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Compensation for damage/distress springs to mind Gail > -----Original Message----- > From: [log in to unmask] > [SMTP:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: 19 July 2000 14:06 > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Exam Results > > A real life example I'd appreciate views on from a few days ago: > > A college posts the candidate numbers of those who have passed the course. > The statement is that if you are not on the list you have failed or you > owe > money for fees or library fines. Every student has a list of all the > candidate numbers. > > A student's husband goes to look at the list on the Friday, she is not > listed. The Admin offices and Exam Offices are shut. Phone calls are made > and messages left on answerphones. There is no explanation forthcoming as > to > whether the student has failed or owes money. > > Eventually, on the Tuesday night, 10pm, the professor phones the student > at > home to admit that she'd had problems with the computer and had missed her > off the list as her surname was the last in the alphabetical list. > > Andrew Fogden > Global IT Security & Data Protection Officer > The British Council > London > > +44 (0) 20 7389 4148 > [log in to unmask] > %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%