On Feb 26, 2007, at 8:19 PM, T P wrote:
There's nothing wrong with taking into
account the opinions of
people who
know nothing about webcomics. They have the advantage of
objectivity, which
Scout McCloud does not.
I tend to think that someone who knows nothing about webcomics is
just as biased as someone who knows a lot, just in the other direction.
If somebody doesn't know anything about the subject, I'm unconvinced
they have anything useful to say on the subject beyond, perhaps, some
attention to style, structure, etc.
This sort of "experts are worse than clueless people" attitude pops
up occasionally. It is, I think, worth ignoring entirely.
I don't have a lot of patience, so I hope you give me credit for trying.
I never said "experts are worse than clueless people" and I never will.
Everybody has biases. Wikipedia deals with that by forcing people with
different biases to come to consensus.
If you want a project where experts have more say than the rest, go to
Citizendium.
Adam