'This has been a learning experience: Clueless project member gets failed for lack of contribution

It's no secret at this point that most people deride group projects, which are often little more than an excuse by the teacher to make students occupy each other rather than have to teach for that week. But, fair enough, it's a lot of work having a lesson planned for every single day of the week. Especially when that's in addition to actually teaching and then grading that lesson. Teachers deserve the breathing space, and putting a bit of the onus of their own education onto the students isn't necessarily a bad thing.

But, the problem with group projects is a problem with human nature. Spreading enough of the responsibility for something across a large enough group means that no one feels, well, responsible for it. It's one of the reasons why leadership programs teach you to make sure that you're designating an "owner" of any task you're delegating. 

In true group project fashion, there's always at least one person in the group who doesn't pull their weight. These computer science students managed to get back at theirs by ensuring that he didn't get any credit for the project. 

This story had mixed responses, with some readers commenting that the OP sounded a little full of themself, which adds another interesting element to this thread.