[Wikipedia-l] An idea

[Jimmy Wales]

David 'DJ' Hedley wrote:
> I think that it could be a good idea, especially if stretched to crediting
> authors for their articles if they have a real name (via a template at the
> top of the talk page, or bottom of the article possibly). The problems are,
> obviously, that this causes problems for younger Wikipedians in that they
> could never have a degree at the age of 15, or whatever.

Yes, indeed.  Of course we should never require credentials and we
should maintain a culture of welcoming to those 15 year old contributors
who are doing great work.

--Jimbo