[Adam the Fish]

I'm sorry it's been a week for you to get a response to this.

I haven't personally had tasks like this (the only group work I do is marked by a vulture-like assessor, watching everyone all the time, although I can't say that's much better), but it sounds incredibly frustrating for you. *People* are annoying, and it's unfair for you to get marked down. I don't know whether you might be able to seek to clarify this with whomever's in charge of the course? Even if you can't get anything changed, you could at least try, since I would have thought course leaders would be aware of issues that might arise (such as in your case) with the marking systems they have in place.

Best of luck, and whilst it's annoying, remember that there are plenty of opportunities for you to excel as an individual too.