Is referencing really that difficult? People seem to have such difficulty with it. It's not that hard once you get the hang of it. Go to the site that has the referencing system you're supposed to use (and it actually supplies with you examples of how to do in-text citations and references), COPY AND PASTE IT ONTO YOUR DOCUMENT, then fill it in with your own relevant information.

Things to do:

1. For in-text citations, please put the fucking thing before your fucking full-stop. Like (this). Not like. (this) Can? Okay? Thanks.

2. Grammar, people. Grammar. English is not Chinese directly translated. But I guess you can't help it if you've already really tried. Sigh.

3. It'd be nice if you accurately copied your own references when doing your in-text citations. The year 2006 is the year 2006, not year 2006 in your reference and 2007 in your in-text citations. Am I supposed to know which fucking year your reference is from and edit it accordingly for you?

OH, I SUPPOSE I AM! RIGHT?

BECAUSE I'M DOING THE FUCKING EDITING AND GRAMMAR CHECK AND YOU COULDN'T EVEN CHECK BEFORE YOU SENT YOUR FUCKING 2 PAGE DOCUMENT TO ME AND NOW THAT I'M COMPILING EVERYTHING I NEED TO SIEVE THROUGH 15 PAGES INSTEAD OF 2 AND CHECKING BACK AND FORTH AND SCROLLING UP AND BLOODY DOWN IN ORDER TO MAKE SURE THAT YOUR IN-TEXT CITATIONS AND REFERENCES TALLY.

Wow, fucking awesome.

4. Please make sure that your in-text citations exist in your list of references. Likewise, please ensure that you do not have a bunch of references that you pulled out of your asshole that aren't in your in-text citations.

It's easy peasy!
1+1 = 2!
In-text ciations + References = ZOMG Correlation!! = Correct!! = I won't spend motherfucking 2 hours double-checking your fucking work and babysitting your document to see if you can MATCH YOUR FUCKING IN-TEXT CITATIONS TO YOUR REFERENCES AND FUCKING VICE VERSA YOU MORON. HOW CAN YOU EVEN HAVE LIKE, SIX REFERENCES THAT AREN'T. EVEN. IN. YOUR. FUCKING. WORK.

Oh. And even better. We're doing a project based on facts. Everything is referenced. Confirm guarantee plus chop. And in your entire document you only have 2 references when you damn well need like, 10 of them based on the content that you have. And these 2 references that you have? They AREN'T EVEN IN YOUR FUCKING LIST OF REFERENCES.

WHAT THE FUCK.

WHAT.

THE.

FUCK.

Do I look like a fucking babysitter? Want me to hold your hand? Pat your head? Wipe your snot? Tie your hair? Shove a fucking silver spoon down your throat til you gag and die from a horrible death of having cold hard metal gouge out your esophagus and innards?

Jesus fucking christ.

And even better, you don't come for the fucking project meeting, and I find out from your brother that it's because it's your boyfriend's birthday. Wow. You are so fucking lame.

The only reason you're in our group is because we've worked with your brother several times before and he's a good worker. And it's the first time we're working with you. We let you into the group BECAUSE of your brother. You are nothing. And you can't even bother to make a good impression. First project meeting and you don't come. Granted, your brother wasn't really supposed to say why you weren't at the meeting, but the truth is out, and it's that YOU'RE A STUPID GIRLY GIRL WHO MISSES HER FUCKING FIRST PROJECT MEETING BECAUSE SHE HAS TO SPEND IT WITH HER BOYFRIEND BECAUSE IT'S HIS FUCKING BIRTHDAY BOO HOO FUCKING HOO.

I don't give a shit. About you. Or your boyfriend. I only care about this project and the lecturer who is the most anal lecturer about references and etc etc etc.

Pathetic. You can grow some references outta your ass, why not grow some fucking responsibilities too? You fucking imbecile.

And I sent you an email, and you had better damn well do your fucking work right, because I HATE FUCKING BABYSITTING. Why don't I like kids? Cos they get lost and die. And your work is the same. Your work is lost and it's dead and you can't add up or correlate.

That last line rhymed. Anger has its uses.

Your work is lost
And it's dead
And you can't add up
Or correlate

Anyways, it's back to editing for me. The second project is gonna be ubbbbbbbbbber long and I'm gonna tell everyone to use the referencing system from our school website. That we have been told to use before. Many times. It's not anything new. It's old. Old like YOUR FUCKING MISTAKES GOD FUCKING DAMN IT!

Whatever. This is my job and I will do it well. But if they give me shit the next round I am gonna have to shout at somebody so that I will feel better.