Philip Sandifer wrote:
There is no good mechanism to have an
encyclopedia written by idiots.
I would looove to see that reminder posted on every edit page!
But practically speaking, one of the problems I see is that idiots are
not usually self-aware [...]
For those interested in the topic, it turns out there's good evidence
for that:
It's titled "Unskilled and Unaware of It: How Difficulties in
Recognizing One's Own Incompetence Lead to Inflated Self-Assessments."
Particularly relevant is the graph on page 4.
William
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William Pietri <william(a)scissor.com>