Paper back writer

By Kim - 10/04/2009 07:12 - United States

Today, I got back a paper after a peer review. I had worked really hard on it over the last week and was proud of the end result. When I got the paper back, the only positive comment on the paper was, "Well, I really like the blue staple you used to hold it together." FML
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may_cause_fail 0

Colored staples are awesome. However, as long as whoever it was left constructive criticism, then you really have nothing to complain about. It can be hard to see something that you spent a lot of time on be unpopular, there are worse things. Not really an FML.

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treasa 0

When I peer edit papers, I only pay attention to the things that are wrong. The purpose is to find places to make improvements. It isn't the editor's job to point out things you did well; that takes more of his or her time.

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jSOPURE 3

Be proud of your work. Only a handful of people use blue staples. :)

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housemd1120 0

At least you have pretty staples.... Yeah thats sucks. Peer reviews are never helpful though because most people are too stupid to realize what a good paper is, or they don't care. I'm sure your paper was fine.

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Silhouette_fml 0

Just use this peer review as a chance to make your paper the best it can be. If you thought it was great before, just think of how great it will be after you edit it.

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wholeon 0

Peer reviews are useless. In every class I've taken in-so-far (I'm on my 3rd semester in college), I have been the best writer of the group. (This is not bragging, just a statement. English is just my thing; I'm shit at math and science.) My peer reviews have consisted of folks trying to correct "misspellings" because they didn't know the word I was using was a word (example: I said "tinny" and they assumed I misspelled "tiny") or making incorrect "corrections" because they don't know how to use commas properly. I generally don't bother to read them. I'm so sorry your idiot classmates didn't see the genius of your paper. YDI for a) expecting them to and b) caring that they didn't.

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wink568 0

I'd actually be more ticked if they didn't give me any negative feedback. Be grateful you have a chance to correct your paper before handing it in. Peer review is a very useful tool.

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SiLveRStaRLIGHT 0

Blue staples are win. Except I would feel awful if that's the only compliment I got on a paper I worked hard on. The entire essay couldn't have been negative. There had to have been some positive points in it. Although criticism is a good way to better oneself, a positive comment (if only one) on the paper itself instead of the staple holding it together would have been a little better. FYL indeed.

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rarelight 0

I use colored staples as well, they are awesome ^^

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cowwart 0

Well, at least the teacher didn't give you a bad grade; the flaws should now be easier to fix then when no one else is helping you kinda sucks though still

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sophiedelays 0

Yeah, that can be hard. I've been there before - put so much work into something and I've been so proud of it, just to find out it's actually really bad. Chin up though kiddo, your life definitely isn't ******!

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ammali 0

FYL for sure... though I must say I do love coloured staples. I use green ones. In my red Swingline stapler :D

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