Slim Virgin wrote:
I think we could just as easily introduce a culture of strongly discouraging people from saying anything about their academic or professional backgrounds unless they're prepared to give sufficient personal details on their user pages to allow others to check if they want to. In other words, if you're not prepared to say a lot about yourself, say nothing; don't drop uncheckable hints.
I like that a great deal. It does seem to fit better with the current culture, and would be a lot easier to manage.
It's obviously not something I'm worried about, but how would you address Essjay's "disinformation keeps the crazies away" argument?
Thanks,
William