No way, an anonymous editor can cite references as well as anyone else and it is not his bona fides that makes the reference good but the reputation and authoritativeness of the reference. Anyone who has attended institutions of higher learning is fully aware that formal qualifications mean next to nothing and has probably learned that those who cite their degrees and position as authority in the course of an argument rather than focusing on evidence which might support their position do so because they are unable to prevail using the evidence available to them.
Fred
From: NSK nsk2@wikinerds.org Organization: Wikinerds Reply-To: wikipedia-l@Wikimedia.org Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2005 13:50:05 +0200 To: wikipedia-l@Wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Wikipedia-l] A Solution to Larry Sanger's Criticisms - Project Has Been Around For A While
On Tuesday 04 January 2005 06:40, Shaun MacPherson wrote:
I think the easiest way to make Wikipedia more credible is with a Fact and Reference Project
It sounds like a good idea.
But it's not enough: You should also limit somehow the anon contributions and employ maintainers for each article (this is what I do on most of my projects). The names (full names) of the authors and maintainers must be visible in the article, together with 1 or 2-line short bios demonstrating their expertise (degrees or work experience), as well as a References section (which should be long - very long).
See my policy here:
http://nerdypc.wikinerds.org/index.php/Help:Editing_process
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