off wurst. Edited June 5 by Florentine_Pogen 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
101 Posted June 5 Share Posted June 5 Single year club threads. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzydunlop Posted June 6 Share Posted June 6 As Wedding season comes into view my Social media account seems to be filled up of peoples wedding pictures..fair enough...although many are accompanied by text like this(and these a grown adults posting) "the BEST wedding ever with the BEST people". The best people? You sure about that? F*ck up. I keep seeing it everywhere.....even for normal stuff "great night out with the BEST people" really? Mind you, maybe I should stop being such a drunken grumpy c*nt and I might get invited to these events with the "best people". 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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