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Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2011 12:44 am
Awful.
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Hate.IAFG wrote:Awful.
I will say though, also this. I always do my shit for deadlines at the last minute, throwing a bunch of B.S. together and throwing it on the paper. Other people must be doing even less (or just writing horribly), because my notes editor hasn't complained, and actually said I'm doing a great job the other day. lolwut? I wrote this 10 page draft thing in like 4 hours, how could it be anything other than shit?Always Credited wrote:Since I don't care about getting published, I don't care about my note. Minimal effort with maximum resume payoff...nomnomnom
All of this, exactly the same.romothesavior wrote:I will say though, also this. I always do my shit for deadlines at the last minute, throwing a bunch of B.S. together and throwing it on the paper. Other people must be doing even less (or just writing horribly), because my notes editor hasn't complained, and actually said I'm doing a great job the other day. lolwut? I wrote this 10 page draft thing in like 4 hours, how could it be anything other than shit?Always Credited wrote:Since I don't care about getting published, I don't care about my note. Minimal effort with maximum resume payoff...nomnomnom
Holy shit, you might be right. They get us thinking that we're doing a good job despite our lack of effort, and we somehow have a shot at publication, which makes us want to try harder.IAFG wrote:I think it's a clever way to guilt us into trying harder
They'll get my entire background section copy/pasted from westlaw cases and they'll like itromothesavior wrote:Holy shit, you might be right. They get us thinking that we're doing a good job despite our lack of effort, and we somehow have a shot at publication, which makes us want to try harder.IAFG wrote:I think it's a clever way to guilt us into trying harder
Well I'm not falling for their tricks. I'll be procrastinating even more on the next deadline.
fuck. you.Helmholtz wrote:Has definitely been the most enjoyable part of being on a journal (edit: second only to reviewing unsolicited articles that get sent to us for publication consideration, which gives me the ability to completely trash a stranger's work), although I'm still on the fence about gunning for publication or not.
but...but......it's fun and interesting?IAFG wrote:fuck. you.Helmholtz wrote:Has definitely been the most enjoyable part of being on a journal (edit: second only to reviewing unsolicited articles that get sent to us for publication consideration, which gives me the ability to completely trash a stranger's work), although I'm still on the fence about gunning for publication or not.
It's probably because your 3L Board member cares even less than you do. Trust me on this.romothesavior wrote:I will say though, also this. I always do my shit for deadlines at the last minute, throwing a bunch of B.S. together and throwing it on the paper. Other people must be doing even less (or just writing horribly), because my notes editor hasn't complained, and actually said I'm doing a great job the other day. lolwut? I wrote this 10 page draft thing in like 4 hours, how could it be anything other than shit?Always Credited wrote:Since I don't care about getting published, I don't care about my note. Minimal effort with maximum resume payoff...nomnomnom
Helmholtz wrote: choosing a topic was perhaps the worst thing that ever happened to me.
One of my friends got assigned to a little bit more "intense" board member, and has been told a few times that his work has been "borderline." He even got an email for turning something in 10 minutes after the deadline. Tough luck for him.jawsome wrote:It's probably because your 3L Board member cares even less than you do. Trust me on this.
How is cite checking fine? It quite possibly the most tedious endeavor of all time, and it adds close to zero value to the world. With few exceptions, no one reads these stupid ass articles. The only reason the citations matter is for future academics to cite them for their own stupid article that no one outside of academia will read.keg411 wrote:I finally chose a topic yesterday and we have to have an outline in by Sunday.
At least that is all that's required, but I still have zero desire to do it. As much as I like writing, I also hate academic BS. (Don't mind the other parts of journal, though... cite checking, etc. is fine).
It's required by some schools for journal membership -- more than just from the journal itself. Also the journal needs notes to publish and it's a significant part of what constitutes 2L membership. Though some degree of it is just that it is what everyone has to do when they're on a journal.TTH wrote:What an excellent thread.
My note (outline stage) is absolute, unmitigated shit, and finding the motivation to do something with it is impossible. I wish I understood the logic behind a compulsory note. It seems like the journals would rather save their articles editors/note editors the trouble and make notes optional. That way, assholes who know they have no hope of publishing their dreck (read: me) could self-select out of the process.