Stan Shebs wrote:
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:
http://www.apa.org/journals/features/psp7761121.pdf
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