[WikiEN-l] Re: A future for Nupedia? Academic degrees have real usefulness

Wed Sep 15 16:18:42 UTC 2004

> Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2004 14:38:59 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Robert <rkscience100 at yahoo.com>
>
> Jens Ropers wirtes:
>> The only thing I am lobbying you all against is
>> that we (a) make degrees a requirement of some sort
>> at any stage in the process
>
> I would agree with this.
>
>> (b) and/or automatically value input from an academic
>> more than input from a non-academic. I still think
>> it is obvious (to me anyway) that ''most'' of the
>> time academics will prevail with their views.
>> ''But they will do so '''based on the merit of what
>> they say'' and NOT based on the recognition of their
> title.''
>
> I would agree with this as well.  I do feel that someone
> who spent four years in college and an additional two years
> earning a master, or an additional three to seven years
> earning a Ph.D. is much more likely to be worth listening
> to.  Wikipedia contributors, myself included, are a
> self-selected bunch of Internet-advocates.  Some of us are
> very much worth listening to, while some are not.

Aehm?
Did you notice that I said "AGAINST"??
>> The only thing I am lobbying you all against

Because unless you misread me I cannot understand how you can reply as 
above and agree with me??

A very confused

-- Jens [[User:Ropers|Ropers]]
     www.ropersonline.com