Talk:XF (grade)
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Deletion discussion at Wikipedia:Votes for deletion/XF/Archive1. 11 keeps versus 4 deletes seems to me like concensus to keep. Robert Happelberg 23:35, 15 Dec 2004 (UTC)
[edit] Case for deletion
I'm borderline on re-submitting it myself, but given the recentness of the previous (passed) VfD, I won't.
It's not that the "XF" phenomenon isn't notable. However, this matter is already discussed in some form at Grade (education). The idiosyncratic nomenclature (XF as opposed to G or FF) of a few institutions is hardly noteworthy. EventHorizon 06:58, 26 Dec 2004 (UTC)
If I had encountered this article prior to its VfD, I wouldn't have thought twice. I'd just have quietly merged it in to Grade (education) and redirected. VfD is the most polarized forum on Wikipedia so submitting something that could easily be merged is not wise. --Tony Sidaway|Talk 09:12, 26 Dec 2004 (UTC)
[edit] Sources
This is a dead link I took out from the article. If anyone finds the text in another place, please place back a correct link. — Sverdrup 15:28, 5 October 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Misleading
I put up this tag as I found two universities one of which uses the XF grade to indicate failure due to dropping out (based on a source at their website), another which uses the G grade to indicate "Class work unfinished because of extenuating personal circumstances". Respectively, the relevant links are: UWRF and Pitt.
The preceding makes the following quote suspect: "XF (sometimes G or FF) is a letter grade used at some U.S. colleges, assigned to students who are caught performing acts of academic dishonesty. This makes it evident from the transcript why the failing grade was assigned." Do any colleges or universities use these grades for this purpose? Apparently the University of Maryland uses "XF" for this purpose.
I think "Misleading" is the wrong tag to use, but don't know what would be more appropriate. 69.243.168.118 (talk) 03:31, 7 January 2008 (UTC)
Sign bot, please wait a bit before signing entries. You just caused an editing conflict for me. 69.243.168.118 (talk) 03:31, 7 January 2008 (UTC)
