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I got a real asshole comment from a professor

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eznark said:
Fuck me. Same thing just happened to me. I cannot believe this woman would send me this email. This is way over the line.




I don't know why I put up with this abuse.
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MattKeil said:
ProTip: If your parenthetical is longer and contains more content than your primary statement, it probably shouldn't be in parentheses. How is what you put in parentheses a sidebar to what you wrote? It's not, it's just a new sentence.

Grammar holds merit in all written communication situations. It's the only method by which you present yourself and your thoughts in a forum like this. Refusing to take any care with it is like showing up to give a speech in boxer shorts and a "Why Don't We Get Drunk And Screw?" t-shirt and wondering why everyone is laughing at you. You did notice that most of this thread consists of people confused or infuriated by your inability to present written information, right?

Also, "stream of consciousness."
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I find it so depressing no one cares about the major grammatical error in the alcohol sales sign found in most Walgreen's.

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Look closely at the punctuation if you don't see it right away.
 
wizword said:
I still don't understand why I have to coax on this site.
I really am not going to put much thought in a comment on neogaf. It isn't worth honestly much time or effort to put a comma in the appropriate spot or have adjective and adverb agreement.
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Quit this counter-projection and paste THE original email in all of its incriminating glory.
 
GatorBait said:
So many posts in this thread that I want to quote and give props to. Well done, GAF.
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This.

OP it seems that you are overreacting. All this angst over such a minuscule amount of points. Here is what you do. Rock out all of the remaining assignments and get as close to 1300 points for the class as possible. No need to respond to the email.

Additionally, moodles is the dumbest thing I've ever heard for online classes.
 
wizword said:
I still don't understand why I have to coax on this site.
I really am not going to put much thought in a comment on neogaf. It isn't worth honestly much time or effort to put a comma in the appropriate spot or have adjective and adverb agreement.
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Then why should we waste our time reading anything you've written?
 
Drkirby said:
I find it so depressing no one cares about the major grammatical error in the alcohol sales sign found in most Walgreen's.

http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l133/Drkirby/Random/sign-1.png

Look closely at the punctuation if you don't see it right away.[/QUOTE]


I especially like the second line. If a customer is underage, then the store must end all alcohol sales.
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wizword said:
I still don't understand why I have to coax on this site.
I really am not going to put much thought in a comment on neogaf. It isn't worth honestly much time or effort to put a comma in the appropriate spot or have adjective and adverb agreement.
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You sound like a highly motivated person and a joy to be around.
 
wizword said:
I still don't understand why I have to coax on this site.
I really am not going to put much thought in a comment on neogaf. It isn't worth honestly much time or effort to put a comma in the appropriate spot or have adjective and adverb agreement.
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If you knew how to write, it would come naturally. Obviously a couple of misplaced commas aren't going to result in people bashing you, but you're writing is abysmal and frustrating to read. If you think that NeoGAF isn't worth a damn thing, then why the fuck are you posting here? NeoGAF is a community of human beings. It's not a "thing". You are pretty much saying that no one here is worth your time, and yet you are whining like a bitch to anyone who will read your post. Get some fucking perspective.
 
dave is ok said:
1. You have a stupid avatar
2. You made a thread about an angry email and never posted THE fucking email
3. You use unnecessary parentheses, adverbs and make constant spelling errors.
4. I still can't believe you haven't posted the email
5. You complain too much
6. Instead of ASKING for extra credit after failing to complete your work, why don't you complete the WORK?
7. You seem like a douche
8. POST THE FUCKING EMAIL
9. I hate you
10. Why did you make me read this horrible thread
11. Go away
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While the big reveal of the e-mail was a dissapointment, this made the thread.

:D :D :D
 
wizword said:
I still don't understand why I have to coax on this site.
I really am not going to put much thought in a comment on neogaf. It isn't worth honestly much time or effort to put a comma in the appropriate spot or have adjective and adverb agreement.
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That's the thing, isn't it? It shouldn't be taking time and effort to do those things. It should be automatic. You shouldn't even have to think about it. It's not entirely your fault, as I'm sure this kind of thing was never properly drilled into you in elementary school, but it's really sad that you (and many, many like you) have not taken the initiative to make it second nature on your own.

Then again, judging by that professor's email, initiative isn't really your strength.
 
levious said:
I especially like the second line. If a customer is underage, then the store must end all alcohol sales.
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Yes. It also teaches a valuable lesson upon reading it a few hundered times. "Never use an ellipsis in a formal statement." It sounds really dumb if you read it aloud. The whole thing sounds silly skipping the stuff in parentheses and stopping at sorry for a few seconds like you should with an ellipsis.

"Notice it is unlawful for anyone sorry...."
 
wizword said:
I still don't understand why I have to coax on this site.
I really am not going to put much thought in a comment on neogaf. It isn't worth honestly much time or effort to put a comma in the appropriate spot or have adjective and adverb agreement.
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Then why is your post of the email completely lacking completely capitalized words? Either you lied, or you cared enough to edit them out.
 
Drkirby said:
Yes. It also teaches a valuable lesson upon reading it a few hundered times. "Never use an ellipsis in a formal statement." It sounds really dumb if you read it aloud. The whole thing sounds silly skipping the stuff in parentheses and stopping at sorry for a few seconds like you should with an ellipsis.

"Notice it is unlawful for anyone sorry...."
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I think the sorry should be taken out completely and possibly replaced with, "We regret to inform you," if it is even necessary at all.
 
jiji said:
When will people learn that Gaffers don't hang around this forum to offer sympathy?
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I've seen countless cases of sympathy, and even charity, when it is due. If you make a "look at me!" thread and fill it with bullshit, then you deserve no sympathy.
 
Talon- said:
Copy and paste it.

I only got dressed down for a Professor once (in class, actually), and it was totally embarrassing and completely my fault.
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I think (hope) you mean "dressed down by a professor", not "for" a professor.


wizword said:
1. You were in lab last week where I told everyone there was a prelab due for this week.
2. It was written on the board that you had a prelab due this week.
3. In the Lab Manual – the very first section for this week’s lab chapter instructs you to complete the prelab assignment.
4. You received the syllabus last week which indicated that the prelab was due by 9am the day of your lab.
5. The prelab was available to you on moodle since last Thursday.
6. I explained in lab and it is clearly stated in the syllabus that Prelabs are to be done before lab – they will not be accepted after the lab starts. The purpose of the prelab is to prepare you for class so you do not waste valuable time in lab reading the material. You are fully able to participate with your group members to perform the lab
7. I further explained that if you have trouble with moodle and you are not able to submit the prelab then you could bring a hard copy to lab with you and give it to me at the beginning of lab.
8. There was a prelab assignment for week 1 which you did not submit to moodle before lab and even though I told the class that it was not worth any points I encouraged everyone to go through the process so you would be sure you would not have a problem operating in moodle. Still you did not submit the prelab for week 1.
9. I have never received an email or phone call from you regarding moodle or prelab issues.
10. You did not come to me before lab, even at the beginning of lab to address the issue.
11. You waited until the very end of lab to discuss this with me at which point I had already gone over all of the answers to the prelab.

Half of these he made out of the clear blue (I did send him an email and I did meet him before class)
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I was ready to jump in and say "LOL, moodle! Fucking professors.".
But now I have to say "LOL. Another fucking sponge who DOESN'T DO THE PRE LAB.".

You had the option to turn it in via hard copy. You lose.

Fuck you. Pre lab assignments are important. If I were your lab partner, I'd be doing the lab alone while you scrambled to try and scrawl out the answers to the prelab, then try to follow along with what I'm doing.
Did you read the lab procedure? No? Well trust me - this test tube does indeed go up your ass. These leads go to your anus and BALLS. Copy the graph on the oscilloscope every minute for 1 hour.

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jiji said:
When will people learn that Gaffers don't hang around this forum to offer sympathy?
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Well some of GAF also has some crazy emotional comments. Sometimes they are overtly negative just because you called him an asshole for going out of his way to reprimand someone
 
wizword said:
I essentially don't know what to do but my professor gave me an angry email (actually it was a crazy email). He capitalized some words completely like THE. He wrote in a 11 list command also. I have no idea what to write back to him. I don't think I was rude either in asking that I could do extra credit since my moodle account was broken (the pre lab assignment was due the day my moodle account was activated)
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You guys are using Moodle too? Yeah, its definitely got issues, I don't think I've had a single class where some small thing didn't go wrong near the beginning. WebVista is a much better system.
 
wizword said:
Well some of GAF also has some crazy emotional comments.
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Those typically involve cancer, death of loved ones, or losing a job. Failing to do classwork doesn't fit into that list
 
jiji said:
When will people learn that Gaffers don't hang around this forum to offer sympathy?
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That's not true. Gaffers have offered money, gifts, places to stay, and overall support to other gaffers, if those gaffers are in genuine trouble (say: homeless). I'm actually surprised how charitable gaf can be. However, gaf can be ruthless too when it smells bullshit stories or people seeking sympathy that don't deserve it.

The problem of the OP is so trivial and stupid anyway, that even if the Professor was wrong, I still don't understand why he comes here to get a pat on the shoulder from us...
 
HiResDes said:
I think the sorry should be taken out completely and possibly replaced with, "We regret to inform you."
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Oh sure, the whole thing should be rewriten. I can't believe the message got mass produced, its really amiturish. I wonder how wide spread the sign is though, I would hope its more of a local level then nation wide, like all the stores in the district/region
 
Souldriver said:
That's not true. Gaffers have offered money, gifts, places to stay, and overall support to other gaffers, if those gaffers are in genuine trouble (say: homeless). I'm actually surprised how charitable gaf can be. However, gaf can be ruthless to when it smells bullshit stories or people seeking sympathy that don't deserve it.

The problem of the OP is so trivial and stupid anyway, that even if the Professor was wrong, I still don't understand why he comes here to get a pat on the shoulder from us...
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Don't really care about the points. The fact that he spent time writing a chastising email bothered me more. I thought he would be understanding and not a complete jerk.
 
GAF is not saving any punches.

Prof. got tired of having kids bug them about extra credit and thus wrote you an email.
 
wizword said:
Don't really care about the points. The fact that he spent time writing a chastising email bothered me more. I thought he would be understanding and not a complete jerk.
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Your professor isn't there to baby undergraduates. He gave you a complete answer 'cause he didn't want to waste more time on you.

These classes are a means to an end for his real career: getting research funding.

Now, some professors are much nicer than others. A vast majority of mine would love to just shoot the shit with students during office hours, but there are a handful of grouches out there. Deal with it.
 
wizword said:
Don't really care about the points. The fact that he spent time writing a chastising email bothered me more. I thought he would be understanding and not a complete jerk.
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Understanding of what? By how vague you are being in this thread, I have a hard time believing you even explained your situation properly. You said you switched labs on Monday. Then, you said you talked about the pre-lab assignment issue on Wednesday (also the day of the lab). Why didn't you immediately contact the appropriate professor after switching labs? Why didn't you seek out that person's contact information?

You do something irregular like switching labs and expect special treatment and understanding when you take zero initiative to find out things for yourself?

I'd really like to see the email you sent to the professor. There is nothing in his reply that makes him sound like a jerk.
 
The_Technomancer said:
You guys are using Moodle too? Yeah, its definitely got issues, I don't think I've had a single class where some small thing didn't go wrong near the beginning. WebVista is a much better system.
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EVERYONE uses moodle now.
It's got the following pros going for it:
- So brain dead simple even a professor can use it. Sometimes.
- So brain dead simple to copy and paste assignments, your professors don't have to do a damned thing to plagiarize work from their colleagues at other universities.
- Easy to transfer management and administration to a TA or department staff member, so your professors don't have to do anything except call you every week to reset their password.

It's got the following cons, though:
- Nobody learns anything.
- It's shitty.

The simple fact is that the OP didn't go to class / didn't pay attention, and decided to not do the first and second pre lab, thinking he could get away with "But my moodle didn't work! I couldn't even see the assignment or syllabus!".
Instead of trying to communicate with the professor(s), other students who had access to Moodle, or anyone with a brain, he choose to be a sponge for as long as possible. It was explained in class, and it was on the chalkboard, and he chose to bring up the issue mere hours before the deadline.

I'd kick him out of the fucking class for being so insolent.
 
wizword said:
Don't really care about the points. The fact that he spent time writing a chastising email bothered me more. I thought he would be understanding and not a complete jerk.
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Well, you come across as being a jerk / douche for being unprepared for class. THE professor's time is valuable and it is incredibly frustrating to have people be unprepared, especially for a lab. And then to have THE person act like they weren't at fault is kind of douche-tastic, too.

Also, if you have four professors, chances are good your Moodle issue got mishandled or it fell through THE cracks - that can definitely happen when you have multiple people covering an issue. And he could have easily confused you for another student - how many students are in THE class?

And that e-mail is hardly a "jerk" e-mail. It's more of a "shape up and get your shit together" e-mail.

Honestly, it sounds like you're not telling us THE whole story.
 
The_Technomancer said:
No, I've been through this too. Its the way that they insist on the only source for things being online. He couldn't access the information he needed because the Moodle wasn't working/wasn't set up properly, and the only place any of this stuff is posted is on there. Its akin to transferring into a class two days late and asking the prof how you can make up the work you missed.



Exactly. If he couldn't access what he needed due to a mistake on the part of the University, how was he in any way wrong to ask how he could make up for it?
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He was told IN CLASS what to do, who to contact, when shit was due.
He could have asked OTHER STUDENTS to give him a copy of the syllabus, lab worksheets, etc.
He could have asked ANY of the FOUR LAB PROFESSORS about the status of his Moodle account, or the assignments, syllabus, due dates, etc.

He CLAIMS to have talked to the professor about the issue, but I suspect he is either LYING, did it the day before shit was due, or INTENTIONALLY NEGLECTED to inform the professor that he also had not gotten a copy of the syllabus/assignments from other students.
 
Hi prof dude-

There was a problem with my moodles, but I don't really want to talk about in detail here. So I couldn't pre-lab, but I didn't want to miss all those points, why don't you give me THE extra credit instead?

-wizword

P.S. Sorry, I dont care about punctation in emails, its not worth time and effort.
 
Thread was epic until the OP posted the email.

To the OP: if you care about your trivial pre-lab, don't just fire off an email. It's the laziest way to communicate. "But I sent you an email" is just dumb because a prof will likely have tons of emails to go through and can't reply to all of them in a timely manner. Get off your computer and go see him if you're so worried about getting software access.
 
wizword said:
Don't really care about the points. The fact that he spent time writing a chastising email bothered me more. I thought he would be understanding and not a complete jerk.
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It's not his job to baby you through your college career. You whined, he explained why he was unpersuaded by your whining. The lesson for you is to get your shit together so you don't have to whine in the future, because whining doesn't always work. That lesson is more valuable than 5 points.
 
Mudkips said:
He was told IN CLASS what to do, who to contact, when shit was due.
He could have asked OTHER STUDENTS to give him a copy of the syllabus, lab worksheets, etc.
He could have asked ANY of the FOUR LAB PROFESSORS about the status of his Moodle account, or the assignments, syllabus, due dates, etc.

He CLAIMS to have talked to the professor about the issue, but I suspect he is either LYING, did it the day before shit was due, or INTENTIONALLY NEGLECTED to inform the professor that he also had not gotten a copy of the syllabus/assignments from other students.
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Yeah, I was projecting my own experience in which none of that was possible and I got screwed over onto this situation.
 
I haven't used this moodle program, but my last Science Lab was 3 terms ago. Most of my stuff is done though Blackboard at the moment.
 
so lazy ass wizword still doesn't get it.

I want to meet his prof and show him this thread now. I wonder if its an automatic fail.

OP sounds like a pampered baby with his parents paying his tuition. no motivation whatsoever.

THE
 
wizword said:
I switched labs on monday. From thursday to wednseday
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How big is the lab? How many students?

Are you saying you weren't there for when he initially told the students what is stated in steps 1-11?
 
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