On 3/5/07, Jimmy Wales jwales@wikia.com wrote:
The point is to make sure that people are being honest with us and with the general public.
I would modify the proposal: You only need to verify the credentials if you're in a position of trust (adminship or higher). - Reduces the number of necessary verifications - Has less of an impact on the social dynamics of Wikipedia - Gives us a good response to media ("user was not in a position of trust") when other editors use fake credentials - Gives editors a sense of perspective when looking at userpages