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This is a string of correspondences I've had with my university:

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From: Carmichael, Dawn
Sent: Fri 28/11/2008 15:36
To: HALFPENNY, KENNETH
Subject: CA0832a Feedback on Refenece

CA0832a Multimedia for the web double checked feedback for the Report Reference

Name KENNETH HALFPENNY ID 0302367

Grade C13

Comment

Your citation omits the author details. Your summary is well written and helpful. Although more general information might have be more useful.

Regards

Dawn

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From: HALFPENNY, KENNETH
Sent: 08, December, 2008 12:06
To: Carmichael, Dawn
Subject: RE: CA0832a Feedback on Refenece

Dawn,

I must say I feel your Grade C13 was a little unfair if the basis of this low grade was the ommission of the author details, especially as I did in fact provide them:

Palo Alto, Calif., April 2, 2007, Fortify Software Documents Pervasive and Critical Vulnerability in Web 2.0,

It's right there on my wiki. You can check the edit log if you wish to see that I haven't added it since, but ultimately on the premise that it was there the entire time - am I entitled to a higher grade?

Kenneth

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From: Carmichael, Dawn
Sent: Mon 08/12/2008 12:50
To: HALFPENNY, KENNETH
Subject: RE: CA0832a Feedback on Refenece

Amanda Quick marked this assignment and I double checked the grades. We were, of course, agreed on your grade. However I will pass your comments to Amanda to see if she has anything to add.

Regards
Dawn

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then, two hours later....

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From: Carmichael, Dawn
Sent: Mon 08/12/2008 14:55
To: HALFPENNY, KENNETH
Subject: RE: CA0832a Feedback on Refenece

Hi

Amanda would like to point out that Palo Alto is in fact a place and not a person.

Regards
Dawn

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From: HALFPENNY, KENNETH
Sent: Mon 08/12/2008 23:13
To: Carmichael, Dawn
Subject: RE: CA0832a Feedback on Refenece

Hi,

lol,

Kenny.

Why did you write a thread to tell us that you're an idiot

He wants to appear vulnerable so we feel less threatened and like him more :)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Deepflow (Post 3160546)

He wants to appear vulnerable so we feel less threatened and like him more :)

That's far too deep a psychological analysis.

The whole thing just made me laugh - I didn't think it was immediately obvious that Palo Alto was a place, and not a person. It sounds Portugese....

I worked in Palo Alto for a while. It's nice.

immediately obvious to anyone who doesn't know a lot about america/hasn't worked there**

Wasn't me that wrote the topic!

What does "C13" mean??

grading scheme of 1-20, 20 being highest... then an ascociated grade of a/b/c/d/ marginal fail / clear fail / no submission

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kenny (Post 3160556)

immediately obvious to anyone who doesn't know a lot about america/hasn't worked there**

Or knows a decent amount about high tech industry, it's in Silicon Valley and HP (among others) are based there.

[edit]

Or knows how news articles start.

That wasn't a direct quote from the website though, the line I submitted as my reference was one I'd put together.

I was looking for the author, and that looked appropriate. Obviously, I realised that the calif. part was referring to California, but no - I'd never heard of it before.

Your last response should simply have been 'But I slept with him once?'

Palo alto means "high spade"

You seem to reference badly anyway and should learn some bibliographic skills

I wasn't exactly using the Harvard Law of Referencing, but nevermind.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kenny (Post 3160995)

I wasn't exactly using the Harvard Law of Referencing, but nevermind.

universities in american can make laws now?

how very platonic

Hey Steven I miss you :(

haha halfpenny, how unfortunate

The first date I took my wife on was to Palo Alto to see a football game. Palo Alto is the home of Stanford University, the Harvard of the West.