Charles Matthews wrote:
Fred Bauder wrote
The problem is that it is not reasonable to trust
academics as any
thoughtful and observant person who attended an institution of higher
learning knows. Most academics have some axe to grind.
Correct as far as it goes. But more to the point is that until WP editing
looks good on a CV, no academic worth having will give it the attention.
Actually, I don't think the tipping point will be when someone can claim
Wikipedia work among their academic publications. Rather, people will
pay attention when they find information being disseminated from
Wikipedia that they disagree with. Academics will go to considerable
lengths to refute what they consider misinformation when it is
propagated in the forums they respect - just grab a few academic
journals and scan through the letters to the editor.
--Michael Snow