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Post by philip_hughes » Wed, 14. Jun 17, 10:04

Not yet.... But close.

Just got my corrections.

One reviewer picked it apart, still minor corrections.
One reviewer loved it, minor corrections
One reviewer loved it, no corrections.

I have to go to a conference, therefore deal with it later, but this thing will take much less effort to fix than I expected.

I am a little happy.
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Post by pjknibbs » Wed, 14. Jun 17, 12:56

Ooh, doctor! Can you tell me what I have to do about this pain in my lower back? :wink:

(Seriously, congratulations!).

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Post by mrbadger » Wed, 14. Jun 17, 13:01

You ain't a proper Doctor till you've made your first Resteraunt table booking using your new title.

Seriously, it's so much fun :) Almost makes up for the agony that is getting the never to be sufficiently damned literature review right.

Almost.....
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Post by Alan Phipps » Wed, 14. Jun 17, 14:13

Just be very careful never to say something like 'Hello, I'm Doctor Phil and I'm fascinated by interesting soil samples.' Some people might feel the urge to provide you with what they thought you meant .. :D

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Re: Dr Phil

Post by jlehtone » Wed, 14. Jun 17, 14:37

philip_hughes wrote:One reviewer picked it apart, still minor corrections.
One reviewer loved it, minor corrections
One reviewer loved it, no corrections.
The first one sounds diligent. The other two ... insufficient constructive critisism. If you don't point out any issues in the work, then either the work is flawless or you did not read it properly.

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Post by mrbadger » Wed, 14. Jun 17, 14:51

One of my reviewers in my Viva said half my thesis stood without defence and I got quite annoyed at him, because to be honest that was a load of bull.

I knew it was good enough, but the entire reason I was there was to defend it. I'd come 300 miles to defend it in fact, so that answer did not please me one bit. I think it was rather obvious this was the case.

So they may have loved it, I'm glad they did, but I do hope they had questions for you.

But the thing about the table booking I said first is still awesome....
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Post by Usenko » Wed, 14. Jun 17, 15:29

You have NO IDEA how proud I am of my little brother! :)
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Re: Dr Phil

Post by philip_hughes » Wed, 14. Jun 17, 16:37

jlehtone wrote:
philip_hughes wrote:One reviewer picked it apart, still minor corrections.
One reviewer loved it, minor corrections
One reviewer loved it, no corrections.
The first one sounds diligent. The other two ... insufficient constructive critisism. If you don't point out any issues in the work, then either the work is flawless or you did not read it properly.
The first one is a legend in the field, the next is a leading soil taxonomist.

Even though the first one absolutely shredded it, he started by saying that the work contained several landmark pieces, that soil research would be defined by this document for the next few decades.
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Re: Dr Phil

Post by mrbadger » Wed, 14. Jun 17, 17:07

philip_hughes wrote:

Even though the first one absolutely shredded it, he started by saying that the work contained several landmark pieces, that soil research would be defined by this document for the next few decades.
then it's good that he shredded it, shows he was interested by it enough to bother.
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Re: Dr Phil

Post by philip_hughes » Wed, 14. Jun 17, 17:46

mrbadger wrote:
philip_hughes wrote:

Even though the first one absolutely shredded it, he started by saying that the work contained several landmark pieces, that soil research would be defined by this document for the next few decades.
then it's good that he shredded it, shows he was interested by it enough to bother.
True, I'm just happy that is good enough for a phd.
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Post by Cpt.Jericho » Wed, 14. Jun 17, 23:17

Doctor Who?
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Post by Retiredman » Thu, 15. Jun 17, 00:08

Cpt.Jericho wrote:Doctor Who?
Not who


There's a Dr. Phil already on TV.. (in the US)

So where your from and if soil is your bag.. then you can be"

Dr. Phil-Down-Under-Dirt.
or
Dr. Pdud

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Post by philip_hughes » Thu, 15. Jun 17, 04:45

I can either be a nutbag Texan psychiatrist or a dead Australian cricketer. Take your pick.

Try googling "philip hughes".

It corrects your spelling to two l's- as if I don't know how to spell my own name.... and so much for big data knowing everything about you.
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