I love the idea of #decentralized communication, and there's nothing more decentralized than not relying on the internet! I also go camping with my girlfriend in areas with no internet service, and we'll be doing the James Bay Road this May! Once we get licensed, we'll be able to stay in touch if we need to split up for any reason!!

Any #examiners in the #montreal area who might be wiling to help me take my Basic (and eventually Advanced) exam? 😊

I have a bit of a situation with my #thesis in that one of the examiners has been... a bit off and I'm trying to determine whether it extends far enough to be considered biased.

The thesis looks at explanatory gaps in language and affirming self-description among non-binary people. I conducted a survey online to gather data.

Some comments from the 2nd examiner are unfair, some just plain wrong.

e.g. one of her complaints is that I shouldn't have allowed #trans or #transgender as options for participants to select under a question about identity because, according to her, trans and transgender are exclusively binary identities.

Which is wrong. Very wrong.

This is one of the items my #supervisor and I sought clarification over. The examiner just quoted #SOC8 at us, which in no way supports her assertions (in fact it supports me) so I have no idea what she's playing at.

She has marked the whole thing as if it were a #LifeSciences paper when it's a #humanities paper. She's asking for, basically, a complete rewrite.

The first examiner had a couple of perfectly reasonable minor corrections. My supervisor has given good feedback throughout. I don't know whether I can #appeal the #MajorCorrections decision on the basis this 2nd examiner held some #bias.

Any #academics #researchers #examiners for #pgr #mres #phd who could offer any #advice, it would be hugely appreciated. I can share further examples from the marking document if needed. A viva is not part of the process, fyi.